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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-06-03

Down below the Santa Fe round
house. near the railroad tracks, is fac
tory unlike any other in the United
States, OF. fer that matter, anywhere
else. 1t makes splints for the use of
surgeons in bandaging broken limbs
from a peculiar fbrous material that
possesses especial adaptability for the
purpose. This material is the wood of
the yucca palm, which grows plentiful
~ on the Mojave desert. The trees are
cut down and trimmed into logs about
10 or 10 feet long, and from 10 inches
upward in diameter, and shipped to the
factory, where they are stripped of bark
and carefully inspected. About half or
more of the logs contain what might be
called flaws, or kidney colored masses,
SO hard that the machinery used cannot
cut them. Nobody seems able to explain
dow these formations are caused, but
they make the men at the factory q
great deal Of trouble and spoil much
timber.
The logs are sawed up into suitable
lengths, length put into lathe and a
long knife is pressed against it, taking
off shaving about one-eighth of an
inch thick, more or less, according to
the use to be made of it. This long
shaving or board is then cut into small
er pieces and put away in racks to dry,
for the trees are cut up when green, it
being impossible to soften them after
they are dried. Although they grow in
the desert and look parched to the eye,
they are full of water and weigh so
much when green that they sink in wa
ter. The poorer quality of the yucca is
cut up into narrow strips, which are
fastened around young fruit trees to
protect them from sunburn and the at
tack Of rabbits, for which purpose they
are found to answer admirably, and q
great many Of them are used. But the
use of this material upon which the
greatest hope of ultimate profit is based
is for splints, for which it is much bet
ter adapted than any other material
used, as well as being cheaper. Los
Angeles Journal.
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An Easy Mark.

It happened on Wentworth avenue
Car the other day when particularly
pretty girl, accompanied by very &C.
tive small boy, was one of the passen-
gers. The car was crowded, but the
particularly pretty girl got a seat in the
length of time required for nice young
man to vacate it. The small boy leaned
against his companion and varied his
perpetual questions by wiping his feet
on her dress until every man in the car
but one wanted to exterminate him.
The odd one had seven boys Of his own.
In the small boys hand was a tightly
clutched round and shining object, and
when he dropped it he began an ago.
nized search, assisted ostentatiously by
the young man who had given up his
seat. It was not to be found, however,
and the young man dexterously prevent
ed howl by saying:
"Never mind, sonny, here's another
dime'
Then the particularly pretty girl said:
''You must thank the kind gentleman,
Regy, smiling upon the donor i'll a
way which made him feel that he owned
the road
After the car had gone about five
blocks the small boy ceased admiring
his treasure and piped up in shrill
voice:
ST say, Aunt Mamie?'' No reply.
"Say, Aunt Mamie, if 1 tell you
something will you PR mise not to teil?'
No reply.
"Say, Aunt Manic, step locking at
that dude AID s,lsNer i..c, CT iii tell
Mr.. Fletch5r!''
"What is it. Il pr?' from Aunt
Manic, very pink ;lb' 1t The f..cc and
ears.
"Well, that wasn't dime I lest
only piece Ct t-.E. Say. Aui.t Mamie,
do you SUI pose that sof'y V I'D lave
given me /; dine if you h..dai joen
along?" e
In the silence which followed the
young man could be Lesrd jumping
from the car.-Cl..c.ro Tribun,
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heels!''
They went on in silence for a time.
Then Sampo put another question.
What = asked he. is that strange
painting I hear behind us?''
"That," returned the reindeer, "il
made by the hundred thousand wolves
They are at full gallop behind us and
wish to tear us in pieces. But fea1
nothing from them! No wolf has eve1
beaten me in race yet!''
Again Sampo spoke:
SIS it not laundering over there
among the rocky mountains?''
No." answered the now trembling
deer, 'sthat noise is made by the kine
himself, who is chasing us. Now, in
deed, all hope has fled, for no one car
escape himl''
"Can we do nothing?' asked sempo
"There is no safety to be found
here" said the reindeer, 'sbut there i,
just one chance for us. We must try tx
reach the priests house over yonder BY
Lake Enare. Once there we shall b.
safe, for the king has no power ovel
Christians !"
"Oh, make haste, make haste, dea1
reindeer!'' cried Sampo, land you shall
feed OH golden oats and out of a silver
Manager.
On sped the reindeer. As they en-
tered the priests house the mountain
king crossed the courtyard and knocked
at the door with such violence that it il
a wonder he did not knock the house
down.
''Who. is there?'' called the prizes
from within.
ut is IP' answered thunderine
voice "It is the mighty mountain king
Open the door. You have there chile
whom I claim as my prey!''
"Wait a nloment!'' cried the priest
Permit me to robe myself in orde1
that Imay give your majesty worthie1
reception.
"All right!' roared the king. "But bt
quick about it, or I may break dowr
your walls!" A moment later he raised
his enormous foot for a kick, yelling,
Are you not ready yet?''
Then the priest opened the door and
said solemnly: ''Begone, king of night
and winter! Sampo Lappelill is under
my protection, and he shall never be
yours!"
Upon this the king flew in such 9
violent passion that he exploded in 9
great storm of snow and wind. The
fakes fell and fell, until the snow reach.
ed the roof of the priests house, so that
every one inside of it expected to be
buried alive. But as soon as the sun rose
the snow began to melt, and all was
we'll The mountain king had complete.
~ vanished, and no one knows exactly
what became Of him, although some
think that he is still reigning on Ras.
| tekais.
Sampo thanked the priest heartily fol-
his kindness and begged, as an addi-
tional favor, the loan of sledge. To
this sledge the boy harnessed the golden
antlered reindeer and drove home to his
parents, who were exceedingly glad to
see him.
How Sampo became a great man, who
| fed his reindeer with golden oats out CT
a silver manager, is too lengthy story to
tell now.-From the Swedish in Strand
Magazine.
The One Condition.
Samos- and the world smiles
with you
Brimley--Yes, if you've got the
price.-Town Topics.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-06-03

