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No Water Famine.

Ansonia, Jan. 29-The new reservoir of the Ansonia Water company in Sey mour is filling up nearly every day, Fri day the rainfall caused the depth to increase by about twelve inches, and a good volume of water is still running into it. The water some distance back from the dam now measures ten feet. To fill the next ten feet will take about four times the quantity of water, as the surface increases rapidly as the depth increases. There is but little doubt that the spring rains will completely fill the reservoir, and if so there will be no lack of water for years to come, let the summers be dry as they may.
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In 4 Sinking Condition.

London, Jan. 29.-The British bark Pellicano, Captain Smith, from Pernam- buco. for MosoTo, has been abandoned at sea in a sinking condition. Her crew has arrived at Rio Janeiro. The British shin Rhone, bound for Calcutta, is ashore outside os Cumberland basin She lies across the river. The steamer North Cambria for Baltimore, which ar rived at Limerick, on the 27th, has been placed in quarantine on account of the appearance Of smallpox among the ships company.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-30

Pianos, new and slightly used, at prices to suit the times and careful buy CT, can foe found at our warerooms We have the famous Weber and others, all desirable. Cash will secure such bar gains as you now and then hear of and wonder at. Easy terms given, or to rent at reasonble rates.
 M. SONNENBERG PIANO CO.,,
 ja24 If sol Chapel street
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Two Earns Destroyed.

Bridgeport, Jan. 29.-Two barns were totally destroyed by fire in Fairfield to- night. One of the buildings was owned by Bartholomew Bennett, and with the contents was valued at s3,OO0 There were in it three hundred barrels of on- ions, six tons of hay and a large quan- tity of farming implements and carpen- ters' tools. The second barn was own ed by M. J. Hayes. It was valued at $500. Both were partially insured.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-30

grounds. Carmine stripes on Persian grounds. White dotted black grounds divided by pronounced white stripes supporting dainty Dresden figures.
 Our Buyer says: "Tell the ladies that these Organ dies are boldly beautiful. No namby pamby prettiness about them. The finest Organdies that money can buy, selling at the Big Store price of 37 1-2c. a yd. Daylight Square.
 Jewelry Counter
 Sterling Silver Links, pair $ 50 up Finest Rolled Gold Links, pair .soa Sterling Silver lever back Cuff
 Buttons 50" Same in rolled gold 50" Ladies' Side Combs with Sterling
 mounts .25" We Won't Bore You
 with :" Inventory talk. To be sure we're hard at -tak- ing stock. But there are not a few things with their price wings clipped, that you'd be glad to buy.
 S2.os For Portieres
 by the pair. Less pairs of a given kind, an d fewer com binations of colorings than on Monday, but a big bar gain nevertheless. $2.o8 a pair for Portieres that have sold as high as $4.o8. Upholstery, Second Floor,
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Death in the Annex.

Edward A. Burroughs died at his res idence in the annex yesterday He was a member of Washington council, o. U. A. M., and of the Grand avenue Baptist church. The council will have charge of the funeral, which will be held on Saturday,.
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WEdTiIEE RECORD.

AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENr,
 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
 OF rHE WEATHER BUREAU. WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 2a, 1896. p. m. Forecast for Thursday--For New Englant and eastern New York: Fair and warmer light variable winds.
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G8ozhpMSlek9m T67-7yf CHAPEL ST. THURSDAY %4.a4SPEClALS.
 N % % I FUR CAFES.
 In settling a law suit man. ufacturer compromised with us, sell- ing us tha lot of Fur Capes involved in the suit at a very low price.
 On Thursday morning we shall offer these goods at probably the lowest prices such Capes were ever soS.
 f Half fSheared Coney with Thor Siberian Dog Trimming. Iney Half .Sheared Corev comPrlse' plain.
 Marmot- -Thibet Lamb
 trimmed. Actual value, 5000 ca. Sale price, o.S5 each.
 + % % RIBBONS.
 Lot of finest quality Persian Ribbons, as follows 5-inch width-regularly 50c-
 Thursday, 30e yd. 5-inch width-regularly 75e-
 Thursday, 5oe yd. Small lot of 25e Windsor Ties in excellent styles
 Thursday, I0c each. White Nainsooks.
 In very desirable checks several hundred yards good quail ity-for aprons, and white dresses
 Thursday, 4ae yd. Prints
 1000 yds. choice Shirting Prints excellent styles-in remnant lengths
 Thursday, 23e yd. Donet Flannel.
 l case white Shaker Domet Flannel 32 inches wide our regu- lar price 9e-
 Thursday, 6be yd. l Hens Underwear.
 Heavy Undershirts and some Drawers-an 0 Id lot-regular 5Of goods
 Thur, Fri. and Sat-,
 25e each. HOWE &S7E7SON
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NALLEYsNEErY%&.
TELEPHONE No. s2s.

