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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05
TIMES CREASEs.
The Origin and Progress OF the Wrinkles
on the Face.

The Origin and Progress Of the Wrinkles
on the Face.
We all become Interested sooner or
later in the subject of wrinkles. They
are the "irreparable outrage Of Ra-
cine, but although they are SO univer-
sal few have endeavored to explain their
origin and progress. Wrinkles are pro-
duced in the first instance by the fire.
quent repetition of some muscular con-
traction or by sickness. They are not
merely superficial, but appear when the
epidermis is removed, and are found
not only in the face, but all over the
body. They do not run in any regular
direction, and no law has been found
including all their directions. It has
been said that the life history Of man
can be written from his wrinkles, but
physiology hardly agrees in this in
stance, for it has still to be proved that
generals wrinkles differ from those
of physicians, or laborer's from
lawyers. A man does not always or
even generally carry about faithful
autobiography In his face. Although no
part of the body is free from them they
visit chiefly the face, particularly round
the eyes and lips. They run in all di-
reotions - horizontal, vertical and
oblique, straight, curved and crossed.
Going in the sun with the face INSULT
GENTLY covered brings them on prema-
turely, but they are in every case nor
NAL at 40 or even earlier.
Vertical wrinkles between the eyes
come quickly to men who study or wor-
ry themselves. This can readily be i'm
agined. The eyebrows contract natural
~ when in deep thought Grief or wor-
when repeated frequently, produces a
fold in the skin, marking emotion I'M
dergone many times. Between these and
the straight lines on the forehead, al
ready mentioned, come the arohed wrin-
kles of the forehead, found above the
root of the nose. These often tell of
long and painful mental torture. They
arise from cruel physical suffering or
Of still more great development Of the
vertical wrinkles and the resistance of
the skin above.
The crows feet mark the passing Of
the fortieth year and are characterized
by burrows which diverge from the ex-
ternal angles of the eyes In all direc-
tions, like the claws of bird. from
which they are named The wrinkles
Of the nose, which descend from the
nostrils down each side Of the mouth,
are, perhaps, the first to appear. These
burrows are created in laughing and
nastication. A simple ssmile is sufh-
cient to produce them, so 1t Is not sur
prising that the repetition Of the COM
monest acts should soon be craven on
the face. They are also hereditary. The
wrinkles of the cheeks and chin follow
the oval Of the face and are caused by
a diminution Of the fatty substance un-
der the skin, which then falls into
folds The small wrinkles which form
a network in the lower parts of the |
cheeks near the ears have the same |
origin and only appear in old age.
Those found in the upper eyelids and |
sometimes III the lower, which give the |
eyes an air Of fatigue. are the results of |
hard living, grief or worry.-New York |
Ledger
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05
STANTON SPECTATOR AND
SERVANTS IN JAPAN.
They Render Excellent Service II They
Are Treated With Consideration.

They Render Excellent Service IL They
Are Treated With Consideration.
japanese servants are excellent if you
choose them with discretion and treat
them with the established consideration
of the country. There is universal So
cial compact in Japan to make life
pleasant by politeness. Everybody is
more or less well bred and hates the
man or woman who is yakamashu-
noisy, uncivil OR exigent.
People who lose their temper are al
ways in hurry, bang doors, swear and
swagger, find themselves out of place
in a land where the lowest cody learns
and practices an ancient courtesy from
the time when he wabbles about as
baby upon his mothers back Therefore.
to be treated well in Japan-as perhaps,
indeed, elsewhere-you must treat every
body, including your domestics, we'll,
and then you will enjoy the most pleas
ant and willing service.
Your cook will doubtless cheat you
little, your jinrikisha man will now
and then take too much sake, the mus
mu and the boys wife will gallop all
over the place about everything you do,
and the gardener and the coachman will
fight cocks in the back yard when your
back is turned, but if conscious Of your
own you can forgive the little sins Of
others You can hardly fail to become
closely attached to the quiet, soft voiced,
pleasant people, who as soon as they
have learned your ways will take real
pleasure in making life agreeable to you.
A present now and then of kimono
to the maids. Of toys and sweetmeats to
the children, days holiday now and
then granted to the theater or the wres-
Ting match are richly rewarded by such
bright faces and unmistakable warmth
Of welcome on arriving and of good
speed on going as repay you tenfold.
Respectful as Japanese servants are
and they never speak except on their
knees and faoes-they like to be taken
into the family conversation and to sit
sometimes in friendly abandon with the
master and mistress, admiring dresses,
pictures or western novelties and listen
ing sometimes to the samisen and koto
as children Of the household. Edwin
Arnold in Soribner's.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.

