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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-06-28
BORROWING TROUBLE.
kOw Some Persons Make Pastoral Work y
Burden to Their Pastors.

kow Some Persons Make Pastoral Work
Burden to Their Pastors.
Several well known clergymen of this
city were chatting together at the close
Of a ministerial gathering few days
ago, when one OF. them remarked that
one Of the hardest things he had to con-
tend with in his work as pastor was
the disposition Of many members of his
church to borrow trouble.
81 Can nearly always find some way
to comfort persons suffering from pres
ent troubles, said the minister, "but
am always discouraged when I find a
parishioner worrying over some antici-
pated trouble that will probably never
materialize. -
"That is my experience, too, remark
ed another of the group, "and I had an
amusing example of it i'll my own house
not long ago. I went into my study aft
Ell breakfast one morning and was as
tonished to find one Of the servants sit
ting on the floor in front Of the CRATE
fire, crying and moaning as if her heart
would break.
"'Why, Mary said I, what in the
world is the matter with your
"*Oh, SIR she answered, I got to
thinking, sir-boohoo THAT suppose I
should get married, sir-boohoo and
should have fine baby boy, sir-boo-
hoo land he should grow big enough to
walk, ir-boohoo-and he should get
in front of fire like this, sir-boohoo-
HOLLAND should fall into it and be
burned to death, sir, whatever would I
do, sir, and how would feel, sir, and
then the tears and walls came SO fast
she couldn't speak at all.
'Now," continued the minister,
chow could I comfort a person who bor-
rowed trouble like that? l certainly
couldn do it trying to convince the girl
she would never be married, and SO
simply made no effort to console her,
but told her to go to her room and stay
there until she had recovered her lost
wits. New York Herald.
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The Kangaroo,

AS showing the force of maternal love
among the lower animals there are few
more pathetic incidents than the fol-
lowing, which comes from Australia:
During a severe drought the owner Of
country station was sitting one even
ing on the balcony outside his house
when he was surprised to notice kan
CARGO lingering about, alternately ap-
preaching and retiring from the house,
MS though half in doubt and fear what
to do. At length she approached the
water pals, and taking young one
from her pouch held it to the water to
drink
While her baby was satisfying its
thirst the mother was quivering all over
with excitement, for she was but few
feet away from the balcony, where one
Of her great foes was sitting, watching
her. The little one having finished
drinking, it was replaced in the pouch,
and the old kangaroo started off at
rapid pace.
When the natural timidity of the
kangaroo is taken into account, it will
be recognized what astonishing bravery
this affectionate mother betrayed
Woman Journal
a Might lie Called So.
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NV the Plain Dress of Our Minister There
Distinguishes Him.

ciSNihss IAIiis
A modern ball at the palace of the
ilysee, i'll Paris, where the president of
France lives, is an extraordinarily bril-
liant and picturesque sight, for, besides
the military trappings and gold braid of
the army officers and the exquisite, del
icately tinted toilets and elaborate Golf
fures of the Frenchwomen, there are the
varied ''habits' of the many members
of the diplomatic corps. These uniforms
alone ave sufficient to furnish Il brilliant
mass Of color and elaborate display.
Described i'll detail and according to
their nations, they are these:
France.-A coat Of dark blue, EN-
leaves
Russia. A green tunic, embroidered
in silver and figured i'll lilac
Germany.-A dark blue coat, EN-
broidered in gold and faced with gold
ornaments.
Australia coat Of green cloth, en-
broidered with gold acanthus palm.
England A coat of dark blue, also
embroidered with an acanthus palm of
gold.
Italy.-A coat of royal blue, embroid
cred with golden leaves
Spain.-A coat of blue, embellished
with gold leaves and ornaments.
Portugal. coat of blue with golden
leaves.
1t should be remembered that the rank
of diplomat is shown by the embroid-
cries that adorn his uniform. The high
er standing he has the greater the
amount of gold that is upon his person.
ambassadors and ministers plenipoten-
tiary have their collars and cuffs, their
breasts and the facings of their pockets
set off with golden thread. The secre-
taries Of embassies and the various con-
sui generals have just a shade less of
adornment on their uniforms.
From an overplusage of gold lace the
other extreme is reached i'll the conven-
tional evening clothes Of the American
ambassador, who appears solemn and
marked figure in the gay assemblages in
his relief of somber black and white.
The French presidents usually wear Or
binary evening clothes, cut in the con-
ventional style, but their white shirt
fronts are broken gorgeously by the
broad red band Of the Legion Of Honor
and the great star of that order.-New
York World.
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His Thirst was Very Precious.