With the Return
 of Dress-making, comes a renewed interest in patterns. Wharll you buy? No pat tern is good enough but the best, "Sta n dard Patterns are the best. Get new, free Fashion Sh eets about the I2th of every month.
 Pattarn Countar
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The Most Pie asing Thing

about our Book Store,- aside from bottom prices is the open shelves. There you go undisturbed, select the book you want, and find a ready sales p erson to wrap it.
 Temple Street Side.
 Our Stylish Org andies
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14
AWAY Went the Band.

The Stonewall Band went to Can
ton, Ohio, the home of Maj. Mckinley
to make martial music for those Con-
federate veterans who wanted to lick
dust from the feet of the candidate of
plutocracy. The band has we fear
committed suicide. No act of it's life
has given so much dissatisfaction to its
friends and supporters. 1t was not to
make music in Ohio for a man whom
our people think now would destroy
their homes and despoil their country
in time of peace if elected President, as
he and his followers did in time OF
war. 1t was not for this that our PEG,
pie have given of their means, to per-
petuate an organization, whose name
is linked with that of the soldier,
whose achievements have shed such
luster upon the pages of Virginia's
history. 1t is a sad fruition of theil
work to know that they have preserv-
ed the life of an organization because
it bore th at honored name, only to see
it the means of giving comfort to. ar
enemy land making political capital fol
a party opposed to every tenet to which
they hold. This 5000 may help little
now but we fear what it has done fol
the Band will be thousand.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14
Bryan's Chances in New York.

Chairman Danforth of the democrat
ic State committee of New York, has
this to say of Bryan's chances in the
Empire State:
Il believe that if the changes which
have been occurring in the various
counties in favor of Bryan continue
until election day he will receive a
handsome majority and the electoral
vote'
viii Senator Hill support the tick
ct ~ he was asked.
Il believe that Senator Hill will sup
port the national and State tickets, but
do not think he will make any public
pronunciamento or statement to that
effect. do not believe he will take
an active part in the campaign, but he
will aid the committee by consultation,
advice and suggestions. as he has
already DONE"
Chairman Danforth also thinks that
Bryan will sweep the country, getting
the electoral votes of Ohio, Iowa, Ne
braska, Oregon, Wyoming, Montana,
Washington, South Dakota, Michigan,
Nevada, Kansas, Colorado. California,
Illinois, Indiana, Delaware, New Jer-
sey. Maryland, West Virginia, Virgin
ia, North Carolina. South Carolina,
Kentucky. Tennessee, Missouri, Ar,
kansas, Texas, Missippi, Louisiana,
Alabama, Georgia and Florida. show
about New York ?" From adyices re
ceived within the past few days l be
lieve that the chances for Bryau,s
success in New York State have been
greatly enhanced"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14

The big, hearty, healthy man is a
continual irritation to his dyspeptic
friend. Constipation is the root of
nine tenths of the sickness of men, and
of large proportion of the sickness of
women. It can be cured easily, ma.
turaliy and quickly. Nature is con-
tirually working as hard as she can to
throw off impurities, and to force out
poisonous refuse matter. When there
is an impeachment, DR.. Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets set the wheels working
again without any trouble. They as
sist nature in gentle, healthful. eff
ficient way. There is nothing violent
about their action, and yet it is just as
certain as if it were twice as violent.
you do not become slave to their
use." They are different and better
than any other pill for the cure of con-
stipation, headache and kindred de-
rangements. Almost all druggists I'M
derstand this, and are Conscientious
enough to tell you SO. The druggist
who tries to sell you substitute is not
O safe man from whom to buy medi-
cine. Send 81 cents in one-cent stamps
to Worlds Dispensary Medical Asso-
citation, Buffalo. N. Y. and receive DR..
Pierce's 1903 page Common Sense Med
zeal Adviser" profusely illustrated.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14
GRAIN TRADE AND CROPS.

