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boarding house to pay her expenses.
When 1 was twelve I began my life
work as carpenters apprentice, and
learned two trades within the next six
years. 1 did not like carpenter work, and
I gave it up because one Of my employers
could not appreciate my ability. At least I
thought he did not. You see, I got up early
every morning to make the fires for mother.
One morning she was not well, and had to
also get the breakfast. The result was that
did not get started to work until about
7:3O o'clock. 1t was nearly a mile from the
lumber yard to the house which we were
building. had to carry a lot Of boards on
my back from the yard to the house. This
took me some time, and 1t was o'clock be-
fore I got there. l went to work at once
mailing on clapboards. 1 remember 1 was
on the ladder pounding away when my en-
ployer screeched out, scolding me for being
SO late. He said that was lazy, and would
never amount to anything. He said it, too,
in such way that 1t made me angry, and
1 threw the hatchet at him, and told him
would have nothing more to do with his
ork'
"Dfd you hit him." I asked.
NO" replied Governor Shepherd, "but
stopped work. The hatchet came very near
him, and don't think he wanted to hold me.
The result was that l left carpenter work.
establishment. learned the trade and soon
became a partner in the business. 1 after
ward bought out my other partner. 1 then
turned my attention to building houses and
investing in real estate. 1t was not hard to
make money then, it seemed to me, and the
day l was thirty-fve had made about $780,
600, and had an income Of about $4,000 a
year.
The Making of rvsnshington.
"How did you happen to take charge Of
A.
'It came from the talk of moving the
capital west to St Louis l was interest
ed in Washington city and l wanted the
capital kept here. You can hardly appre-
ciate the condition of this city at that
time. It had bad reputation in many
parts of the north. The. people were dis
gusted with the disloyalty that existed
here during the var. After the war end
ed we had a carpet bag government, and
negroes We're employed in cleaning the
cutters with knives. ten men not doing the
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

First Presbyterian Church, on Frederick 81
between New and Market streets, services
II a. m. and p. m. Pastor. Rev. A. M. Fraser
Second Presbyterian church corner Freder
lex and Lewis streets. Services at II a. m
md g. Pastor, Rev. VIM. Cumming.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, worship on
West Frederick st. Services at II a. m and
p. M, i:ector. Rev. R. c. ] tt.
4itni5y Episcopal chura--, Ga'n streat,
tween Lewis ana @. .Gsrn stTeets' servl Ice
II a. M, Id p. m. BectOr,
linen
United Brethren chrre /, Lewis 81 eet, be
tween Main and johnson streets. Services at
II a. m and p. m. Pastor, Rev. ]. D Dom
ovan.
Methodist church, Lewis street, betwees,h
Ms:;,ise sess,d Frederick streets. Services at. II
m. and p. m. PasSSSss Rev. ]. H. Boyd, d. D
Christ Evangelical Luther,il. church Lew
is street, between Main and Frederick streets
Services at II a. m. and p. m. Pastor. Rev.
H. F. Shealy.
Baptist church, corner Main and Washing
ton streets. Services at II a. m. and p. m
Pastor. Rev. M. L. Wood.
st. Francis Roman Catholic, North Augusta
street, Mass at and 1880 a. m. Vespers and
benediction Of Most Blessed Sacrament 81
p. m. Pastor, Rev. Father Mcverry,
Young Mems Christian Association. corner
Main and Water streets. Services at 4 D. m.
Sunday.
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RUSSIAN LODGING HOUSES.
Wherein They DiRer From Those Of Other
Countries.


