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New York, November 24-Huhharl Rroe
~ 20, cotton letter says: MANY adyicos
" IN .3e,nated lighter movement were cur
NJ iVIiN coming principally from tho
~ So llh valley and Northern Texas pfl
onr pretrnee of those reports prevented
XIV sharp decline in answer 10 the d,s
hPotrllilE cables from Liverpool. During.
re ~ "rhnon reports from many SECTIONS
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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-07-24
WOES OF A RESTAURANT KEEPER.
His Napkins and Even His Casters Carried
on by Customers.

His Napkins and Even His Casters Carried
on by Customers.
It was during the second half Of the
rush for dinner in restaurant near
Washington market, where several thou
sands persons are fed daily, when great
olamor arose for napkins, and walters
rushed about gathering up what few
could be found on the tables and distrib-
uting these, and others were dispatch
ed to the laundry for more. Henry, the
head waiter, went around meantime
trying to pacify the people, who were
angry and declaring that it was shame
that the house couldn't give man a
napkin to wipe his mouth with. Some
customers fell back upon the time hon.
ored custom Of the neighborhood and
used the corners of the tablecloths In
lieu Of the missing napkins.
Its curious and an annoying mat
ter how we run out Of napkins every
little while," said Henry. "You might
suppose that because they are Numbered
SO frequently they disappear In the1 resg=
ular way u swearing out, but that is
not true. You win seldom see napkins
in restaurant which show the effect Of
wear. They 60 because they are stolen.
This ia true not only OF such popular
restaurants as this, but also of every res
taurant in this city. Who takes them I
do not know. All we know is that they
disappear regularly, and our SUPPOSE
ton is that some are carried off by peo-
pie who deliberately intend to steal
them and others by persons who put
them into their pockets by mistake.
know one such person as this It was a
woman Of undoubted honesty, but it
was joke among the members of her
own family that she never dined at a
hotel or restaurant without carrying off
napkin which she had unconsciously
stuffed into her pocket. We got 10 dozen
big dinner napkins few weeks ago.
Within three weeks they had all disap-
peared but five dozen, and now there
isn't one in the house.
Tableware goes in the same way
sometimes. A little while ago we got
eight dozen Of these salt aud pepper cast
ers. " Here Henry pointed to some neat
little cut glass casters with silver plated
tops. eve put them on the tables dur
ing the time the wagon boys were COM
ing in here for breakfast last fall, just
before they would start out to sell their
days buyings on the streets. 'Hully
gee!' they would say. That's pretty
nice thing. I guess I'll swipe it just for
luck-see?' And when they left every
day we would miss few casters. Five
dozen Of them were lost within few
weeks. New York Sun.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-07-24
considerable majority of its nine lives
would have come to an abrupt termina-

considerable majority of its nine lives
would have come to an abrupt termina-
ton.
At this stage, to console the unfortu-
nate man, the fire began to go again.
Once started it didn't STOP In about
five minutes it had burned up what re-
manned of pretty much everything ex-
cept large pot Of green tea and a small
portion of Mr.. Meek. The chop that the
cat hadn't eaten was especially well
done. It could be quite safely left on
the window sill with whole legion of
cats around it. Mr.. Meek, however,
simply left it in the coal bin. In point
Of either color or hardness it would have
been difficult to have found more fit
ting resting place for it.
Then there came over Mr.. Meek's face
terrible expression. He brought in
pail lit was the scrubbing pail which
he had mistaken for the scrap pail, but
no matter) and poured the soup carefully
into it, throwing the pan about five feet
into the sink; next he scraped the pota-
toes into the same pail and again another
pan followed the course of the first in
getting to the sink; then he poured tbs
tomatoes on top of the potatoes, and
still third pan got to the sink with
unusual rapidity. Itcannot be definitely
stated whether or not Mr.. Meek, in do
ing this, was actuated by the desire to
prepare some famous hunters dish rel
ished in the dear old camping days gone
by, but certain it is no sooner did he get
the tomatoes nicely on top of the pota-
toes, than he took the whole thing and
tossed it, pail and all, into the outer
lane.
This accomplished, he proceeded tc
make a meal off the cold ham and some
bread and butter-the cooking butter,
Of course.
Just as he was finishing Mrs. Meek
returned "Why, James," she cried
cheerfully. ''you never sent the cab for
me and waited nearly an hour"
''No" said her husband calmly.
"I've been terribly busy. Men from
New York-just got home a little while
ago. This is very good hama shade
overdone, though, isn't it?''
perhaps shade less wouldn't have
nurt IL. Leu me get you piece OF pier!
"No, thank you'll No cold pie for me
when there're hot apples in the oven.
I'll tell you what you might do You
might bring 'em in if you're not too
tired
Mrs. Meek departed on her mission.
In few moments she reappeared, and
without moving muscle, placed the
plate Of baked apples before her lord
and master. They were about the size
Of walnuts and the color of ebony.
Judging by the way they ratified on the
plate they were rather harder than flint.
Mr.. Meek rose with an awful look in
his eye.
"I'm afraid observed his wife,
they're like the ham-just shade
overdone.
eff ever I catch that cat. remarked
Mr.. Meek as that sleek feline purred
past him with playful frisk of its tail,
''I'll break every bone in its body
only he described its body with sundry
adjectives that were very strange to the
ears of Mrs. Meek. At least SO she said
when she described the occurrence to
her bosom friend, Mrs. Muggins, next
day.-Truth.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-07-24

