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WALLABIES AND KANGAROOS.
A Sportsman's Glimpses Of Animals Pc
culiar to Australia.

A Sportsman's Glimpses Of Animals Pc
culiar to Australia.
There are wallabies and wallabies,
scrub, swamp and rock wallabies, but
all furnish lively sport for the hunter.
The wallabies are next relatives to the
kangaroos and are found in Australia.
F. g. Af1alo tells in the Badminton
Magazine how he hunted the wallabies
Is miles up the picturesque river, called
the Rhine of the south by the Austria
lians The hunt was failure, but the
writer had more sport after kangaroos.
"We had not, my companion and I,
gone half mile,'' he says, when we
disturbed large gray kangaroo at his
morning toilet. He rose politely and
eyed us for moment, which would
have been his last on earth, only, as
luck would have it, he stood immedi-
a:ely between ourselves and the other
two of the hunters Then, while we
were bowling to each other, the kangaroo
suddenly vanished. do not pretend to
know where he went When beast can
leap 30 feet without moving muscle,
it is useless to look for it. Here came a
streak of luck. We rammed through a
tangle of trailing underground and all
of sudden there sat small doe wa1laby
in small opening, scratching her ear.
It is not every body who can intrude on
female wallaby and find her scratch
ing her ear with hind foot, nor does
one often find wallaby so interested
in what she was doing as this one was.
She rubbed her ear some more. and,
shocked beyond all measure, my friend
killed her with an express ball
The ears were cut off as trophies. A
little while afte. this about SO walla-
bies and kangaroos were seen in herd,
browsing in the grass a mile away, and
that was tantalizing sight, though
mighty interesting The beasts could
scent man mile away easily, and a
scent meant a go as you please hop race
with no finish so far as the men were
concerned.
with good pull at the flask, we
crept forward" the writer says. con
we plodded, and the animals began to
look troubled, warned by those vague
and inexplicable forebodings of instinct,
standing erect now and then and scan
ming the horizon with their great eyes.
The males tapped the ground to warn
the does and away they went. We got
two by luck-a buck and doe"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

''I have controlled the entire supply
Of Chesapeake bay diamond back terra
pin for a good many years." said Mr..
A. 7. Lavallette of Crisfeld, Md. "In
times gone by terrapin were SO plentiful
that they were fed to the negro slaves,
being about the cheapest kind of food al
that period. Some of the masters would
overfeed their slaves to such an extent
that they were compelled to sign arti-
cles Of agreement that terTapin should
not be fed but once or twice per week.
IF anybody doubts this, there are old
documents still On file at some of the
county seats Of the eastern shore OF
Maryland that will confirm the truth
Of what I say.
"The price for terrapin increased
with the demand up to 1898, the sup
ply during that time being on the de-
crease. Full counts that is, specimens
measuring seven inches and over and
weighing from three to six pounds
were worth then from $50 to $3.50 pei
dozen, six inch counts weighing from
~ to "a pounds bringing from $50 tt
$50 a dozen. The smaller sizes, con
tanning few eggs, are never in great de
mand. During single season have
sold DelmeeHfaiiccooas So, 600 worth of ter.
rapin. have also supplied John F.
Chamberlin for years, and he can come
nearer telling a perfect terrapin by its
outward appearance than any Other
man in this country.
"Since 1898 the price has decreased,
while the supply has not increased.
This is owing to the practice Of small
firms in shipping common southern,
North Carolina and Texas terrapin and
trying to palm them off on buyers as
the genuine Chesapeake article. The
trick, however, rarely succeeds
ga large eight inch terrapin is said
by scientists to be 60 to 70 years old.
In not one case in thousand do the
males measure over five inches OF weigh
over one pound. Washington Post.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
ARomantic Marriage.

LYNoHBURG, VA, Aug. 1S.-Rev. s.
J. Liggan's residence, in this city, was
the scene at O'Clock was morning Of a
romantic marriage, the parties being
Mr.. Orville Van Thompson, a young
lawyer OF Chicago. and Miss Ava
Holmes, of New Orleans. The bride
was guest of the Bedford Alum
Springs, near which Mr.. Thompson has
his summer home. Yesterday after
noon the couple drove away from the
springs. On reaching Lynchburg they
aroused Rev. Mr.. Liggan, and in the
presence of several members of the
preachers family the ceremony was
performed. The bride is daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Holmes, of New
Orleans.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
Waller Scared Them.