Wherein They Di1er From Those Of Other
Countries.
In apartment houses in Russia the
lodgings which open on the courtyard
rent for lower price, says writer In
Lippincott's, because the entrance is
through porte cochere, or, at night,
through wicket therein. This is an
unobjectionable, rather an aristocratic,
arrangement in private house, but
elsewhere the courtyard may contain
too many stables, workshops or even
large number Of cows to supply dairy
shops, which profess to deal in Finnish
that is to say, in pure country-but-
ter, cream and milk. In this case also
the winters supply Of wood for the
great house is sure to be stacked in piles
couple of stories high SO close to the
less desirable lodgings that the prefect
Of the town was obliged to issue an Or
der protecting the poorer inhabitants
and regulating the position of the wood
piles at proper distance from the
building for light and air.
Our researches revealed the fact that
very few furnished" lodgings provided
either towels, bed linen. coyerlets or
pillows, or anything, in fact. beyond
the bare bedsteads and furniture. OF
course we were aware theoretically that
this is reminiscence of the days when
every landed proprietor Travelled accom-
panied by an entire housekeeping outfit
and staff OF servants when he under
took those long carriage -"evs which
preceded the days Of raj. and which
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are still compulsory in soIhe parts OF
the empire. Nevertheless, in practice.
we were not prepared to accept this be-
yond towels, and we protested that no
traveller should be obliged to drag such
bulky objects about with him in these
days Of improved transit facilities. The
logic Of this argument was not very
Strong on our side, it is true, but most
travellers will agree with us neverthes
less The Russian lodging house people.
in return, seemed to regard us with
amazement and pity because we did not
possess these things and declined to pur-
chase them. Their idea must have been
that we were accustomed to sleep in
our clothes, like their own peasants.
In some cases they were willing to
provide the bed furnishings for con-
sideration, but they regarded one towel
a week and one change of linen month
as ample.
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Selfish.

A woman boarded street car the
other day to find all the seats occupied.
She therefore grabbed a strap and
stood, if so passive verb may be ap-
piled to the swaying, swinging, jerking
and lunging that she was obliged to en-
dure. Presently the conductor came
along and demanded her fare. In her
uncomfortable position the woman had
some difficulty in getting at her purse
and extracting the coin therefrom, bat
the conductors suspicious glances,
coupled with surly, thrice repeated
"Farel" made her more executive than
she might otherwise have been. Then
the conductor turned to collect the fare
Of a woman seated right under the
swinging, swaying woman.
Beside the seated woman were two
little girls, apparently 5 and 6 years
old, and occupying seats also. The
seated woman did not offer to pay any
fare for them, however, and the con-
ductor did not demand it. Other persons
entered the car, grabbed straps and paid
full fare. There was not room, Of course,
for all Of them to be seated, but two Of
them were certainly entitled to the
seats occupied by the children who had
paid no fare. As if to add touch Of
irony to the situation, the woman ac-
companying the children presently saw
ct to glare up into the swinging. sway
ing woman IS face and observe, Madam.
you're making my little girl very un-
comfortable by standing SO close to
herP'-Nev York Suu
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~ Running Q Race BaclkwarA


A Belgian harrier named Milo, in the
interest Of originality recently under
took to cover the distance from Antwerp
to Brussels running backward.
He started from Brussels on Friday
at $40 p. m., and, after many halts.
reached Antwerp at 8 p. m. the follow
ing Sunday, and finished his race (al-
ways backward) at public house in
the Rue du Midi. welcomed by an
enthusiastic crowd.
He had for this race special boots pre-
pared with the heels on the front and
the soles studded with india rubber
rings
Although many people interested in
the affair attempted to accompany him
(walking in the ordinary way). they
one and all were obliged to abandon
him, and only some cyclists succeeded
in escorting him to the end Of his jour-
ney, no doubt with the charitable inten-
ton of informing him of the possible
and highly probable dangers on the
way, as nature, not foreseeing the rapid
strides which the march Of civilization
has made, did not provide man with
an eye behind.
No doubt had she known that we
should prefer walking backward she
would have done so.
Those experienced in this kind Of
sport aver it is not without its advan-
tages Personally I fail to see the neees-
sity of walking backward and shall only
be convinced when it Is proved to me
that a man, thoroughly tired u tn walk
ing forward, may rest himself by walk
ing acknowledgements Weekly.
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..Bulls, Not Irish.