English SPAWN Liniment removes
all Hard, Soft or Calloused Jumps and
Blemishes from horses, Blood Spayins,
Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, Ring Bone,
Stiles, Sprains, all Swollen Threats,
Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one
bottle. Warranted the most wonder
full Blemish Cure ever known. Sold
by B. r. Hughes, Drggist, No. 6 South
Augusta ST., Staunton, Va.
june 5-1yr.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-06-03

In primary school the teacher under
took to convey to her pupils an idea OF
the use Of the hyphen. She wrote on the
blackboard ssbird 's-nest, and, pointing
to the hyphen, asked the-sehool. "What
is that for?"
After short pause young son OF the
Emerald isle piped out, Please. ma'am,
for the bird tn roost on London Tit
Bits.
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wedding Party In q Play.

A correspondent writes: 81 was once
witness to, think, one Of the most
unique demonstrations that ever took
place on the stage, and in it the veteran
actor Howe was a leading parsonage. It
was in the days Of the famous old Hay
market company, and they were play
ing in Manchester. Its leading members
were Blackstone, Chippendale and Howe
Eendal, who was new actor, was try
ing to fill the vacancy which Farren's
departure had made, and Mrs. Kendall,
then Madge Robertson, was just coming
to the front. The old Haymarket come
dies were given with delicious freedom.
On particular Saturday night there
was, however, something going on among
the actors and actresses on the stage
which the audience could not fathom.
IT think, /" continues the correspond
emit. ''the play was She Stops to Con-
quer. Blackstone s delivery was thicker
than usual. Chippendale was superb as
the excitable father, and the twinkle in
his eye was merrier and his hop more
cratic than its wont. Howe was perfect
ly buoyant, and his pointed remarks
mystifed the mystery. Kendall and Miss
Robertson played with delightful-al-
most STANDARDIZATION as the lovers.
The lessee Of the theater, who was ap-
parently in the secret with the friends
around him. for long time refused to
tell them the cause of the exuberance on
the stage, but as the denouement Of the
play came about he let out that Kendall
and Madge Robertson that afternoon had
been made man and wife in Manches-
ter church, and that on the fall of the
curtain in reality the lovers in more
than the sense Of the comedy had been
made one. The news spread through the
theater like wildfre, and when Buck
stone, Chippendale and Howe, each gen
erously holding each other up, brought
the newly welded bashful couple to the
front Of the stage cheers went up such
as are rarely heard in a theater. Howe
was the last of that famous trio to sur
vive. WESTMINSTER Gazette.
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SURRENDER.
The wild wind walls in the poplar tree.