The Methodist Times of London says:
"We learn on high authority that
when the list Of the members of the
royal commission on liquor trade was
being prepared it was proposed by the
government to have not only the bishop
of London, but Cardinal Vaughan and
the bishop of Chester, on it. On hearing
this two Methodist members eff eft ppaEllfs-
meat intimated to her majesty's advis-
ers that they would move the addition
of the president of the Wesleyan confer
ence. Ministers were so terrified at the
prospect of having DR.. Waller on the
commission that they promptly dropped
the cardinal and the second bishop.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
The Corpulent Hamlet,

Few passages have caused more com,
ment than the words of the queen in
the fencing scene that Hamlet is ''fat
and scant of breath" For this Mr.. Tree
proposes to read faint and scant Of
BREATH Mr.. Tree is not the first tc
make the suggestion. 1t originated with
Mr.. H. Wyeth of Winchester, who pro-
posed it to DR.. Ingleby, who in turn
communicated it as fine reading to Mr..
Adds Wright, who, on March 9, 1867,
gave it publicity in Notes and Queries.
The supposition was held on the author
ity of Roberts, the player, that Lowin,
who was known to have acted Falstaff
and King Henry VIII and might conse-
quently have been supposed to be in
clined to corpulence, was the original
Hamlet. In this case the use of the
word fat would be justified and ex-
planned.
More recent evidence shows, however,
the extreme probability that Burbadge
was the first Hamlet. Burbadge himself
was also stout, and might thus have
justified the employment of the word.
Mr.. Sydney Lee, in Dictionary of Ma
tional Biography, - favors the notion
that faint should be read for ''fat. -
Plahwe, in his Hamlet, Prinz Won
Dannemark, !" would substitute shot, -
and quotes an earlier line of the King
speaking Of having a5chalice prepared
for the combatants when they are shot
and dry" To all this I only answer
that "fat'' is the reading of all the
folios and quartos. The safe and sensi-
BILE rule at length adopted in Shake
spearean criticism is that when SEN
tence has a distinct and conceivable
meaning it is not to be disturbed by
conjecture. Eat is Ineligible
enough, and must be left as it stands
1t is, moreover, venture to think, the
very word that Shakespeare intention
ally used. and is better and more appro-
pirate than all suggested substitutes.
Gentleman's Magazine.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
THE GLOBE OF MARS.
What We Know to an Absolute Certainty
About the Planet,

What We Know to an Absolute Certainty
About the Planet.
We know that the years Of Mars, al
most twice as long as ours, are composed
Of 686 days, 80 hours, 80 minutes and
Al seconds, and surely nothing need be
more precise. We know also that the
duration Of day and night, or, to speak
more exactly, that Of the durnal rota-
ton, is "a hours, 81 minutes, % seconds
and 65 hundredths of a second. We
know further that, since the inclination
of its axis of rotation is "a degrees So
minutes, the seasons there are sensibly
OF the same intensity as upon our planet.
Besides, with our own eyes we see the
polar SHOWS melt during the summer
and reappear in the winter.
Furthermore, we know very exactly
the geography Cf this neighboring
globe, and in this respect there is hard
" any more mystery for us than in its
calendar. We have observations and
detailed drawings Of it's continents, it's
seas, its streams. it's islands, it's capes,
the mouths Of its great rivers and Its
canals-there is not, one might say, a
single point upon the surface of Mars
which has not been the object-of per-
petual study on the part,of varuus.ob-
servers.
Still farther, we know also the dem
nty OF this globe as well as thezntensity
Of gravity upon its surface. AhesA
aEe Fro 6QmiQatipa no1E
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
He liked Ono of Them.

In Kuhe's Musical Recol1ections'
the story is told of an admirer of Rossini
who sent the composer at Christmas
time fine Stilton cheese and an ora
torio which The donor had recently COM
posed. In iaconic letter Of thanks Ros-
SIM wrote: "A Thousand thanks! I like
the cheese very much. -
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
DON'T STOP TOBACCO.
HOW TO CURE YOURSELF WHILE
USING 1T.

