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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-11-11

3 SOMETHING
B ABOUT
. WATCHESI

During the last month the
different watch companies
havo increased he price on all
grades of their watches. We
anticipated this move on the
part of the manufacturers, and
bought largely of the ELGIN
and WALTHAM and other
makes, before their increase in
price. This will enable us to
continue to sell our watches at
the same low prices as hereto
fore. We will not increase our
prices. but. on the. contrary,
will be enabled to sell them q
little cheaper on account of
the extra discount which we
secured by buying such large
bill of them at one time.
We have about three hun
and fifty (watchesl now from
which to make a selection, and
We think the time is opportune
for intending purchasers.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-11-11
TRUSTEES SALE
OF
HOUSE AND LOT
ON KALORAMA STREET

By virtue OF deed of trust executed to me
by Francis L. Stribling and Wife dated De-
of the Court OF Hastings for the City of Staun-
ton in ID. 10, page Us, conveying TO me the
undivided one fourth interest of said Francis
T. Stribling In and to the undivided estate
which passed to him under the will of his de-
ceased father, and being thereto required by
the beneficiary in said deed, viii proceed in
front OF the court house in Stanton, on
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-11-11
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
HELLO.


Is that Miller's? Thank
you. That cold snap
yesterday makes me
sure our coal will go
fast now. and | want
you to send me four or
five tons of Miller's Fire
Creek, Red Ash Lump
coal. You'll send it nice
and clean, won't you ?
All right. Goodbye.
N. Erskine Miller & Bro.
oct "A
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-12

was founded 226 years ago and received
its name from Father Marquette. the
intrepid missionary. whose name Is IN
every mind and on every lip OF the
hundreds OF visitors who seek these
shores each year. The name Of ~. IL
mace alone fills the mind Of the student
OF history with a host Of memories ths
rare purity OF rs breeze sWeP sholes
give new life 20 the invalid. ana the
tourist will End interest In the varied
types Of humanity that constitute its
inhabitants. These consist largely oil
Canadian French. and a g0odly numoer
Of fun blooded and half breed Indians
A general system Of schools. an electric
lighting plant and an excellent water
supply. which Is drawn from the depths
Of Lake Huron are the chief enterprises
OF which the town can boast The com
munlty Is well supplied with churches
and lodges. The Indian Inhabitants are
a quiet and harmless class. who take
not little pflde IN attaining an educa-
ton. Il Is not an uncommon occur
renee 10 run across a three-i0urths or
full-bl0oded Indian. who not only
speaks his native tongue. but handles
fuently the English and French Ian
guages as well. They are prone 20 ID
heavy work. however and much prefer
10 earn a livelihood By picking and
selling berries and fruits during The
summer months and BY hshing durinl
the winter.
One popularity Of 81. Ignaoe is tina
Il ls possessed o. but one business
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-12
A WONDERFUL TREE.

A Maple ous Hundred Years Ola ne.
ssmhlss = House.
On the left bank Of the River Oder.
at Ratibor. In slleaia. there grows .
maple tree which IL one Of the most
remarkable works OF nature in exist
ence. sine Il has been 20 trained and
twisted until Il has become more like
a house than a tree. The maple Il 100
years old. and through the greater part
Of this period the work Of training and
twisting Il has been In progress The
trunk rises from the ground much like
that Of any other maple. but a Eight
Of steps leads to the hrst level. where
the branches have been gradually
woven together until a arm floor has
been made Above this il a second
floor. smaller In diameter and formed
in the same way. Around each door
the branches have been woven Into SOL
ID walls. making two circular rooms.
Each OF these rooms Il lighted By eight
windows. which are cut through the
walls Of branches and foliage. Below
the floor a. the level Of the second
room. and a. the top Of the tree. the
branches have been allowed 10 grow
out naturally. while the intsrmedlate
walls and the edges Of the vindou
openings have been kept closely trim
med. These tree-rooms are occasion
ally slept In during the sumner. The
old tree h In q healthy condition. aud
forms one Of the curlositles Of the dis
trici In which Il Slows.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-12