A Meeting With q Gentle Hearted Woman
Backed by Ferooious Dog.
CAT the foot of the stairs in the front
hall Of farmhouse one night" said
the retired burglar, 81 stumbled over
something soft that turned out to be a
feather bed. II I had had grain of
sense at all, I should have suspioioned
something from that, but I didn't. It
looked as though it had been just tum-
bled down stairs and left there to be
carried off in the morning. and I let 1t
go at that and stepped into 1t and over
it to the first step Of the stairs and on
up.
stepping up on the fourth step, I
kicked against string stretched across
the stairs and broke it. That made me
suspicious, but never connected the
feather bed at the foot Of the stairs
with 1t. I looked up. I expected it to be
connected with something there. And
it was, and it was coming down the
stairs at me and filing up the whole
stairway. 1t was big feather bed.
Even then I didn't see that the one
coming down had anything to do with
the one down on the floor, and at the
same time I couldn't understand why
anybody should roll anything like a
feather bed down on anybody-bulky,
to be sure, but SO light that 1t was an
easy thing to stop.
II put up my hands to stop this one,
but might just as we'll have tried to
stop a mountain. It was soft and
squashy on the outside, but it weighed
a ton. It just bowled me right over
backward, and fell on the other feath-
or bed at the foot Of the stairs. Then
I began to understand what that one
was for. 1t was to save the bones Of the
man that was tumbled over by the ava
lanohe bed.
81 lay there nearly smothered by the
bed on top and working out from under
1t gradually.
''I hope you are not hurt?' I heard
somebody say from over the railing
along the hall up stairs, and said,
No, ma'am, because it was female
voice, and am always polite to the
ladies, but would you mind telling me
what's inside the one that came DOWN.
"'Oh,' she said, it's the summer
range, with the f1atirons inside. Can
you lift it off, or shall I let the dog
come down and help your
''And with that heard a dog scratch
ing up stairs. supposed it started him
up to hear himself spoken of, and I
judged from the sound Of his claws on
the carpet that he must have been about
the size of a tiger and of about the same
kind Of disposition.
No. I says, Il can get clear of it.
And did and stood up in the hall.
"'You won't carry off the other one,
will you?' she said.
'And hearing the dog still scratch
ing up stairs, l said, mo, 1 won't
And didn't. The lady appeared to be
gentle hearted enough, but knew you
couldn't trust the dog. New York
Sun.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05
A Toad ga a TaIisrnan.

The Western Morning News reports a
remarkable case Of superstition. A
young woman in Penzance had suffered
from fits, and she adopted a remedy
which would be to most people almost
as repulsive as the disease itself. She
procured live toad, placed it in bag,
hung it around her neck and carried it
next her body. The woman was cured
of her fits, but she was being medically
attended at the Pensance infirmary at
the same time. The woman believes,
however, that this was a coincidence
and that her strange talisman was the
instrument Of her cure.-South Wales
News.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05

A Tramp's Transformation.
Two tramps upon footbridge
By curious chance did meet;
There was not room for passing
And neither would retreat.
Each frowned upon the other
With dirt beclouded frown.
And each of them insisted
The other should lie down.
"I've suffered nlany insults,
The younger person said,
'sBut none shsfll tread upon me
Until this body's dead"
''It's useless then to parley,"
The elder tramp replied.
And rs he spoke he seized him
And threw him in the tide.
All, strange the transformation
Which i'll the tramp took place
The contact with the water
Gave him another facet
And when the other saw him,
He cried, with Joyous shout,
sit is my long lost brotEeri"
Plunged in and pulled him out.
Frank J. Bonnelle in New York Journal
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05
Fooled Again,