The wild wind walls In the poplar tree.
! sit here alone.
o heart Of my heart come hither to me,
Come to me straight over land and sea,
My soul-my own!
Not now-the clocks slow tick hear,
And nothing more.
The year is-dying the leaves are sere,
No ghost Of the beautiful young crowned year
Knocks at my door.
But one Of these night-a wild. late night
], waiting within,
Shall hear your hand ON the latch. and spite
OF prudence and folly and wrong and right
] shall let you in.
e Nesbitt in New York Tribune
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-06-03

CUsToMER-I want remedy for
catarrh'
DRUG CLERK-All right, sir. Here's
blood tonic that is advertised to build
up the constitution.
CUsTOMER-You man, do you think
I'm going to dose myself with blood
tonic for months, just on the chance of
it doing me some good? Not much? I
want immediate relief besides, catarrh
is a local affection, and no tonic or
blood purifier ever made. can cure it..
Here's so cents. Let me have Ely's
Cream Balm. It's the only thing I
know of to cure an attack OF catarrh.
The Greenville cotton mill, owned
by w. T. Earle. just outside the city
limits of Greenyille, s. G.. was destroy
eG by fire on Tuesday of last week.
The loss is about $4,000; insurance
100000.
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Relief IN Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
eases relieved in six hours by the NEW
GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY
CURE" This new remedy is a great
surprise on account of its exceeding
promptness in relieving pain in the
bladder, kidneys, back and every part
of the urinary passages in male OF
female. 1t relieves retention of water
and pain in passing it almost imme.
diately. If you want quick relief and
cure this is your remedy.
Sold by B. F. Hughes, Druggist. No
6 South Augusta ST., Staunton, Va.
june 5.1yr.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-06-03

A correspondent, writing from Italy,
gives some interesting details Of the
treatment Of prisoners Oh various Ital-
ian islands he visited while en- trip
in the Mediterranean Each of these is
lands contains several hundred prison
ers, who are locked up every night at
sunset, released at daybreak, and locked
up again from midday until O'Clock.
During the night no prisoner is allowed
to be absent under any circumstances,
but at midday those who work on farms
at distance from the prison are al
lowed to remain out by special permits
sion of the director.
During these free hours the prisoners
can go anywhere they like Oh the is
land, and can engage in any work Of
fered them by the townspeople Or farm
ers. Any infraction Of the rules CT Or
binary life around them or Of their pris-
on is punished by seclusion in special
cells
The government furnishes physicians
and medicines, q summer and winter
suit Of clothes to each prisoner every
year and allows him fivepence daily in
money for his food and other necessaries
of life. Danger Ct escape is prevented by
squad Of soldiers-one to every ten
criminals-and swift sailing felucca,
manned by marines. On account Of the
cheapness Of labor, the islands are SC
highly cultivated as to resemble gardens.
The correspondent adds: Gas for the
prisoners, the open air makes them the
healthiest CT any criminals have ever
seen. There is no sign i'll their faces and
bodies of that prison blight which strikes
every visitor to ordinary jails Lon
don Tit Bits.
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*Daily, except Sunday. +Sunday only.
CONVENTIONS:

Train No. 40S connects at Harper's Ferry
with Fast Limited Express trains, leaving at
Lib p. NJ, arriving at Columbus at $50 a. m.
and Pittsburgh ct 545 p. M, and Chicago at
1l:o0 q. m. next morning; with train leaving
at 5:l9 p. M, arriving at Cincinnati at 7:45 q
Weverton with train arriving at Hagerstown
at 2:l3 p. M, and at Washington Junction with
train arriving at Frederick at 2:20 p. m.
Train 4l6 connects with fast vestibuled trains
at Harper'S Ferry at 959 p. m. for Chicago;
1921 p: m. for Pittsburg, and 1:46 a. for Gin
cinnaH and St. Louis. Arrive at Pittsburg AT
5:55 q. M; Chicago at 800 p. M, Cincinnati at
$50 p. M, and ST. Louis st 7:12 a. m.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars run through
to Cincinnati, st. Louis Chicago and Pitts
burgh on all express trains.
For rates, tickets, baggage checks and fur
ther information apply to B. & o. agents or to
z. T.. DudroW, Travelling Passenger Agent,
StauntOn, Va.
CHAS. o. SCULL, VIM GREEN.
Gen. Pass. Agt. Gen. Man.
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Birds of Paradise without Legs.