visitors objective aolnf. a uodasl ls
closure n a small baton d. or,,,,d ~,
which ese eighteen miles from 81 Ir.
mace. IN me northern nofiIer ~ st-
Huron. ana a. ueiins nnrrlnae. is7--..
ase easily reached from this ooint I,
boats are constantly plying hosu.sn
this place during the day. II Is dImeuli
a marble shaft OF mcager dimensions
mark the last resting place Of this not.
ed priest and explorer. Marquetta died
on the 18th Of May. l675and was buried
on the spot where hia death occurred,
on the eastern shore Of Lake Mis1lgan,
AT the place now called Ludington. at
the age OF thirty -elght'years His body
remained In that grave two years.
The Kishkokan indians then removed
the body from lts resting place, and ac-
cordlng 10 their custom. scraped the
flesh from the bones. drying them IN
the sun. after which they placed the
bones In a birch bark canoe and set ont
for 81. Ignace. The historian Of he
Jesults states that In the funeral cor
tege there we're nearly thirty canoes
that as the cortege approached 81. lg-
mace. two priests. accompanied BY al
the Indians and the French Of the VII
lage. went 70 meet them. and caused the
convoy 10 stop until the ordinary In
/ terrogatlons were made TO verify the
fact that the body which they bore vas
really that Of Father Marquette. The
spot where the body now lies Is well
looked after by the citizens Of st. lg-
mace.
Every Memorial day the Grand Army
Of the Republic the citizens. school
children ana ministers Of the city
churches proceed In a body 10 the spot
and lay a wreath OF flowers upon the
grave. The great mass meeting OF
August, g5. which was participated In
by men Of national reputation and pre-
sided over BY Governor Rich Of Mlehi-
gan. Is still fresh In the memory. Thou
sands Of people listened 10 the speakers
Of renown In their historic accounts Of
Marquette and his great deeds OF *
ploratlon. The interest Of the occasion
was greatly Intensified BY the meeting
being held IN sight OF the grave Of th'
explorer. and In full view Of the bal
, through which the Indians bore hi
! body 10 the little church that then aioo'
on the spot now occupied by bis grave
, the nrst house OF God erected on Ties
; shores. The object Of the meeting va
10 organize a board Of trustees for n
{ purpose Of erecting a suitable monu
} ment 20 Marquette.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-12
,naali.. Fir., Lecture

About forty years ago. writes Mr.. Ar
thur Waugh. the late DR.. Bence Jones
was che leader Of all scientific organ
laatlons in this country To him can't
one ,ay. from Germany, letter couch
ed by Professor Dubois Raymond IN
something like these terms. you sng
llsh are the oldest peoplel Here. tS
our laboratories, comes every year
young Irish schoolmaster. called Tyn
dali. with the quickest brain. the mos
honest capacity for research have esel
seen. Would that our German youth
we're run from the same mould Thu
brilliant young fellow has never re-
ceived the smallest recognition or en-
couragoment from English institutions
or from the scientific men Of England
and he tells me to-day that. quite dis
heartcned At last. he h preparing q
emlgrate TO America"
Dr. Bence Jones was not the man 4
listen 10 such an appeal In vain. Tyn
dali was crossing London. In prepare
ton for going over the Atlantic Benc
Jones waylaid him. and instantly fel
under the spell Of his coplous ana genl
Al talent. and determined 10 make
him. After q few conversations. Jone
said Il will not take any middl
course. think you can leap 10 IN
top at once. / shall announce that 20
will lecture Al the Royal Institution.
The announcement was made. and a
London trooped 10 hear "Bence Ione
Wild lrishman." A. the great phys
clan drove his protege down 10 Abb
marie street. he suddenly eKclaime,
hut. Tyndall. where are your notes.
Notes." was the reply. Il haven't an
notes." NO notes. Bence Jones n
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-12