To the thinker, the most trifing ex-
ternal object often suggests ideas which
extend, link after link, from earth to
heaven,-Brlwer.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-07-24
THE PIRATES DREAM.


HQuien var" cries the captain, with face
aghast, =
As the palms sing low in the autumn blast
The song of the dead and crime stained past
The Captain Nunez, haggard and wild,
Starts from his seat like a frightened child.
g IT'S the ghost of the padre Of Santa Fe
You robbed and killed on the fifth of Mayi"
'sWhose face is that In the wine bowl red
That mods and beckons and shakes his headf'
&C 'Tis the merchant Gomez Of Albuquerque.
Whose heart was the sheath of the captain 3
dirk
"What CLEANS SO white in the canyon deep,
Where the stream flows black and the walls are
steepP"
IT'S Sergeant Bias Of the guardia civil.
Who was shot in the back at Baraquil."
Sand who are your" cries the captain. pale.
And the answer comes through the moaning
gale,
IT come to claim my load of sin. "
And Diablo gathered the captain In.
49,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-07-24
THE POOR SLOTH.

He Has Poor Chances In the Great Battle
Of Life and Deserves Sympathy.
never see live sloth without feel
ing sorry for it, for truly they all de-
serve sympathy, and plenty of it. Had
I been born a sloth would want to sue
nature, or in some way collect damages.
Take Hoffman's sloth for example. II
is one Of the largest Of them all, but it
is too weak and helpless to be put into
such a wicked and dangerous world as
this has now become. Its countenance
is picture of innocent stupidity, and
as it looks at you its dull eyes and ex--
pressionless face say to you. as plainly
as words: "Pity mel I cannot fight
cannot run away. have no defensive
armor, no spines, nor anything worth
mentioning. I am too big to live in
bnrrow, and even if were not have
none, nor the tools with which to make
one. ] am at the mercy Of everything
and everybody. Why is this thus? Why
am here?"
give it up. This creature is rid
die that I cannot read. Being only
shortsighted mortal, 1t seems to me that
the sloth should have been better equip
ped for the battle of life, or else left out
of it altogether.
The sloth lives, moves and has his
being by hanging underneath the small
or limbs of trees, and eating leaves and
fruit. He is the slowest animal on REQ
ord, and for speed in travelling a long
Journey, say, from one side of q treetop
to the other. the tortoise is lightning
express in comparison, It takes good
fieldglass to enable You to see him
move. His hair is coarse. wavy and pre-
cisely the color of gray moss, or rough
bark, although sometimes it supports
minute vegetable organism which gives
it an olive green hue. His feet are SIM
ply four hooks, by which he hangs him
self very comfortably when feeding in
the upper story of forest, but in walk
ing on the ground they are worse than
useless. But The sleth has no pse for the
ground, and never goes pear II q hlss
own accord.-William T: Hornaday in
St. Nicholas
Artist French:
Daniel Chester French has attained
the honor Of being the first Americas
artist to whom permission has been
granted to erect an outdoor statue in
Europe. The statue will be Of George
Washington and will cost $40, 900. A
group Of American women in Paris
formed themselves into Washington
memorial association, and, after rails
ing the necessary funds, have secured
the consent Of the municipal authosities
Of Paris to erect the statue in the French
eapdtal on Rue Washington.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-07-24
Losing
Flesh