Some years ago While travelling from
Kansas City to st. Louis the seat i'll
front Of me was occupied by typical
cattleman and man who looked like an
eastern clergyman. The western maa, 2
Whole souled, genial fellow, after tell
ing his companion all about his western
ranch and about thn business which call
ed him to Chicago, reached down lG his
grip aii1 drew forth a bottle Of generous
proportions
"Pardner, said he, :'tilsre's the best
liquor svest of Kansas City. Throw a
hooker into you and give me your opin-
ion "
The clerical looking man, though ter
ribly shocked, managed to say, Friend,
I have not drunk for 40 years.
The Texan jumped from his seat and
exclaimed: "Great gunsl I would give
$1,000 for yonr thirst. Chicago
Times Herald.
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How They Got Rich.

When talk to man who has made
a fortune by advertising, I wonder that
anybody who has anything to sell does
not go and do likewise. One man told
me a day or two ago that his concern,
with a nominal capital Of 500, 900,
only $50, 900 Of which was paid in, has
divided i'll a single year among three
partners profits to the amount of $780,
900, and that exclusive Of salaries of
$50, 900 and $25, 900 drawn by two
members of the firm. Ten or twelve
years ago this man was drug clerk on
a small salary in western town and is
now one Of the millionaires Of New
York. "Without advertising I might
have made a living" he said, ''but it
was advertising that made me rich, and
advertising Il very simple commodity at
that. -
Another man, who bears similar tes
timony, tells me that his concern, which
began by investing $40, 600 year in adj
vertising, increased the amount every
year according to their increase of bust
ness, and this year expects to spend ST.
100000. Still another, who confined
himself entirely to the newspapers and
magazines in the exploitation of his
speciality, never having touched dead
wall, a fence OF the broad side of barn
with poster or paintbrush, and never
employing a salesman, has a cool mil
lion sailed down in real estate, keeps
his yacht and spends most Of the year
abroad in luxurious living.
Many other men of my acquaintance
resting in ease and wealth have told me
stories of their own experience with the
same moral. Some day am going to
print these stories and give the names
of the heroes. Major Handy in Chicago
Times Herald
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LONG ISLAND LOSING ITS TAIL.
Inroads of the Sea Causing Alarm to Prop
erty Owners at Orient Point.


erty Owners at Orient Point.
Long Island, which looks on the map
like big fish about to swallow New
York city, is apparently being slowly
swallowed by the ocean. Portions of its
shores have disappeared beneath the
waves, and now the northern fork of its
huge tail is vanishing. About two miles
of Orient point, that formed q sandy
beach two years ago, is now under 10
feet of water The lighthouse Oh the
point was six rods from the sea a few
years ago. 1t has since been toppled over
by the sea, and only 3 small part of the
surrounding beach is visible.
The bluffs Oh both the sound and the
bay side Of Orient point have been sink
ing at the rate of about 10 or II feet a
year. The same state of affairs is true
Of Montahk point, but there the bluffs
jut up so abruptly and so high above
the sea that the rising Of the water is
not so noticeable. A rise Of a foot or
two on the low shores near Peconic bay
will sab,nerge acres of land Much Of
the threatened land on Orient point
IOIulS lGItlIo 1diIilS, ttlitl tljV ppE'taAiY .Nt
vance of the shore line is causing 10
small concern to the owners The water
has in several places found its way
across a low spot on the point from the
sound to the bay. The result will be 10
ultimately divide the peninsula into
series of small islands, similar to Plum,
Little Gull and Great Gull islands, all
of which were doubtless once part of
the mainland and We're cut off by the
rise of the sea. The village of Orient is
situated i'll a particularly narrow and
low portion Of the peninsula, and the
next serious inroad Of the ocean will
probably occur there. In that case 2,OO0
acres of land and a village of /, 00G peo-
pie will bays TO be abandoned. New
York St1f
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FIXING a Watch,