but raw RsGsa However. all OBJ
stkcles were successfully overcome
and May. 1898. saw the factory com
picte ana ready Tor work. "a juno o.
the same year the first crop saa reap
cd. amounting to 600 tons. but u "a'
only flushed IN November. OWING e
the lnnumorable difficulties ana delay
before the natives could be taught now
10 work with machinery In 1888, Nv
tons Of sugar we're made IN thre'
months which showed an immense I'm
proyemont
Things arc now very different ~
Mopea. A. a factor IN the work Of
ciYlllrlng the blacks the effects Of
steady. remuncrative work are quite
as striking. and perhaps as worthy the
consideration OF phllanthropically'
minded people at home. as are those
attendant on the various missionary
enterprises represented In that Part Of
Africa.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-12

The visitor win hnd In and around |
ST. Ignace some rare and beautiful.
scenery. Many curious rock forma.
tlons viii be noted a. 81. Anthony's.
which, when viewed from the correct
angle. shows a huge face In profile. also
picturesque Castle Rock. whlch towers
up to a height OF 800 feet. Before leav.
ing s. Ignace a visit to the docks tc
view the famous steamer S. Marie viii
well repay the slghtseer This huge
vessel Is the transportation boat for the
Duluth. South Shore and Atlantic. the
Grand Rapids and Indiana and the
Michigan Central railways, BY which
companies she is Jointly owned. Il
was built At a cost OF t350.t,a
The boat Il known all over the world
a. the ce-Crusher." from the fact that
In the dead Of winter she often plowt
through the solid ice TO the thickness
Of three feet At a speed OF ten miles
an hour In making her trips from 81
lmace 10 Mackinaw City. loaded with
a. high a. twenty-one railway cara She
Is enabled 20 make her way through the
frozen straits by means Of immense
wheels. which operate under the water
al her bow. whereby a vacuum is ere.
aled. enabling her sharp prov. pro.
PEELED as she IA by two monster eu.
gines. together by her great weight. &c
crack. crush. and clear away the mass
Of Ice that flls her path IN a manner
tina, is both wonderful and beautiful
TO witness. Specially appointed ennis.
sarles from the governments Of Russia.
Norway and Sweden have been sent
here TO witness her astounding per
torrance.
when n, Melan. q Heslingion. Fin
land. visited here. a special train wa
made In his honor. on the 81. Marie. N,
blowing through unbroken fields az ice
This delighted the foreign expert en-
glneer and fully satisfied him that
means has been discovered b. whlel
the vessels can pillow through the lc
fields Of the Gulf Of Finland into III
Baltic sea.
The two oldest residents Of 81 IL
nace. Peter Crondin and his wife en-
objects Of much interest Mr. Orondln
2 who Is nlnoiy-sevcn years Of axe. IA
lived In this village since he was 30
, 0f i6. shortly after his arrival here I
married Theresa Chabenaux. a hall
breed. and logelher they built me ID
: cabin IN which they have lived an
thls time. The early iifc Of ar. Gro
, an was allied with many oveniful Inc
= dents. as woli az almost lncreduah
y hardshlps. az he was al one time e
gagod In carrying the mail from Mac
NAV to Detroit A erealcr part Of 1
y distance he was compelled TO cover
s foot through the woods. following
u Indian trails.
His wife. Theresa. Ia In some rcspe
~ no less noteworthy than her husba
~ she Il 90 years Of age. and has Fl,
y. birth 10 twenty-three children. 81,
M IN possession Of an her faculties:
~ oycs are bright. She has never IA
~ rpeclacles. and has no need for M
.ne az she can thread a hne needle ain
al az easily az In her days Of youth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-12