Those who are not Irishmen some
times trespass on Irish property. A
French cure, preaching about sudden
death, said, "Thus it is with us-we go
to bed we'll and get up stone dead!"
An old French lawyer, writing Of an
estate he had just bought, added,
"There is chapel upon it in which
my wife and wish to be buried, if God
spares our lives /"
A merchant who died suddenly left
in his bureau a letter to one Of his cor
respondents which he had not sealed.
His clerk, seeing it necessary to send
the letter, wrote at the bottom, s'Since
writing the above have died.
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killed the people who had the fever
the new yellow fever is death to the
people who do not have the fever
Tremendous applause
RESTORATION OF BIMATALLIsM.
How can you restore bimetallism7
You have got to have plan If you
want to do it. Our opponents tell you
that our policy would disturb business.
We tell them that business is already
disturbed. They tell us that if we
succeed in this election there will be
aninterim of few months before we
can put our policy in operation. We
tell 5pn that if they succeed there will
be fonr years interim before they can
put their policy into operation.
Cheers. You say you want to stop
agitation. How are you going to stop
agitation SO long as you have no fixed
policy What is the policy of the
republican party upon the money
question? It is to wait until some
other nation tells us when we can act
for ourselves
How long will we have to wait? Ah,
my friends, il our opponents succeed
in this election, can they give us any
assurance as to how long it will take
foreign nations to help us restore con-
fidence? There is no assurance. The
success of our opponents in this cam
paign simply means four years more of
agitation and then the trial of the
remedy which we ask you to give. We
propose that this agitation, which has.
lasted for twenty years, shall eliminate
now in the restoration of the gold and
silver coinage of the constitution.
That is all we ask, and, my friends,
there is no other way by which you
can stop agitation. You say you do
not believe in the ratio of 16 to /.
tell you that, whether you believe in
that ratio or not, if you believe in
bimetallism you have got to cast your
vote with bimetallists, and not with
monometallists. [Applause.]
PARITY BETWEEN GOLD AND SILVER.
We believe that this nation, without
waiting for the aid or consent of any
other nation, is liable. by opening it's
mints to free and unlimited coinage at
16 to 1, to create a demand for silver
great enough to absorb all the silver
that will be presented at our mints,
and by SO doing maintain the parity
between gold and silver at the ratio OF
IL to l. EApplause.] Now, my friends,
my time is up. l must leave you and
go to greet other people. simply ap-
peal to gcr 70 join with5us if your
Judgments gaeL4.s alsat action, in try
ing to bring back to me people a !
system which !aey lad and
would have had until now bat for it's
being struck down in the night with
out discussion before the American
people. When this has been accom-
plished other things will be possible.
Until this II acc0mpliehed no other
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# oil is spilled upon carpet, imme-
diately scatter cornmeal over it and the
oil will be absorbed. Oil that has soak
ed into a carpet may be taken out by
laying thick piece of blotting paper
over it and pressing with a hot flatiron.
Repeat the operation, using fresh
piece Of paper each time.
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DIRECTORY oF-LopcEs.
MASONIC LODGE,

staunton Lodge No. Is, A. F. and A. NJ, meets
every second and last Friday. night in each
month, in Masonic Temple, Main street. jag.
| M. Lickliter, W. M; B. A. Eskridge, Sec'y.
UNION ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER.
No.2, meet third Friday in every month, in
| Masonic Temple, on Main street. W. Nc
Gufdn. High Priest A. A. Eskridge, Sec'y.
ODD FELLOWS LODGE:
Staunton Lodge, No. As, I. o. O. F. meets
cry Thursday Fight in Odd Fellows Hall. owe
Wayt's drug store, on Main street. John q
Fretwen Noble Grand; C. a. Grafton, Sec
KNIGHTS OF HONOB LODGE.
Staupton Lodge No. 756, Kr ghts of Honor
meets every first aai1 third Tuesday in each
month, in Pythian Hall, Main street. WI.
Olivier, Dictator; W. A. Burnett, Recorder.
MOUNTAIN CITY LODGE.
No. 116, I. o. G. T., meets every Friday night
in their lodge room over wayt's drug store on
Main street. A. s. Woodhouse, Chief Templar
F. B. Kennedy, Sec'y.
DISTRICT LODGE.
No. G. t. lseets every three month.
G. q. Shipplett, D. C. T.; S. H. Bauserman
ROYAL ARCANUM.
Augusta Council No. 400, Royal Arcanum
meets every second and fourth Tuesday In the
month, at Pythian Hall, Main street. WV
Robertson, Regent; Jos. B. Woodward, Sec
retary.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE
Charity Division. NJ. A., Sons Of Temperance
meets every Monday night at Odd Fellows
all. W. A. Rapp, Worthy Patriarch; John
B. Conelt Sec'Y.
UNIFORMED RANK, KNIGHTS CT
PYTHIAS.
E. B. Stuart Division, No. 10, meets second
and fourth Mondays each month at Pythian
Hall. Sir Knight Captain, F. B. Berkley;S
Knight Recorder. s. H. Rosenbaum.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
Valley Lodge, No. IS, K. of p, meets every
Monday night at Castle Hall, on West Main
| street, over DIR. Wayt's drug store. c. T.. Ham
mond, Chancellor Commander; ;Albes
Keeper Of Records and Seal.
KNIGHT TEMPIARs.
Staunton Commandery, No. 8, Knights Tenn
plar, meets first Friday night In every month
| in Masonic Temple, on Main street. W. b.
McChesney, Eminent Commander; A. A. ~
ridge, Recorder.
ONEIDA TRIBE, NO. SS, I. o. R. M,
Meets in their wigwam, in valz Building
every Wednesday at 8th run 30th breath
setting of the sun. j. ID. Anthony, sachep-
James w. Blackburn, chief of records. Ill
visiting brothers welcome.
AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR.
Valley Council No. 7So meets on the first and
third Mondays In each month. Commando
A. S. woodhouse; secretary, DIR. J. M. Hange
collector. Isaac c. Morton. Jr.
CATHOLIC HIBHRNIAN BENEFICIAL
soCIETY.
:Meets first Sunday In every month in their
hall on the church lot. n. T.B presI.
dent; J. J. Kilgalen, frss vice-president; J. J
Murphy, second vice president; d. O'Connell
recording secretary.
.STONEwALL"B BRIGADE BAND.
Band meets every Monday ana Thursday
orchestra, every Wednesday, At p. M, in City
Hall. Mr.. J. M. Rrorcton, director
J. A. Armentrout, presidents. ana O. Harry
Haines secretary.
cHAMBEr OF CoMMHRon.
Monthly meetings,Fourth Tussday IN ne
month at7:soo'clock. Room nctt7Fa nul1e
Wpresz
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Variations.