The Cincinnati Price Current of last
Thursday says
There is little of change to be noted
with reference to crops or situation OF
grain interests in interior localities.
There is as heretofore noted for con-
siderable time lack of offerings of
wheat in the interior, and especially of
desirable quality. 1t is manifest that
where there is wheat it is quite tena-
ciously held under expectation of bet
ter prices. There is no new evidence
calculated to essentially change esti
mates as to yield, unless it be in the
spring wheat section, where there ap-
pears to be some possibility of reduc
ton in the estimates.
The autumn seeding of wheat where
not previously completed has been
pushed forward, and in various locali
ties the more favorable conditions of
late have encouraged larger seeding
than was earlier expected. The re
turns are decidedly favorable in regard
to the start of the crop, and there is
more of evidence that the acreage will
be increased in comparison with last
year. From south Kansas there is some
complaint of grasshoppers eating the
wheat plant, but this has little signifi-
canoe.
In many places the new corn is being
rapidly cribbed. Ia others, moisture is
delaying this work. In various locali-
ties the old grain is being moved free
~. In regard to yield, there is little
Of new evidence. and it does not ap-
pear likely that the entire crop will
essentially exceed last years, in guam
tity.
The advancing tendency in the
wheat market has been arrested, ap
parently, and the week closes with
prices at Chicago somewhat lower than
a week ago, after having reached high
er figures than last week. 1t is difficult
to judge as to what may develop later
on, but the general situation does not
seem to warrant much further move
ment in an upward direction at present.
The corn market closes little better
than week ego, and is still at posi.
ton which should encourage conf
Gence.
December wheat at Chicago closed
&c below thehighest point of the week,
&c above the lowest point, and &c
lower than g. week ago.
Corn at Chicago for December closed
1sc below the highest point of the week.
&c above the lowest point of the weak,
and sc higher than a week ago
Wheat receipts at primary markets
were 6,776,000 bushels for the week
against 5, 714.G00 the preceding week,
and 6,773, 900 last year.
Corn receipts were 3.992. 900 bushels,
against 1901, GOO the preceding week,
and 1926, 600 last year.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14

CHARLESTON, W. VA. Oct. II w.
A. Onley, secretary of the democratic
State committee, is authority for the
statement that the negotiations be-
tween the populists and the democrats
have been entirely satisfactory from
his standpoint, and that the popu1ist
State ticket will be withdrawn and the
democratic ticket substituted. The
populist State committee has in it's
hands the designations of almost every
candidate on their State ticket, and
they will be used when the proper mo.
ment arrives.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14
They are so Blue.

There are no people so blue as the
gold advocates of today. They have
simply gone to pieces in the last ter
days. Florida gave them a cold chill
Georgia next put ice upon an already
shivering body, but>-their chatterine
teeth:and shifting knees have come
from the startling truth which has
dawned at last upon the most sanguine
of their leaders. that McKinley's chan.
ces of election are no more. The whole
thing has collapsed, the campaign of
education did not educate, the pur-
chasing power of the present gold
standard dollar when applied to voters,
fell below the SO cent dollar or Next
can dollars which the campaign orator
has hung up or paraded as such
scarecrow. But the Napoleon of pro-
lection and his faithful lieutenant,
Hanna, have awakened to the terrible
realization that every State West of
the Mississippi and South of the Poto-
mac are hopelessly for Bryan, and
that no hope remains upon which to
hang the faintest hope unless they can
buy illinois. Indiana, Iowa and Michi
gan.
This has been the most disappointing
of all campaigns. At one time it was
a walk over for Mckinley, then Bryan
was conceded few States. but he
could never force his populistic ideas
on the people and would on election
day find himself showed under deeper
than any aspiring youth who ever ap-
peared in the political arena. Later
his arraying class against class it was
admitted had drawn around him some
voters, but they would run away and
leave him before election day. But
10! before his enemies were aware, he
had gathered about him such follow
ing, that CONSERVATION fell upon the
camp of his enemies and he has won
the battle before the day upon which
the battle is to be fought. The head
quarters in Washington are SO blue
one would think they had been paint
ed with indigo, and the saddest faces
stroll through the corridors and about
the building, that ever appeared at a
funeral. Oh. it is SO sad to think the
country is going to the devil. but it is
going with Bryan as its leader and no
earthly power can stop IT.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14