0~--SO
The idea sprung from the practice OF
the natives of those islands where the
bird is found, who, having great de-
mand for the feathers of this beautiful
bird, exported the skins, but first took
off the legs as being of no use. The
feathers were highly valued for their
richness and elegance, and also for the
invulnerability which they were sup
posed to confer upon their wearers, the
oriental chiefs whose turbans they
adorned believing themselves to bear
charmed life in battle. A number OF
old writers stated that these birds were
formed with legs like other birds, but
they argued in vain, and Aldrovandus
accused Pigafetta of falsehood i'll assert
ing that they had legs. AS early as
1867 there were birds of paradise in
Tradescant' s museum, some with, some
without, legs Linnaus employed the
term Apoda, not because, he believed
the fable, but because, he says, the older
naturalists called the birds footless For
further information on this part Of the
subject see "Penny Cyclopedia, " article
"Bird Of Paradise. -
The present demand OF these beauti-
full feathers is for the adornment Of the
hats and bonnets of modern ladies, and
1 am sorry to observe that the demand is
SO great as to threaten the extinction OF
the bird. During the past season one
house alone at Paris is said to have sold
$1,000 dozen sprays of mixed bird OF
paradise and osprey tips These are
chiefly made up Of the feathers Of young
birds, which are cheaper, the plumage
of the male bird requiring several years
for its development. The manure bird is
now scarce in New Guinea owing to
the activity of skilled sharpshooters. =
Notes and Queries.
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A Lesson In Punctuation.

Professor in English Ito young many
How would you punctuate the follow
ing: "The beautiful girl, for such was
The, was passing down the street?'
Student-I think, professor, I would
make dash after the beautiful girl
Strand Magazine.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-06-03

At Charlestown, W. Va, Robert E.
L. Hildebrand, indicted for embezzling
from the Bank Of Harper's Ferry,
pleaded guilty to the Indictment.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-06-03

Near Bingen- on the Rhine the boiler
of tug exploded Wednesday, sinking
two barges, killing eight people and
injuring many others.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-06-03

In Exodus xvi, 1896 and other pas
sages in the Old Testament is to be
found an account Ct the mama fed tc
the Israelites during their pilgrimage in
the wilderness. According to tho article
on this subject il Smiths Bible Die
tionary, which is a summary of sever
al passages, the mama came every
morning except the Sabbath in the form
of small round seed, resembling the
hear frost. 1t hs.l to be gathered early,
before the sun became so hot as to melt
it. = 1t had to be gathered every day ex-
cept the Sabbath. The attempt to lay
aside or accumulate for a succeeding
day, except on the day Immediately pre-
ceding the Sabbath, failed by the SUBJ
stance becoming wcrney and offensive.
1t was prepared for food by grinding
and baking. Its taste was like fresh oil
and like waters made with honey, equal
ly agreeable to all palates. Indeed the
mama became to each person the food
he was accustomed to take The whole
nation subsisted upon it for 40 years, and
it suddenly ceased wien they first got
the new corn in the land CT Canaan.
Brooklyn Eagle.
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Charles Robert Leslie, R. x.

My father, Charles Robert Leslie, was
certainly one Of the most unselfsh,
gentle and single minded Of men, a
thorough optimist by nature, from
whom all trouble outside Of art passed
like water off ducks back, his mind
and eye dwelling only on the beauty and
happiness of the world about him, with
wonderful power Of living in the
present and making the best Of it. It
was thus, believe, that with few
delicate, rapid touches Of his brush he
so easily seized upon whatever was re-
fined or lovely in the face Of model,
while, like his favorite character, Cap
tain Shandy, he always Judged others
by the standard Of his own gentle ma
ture. Though rather lavish both Of
time and money upon anything con-
nected with art or his family, he spent
little on mere personal matters.
AS boy Islept for many years in his
dressing room, and one Of my earliest
recollections was watching him shave,
for which, even in winter, he never in
dulged in a drop of hot water, and,
whether due to this or dull razor, the
operation so often ended in a cut chin
that I always felt sense Of relief when
it was over. Those were the days Of old
felt beaver hats, and a decorative tuft OF
fur, plucked from the first which came
to hand, often remained on his face for
the day. Later in life he let his beard
grow, and, except as means of obtain
ing a smoother surface upon some rough,
unfinished picture, entirely gave up the
use Of that old razor. But the idea OF
thus saving time and trouble never
struck him while Twas at home, and he
continued to cash his chin nearly every
other day during the busiest period OF
his life, just as he once told me he went
on drinking his tea too hot until he con-
suited the great Abernethy and paid
him guinea for his advice to "drink it
cooler, sir. Temple Bar.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-06-03