A savage light shone in her eyes as
she stealthily approached him whom
she hated. The lethal weapon was in
her grasp. He, all unconscious, re-
manned passive.
Nearer and nearer she came. Then
A wave of disappointment swept over
her mobile countenance.
The fly she had been making sneak
on was on the other side Of the sore IN.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05

T ARGE FARM FOR SALE.-A splendid
IL farm in Augusta county, the richest
quarter of the Valley of Virginir. containing
dwelling, two new barns covered with slate
and painted, other new Outbuildjngs, two Or
chards three miles from nearest railway sta
ton with turnpike leading to station, in SPLEEN
did state of cultivation. fine spring, plenty of
timber, in sight of churches, mills, stores, etc.
Price $50 per acre, on one, two and three
cattle, 40 hogs, $50 sheep, 10 mich cows raised
1000 bushels of corn last year, other grain in
proportion. Write for full description to this
Office.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05
Ancient Tombstones.
The custom of inscribinp mo,

The custom Of inscribing upon tomb
stones was in vogue among the Greeks
and Romans. The Greeks only did this,
however, in the case of their illustrious
men, but when a Roman died he was
duly buried near highway, and on his
tombstone wascarved suitable inscrip-
ton, which in the majority Of cases be-
gan with "Sta, viator" (stop, traveler).
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05
Cause of the Trouble,

Chow is it that your sons head seems
to be drawn to one side? Only year
ago be was straight as an INDIAN
Il can only account for it through
the fact that he did his counting on a
tandem. detroit Free Press.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05

About 10000, 900 of the bovine spe-
c1es are now to be found in the Argen-
tine Republic. They are all descendants
OF eight COWS and one bull which were
imported into Brazil in the middle of
the sixteenth century.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05
Oh, What q Timai

1T is automatically stated that the
Prince of Wales has changed the style
OF his hat since the jubilee"
My, my, what time CT it he must
have hadi'-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05
Doing Well.

eyes," said Mr.. Corntossel proudly,
my boy Josiar is doin fine. He was
the best in his class at college"
"Did he tell you which CLASSIC in
quired the summer boarder.
eyes Twas what they call the mid
dleweight class. Washington Star.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05
The Wall.

Bondley-How did Wall street get
its name? There is no wall there.
Stocksand-Yes, there is. l went to
1t about a month after began to spec
ulate.-Up to Date.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05
Useless Money.

Jimmy Dragjeans - Aw, dat guy
made me tired, fer he said he wuz saw
In his money fer rainy day.
Casey de Kidder-Yes, an den it will
be too wet ter burn it.-Pittsburg News.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05
lie Had Failed

my friend solamnly remarked the
man in black, "you don't know how
bard it is to lose your wife.
,i:.T IS ssfood my aeu sir, it
is sisapiy impossible. Chicago Times
Hera1d
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05
To Live.

To live is to have justice, truth, rea-
son, devotion, probity, sincerity, COM
mon sense, right and duty welded into
the heart. Victor Hugo.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05
She Had n Reason

II don't believe Sallie can know that
rlch old Brown Or she'd never marry
him in spite of all his money.
why not?"
lie has such a violent temper"
oh, that's all right. That's why
she has been giving SO much time to
gymnasium work lately. Chicago
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05
A Different Matter.

The Man (expectantly) Then you
will be my wife?
The Girl-No, indeed. I simply said
1 loved you..-New York Ledger.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05

because the weather happens
to be warm. If you have a
weak throat, a slight hacking
cough, or some trouble with
the bronchial tubes, summer Is
the best time to get rid of it.
IT you are losing flesh there is
al the more need of attention.
Weakness about the chest and
thinness should never 90 to-
gether. One greatly increases
the danger Of the other. Heal
the throat, cure the cough, and
strengthen the whole system
now. Keep taking SCOTS
Emulsion all summer.
Fer sale by all druggists At SOC and 1ssA
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05

What Is called elm dust Is really the
seeds Of the tree, which ripen before the
leaves are perfectly formed
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05
$ 81 SOUTHERN
Railway.
Schedule in effect July 4, 1897.
For the South and Southwest.