The following extract from a speech
of Senator Ingalls, was quoted by Mr.
Bryan in one of his speeches in In
diana last week, and portrays the feel
ing of the distinguished Kansan toward
gold, when the party whip did moi
crack
F" No enduring fabric of national
prosperity can be builded on gold
Gold is the money of monarchs. Kings
covet it; the exchanges of nations are
affected by it it's tendency is to accu
mulate in vast masses in the CONNER
cial centers, and to move from king
dom to kingdom in such volume as to
unsettle values, and stir up the fnan-
ces of the world. 1t is the instrument
of gamblers and spectators, and the
idol of the miser and thief
1.-THE object Of so much alteration, it
becomes naughty and sensitive, and
shrinks at the approach of danger. and
whenever it is most needed it always
disappears at the slightest alarm if
begins to look for refdge; it flies
through the nations at war to the ma
tians at peace. War makes it a fugi-
tive. No people in great emergency
ever found faithful ally in gold. It
is the most cowardly and treacherous
of all metals. 1t makes no treaty that
it does not break. 1t has no friends.
whom it does not sooner or later be-
tray. Armies and navies are not main
tanned by gold. In time of panic and
calamity, ship wreck and disaster, it
becomes the chief agent and minister
of ruin. No nation ever fought a great
war by the aid of gold. On the con-
trary, in the crisis of great peril it be-
comes an enemy more potent than the
foe on the field. But when the battle
is won and peace has been secured,
gold reappears and claims the fruits of
victory"
"Those said Mr.. Bryan, are the words
of the distinguished Republican Sena
tor, and those words are true. Gold is
arrogant, tyrannical in time of peace,
and it deserts any nation in time of
war. and never is friend when a
friend is needed. And yet our oppo
nents are insisting that we shall main
tain this gold standard until foreigners
come to our relief. Our opponents in
sisS upon building commercial fabric
upon handful of gold which may be
drawn away at any time and leave us
helpless at the mercy of our enemies"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14

It has been hard on Maj. Mckinley
to tell how glad he was to be allowed
to shake the hands of the United
Order of Coal Heavers, and the next
moment to express sentiments of es-
TEEN for the Grand Lodge of Scull-
dugians, the next to wipe off his hand
and present it to grasp the extended
palms of the American Federation of
Bunco Steerers. But when the Con-
federate Veterans came up in their
turn, headed by the Stonewan Band,
under command of Major General
Noon of this city, pallor came upon
the Majors face, the food long since
eaten rose in his throat and with his
hand on his mouth he rushed to the
privacy of his bed room. Since then
nothing will lay on his stomach.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14

The tobacco sales at Danville, Va,
for the year ending Sept. 30th, were
leaf tobacco 40, 100, 999 lbs, and the av-
erage price paid was $17.79 per hun.
dred. The sales of packed tobacco at
the storage warehouses were 1897 hogs
heads, or about 100000 pounds.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14

The managers of Mckinley have
given up Virginia to Bryan. They are
going to make the best fight they can
under the circumstances, but at head
quarters it is known that the Decoy
Duck ticket has made no impression
on the great Bryan movement and
they have put the State down as hope
less. Mark Hanna has withdrawn fur
ther financial aid, and the only money
left with which to run the campaign
WILDE contributed by local politicians,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional rem
edies- Deafness is caused by an in.
hamed condition of the mucous lining
OF the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube is infiamed you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when
it is entirely closed, Deafness is the re
suit, and unless the Inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored to
its normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out OF
ten are caused by catarrl, which is
nothing bnt an inflamed condition of
the mucous surface.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cata.
logue free.
+. j. CHENEY g. Co.,
WSold by Dr1.gists. 75c. -
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14

The democrats claim to be certain of
carrying all ten congressional districts
in Virginia. Judge Rhea. of Washing
ton county, writes that all the indica-
tions point to the election in the ninth
district of Judge Williams. Gen. James
A. Walkers democratic opponent for
Congress.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14
1Ae Author of Trilhy Dead.