81 dropped my watch today, and it
has been gaining ten minutes an hour, -
said man, ut the same time handing
the watch to a jeweler: The jeweler
stuck glass in his eye, looked into the
interior of the watch, poked something
with small instrument, set the watch
by q regulator, and handing it back,
said, Its all right now, and I've set it
by the correct time" Elbow much?"
said the customer, relieved. "Nothing, "
was the answer. "But can't let you
work for me without pay eve never
charge any one for such 9 serYlc9i why
should we charge you2 The handspring
was doubled, and that made the watch
run fast A single touch set it right.
New York bnn.
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Panic Stricken.
The Ad. brought the Cat Back,


SIR--I lost q valuable catr-rlost, strayed
or stolen. I advertised for it i'll a prom
inent newspaper, but didn't get the CAT
back. Then I tried The News. You told
me, as you put the cash for the adver-
tisement in your money drawer, that
you had no doubt the cat would see the
nd. in The News and come back Of her.
self. Within 36 hours from the appear
ance of the advertisement the Cat an.
peared at my window and scratched to
come in. ] am not prepared to say
whether the cat saw the ad. herself and
acted on it or whether some one found
her, picked her up and dropped her in
my yard after seeing the adj At any
rate the cat came back, and feel CRATE
full to The Newsletter in Providence
News
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VOL. 5O.--NO. 26.

MS savage lashes drew drops Of blood.
All things could he make Maxtella do
but love him. False words she spoke to
her counselors and did unholy deeds
that made her courtiers bow their heads
in shame. No more was MaXtella just
Or merciful Cruelty, pitiless cruelty,
turned her love of her subjects to hate.
Of her attendants who remained faith
full none was more so than a little page,
a boy Of not more than a score OF years.
These two sat one eve within the pal
ace. The dusky shadows were gathering
without, but the night could only bring
added wretchedness to Maxtella. The
boy sang to her, and as his song died
away q black shape entered the room.
1t was Azul.
"Thy song is sad," he said to the
page. ''Why do you not weep, Max
tella?"
The rivers Of Maxtella's eyes We're
dried up.
"Now will teach you how to weep"
and he struck her with his cruel thong
Maxtella turned upon him her timid,
pleading eyes. With a mighty bound
the youth leaped toward the chief and
seized the magic wand Its possession
gave him the strength Of many men. He
struck the wretch blow and pinned
him to the floor. Azul writhed in pain,
and the blood dyed his dress of feathers
crimson. None but wizard might ever
loose him. With the blow the spell he
had wrought Oh Maxtella was broken,
and all her gentleness and purity re-
turned. 1t was this that caused her to
pity the bleeding wretch, squirming in
agony, yet furious with rage. She
reached down her delicate hand to with
draw the wand if it were possible, when
Azul seized her by the arm and buried
his sharp, cleaning teeth into the hand
extended i'll mercy.
Maxtella, unable to release herself,
shrieked in pain. for the bite of the sor-
cerer was as deadly as the poison of the
snake with the castanets i'll his tail.
"Now is thy blood mingled with
mine" Missed Azul, land of thy own
free will! Now are we one forever. By
my living hate and the mingling of our
blood | have supremest power over thee.
Coward thou hast ever been; coward
thou shalt ever be- Thy spirit shall pass
from thee in the form of the creature
thou most resemblest-a doe, timid of
heart, feet of foot and spotlessly white.
None may Stay thee, yet thou wilt ever
long for the dart that would release the
spell. Thy speed shall shame the fleet
est of the herd, and thy matchless beau
ty shall ever lure the hunter to his
death.
And with these words a milk white
doe darted from the palace walls, trem-
bling with fright. 1t hides in brakes
and canyons and fees when no hunter is
nigh.
Hundreds have seen it, and many
have been lured to pursue it. The fallen
rocks from canyon walls hide the course
of many d hunter who sought to Stay the
milk white doe. None has ever re-
turned to tell the story Of those chases.
And those who escaped the canyons
dangers-their bones lie bleaching in
eternal snow.-Chicago Times Herald
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-06-28
AT THE@
Bee Hive Store
%: -
LADIES' Shirt WAISTS!
There Never Was
Such a Demand

Nor so great a stock to meet
it as you will find at our store.
25c, SOC, SOC, 75c and ST.. And
the same with ladies sailor
hats. Your coming finds us
ready in all and every depart
ment, Ladies', children and
gents summer underwear. We
have them at all prices. Also
hosiery, gloves, silk mits, hand
kerchiefs, corsets, muslin I'M
derwear, towels, stamped
goods, notions, &c. New Mil
linery every day. Flowers,
Ribbons, Feathers and Hats.
Call and examine.
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BROOM HANDLES.
Interesting Information About an Indus
try of Considerable Magnitude.