The gentleman here portrayed does
not live In = dime museum. Tie Is a
single man. The pecullarltics Of his
appearance are due to the skln Of
Frederick s. stedman. the crack trick
photographer. Of Piitsburr. known
throughout the country for his doubles.
The photograph from which the Illus.
tratlon was made h regarded a. one OF
Mr.. Stedman's best II u printed from
single plate There are secrets OF the
process which Mr. Stedman does not
dlyulgc. but the method used was prob
ably to photograph the subject leaning
over the table. but open the slide only
half way. Then the plate was turned
end for end. back for front. and the
other half exposed. the photograph be-
ing taken In that case through the
glass. The utnos, delieacy would be
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-12

street. which runs along the lake shore
for a distance Of four miles. An anus
ing feature Of the Labor Day celebrA-
ton on Sept. 6. the flrst Of Ia kind In
the history OF the village. was that the
festivities Of the day began with tug
Of war at one end Of the main street.
and ended with the catching OF a
creased pig three miles distant NarE
Gus amusements were given all along
the line. but this manner Of procedure
compelled the spectators to take three
mile walk II they desired to witness the
entire performance.
whether DESTROYS Of health. scenic
beauty or pasiime. the summer visitor
can De well accommodated here. We
are within sight and easy reach OF the
far-famed Mackinaw Island. These two
points have been connected since time
immemoiiaL The Indians. as the quaint
old story goes. looking out from Point
81. Irnace At the rising Of the sun. be-
held Mackinaw Island suddenly rise ur
from the bosom Of the waters and from
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-12

Few people. even In these days Of
palmy cxtravagance and millionaire
display. have aas adequate Impression
Of the gigantic cost Of the great temple
Of solomon According 10 Vlllapan4us
the talents" Of gold. silver and hTaas
we're equal 70 the enormous sum or
f6.S7s. So. 900. The worth Of the Jew
els Il generally placed AZ a figure equal
~ az high The vessels Of sold. accord
Ing TO Josephus. were valued a. 10000
talents. which reduced 10 English
money las has been shown By Chapel'a
reduction tablesl was equal 20 f51s.-
296. 201. The vessels OF silver. accord
lng 10 the sane authorities. were sllll
more valuable. being set down a. worth
f6l6. Stt.0 900. Priests vestments and
robes Of singers. f2ol0.ooo; uumpeis.
goo 600. To this add the expense Of
building materials. labor. etc. and Ne
set some wonderful figures Ten thou
sand men hewlng cedars. 5000 bearers
OF burdens. $1,000 howers Of stone. s.soo
overseers. an % which were employed
for seven years. and upon whom. BE-
sides their wages. Soiomon bosi1Eea
f6.7Sag7O II their daily food "a
worth 50 cents each. the sum total fo,
an was 1851. osS during TIE Zine q
building. TIE materials IN the roael
are estimated as having been worth
t2.5ts.s3l. 900.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-12

htrelay btbufhi % HIII4.
5000 snip fftfidonce fht frsl sntt
~. - rntneNr eHIfaef4lnafy BIRD. ste
pifn men ~ lhA CAS- .... -. !.
puzzled. aaTa London nIaI.. .
tiFe1 81 New t1aI4n1 4.II.a .
klWi, but The British a0|an.|.t 4.fI..' Is
the apteryk. because 4 had ~ WINS.
OF, a. any rate, only little aappa1s not
worth calling wings Most d them
thought Il some kind az penguin. but
some years later Yarroll. who was q
great authority on blrda. showed that
Il belonged 70 the ostrich and e&n
tribe. II IA a small fellow. being about
the size Of q not very large ordinary
fowl. but lays an egg that In point Of
size an ostrich need no. be ashamed o.
Il has the thick. scaly. clumsy less Of
the ostrich tribe. and IN defense uses
them. with their large claws. In en-
actly the same forWard-thrustinG
manner Is struthlous birds Ils ioaih-
crs. too. which look more like hair
than feathers. give Il another point 81
agreement with the tribe Of hirds %
which Il belongs rhe use Of the long
snipellke beak was a puzzle for nalur-
allsis until Sir W. J. Butler made :
study OF a Xvi be captured and kept
captive while In New Zealand. Dur
ing the daytime the bird hid ltseu
away and went into a sOBsd sleep
from which Il could be only Temporal
ily reused BY vigorous poking. but
when darkness came on Il woke up ana
apparently became cutie Lively. but
even Sir w. J. Butler could not sed
what Il was doing until he devised 4
very cunning experiment. He took one
Of the larger Riowvorma that abound
IN New Zealand. q worm measuring a.
teen inches IN length and covered with
a glowing phosphorsscent slime. and
threw Il to the captive Xvi. BY The
light Of lie own lamp the glowworm
was seen 10 pass from head 10 tail in~
side the portals Of the kivit beak ana
leave behind Il enough Of its slime 20
Get on the birds beak In q phosphorea-
cent glow. 20 that the head Of the bird
vas visible IN the darkness The kiUt
was torpid and lazy during the day
time. but At night Il was seen 70 DART
about thrustlng he Illuminated beak
IN every vorm-burrow 4 came across
gently feeling for the lnhabltant Of The
burrow and dragging Il forth little b
little. taking the greatest care not %
break its prey. Il made captive after
captive disappear with the greatest CO.
lerity. There IL always a specimeu
OF this bird In the roo.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-12