IT wish," said the editor Of the COM
ic journal, "that you would give us
something first rate in the way of a BIZ
cycle joke.
"I'm afraid the bicycle joke has been
overworked lately" was the answer.
"H'ml Maybe it has. Well, give us
something about the bicycle joke being
a chestnu ut. ''---Detroit Tr;hnne
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Miss Antique-How sad the thought
that in hundred years all we know
will be gone!
Miss Pert-Console yourself! You
will have a chance to make new ao-
nuaintances.-Detroit Free Press
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There are many SO credulous of evil
that they will receive suspicious and
impressions against persons whom they
don't know from a person whom they
do know-an authority good for moth
inG.-Hare.
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Whenever the invention admits Of a
model, the inventor is required to fur
nish it, of convenient size, to show
properly and to the best advantage the
working Of the device.
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SuMcient Proof.

'We have been married only year,
Lizzie, yet you no longer dress to please
mep'
"That is because you no longer love
me, Harold"
''Prove itl''
"Love is blind. detroit Free Press.
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!$tattntott Spectator.
RATES OF ApvER Rrls,wo.

Advertisements are inserted at the rate OF
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for each subsequent insertion.
Local Notices are inserted at the rate OF 20
cents per line for the first, and 10 cent? for
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Business Notices are inserted at the rate OF
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liberal discount will be made ON all orders
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II tell you I'm IN big luck.
llYa- :

YES. The insurance examiners pass
ed me in coed health two months ago,
and now the doctor tells me I've got an
lncurable disease Amt that luckr'-
london Tit Bits.
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Professional Pains.
Some Unhattering Pen Portraits of the
Great Master of Landscape.

'Is there any particular nervous COM
plaint connected with your profession?"
asked the cheerful idiot of the rifeman.
"There is the tennis arm, the bicycle
face and the baseball arm, and thought
there might be something Of the sort
among you gunners. -
"No," said the rifleman; nothing Of
the sort"
''It is very queer, said the cheerful
idiot thoughtfully. IT didn't suppose
you could hit the target without taking
sharpshooting pains. - Indianapolis
Journal.
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HON. WIN. J, BYRAN'S SPEECH AT
ALBANY.