The tobacco habit grows on man until his
nervous system is seriously afTected, impair
ing health. comfort and happiness. 10 quit
suddenly is too severe shock to the system,
as tobacco to an inveterate user becomes
stimulant that his system continually Graves.
"Baco-Curo'' is a scientific cure for the tobacco
habit, in all its forms. carefully compounded
after the formula of an eminent Berlin phys1-
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
The Struggling Young Author.

81 have thought of a scheme for get
ting rich, - said the struggling young
author, "and that is to save the money
that would otherwise spend in sending
out manuscript to the publishers and
for their return, and put it out at inter-
est, instead; thus forming a scrt CT a
sinking fund for my old age. I think
there may be something in this. New
York Sun.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
Ear Mending.

Disagreeably projecting ears have
been successfully manipulated and i'm
proved by surgical skill. A crescent
shaped piece Of cartilage is taken from
the back Of the ear, the cut sewed and
bandage applied until the wound is
healed, when a properly formed ear is
she result
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

Topeka. Kas., Aug. 6.-Ex Governor
George T. Anthony died a. 1875 O'Clock
last night. He was Governor of Kan.
sas fro,n 1877 to 1879, and was appoint
ed superintendent of Insurance by Gov
ernor Morrill,, which office he held W
to the time of his death. He leaves 8
widow aud one child.
Deceased was a brother of Miss Susan
B. Anthony, the woman's rights advo-
cate.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

ONANcocK, Va, Aug. 1.-The Hon.
John W. Gillett, late Judge of Ac-
comac County Court, died this morn
ing after a lingering illness in the I'D
year of his age. He was q first cousin
of Henry A. Wise, and was regarded
by those who knew him as one Of the
ablest men that the Eastern Shore has
produced. He was never married
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

A Spanish patent lasts 30 years and
the device or manufacture must be made
or carried On in Spanish territory within
two years after the patent is granted.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
The Warden of Oxford.

DR.. Symons could be quick and dexter.
GUS when occasion needed. He had ad-
ministered a serious rebuke to an under
graduate for irregularity in attendance
at chapel The victim, who was most
scrupulous chapel goer, summoned by a
mistake due to confusion of names,
pleaded that he had not missed a chapel
during the term, and that the other
Smith must be the defaulter. The old
man did not apologize. He praised the
youth for his regularity, but babe him
beware lest it should degenerate into
Journalism. -Blackwood' Magazine.
A life that is worth writing at all is
worth writing infinitely -Longfellow
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

RAILROAD DEVELOP ENT IN
MExIco.-City of Mexico. Aug. g.
Railway construction in various parts
of the republic is actively going on and
imports of English railway material,
principally steel rails, are increasing
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CATARRH
IT WILL CURE,

A particle is applied directly into the nostrils
and is agreeable. Price so cents at Druggists
or by mail.
ELY BROTHERS, S. Warren Street, New York.
ian 81yr
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Kind words prevent a good deal Of

that pnrvers, ....:-s-t ..;-cil rcalSil and Inn
perious usass ,t..c.i produces in gener-
nus minds, Locke.
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THE IRISH PASTOR.