Interesting Information About an Indus
try of Considerable Magnitude.
There is but small amount Of wood
in a broom, but so many millions Of
these implements are used every year
that the consumption of wood for broom
handles is considerable item. While it
would have been almost impossible to
sell broom handle made of heavy hard
wood a few years ago, at present the re-
verse is true.
The manufacturer prefers hard wood
because it does not require SO large a
bolt, can be turned down smaller and
yet retain sufficient strength and can be
ornamented more cheaply and artistical-
ly. Broom swith hard wood handles sell
more readily and do not deteriorate in
appearance like the soft wood handles.
Any kind of inexpensive hard wood,
such as beech, birch, maple or ash,
makes acceptable handles, while springy
woods like elms are not salable, be-
cause one essential Of a good broom is a
straight handle.
The manufacture of broom handles
can only be made profitable when the
timber runs largely clear. In the eastern
states the timber waste in making broom
handles exceeds so per cent, while in
the southwest it is usually less than IS
per cent. There are four factories in
Amsterdam, N. Y, one Of which has a
capacity of 1900 finished brooms day.
They use hard wood handles from the
south and west and get them for less
than the bolts ready for the lathe can be
furnished from native hardwood
The handles are turned green and
dried afterward. The large end Oh which
the brush is wired must be thoroughly
dry, or the broom will work loose. The
drying Of the upper part Of the handle is
of less consequence, except i'll the saving
Of freight. -Southern Lumberman.
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a SUBJECT RACE.

They knew not whence the tyrant came;
They did not even know his name.
Yet he compelled them one and all
To bow in bondage to his thrall,
And from their lips allegiance wrune,
Although stranger to their tongue.
Whilst he was wrapped in royal state
Their hours of toll We're long and late.
No moment could they call their own
Within the precincts of the throne,
AND when they dreamed their work was
DER
He only made them slave the more.
Although the conquering king was he
VI people who had once been free,
No word of praise or promise fell
From him his subjects served so well,
And none of those who crowned him lord
Received a shadow of reward.
Obedience to his behest
Destroyed their peace, disturbed their rest.
Yet when his drowsy eyes grew dim
No mortal dared to waken him.
They stole about with stealthy tread
''The baby is asleep" they said.
Ellen T. Fowler in Longman's Magazine.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-06-28
Enlightening Her,

She--=Before we were married you
used to think the world Of me, but now
you do not care for me at all.
He-But you should remember that
we are one now, and self love, you
know, is distinctively bad form.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-06-28
Calm and the Storm.

''Mrs. Dasher is a very quiet dresser,
isn't she?''
t:Mercy, no, She storms at her maid
until she can be heard away in the top
flat. ''-Ohicago Inter Ocean.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-06-28

Noteleigh (of The Egentsj-=I undel:
stand your daughter is engaged to Count
de Broken.
Mrs. Darragh-Yes, but only for a
limited season. She is going on the
stage You know, i'll a society play
Scribner's Magazine.
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WhtH are you coming OUT WItll INC,
mummy"
"Not this morning, darling. I've too
much to do
''Oh, but you must, mummy. I've al
ready put it i'll my new diary that you
did. -
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-06-28

Ambition is so powerful q passion in
the human breast that however high we
reach we are never satisfied. -Machia-
velli.
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Might lie Called So.

Mrs Norris-In this book have writ
ten down most of the little incidents of
our married life.
Old Bonder-Ah, sort of family scrap
book, eli brooklyn Life.
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He Struck.

Footman-Please, mum, you'll have
to raise my wages.
Mrs. Highupp-Why SO, Jeames?
Footman-You are having foreign
counts, Russians and Germans, a-callin
ev'ry day, mum, and I'm put to the ex-
ira expense Of payin a doctor to reset my
jaw after calm their names, num-
Wonder
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English leather gloves were sold all
over Europe in 1247,
The Washington times., 1895-02-17
FOR THE BICYCLE.
The Ideal Costume Not Yet Discovered
but Some Improvements Have Been