No. -Daiiy-Local for Charlotte and inter
mediate Stations.
No. 35.-Daily -United States Fast Mail
through Pullman Buffet SleeperS to Jackson
villa via Savannah; to Atlanta, ahd New Or
leans, connecting at Salisbury for Asheville,
Knoxville, Chattanooga and Nashville, Tenn,
and at Charlotte for Augusta.
No. 37-Daiy-W ashington and Southwest
ern Vestibuled Limited; through Pullman
Sleepers to Asheville, Hot Springs and Nash
vile, via Salisbury and Chattanooga; to
Tampa, via Savannah and Jacksonville to
Memphis, via Atlanta and Birmingham and
to New Orleans. via Montgomery and Mobile
Dining Car Greensboro to Montgomery. First
Glass Day Coaches on all trains.
Trains from Staunton by Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway connect In Uniun Station at
Charlottesville with Southern Ry. trains.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05

Though strangely unlike they were
strongly attached to each other. New
York Journal.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05

Honors of war" is the privilege al
lowed to the enemy, On capitulation, of
being permitted to retain their arms.
This is the highest honor victor can
pay vanquished foe.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05

81. Moritz, Switzerland, has the
champion toboggan slide Of the world
L. - Is 1nree-quarters of mile long ana
mas been descended in whiz of II sec
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05
HARkisONBURG TO WASHINGTON.

tDaily except Sunday. *Daily.
Immediate connection in Union Depot at
Washington for and from Baltimore, Phil
adelphia and New York.
W. HI. Green. General superintendent.
w. A. Turk, General Passenger Agent.
j. NJ. Culp, Traffic Manager.
L. S. Brown, Gen1 Agt Pass. Dept.
Washington, ID. G.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-08-05

Train All connects with Southern r. r. at
Strasburg Junction at IL so p. M for Harrisono
burg and points on Valley Railroad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14
CONTROLS WIND AND RAIN.
A PRISONER HAS INVENTED MA
CHINE FOR MAKING CYCLONES.
(CopYright. lS97


The most dangerous man in the world
is now incarcerated in penitentiary in
Oklahoma At present he is safe, but
when he gets out he may do damage un-
less well directed.
This man claims to be able to produce
cyclones. He has invented an explosive
which, on being fired into the air, produces
an effect that is both instantaneous and
miraculous. The air is cleared away" to
use a very unscienhfc term. and into the
vacuum thus formed there rushes air from
below. This produces a cyclone.
A cyclone is a rotatory storm that trav-
els by double motion. 1t goes around and
upward. Besides this it has a tendency
to 60 whichever way the current of wind
may be blowing A cyclone that starts up
in a north wind will swirl round and
round, travelling upward and toward the
north, growing weaker and weaker, until
the resistance is such that it cannot with
stand it: and the cyclone dies natural
death.
The explosive which the Oklahoma man
employs is a secret with himself But it
is without question similar to that used
last summer by village Improvement pro-
jectors to cool the air during August.
Bombs we're liberated from high towers.
AS they exploded carbonic acid gas was
set free which cooled the air, causing it
to rise. Immediately the hot air from be-
low rushed upward to take its place. Thus
a breeze was formed. This actually works
well, but il requires an attention and en-
tails an amount of expense which fright
ems away experimenters.
The cyclone man, II allowed full sweep
with his invention, could station himself
a mile or so beyond a city, and by firing
his bombs into the clouds cause a perfect
and immense upward and outward sweep
of air that would be sufficient to cause a
cyclone.
But. though this invention could be used
for an evil end, il could and will be plac-
ed to good practical use. Gunpowder in
the right place Is one OF the most use
full servtors of man; and in the wrong
place, his deadliest enemy. Prof. Cat
ling's guns are good I'm one place and bad
I'm another. So with the cyclone gun.
The cyclone maker in hot weather can
be a useful member of society by caus-
ing the breeze which Is the delight of
August; and by awakening the air when
Il is healthful for both man and vegeta-
ton TO have good breezes. II Is found
that the quality of the air does not suffer
from the way Il Is made. Rather Il rs ben
Gifted. for the air, when suddenly liberated
and drawn upward. Is better and purer
than wnen carried by slow process over
roof and through smoke.
The important point Is to cause Just
enough air 20 rise TO make a breeze. but
not enough TO wreck a city The latter
possibility IL quite within the scope OF
the inventive convict who has made the
cyclone gun and chemical.
Cyclone u1akars work upon precisely the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14