You naturally lose flesh in
the summer and running down
is so easy. You get a little
weaker each day without hard
ly noticing it. There is loss Of
appetite, headache. weakness
of the muscles, disturbed sleep,
weakness ofmemory. and these
are the beginning Of nervous
prostration. Iron and tonics
and bitters may afford seine
temporary relief, but what you
need is a food for body, brain
and nerves.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-07-24

Careful Mother-Now, Mande, you
must give! me all your money to save.
You know it will be as safe as in the
bank with me.
Maude (who has been there before)-
Yes, nanny dear; safer, cause you
can get it out of the bank.-Sketch.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-07-24
HIDING HER DIAMONDS.
Take Q Lesson From the Woman Who Pu
Hers In Her Old Shoes.

Take Lesson From the Woman Who Put
Hers In Her Old Shoes.
A group of Washington women had
been telling each other where they hid
their treasures from possible thieves.
One used her pillowcase, a second had
a pocket on her stocking, another the
lining of her picture hat, when third
said she always tucked things in her old
shoes.
Then you want to take warning from
the experience Of friend of mine, :"
said Mrs. Tarsney Of Missouri. "She
had beautiful diamond rings, ornaments,
earrings and other articles, and when an
epidemic of burglaries came along she
took to hiding her diamonds in her old
est Shoes One night she was awakened
by burglars down stairs. She thought if
they heard some one moving about they
would take fright and run away with
out attempting to come up where she
was. So she went to the head Of the
stairs. but the burglars kept on and
didn't mind her in the least. She hur-
ried back into her room, caught up the
first articles that came handy and sent
them over the balusters. After they had
left her hand she was struck with horror
to discover her old shoes humping down
the stairs, attended by a shower Of her
diamonds. Luckily the shoes did the
work. The burglars didn't stop to invess
tigate. and the woman had strength
enough to gather up her jewels, all Of
which she found except one earring. The
next day the maids had to sweep the
entire floor to discover that. But she
doesn't use her old shoes as diamond
safes since. ''-Philadelphia Press.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-07-24
UNDER THE SNOW.

Over the earth lies the cleaning snow,
With never footprint today to show
The beaten paths of the past.
And the foolish hope and the foolish fear
That cheered and jeered us throughout the
year,
How little they matter at last!
Under the desert snow, who knows
Where lies the thistle, or where the rose
That gladdened the heart Of springf
Who recks now to what distant zone
The tuneful thrush and the lark have flown,
Or If they still autter and sing2
Now in the days of another year
It's well. Let old ways disappear
Under the Christening snow,
And over the paths that we tread anew
May our steps be frmer, our course more true,
Come veal at last OF woe.
-Indiananolis Journal
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-07-24


Fellow men, he at once gave up all eff
forts to track the truant paste, and SIM
ply popped his apples into the oven to
bake.
1t was now about Z 80, and the fire
was getting hotter than pretty much
anything Oh earth, unless perhaps it
was Mr.. Meek. He turned all the damp
ers, opened all the doors, and took off
all the lids. This resulted most salts
factorily; the fire began to cool. i
didn't stop.
Itgot, If anything, little low. Aft.
er that it got very low. Then it went
out. He rushed for a kindling, and
nearly took his head off on clothes
line. just as he had got nicely through
expressing his views on clotheslines in
= general, and that clothesline in particu-
lar, he went about twice as far toward
taking his head off on the same clothes
line on his syay back.
The gentlest Of natures when reused
are often the most terrible. Me. Meek
became very terrible. He used up enough
kindiing, profanity and coal oil to have
ignited the pyramids Of Egypt. He
stamped and showed and poked and
banged and cursed and shook till ever
the eat--and it had had it's dinner-was
displeased with him, and departed to
the outer kitchen to try the oysters,
which the dilatory grocer had just de-
posted on the table without waiting te
parley with Mr.. Meek. He was wise
grocer and had heard enough.
When, about FIVE minutes later, Mr..
Meek discovered that the cat had found
the oysters to its taste, he became even
less calm. Had the cat been around
(but, like the grocer, it had heard
enough, and taken an unobtrusive de-
partnrel it is highly probable that q
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-07-24
MIDSUMMER
ClearingSale