he Is the "Soggarth Aroon" Of the Poor
and Needy.
There is perhaps no better pastor in
the world from the spiritual point Of
view. The Irish people regard him with
mingled feelings Of awe and reverence
and love. A good deal Of this regard is
no doubt inspired by superstition-by a
dread of the supernatural powers sup
posed to be possessed by Goods anoint-
ed" but, apart from that Father Pat
has secured for himself the warmest cor
ner in the hearts of his flock by his ex-
cellent qualities as spiritual pastor,
as friend when the soul is in need, as
a consider in sickness, distress and mis-
fortune. Many Of the priests may lack
social grace and culture, but they are
eminently fitted for the spiritual duties
which, as pastors, they have to dis
charge. Fine gentlemen not needed for
the hard and repellent services they
appear to secular eyes-of the Catholic
church in Ireland.
Father Pats single minded devotion
to the duties Of his Office, and his keen
1uu0ItSb LII Guo SplI1tu6bl ACCNAo VI LIS
flock, give him surer title to the re-
spect and reverence of the people than
culture and learning. Besides, he. is
brought into intimate relations with the
people all through life, but especially at
its most momentous and solemn occa-
sions. "Soggarth aroon" is the peoples
term Of endearment for Father Pat, and
one of the most popular Of the peasants
songs asks:
Who in the winters night.
Soggarth aroon,
When the cold blast did bite,
Soggarth aroon,
Came to my cabin door,
And ON my earthen floor
Knelt by me, sick and poor,
Soggarth aroonp
Regarding them as body, the priests
are indeed very simple minded, un-
worldly and warm hearted body Of men,
without craft or guile-though, accord
ing to their enemies, who know them
not, these are their distinctive qualities
and they pass through their narrow,
colorless and self sacrificing lives cheer
fully and gladly, seeking no rewards, SO
far as this world is concerned, but the
esteem and love of their f1ocks. Con
temporary Review.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

When siozart was at the height OF
his fame he composed the music for
Bretzner's Belmont und Konstanze"
C'The Abduction From the Seraglio")
at the request Of the Emperor Joseph II.
The author Of the drama was so angry
at this that he inserted the following
notice in The Leipziger Zeitung: GA
certain fellow, of the name of Mozart,
has dared to misuse my drama, Bel
mont und Konstanze' for an opera text.
I hereby solemnly protest against this
invasion Of my rights, and reserve to
myself further procedures (Signed),
Christoph Friedrich Bretzner, author Of
'Rauschchen
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For Your Protection
ELY'S
CREAM RAl m

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sageS, AllayS Infiam-
nation, Heals the
Sores, Protects the
Membrane from Colds,
Restores the Senses of
Taste and Smell.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

Mixed train No. al leave S5aunton at 50 a,
M, arrived at Lexington 9 IS a. m.
On Sunday mixed trains leave at 10 16 a. H.
arrived at Harrisonburg COZ. m.
*Daily, except Sunday. tsunday only.
CONNECTIONS:
Train No: 408 connects at Harper's Ferry
with Fast Limited Express trains, leaving at
LAO p. M, arriving at Cincinnati at 7;45 a. M,
ST. Louis u w p. M, and connects at Weverton
with train arriving at Hagerstown at Pill D.
M, and at Washington junction with train
arriving at Frederick at So p. m.
Train 4l6 connects with fast vestibuled trains
at Harpers Ferry at 9:t4p.m. for Chicago at
l0:2l p. m. for Pittsburg, and 1853 a. m. for Gin
cinnati and st. Louis. Arrive at Pittsburg at
200 a. m; Chicago at 9:45 p. M, Cincinnati al
800 p M, and st. Louis at $50 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
Gner information apply TO B. & o. agents or to
G. f.. Dudrow, Travelling Passenger Agent
Winchester, Va, or G. T. hammond. Agent
Staunton, Va.
CHAS. g. SCULL, VIM GREENs
Gen. Pass. Agt. Ger. Man.
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ROANOKE. VA, Aug. GA terrible

ROANOKE, VA, Aug. GA terrible
drowning accident occurred in Roam
oke river. at its junction with Tinker
creek, two miles east of this city, alb
$50 O'Clock this afternoon, by wi :,
three boys. James Hoague, Wylie Ltd
wig, and Clarence Berry, aged, respec-
lively, twelve. fourteen, and fifteen
years, lost thei- lives.
The river at this point is about sew.
enty-fve yards wide and in some places
fifteen feet deep.
CHARLoTTEsvILLE, VA, Aug. 6.-Mr.
II. D. Porter, prominent citizen of
Charlottesville, died at his residence,
on Garrett street, last night at 10
O'Clock, after protracted illness. He
was about 60 years of age.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
NASAL
CATAR Ri
LOCAL DISEASE
Jan l5-1yr

| LOCAL DISEASE
and is the result OF
colds and sudden
climatic changes.
1t can be cured ny 6
Observation-Disclosures
is applied directly into
the nOStrilS.
For Your Protection
we positively state
that this remedy does
not contain mercury
or any other injurious
drug.
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"77" for GRIP.