The Ideal Costume Not Yet Discovered.
but Some improvements Have Been
Since women have become 50 enthusiasts
and determined in their efforts to ride biey-
Gle the problem of suitable dress is con-
siantly under discussion So much distine-
tioL and individuality is given to women by
their clothes that directly they take up new
exercise or amusement the all-absorbing
question of dress is sure to present itself, and,
when the artistic side IS complicated with the
requirements of usefulness as applied to BIZ
cycle, it is not so easy 10 solve. As vet the
ideal costume has not appeared.
1t must combine the virtues and charms of
purely .eminn ne attire with the more severe
lines OF the so-caIled rational dress" which
is. however much it may vary in different
countries, an ambition in the direction of
IT users and quite skirtless. A great variety
of costumes have been designed. and diverse
opinions expressed as to their merits, and
among them is the Zouave dress. with loose
trousers, a Norfolk jacket. and long CATERS,
which now prevails in Paris Partisan women
are inclined TO be fantastic in cycling dress,
for one of the most important attractions of
the wheel is the possibility it offers for new
original costug es. which may or may NOT
play their charms to the best advantage; the
ma ority wear the zouave costume
Another favorite dress has a skirt and a
short reef jacket. which is worn either open
or closed over \ soft shirt. WelEftted
kniekerhockers and long CATERS are worn
with this. all made of the same dark-brOwn
cloth. Pipings of leather are a suitable and
very durable addition to cycling costumes.
The Washington times., 1895-02-17
why Physicians Use an ''R. .

A woman OF an investigating turn Of mind
started out the other day to discover why
physicians begin their prescriptions with the
letter ssR.' Well, she found out. but it took
time and caused her some trouble 1t seems
that during the Middle Ages, when astrolOgy
was in fashion, character very much like
our ''R'' was the sign of Jupiter, the pre-
server OF health. The physicians, being then
equally devoted to the science Of medicine
and sstroIogy, invariably began their pre-
seriptions with the following words: I'm tha
name Of Jupiter take the following doses in
the time set down hereinafter" 10 the
course OF time this formula was abbreviated,
until at present only the letter ''R" remains
te teach US that the medical art was once as
sociated with the science of the s.ars.-Bos-
ton Traveller.
The Washington times., 1895-02-17
THE AMERICAN SAILING CANOE.
The First Center-board Boat of the Kind
Built Sixteen Years Ago.
THsrper's WeekfvI

EA4dA FcL , " ctklg.l
The first American eenter-bc ard canoe was
built by George Roahr. a noted she'll boat
builder of the Harlem River. in 1878, the
model being a copy of Mr.. Alden's new
Shadow. The canoe was used By Roahr him
self about the river, fitted with one sail, and
as he cared only for sailing, narrow trunk
was fitted in which deep dagger-board Of
black walnut could be used.
In 1850. after the death OF the builder, this
canoe was purchased by Mr.. William Whit
lock and named Wrath. thus beginning a
long and successful racing career. which she
finally ended under the ownership OF Mr.. L.
@. Jones and the name of Venture. The cen
ter-bOard, directly between the knees of the
crew when seated in the well for padding.
was n serious disadvantage from a cruising
stand point, but was very effective II sailing
Without center-bOard fitted with a keel Of
not over two inches deep. and with little or
no ballast save her crew seated low on the
floor bOards the canoe OF the early American
races, nearly all OF them sailed in the strong
tidal waters about New York, was a very in
efficient sailing craft. She lacked not the
power, but resistance. and. IN the absence of
these. was practically unable to get to wind
ward, save under the most favorable condi-
tionS.
The first great Improvement was made by
Mr.. C. B. Yaux. in abandoning the sitting po-
sitiOR within the canoe for Il seat OF the deck,
the foot-steering yoke below being at the
same time replaced by T-shapPd woke and
tiiIer on deck for the hand. While the body
of the canoes st offered more resistance TO the
wind than when slowed below this slight dis
advantae was more than Offset by the in
creased verage, the weight beiEg thrown far
out to windward. not only increasing the sail
carr ing power very much. but keeping the
hull so nearly upright as to increase the re-
sistanee to leeway of the small keel. 1t was
this change of position which made canoe
sailing something more than butI for the
jeers and ridieUle of the cattoat sailors and
oarsmen New York and Staten Island. and
opened the way to the thousands OF ke n
racers Of the last fifteen years throughous
The Washington times., 1895-02-17

DY A WHITE MAN A PLACE ON A POULTRY
ID farm: has had experiences; handy with
carpenters tools. j. T. BARNES, 1851 Kramer
St H. O. fe15-4td