We have too much Summer Clothing LETT,
and in order to dispose Of them quickly we have
reduced the price on every garment in the house,
as we do not believe in carrying goods over
There never was sale where such bargains were
to be had for the taking and when you think of
the quality of the goods and fine workmanship,
not to speak Of the Style and Fit, you must
admit that we have surpassed ourselves and dis
tanced all competitors. And you may AfAssesF
what the Weinberg Clothing Company tells you
every one will vouch for. Call and see us it will
pay you.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-07-24
A Result Of Fortune Telling.

The girls employed in one of the big
departmsllent stores Of New York amnaa
themselves during lunch hour BY telling
each others fortunes in teacups. "Yet.
tie." said one Of them the other day.
peering intently into teacup, SIS 60
Ing to die an old maid. She will be
taken away frem home over the water
somewhere. She will 60 out Of her mind.
She-I can't read any more" Then the
gong sounded and the cbattering work
ers scattered. Today Yettie is at home
raving maniac. She cries out that she
don't want to be sent over the water.
No one can quiet her fears nor exercise
the evil spirit born Of the folly of for
tune telling. But new rule has been
posted In the lunch room Of the big
6tore,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-07-24

A Lewiston man borrowed a neigh.
boris battery for treatment Of bis rheq.
matism. After he had been cured BY ap:
plication Of the battery he discovered
that he had never turned on the current
once. He had simply taken hold OF the
handles, and faith did the rest.-Aa'
gusta (Me. Journal.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-07-24
Scots Emulsion

Of Cod-liver Oil with the Hy-
pophosPhites. furnishes just the
nourishment needed for those
who are run down and pale and
thin and weak. Ifyou lose flesh
in summer take SCOTS Emul-
sion noW, Don't yraait til fall
or winter before beginning.
Fer sale At soc. and sr.ee BY az drugxists
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
DUN's REVIEW OF TRADE.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 7.-R. @. Dun q Co.
in their weekly review of trade will say tomorrow:
The sensational collapse Of specuIators at Chicago
who controlled Diamond Match and New York
Biscuit stocks and had hoisted them to fancy
figures with the consequent closing of the Chicago
Stock Exchange for period yet indefinite, though
followed by remark ably few failures. brings
sudden change in monetary conditions throughout
the country. At the East a month earlier than
had been expected, Chicago has drawn heavily
upon its bank balances here, and Withdrawals of
all other Western funds may naturally result.
Europe was also moved TO sell American stocks
rather freely, so that the average of sixty of the
most active railroad stocks fell about SO lS per
share and the average of trust stocks about 81 SS
1t is important that the increased merchandise
exports, $S00,O00. or II per cent over last weeS
and the decrease OF imports 100000 or To per
cent, still continues to limit the sum payable
abroad. The situation as TO cotton is doubtless
critical for many producers. Extremely hot and
dry weather has done serious harm, but IL must
indeed be an extraordinary condition that reduces
the yield 20 per cent in August.
Labor is more disturbed than usual The great
strike of garm ent-workers here has much ex
tended. The Iron-furnace men of the Shenanro
Valley resist reduction, though Mahoning Val
ley workers do not see that the iron works
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
FIsH-PER POUND.
THE STOCK MARKET.