An Immense Crowd and Great Enthusiasm
On Tuesday of last week, Hon. VIM.
j. Bryan was the guest of Hon. David
B.IHill at Albany, the capital of New
York, at whose residence he remained
about three hours. After the dinner,
he delivered that evening an able
speech to an audience of from seven to
ten thousand interested people packed
in the City Hall Square under the
shadow of the State House.
Mr.. Norton Chase, Chairman of the
City Democratic Committee, in intro
ducing him said =
my fellow citizens, this is d plain
meeting for the plain people, where
there is to be no fuss and no feathers.
There is but one man you wish to see.
but one man you wish to hear. l have
the honor to introduce him to you. the
democratic candidate for President of
the United States, the Hon. VIM. j..
Bryan, of Nebraska, Prolonged cheer
ing.l
CAMPAIGN OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
Mr.. Bryan said: In the presence of
this immense audience it is hardly nee
essary to announce that the presiden-
tial campaign is open for business. It
gives me great pleasure to be permitted
to address even for short time the
citizens of Albany and this vicinity. l
esteem it privilege to be able to de-
fend in your presence the politics which
believe will bring prosperity and hap
piness to the American people. Jap
plause.1 In this time Of free govern
ment people express themselves
through party organizations. It is the
only way in which we can give effec-
tive force to our convictions. Without
party we fight without hope of success.
Parties meet in their conventions,
adopt their platforms and go forth to
the people appealing for the suffrages
of those who believe that through that
party and by the politics expressed in
the platform they can best serve their
country and protect their rights. The
democratic party at Chicago met in
convention, and there the majority of
the democrats of the United States,
speaking through their legally chosen
representatives, laid DOWN platform
and nominated q ticket. It is not to
he expected tl.at person will always
.1r.i il. any platform allthat he desires
and nothing which he does no. ike.
But when a citizen comes to vote he
acts with that party and indorses that
platform which gives to him the best
assurance of securing the most impor-
tant things which he desires. Ap-
plause.
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amount of crime, increases the demand
for ministers to put down immorali-
| ty. [Applause.]
/ PROSPERITY FOR THE MASSES.
If there is any other reason why a
minister should favor the gold stand
! ard have not heard it, and even the
most astute of our opponents have, SO
| far as | know, never urged the reasons
which l have suggested to you. My
| friends, there is this general principle
! that you can use in governing your
course: You may rest assured that In
the long run any policy which brings
prosperity to the great mass OF the
people will be shared by all the people.
Ii you cannot see just in what partic-
/ ular way any given measure is going
to benefit you in your business, II you
can satisfy yourself that the general
public will be benefited by that meas
! ure, you can rest assured that you will
receive your proportionate share OF 1t;
But challenge you to search in all
the pages of history for single instance
! where the mass of the people were
ever benefited by legislation that in
| creased the value of the dollar in
which debts had to be paid. lap
plause.
NY friends, our opponents sometimes
tell us that this silver sentiment is q
disease. If SO it will run it's course.
like whooping cough or the measles.
No, my friends. it is not disease. The
silver sentiment is the outgrowth OF a
condition, and you cannot destroy the
sentiment till you have remedied the
condition out Of which that sentiment
arose. can retaliate upon our oppon-
ents and tell them that this gold stand
ard idea is a disease. 1t is the new
yellow fever. Laughter and ap-
plause.] But there is difference De-
tween the new yellow fever and the
old yellow fever. The old yellow FEVER
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Calvary Glover Seems Entitled to Its Name.
Glover With Four Leaves Il Believed
Everywhere to Bring Good Luck-The
Little Plant Revered by Poets.
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A Flea Work. the Hammer.

At Essen, Germany, in the great
Krupp gun works, which are situated
at that place. there is hammer that
weighs 80 tons. This hammer works in
connection with an anvil weighing so
tons, which, i'll :urn, is placed on an
anvil block weighing leo tons. Profess
or Schumann, trained flea man" Of
Bern, Switzerland, visited Essen and
the great war machine works few
years ago Upon returning home he set
about making model of the great
hammer which should be complete in
every detail. but on such 4 minute scale
that the hammer could be raised by a
flea instead Of by 100 horsepower en-
CINE. as in the original. In its completed
state tins wonderful miniature model,
frame. hammer, pulleys, etc.-weighs
but - grains! The hammer and anvil
are both of solid gold. the pulleys Ger
man silver and the framework plati-
mum. A flea, trained by Mr.. Schumann,
the maker Of the model, will, at the
word of command, hoist the hammer to
the top Of the frame, where it is auto
matically set free, descending in pre-
cisely the same manner rs the monster
after which it was modoled.-St. Louis
Republic.