Chief Justice Snodgrass, of the
Supreme Court of Tennessee, was &C
quilted by jury at Chattanooga Ct
shooting John R. Beasley.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-06-03

Miss Seine jackson, heiress to the
famous Belle Meade farm, in Ten
nessee, was married recently in Nash
vile to William R. Elliston, of Nash
vile.
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Additional local trains leave Staunton as
follows: Except Sunday-2:20 p. M, arrives
Richmond 7:45 p. a.; S.45 a. M, Gordonsville
1880 m.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-06-03

Additional local trains leave Stanton as
follows: Except Sunday-347 p. m, arrives
Clifton Forge $50 p. m.
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serve this, and in the belief that it
master was still sitting behind it, it RAJ
off. Sampo could not cry "Stop!' be
cause his mouth was stuffed with snow
He lay there in the darkness, in tn,
midst of the vast, snowy wilderness, il
which was 10 human habitation fo
miles around.
At first he naturally felt somewha
bewildered. He scrambled unhurt ou
OF the big snowdrift. Then, by the war
moonlight, he saw that he was sur
rounded on all sides by snowdrifts an6
huge mountains. One mountain tow
cred above the others, and this, he
knew, must be Rastekais, the home Of
the fierce mountain king. who swal
lowed little boys like flies!
Sampo Lappelill was frightened now,
and heartily wished himself safe al
home. But how was he to get there?
There sat the poor child, alone in the
darkness, among the desolate, snow GOV.
cred rocks, with the big black shadow
Of Rastekais frowning down upon him.
As he wept his tears froze immediately
and rolled down over his jacket in round
little Jumps like peas So Sampo thought
he had better leave off crying and run
about in order to keep himself warm.
Rather than freeze to death here, -
he said to himself, sIwould go straight
to the mountain king. If he has mind
to swallow me, he must do SO, I sup
pose, but I shall advise him to eat in
stead some of the wolves in this neigh
borhood. They are much fatter than /,
and their fur would not be so difficult to
swallow. !"
Sampo began to ascend the mountain.
Before he had gone far he heard the trot-
ting of some creature behind him, and
a moment after a large wolf overlook
him. Although inwardly trembling,
Sa.npo vcrld net betray bis fear He
shouted:
Keep out Of my wayl I am the bear
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80 greatly enraged by this speech that
he came forth from his hiding Place, ex-
claiming:
THAT, 0 king, is a lie as big as your
self! The sun is not dead, for only yes
terday saw his forerunner He will be
here very shortly, bringing sweet sum-
mer with him and thawing the icicles
in your funny, frozen beardp'
The kings brow grew black as a
thundercloud. Forgetful of the law, he
lifted his tremendous arm to strike Sam
pc, but at that moment the northern
light faded. A red streak shot suddenly
across the sky, shining with such bril-
llancy into the kings face that itentire-
~ dazzled him. His arm fell useless at
his side. Then the golden sun rose in
SLOW statellness on the horizon, and that
Hood OF glorious light caused even those
who had rejoiced in his supposed death
to welcome his temperance.
But the COLLINS were considerably as
tonished. From under their red CAPS
they stared at the sun with their little
gray eyes and grew SO excited that thew
stood on their heads in the snow. The
beard OF the mountain king began to
melt and drip until it was flowing
down his jacket like running stream.
BY and by Sampo heard a reindeer
say to her little one:
Come, my child, we must be going.
or we shall be eaten by the wolves y
Such will be my fate also if linger
longer, = thought Sampo. So he sprang
upon the back Of beautiful reindeer
with golden antlers, which started off
witt him at cnce, darling down the
rocks with lightning speed.
What is that rustling sound that /
hear behind us?'' asked tho boy present.
".
1T is made by the thousand bears
They are pursuing us in order to eat Ms
up, = replied the reindeer. "You need
not fear. however, for am the kings
own enchanted reindeel and no bear has
aver been ;.Diy Is yet to nibble my
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Samos-Smile, and the world smiles
with you
Brimley--Yes, if you've got the
price-Town Topics.