Stocks were dull yesterday and prices were easy
though not materially lower.
Prices were higher at the close.
The San Jose and Spring Valley water COM
panies and the Pacific Gas Improvement Company
will pay the usual monthly dividends of Soc per
share next Monday.
The Pacific Auxiliary Fire Alarm Company will
pay quarterly dividend Of &c per share on the
18th.
AT the recent annual meeting Of the Oakland
Gas Light and Heat Company the old directors
were reelected
special meeting Of the Edison Light and
Power Company is called for September IA, to
take action the propost ion to decrease the cap
ital from So 600 900 to SS00;O0u. There are only
10000 shares out, each Of par value Of 800,
which kes the paid-up pital So 600 900. 1t Is
presumed the reduction is preliminary to the pro-
posed consolidation with the San Francisco Cas-
light Company, when the stockholders under
stood to get and one-third shares of new stock
for every surrendered share of Edison Light
STOCK.
During the fiscal y ear the Ontario mine OF Utah
produced bullion valued at $S49,S51 with ore
sales of SAT- ,297. It's cash balance is now over
$400,0U0 Regular monthly dividends being
paid by the company.
The proposed programme as regards the Cholar-
Brunswick workings is as follows: No crosscut-
ting will be done on the 800 level until the 400
level has been we'll opened. About the middle Of
next week incline shaft No. will have reached
the 400 level point and station will then be ex-
cavated Then south drift will be started and
run TO the Chollar- Norcross line, some $50 feet
distant, and continued into CholIar ground. 1t
will require nearly two months to accomplish this
UOr
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.

ern Pacific consolidated fives 214 to SO: Oregon
short Line eonsolidated ives, to 90; Texas Pa
do seconds. 10 60.
In Government bonds ss2oUo coupoa fours Of
1S7@lOs. W
FLoUR-ouiet. Winter wheat. low grades,
81 1902 80: do fair TO fancy, So ao@S. 3. ~; ~
"a 2 SO; do strajghts So 95@3 40 90 patents, $3 o
"a 20; low extras. 81 70@2 50; city mills, ~ 50;
co. superfine, 81 6o@2 is fine, 81 5O@2. south
-four, dull and steady; common TO fair extra,
$2@2 80; good 10 choice e do $z ooSz 9o' Hse
2lO.
RYE-ouiet: steady; Western. 3711c T. o.
BARLEY-Steady. 40 pounds, SIC l. O. b.
BARLEY MALT-Quiet; Western, AZ @53c.
WHEAT-Dull, firmer; No. red I. o. s.,e D., ea4sc'
Options were fairly active and irregular, closing
firm 39311ac advance on foreign buying, hrmer
Der only traded in. Nav. 677sc; August, 62c;
September, 6234c: October, b512c; November,
6S1sc; December, 647sc, oo,la
vator, 3114c ahoat.
Options quiet at 1sc advance: September sdshe
and October only traded in. August, ZSS4c'
September, 3014c; october, SOsAc.
OATS-Dull, firm.
Options dull, easier August, 2214c; September
Spot prices: No. 2. 2S14c: No. white. 2ec;
No ChSago 2S4c y No. 5sc a27so biss Me So Seats a4
Bic; white State, 24@3lc
Provisions.
LARD-Weaker western steam, So 30; City,
SO 20; September, So 4b: refined, steady; CONT
nent, 81 Is; south American, - 20; compound,
PoRK-Fairly activesteady OLD mess, ss@s 25;
new mess, $S@S rs.
BUTTER-0uiet, firm. Western dairy. 9@12c
do creamery, 1l12@16c; do factory, 71a@llc;
ElgIns, 15c.
CHEESE = Quiet. Part Skins, 2@oc; full
skins, 1@11ac.
EGGS-Quiet steady. Western, fresh, 11729l2c;
do per case. $l@2 55.
TALLoW STEADY, quiet City, &c; country, SO
$3.50.
zoe: yellow, 221a@23c.
PETRoLEUM-Quie and steady.
RICE-steady, quiet. Domestic, 3@6s4c; Japan
MofAssEs- steady. New Orleans 27@
SIC.
COFFEE Quiet; is to 80 points down.
September. SO 1903 80: october So 40: Decem-
ber. SO O5@9 Is: March, $9@9 10: May, S9@9 O5;
June SO 05 Spot Rio, dull easy; No z, IL 42c
centrifugal, Sc test, sligo bid; refined, firm,
quiet UNCHANGED.
Produce.
WooL-steady; domestic fleece, 16@22c;
pulled, 15@33c; Texas, 7@12c-.
Merchandise.
FIG IRON Quiet; American. $40 25@12 so.
COPPER-Dull; nominal; lake. S1l
LEAD-Weak; domestic, 81 To-
IIN-Easy; straits s1S 30@13 40; plates,
quiet, steady.
sPELTEk-Dull: nominal: domestic. So 95.