New YORK, Oct. s.-A cablegram
from London announces the death in
that city this morning of George Du-
Maurier, the artist and novelist Du-
Maurier has been extremely i'll for a
week of a complication of lung and
heart troubles. He had been many
years distinguished as an artist and
illustrator and had written one or two
novels when TrIiby appeared and gave
him fame az an author,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14

The removal of Bishop Keane from
the rectorship of the Roman Catholic,
University at Washington is regarded
in some quarters as triumph of the
ultramontane party, with Archbishop
Corrigan at it's head, in the American
hierarchy.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14

Have you noticed that all the gold
papers complain that the silver miner
will get one dollar for each 3715 grains
of his silver and make profit of fifty
cents? Does this look as if you were
going to get only fifty-three cent
dollar?
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14

Things look blue in gold buggery
quarters in Washington. When
they started out to buy votes they had
no idea they would have to buy the
entire nation. They can't do it, and
their lower jaws have fallen.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14

Vice Presidential Candidate Arthur
Sewall has issued a letter of acceptance.
He says? 1--WE rescued our party; ouI
mission now is to rescue our beloved
country. The free and unlimited coin
age of silver is the sole remedy with
which to check the wrongs of to-day,
to undo the ruin of the past" He
denies the charges of creating class
distinctions and sectionalism.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14

The -octogenarians, Palmer and
Buckner, have ceased to cripple around
over the country speaking. 1t was so
pitifuI sight, their talleged friends
advised cessation of the torture, lest
somebody be arrested for cruelty to
animals.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14
Hanna and the Labor Vote.

According to the official bulletin from
Democratic headquarters at Chicago
Mark Hanna has admitted that Nc
Kinley's cause is hopeless.
In private conversation held at the
Lexington Hotel, Chicago, some days
since the bulletin says, mark Hanna
made these remarks: .McKinley's
chances are exceedingly doubtful. 1t
is no use denying that we have lost the
labor vote. Debs and his following
have led the labor vote to Bryan, while
the farmers are all crazy on free silver.
l am afraid Mckinley will not win.
s"These statements were made by
Mark Hanna in the presence of two or
three gentlemen whose names are
known at National Democratic head
quarters, and one of them gave out the
information and his reputation for
veracity cannot be impeached."
The Democratic managers also de-
clare that the most conservative Dem
ocratic estimates give the free silver
forces a large working majority in
the next House of Representatives,
while the present free silver majority
in the United States Senate will be in
creased.
National Committeeman Wall, of
Wisconsin, brought cheering news to
the Democratic managers last Tues
day. He declared that Bryan would
carry that State without a doubt.
Emil Hoechster, of Chicago, who has
been addressing German voters
throughout Illinois, asserts that Bryan
will come up to Cook County with
more than so, 900 majority.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14
Among the letters received by tn

Among the letters received by the
managers of the Bryan meeting at
Tammany Hall, New York, was the
following from John Quincy Adams of
Massachusetts,: 81 feel that the cry of
a people who have long been outraged
is more to be pitied, and sooner to be
needed, than the wall of parasites.
Therefore, as descendant of two
signers of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, I cannot stand idly by and see
my people struggle for the same rights
that my ancestors fought for during
the American revolution without lend
ing my voice that self government may
be enjoyed and our domestic and
financial policy may not be dependent
on and dictated by the same old enemy
England"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-14

Georgia and Florida have both
spoken, and they are telling the story
of what is to happen on the 3rd OF
November. Georgia went over 10000
democratic, and Florida nearly 10000.