There b some drawbacks up there. b
said Klondiko Munchauson, eravely
There IL 90 much dust-gold dust
that Of course you set Il In your eyes
and some Of the boys went stone blind
on that account You can't bear the
sight Of whisky up In that country
whyf On account Of the dust-the
sold dust-that you 70. into your avs.
tenn. And another thing. the nuggets
are awfully troublesome. They are
lying around 20 thick everywhere that
you got EN- In your boots ana they
hurt your ieei; you set 'om IN your
blankets and have TO pick 'em out be.
fore you 20 10 bea; ana you even get
'em IN your eatables. got stomach
complaint that way. Them nuggets
Just wouldn't digest"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-12

.fhsy preferred an hour or two Al a
time With corresponding amount Of
sleep 10 follow. and. n the oyerseer
turned biz back Tor a moment. he would
fnd halt Of his men fishing In the river
Or catching rats. the latter being very
tasty moruel to a Kafhr However. per-
severance. fair treatment and good
temper have had their reward. and to-
day the company can count regularly
on 700 steady workers who would be
appreciated In any up-to-daie colony
Ia the world.
Planting once fairly started. the
question was-how TO bring 10 hand
The machinery Tor the factory. Few
Of the general public know What an
amount Of machinery IL requisite Tor
the manufacture of such an apparently
simple article a. sugar Sugar Il OBJ
tanned by eyaporatlng the juice Of the
SUGAR cane Hut nrst this juice has TO
be- extracted by crushing the cane be-
tween heavy rollers. and then this juice
has TO be carefully boiled and skimmed
10 clear Il OF ell Impurities The next
process h the evaporation or oncen-
tration Of the juice into syrup. which
l. done In huge pans each about 800
gallons capacity. Then the thick syrup
has to be crystallized. and this II done
b. cooking Il In a large. closed ves-
sell from which the air has been pump
ed. called the vacuum pan. and holding
about ave tons Of sugar each cook 2"
After leaving the vacuum pan the mass
. h dried IN the centrlmgals. These
machines consist Of an inner basket.
with brass cloth sides aud an outer
case. The inner basket h suspended
on a spindle. and rcvolves Al the rate
Of 1900 revolutions per minute, the re-
sui, Il that the liquid portion OF the
mass-the trcaelo-ls forced through
--she brass cloth into the outer vessel
Thence Il runs into tanks 10 be worked
up again into lower Grade sugars. the
dry-sugar remains behind In the lnnei
basket. when this IL dry enough th'
machine IL stopped. the sugar h dul
out Of the centrifueals. placed In bass
and is then ready for shipment Thil
short description Of a modern sugar
factory will enable the reader to real
lac the machinery the zamhosi ploneerl
had 10 handle. When the home steam
or had discharged The last hugo ploc'
, on the beach al Qulllmane and depart
"a fcolina OF hopelossncss solaod mos
Of those concerned In the undertaking
hut the work had 10 be done. and their
was nothing for Il but TO do H.
The river from Qulllmane ls rag
ing torrent for months during the ralnl
season. and a shallow Bit Of strean
Tor the rest OF the year Starting In thi
rains. the lighters and canoes had 10 b
hauled up from tree 20 tree BY mean
Of ropes for over ffty miles. the boil
ers being noatcd mp the same way. IN
distance being covered at the rate o
about a mile a day. In the dry seasol
lhe river got 10 low az 10 render
necessary In many places 10 dis on
che river bed 10 let the boats pas
in thls way Il took eight months b
bring an the machinery up to Mopes
Then It had to be erected. no trin
ins matter In q country full q nothInl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-12