The bucolic crusade of the Connecticut
legislator, Mr.. Main of North Stonington.
against the predatory and devasting eagle
has led the press of the state to investi-
gate the circumstances attending the pas
sage of the law now on the statute books
sanctifying that bird and making it a
penal offense to kin him, says the New
York Tribune. 1t now appears that the
bill originated some dozen years ago in
the fun-loving propensities of two or three
statesmen, who undertook 10 set trap
for a local orator, then a member OF the
state senate. The orator had a rather i'm
passioned style, and was accustomed to
refer to the bird in very complimentary
terms on the stump, On one occasion,
borne along upon the torrent of his own
eloquence, he INDUCED in an apostraphe
in which he compared the 'Freegle OK
Edom' with the "Audor of the Condees'
somewhat to the disparagement of the
latter bird of prey. 1t was supposed that
the introduction of this bill would can
out the orator, especially as 1t was intro
duced on Feb. 90 the birthday OF the
Father of His Country. But 1t dldn
happen to. He sat still in his seat, and
as no one dared on such day to say
word against such a bird, the bill went
through, flying. So, as a result OF tniS
jocose attempt, the eagle has been sancti-
fled and protected by law ever since, anu
the farmers of North Stonington nave
been obliged to stand by and look on:
helpless, while the "Freegle of Edom
snatched their poultry and pigs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14

{ Army tactics are employed by a church
in Brooklyn, one in New York, one in
Cleveland and several elswhere. The
Bows Military Brigade" is part Of the
church service. In army uniforms. with
guns and fixed bayonets the boys march
into church and take their allotted places,
while sentries patrol the aisles and the
Vesubues.
The "Zobo Band" is another institution
much liked and becoming greatly popu-
larized. The zobo is an empty horn the
shape Of a cornet. When sung into the
effect is said to be very pretty. Paterson,
N. j., has a church zobo band, and the
Century Wheelmen of Philadelphia boasts
one, though the two bands work with
widely dverging aims.
The Church aid" which appeals the
most powerfully to the very ignorant
classes is the electric light, with its pos
sibilities. A virgin with a brilliantly
lighted electric heart positively awed a
darkened church fun of worshipers, and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14

the value Of the bill, but even the date OF
the issue But the counterfeiter cannot
burn his mock money and hope TO nave
the charred remains slip past the sharp
eyes Of Mrs. Brown or her assistants. Sucn
a ruse is like an open book to women who
know the difference between the ashes OF
roses and those Of thistleS.
Il suppose you have some very funny
experiences in your life here, do you not,
Mrs. Brown"
yes, some funny, and some very pa
thetic Poor woman whose savings have
been accidentally destroyed write the
most heartrending appeals for the re-
demption of the full amount. Sometimes
we can find it all, and nothing gives us
more pleasure; but more often the re-
mains have reached US in such bad con-
dltion or have been so scattered about
before they were sent 70 us at all that
we cannot find more than half or third
of the money claimed If the owners
would only send US the money just as II
is without trying to do anything with
it themselves we might often do much
better for them
A striking instance of this is on the
records kept by Mrs. Leonard, the tx
pert in counterfeit money. An Ohio
farmer who buried his money instead of
banking it found one day that the ele-
ments were rapidly decomposing 1t. In
stead of sending the jar, with it's con-
tents undisturbed, to the treasury for
redemption, he emptied the money, brit
tie with decay, into a pillow case, which
he bound around his body under his
clothing and then started for Washing
ton as deck passenger on an Ohio river
steamboat, sleeping on bales and boxes
as best he could. When he reached the
treasury the money was in a fearful con-
ditiOn, but the expert to whom the money
was assigned was able to identify al
the United States notes and gold and sill