Sold by Druggists or sent prepaid on recent of price
zSc or for ~, may be assorted, except only
oHnoAfHhkrs MANUAL Enlarged Revised) Nailed
HuAfa4xYgHEDs Co.. Ill lis WIluan 81, New Yas,
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Mixed Trains Nos 4A StauntOn at e,5 D. M.
stopping at all stations, arrive at Harper's
Ferry 30.
On Sunday mixed trains leave Harrisonburg
at D 90 p. M, arrive at Harper's Ferry II 40 D.
m.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

| Additional local trains leave Staunton as
follows: Except Sunday-3:39 p. m, arrive
Clifton Forge 5:55 p. m.
| No. Z, leaves TAT p. m. for Goshen,
Evening star., 1896-08-04
DEPARTMENT LEAGUE GAMES
Schedule Resumed on the Departure
of the Senator's,

The Treasury Department and the Wash
ington Light Infantry base ball teams will
meet at National Park tomorrow and a
close, hard-fought game is expected. The
Treasury team has taken a big squirt in its
playing, while the Infantry team is still
feeling proud of its victory over the Bureau
aggregation, and there is every indication
that the contest will be one well worth see
ing.
Thursday the Fort Myer and District
Commissioners team will play, and while
the outcome of the game may be a foregone
conclusion, the troopers have been prac-
ticing faithfully and some surprises may be
looked for in their direction.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
and the Treasury mines will meet Friday
and now that the Infantry has succeeded IN
downing the champions the Treasury team
thinks that it has license to do the same
thing. At all events some of the prestige
of the strong Bureau aggregation has been
taken away, and the cashiers from Uncle
Sans money box will endeavor to show the
printers that there are other teams in the
league besides the Infantry who can give
them q close rub. Ladies are admitted free
to all these games and the best of order
prevails
Evening star., 1896-08-04
WESTERN OARSNEN.
Mississippi Valley Rowing AssOcfa-
tiOn Regatta Entries.


GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, August A.
Thursday and Friday of this week the nine
teenth annual regatta of the Mississippi
Valley Amateur Rowing Association will
take place at Macatawa Park, Ottawa
Beach and Jennison Park. The entries fol-
low:
Catlin Boat Club, Franklin s. Catlin;
Grand Rapids Boat Club, J. Avery; Mutual
Boat Club, John B. Vandamme; Union Boat
Club DR.. Thompson, Chicago. Junior dou-
bles-Grand Rapids Boat and Canoe Club,
W. A. Bowen, bow; Ray Coffin, stroke.
Junior pairs-Catlin Boat Club, Fred T.
Johnston bow; Franklin S. Catlin, stroke
Grand Rapids Boat and Canoe Club, j. w.
Holcombe, bow; +. c. Secor, stroke Junior
fours-Grand Rapids Boat and Canoe Club,
J. W. F. Holcombe, bow; j. r. Taylor, No.
2; W. Conger. No. 3; +. c. Secor, No. 4.
Pullman Athletic Association, William Hoff-
man. bow; +. Englebritson, No. .; H. Gend-
ing, No. 3; A. Fromberg, stroke. Gigs
Ontario Boat Club, Richard Griffin, bow +;
Samuel Dale, No. 2; NJ. Tansey, No. 3;
James Huguelet, stroke; julius Huguelet,
bow; J. T. Read, No. =; j. H. Stauff, No. g.;
j. S. Glllen, stroke; +. j. Shaack, cox
swain. Senior singles-Catlin Boat Club
James Henderson; Modoc Rowing Club
Fred Cartright; Mutual Boat Club, c. Lew
is Vandamme. Senior doubles-Catlin Boat
ston, stroke. Modoc Rowing Club, Arthur
Evenson bow; Fred Gastright, stroke. Mu-
tual Boat Club, Albert AIevere, bow; c.
Louis Vandamme, stroke. Senior pairs
Catlin Boat Club, Charles 7. Golf, bow;
Fred Binder, stroke. Senior fours, Della
Read No. 2; J. H. Stauff, No. 3; ]. b. Gill
len. stroke