Joined. In an agony. Tyndall grlnned
Well. I'm afraid irs too late nowr
and Bence Jones sank back in his car
riage a prey 20 the acutest despair. The
hall was crowded. all the leaders Of
science were present Tyndail. Who had
never lectuied before. stepped into N,
famous semi-eircular tribune. smiled
bowed and poured fourth the results d
his marvellous discoveries without fal.
tering or pausing, lie closed his ad.
dress In the midst Of an ovation: be had
become In a single night the most &C
c0mpllshed lecturer Of his axe.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-12

the Island Of cool hreeEcs u ~ Mack
NAV. which was hrst occupied by the
English IN l5SO. and held By them for
thirteen years. when q was given up
TO the Americans. There % not anoth-
or fortress In an the northwest which q
surrounded with such a history as r.
Macklnaw. which is now the property
OF the state Of Michigan. and which
forms one OF the chief points Of Interest
20 the thousands OF yearly visitors 20
the island.
Next come the les Chcncaux lslants.
10 describe the fairy like beauty Of
these Islands. Their surrounding wat
ers are alive with bass, pike. plckcrel
and muscalongc.
Last but not least come the lniand
nshlng resorts near 81. lgnace. such Al
Brevoort lake and Carp river. Bcauti
fA.walks and drives are TO Be iounl
all Mpund. The lover Of nature and
much ~ admire in a walk or driv
along thoAleanliiul ahorca or over N
commanding anfs. A. a rule here a
through the sdEIloer the nights AZ
cool. blanket D - means com,
amlss. and the ahsen NJ mosquito.
and other noxlous Incl a eni,l
able.
The Bravs Of Father Marc u, Il
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-12
csmpbslr. Eariy Grape.

We have received from Geo. s. Jose.
Ign, Of Fredonia, N. Y. a basket Of
campbell's Early Grapes. In the note
that accompanied them Mr.. Joaselyn
says: These are from one-year OLD
vines planted In year 1895. 20 this is
the hrss year bearing. Old exhibitors
tell NJ they have never been able &c
procure good clusters from hrst-yeaf
bearing vines. We think our cluster
nice. However. but no doubt shall set
larger next season" The grapes ar
rived In One shape and showed nc
marks Of their long journey. They GER
tainly are good shippers. In quality
and EiEe they are remarkable. and DC
fair 70 take a leading place on the mar
ket We have never seen more com
pact or more beautiful bunches Al
appearances indicate that they are ex
cellent keepers.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-12

The Jacksonville Combine says. On
TIE tables Of hotels this winter q nou
luxury uln advertise Florida ant saE-
sest The fragJani brceles Of iho lopery
peninsula 20 those condensed by
the weather elsewhere Go i've within
doors aud dream % ne saaiAine ana
the ozone Of the open all fqf he faah-
ionahlc iii vii b ratsrp'e slrup ana
li viii ada poetry 30 lIlaAiast ana
glory % lhe buckahlli Ard We can
/ furnish enough lel s.s9 aotg. slnea
an acre viii gre i,la gallons. and the
supply can 3, nai, 70 @ he demana