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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-28

TO 3. q. SMITH, if living, or to his un.
known personal representative, if
dead Take N office, that on the first dav
OF the February term of The Court of Hus-
ting for the city of Staunton, Virginia. that
being the 7th day of February, 1901, the
undersigned will apply to the said court
for an order for the release OF deed of
trust executed on the 10Th day of Nav.
1887 by John M. Hanger, now deceased
and wife, to Geo. M. Cochran, trustee, and
of record In said Court of Hastings for the
said CITY of StauntOn, Va, in Deed Book
NO. at page 432 conveying certain lot of
ground in the said city Of Staunton. con-
tanning about three eighths of an acre and
bounded on the north by Beverly street.
on the east by Church street, on the west
by Washington street, and on the south
by the lots of Wholey and OuinIan. the
front of Beverly street being about 1872 and
the front on Church street being about
1924 feet.
The said deed of trust was executed to
secure the amount due the said B. C. Smith
and Silas r. Smith, infants, for which the
said ]. M. Hanger, deceased. was bound as
special receiver of the circuit court OF Au-
gusta county, Virginia, in the cause of
Smiths guardian VS.. Smiths widow, ct
ais " ard to save harmless p H. Trout as
surety for the said j. M. Hanger, deceas-
ed, On his official bond, and the said debt
having been paid, and if not paid, presu-
mably paid, more than twenty years hav-
ing expired since the maturity of said debt,
the undersigned are interested in clearing
the title to the said lot of land as heirs.at-
law and personal representative of the
said ]. M. Hanger, deceased. Said appl1-
cation will be made under section 2498 of
the Code of Virginia 1887 and the Acts
amendatory thereto.
MARY E. HANGER,
G. P. HANGER,
Admir- of ]. M. Hanger, decd.
w. H. Landes, p.q. dec l4.4t
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-28
HOLLYWOOD'S SEXTON
Knew the Occupant Of Every Grave In the
Cemetery.

1t is hal dly probable that Hollywood
cemetery will ever have, alive or dead
such man inside of it's, limits as Ter
ence Tanning, who died last Thursday
and who for many years was it's assist
ant superintendent.
A well-known resident of that section
of the city, and who knew Mr.. Fam
ing, recalled some of his rare qualities
this afternoon In talking with report
er of The News.
1.-The old gentleman could neither
read nor write. and yet had the reputa
tiOn of knowing the inmate of every
grave in the cemetery. He not only
knew names. but he also knew the
dates of burial.
"Mr. flaming had such fine memo
ry in this respect that the superinten-
dent of Hollywood at that time could
call on him for information at mo
ment's notice, and rely on it to be as
exact as the actual records.
uOlC Wdb duOGuCl luUcT UIlluR
about him that is not generally known.
About seven years ago he had his own
tombstone made and the inscription
carved, with blank for The date of his
death. Be picked out spot in Mount
Calvary Cemetery and had the tomb
stone put ia place.
"Then the old man made it part
OF his duty to see that the place was
we'll kept and ready for his body when
the time came. He attended to this
himself, and looked for ward to occupy
ing his last resting place without the
slightest degree OF worry or sorrow.
He had no family and no relatives"
Mr.. Tanning was eighty one years
old and was as quaint in his every day
life as a man could be. A lot of the
folk in the West End knew him and
used to find pleasure in listening to his
STORIES s.-RichmOnd News.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-28
The White House is Rickety.

"In the plan for building new house
for the President elsewhere than on
the present site it has been proposed to
utilize the present mansion for offices, -
writes Colonel Theodore A. Bingham,
United States army, in urging the
adoption Of house, in the November
Ladies' Home Journal. Zone plea
therefore has been that the historic
building should be left as it is. This
is certainly to be insisted on. But it is
said that mansion is too pure piece
Of architecture to be marred by addi-
tions. This, however, is a specious
argument, since the original design
contemplated side additions, and if the
building in its present state were used
as officers, it would be wrecked in five
or six years. Those who have no ex-
perience with public buildings, or with
this building in particular, have no
conception of the wear and tear on a
Presidents Office. 1t surpasses that
on any other Office IN the country
The present Executive mansion was
lightly built, and is already expensive
to keep in proper repair. It's floor
beams are not strong enough to endure
Office use. Great difficulty has arisen
in the past with the few rooms now
used as the Presidents executive
Offices, and great watchfulness has to
be constantly exercised. Several times
the floors have threatened to break
through. The stairs have already
broken down, one flight being now
by chain. Still, to re-
model for Office use only, the whole in
terror of our historic Executive man.
sion, would be not only very expen-
sive matter, but weuld fail to meet the
requirements of the case, and also, it
is believed, the approval of the coun
try at large"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-28
CHASED AROUND THE GLOBE.
UnfaithfuI Clerk the Victim Of a TIreIsss
Pursuit..

Edward A. Knight. who left Boston
TIVE years ago with 10000 worth OF
diamonds and as much more in cash,
belonging to John F. Canning, and
who. has travelled all over the world in
search of rest and peace Of mind. is now
said to be in Seattle, and the Boston
police have asked the authorities there
to arrest him.
Knight was a confidential clerk IN
Cannings collateral banking house, at
No. n School street, The robbery was
unique in many respects. and there is
y s. 900 reward for the arrest and con.
yiction of Knight. He went to his
office on Sunday morning, telephoned
the Headquarters of the burglar alarm
people that he was at work in the Office,
andsfor them not to mind the ringing
of the alarm. He then packed up all
the vaIuables in sight and disappeared.
He was not missed until late on Mon
day.
Knight has been traced to South
Africa. South America and all parts of
the world. Now it is positively known
that he mas been recently seen and talk
ed with in Seattle. A theatrical mana
ger met him there and they talked his
case over together, and then spent the
day and evening in happy manner.
The theatrical man was sent for by
the police and he told the whole truth.
He said he met Knight face to face,
after determined effort to avoid him.
Knight boldly came to him and extend
ed his hand. Knight is now An old and
broken down man in appearance and
physique. His hair is iron gray and
his face wears haggard look. He
shows traces of worry, caused by being
= hunted man. He wears full gray
beard, parted in the middle, and he has |
not the dapper, light-hearted way
which characterized him of old. He
was living, at the time, IN brown
stone front fashionable hotel near the |
Seattle Theatre, on the right hand side |
of the street, On the road up town from |
;he railroad station. He was living /
Under the name of Clark at the time Of |
lis meeting with the theatrical man
rom Boston
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-28
A ROMANCE OF THE WEST.
vindIoatIcn and Wealth Come to Edward
Arnold.

Edward Arnold, who for 19 yeari
was a fugitive from justice, but or
whom fortune has conferred million
aires wealth and vindicatiop, went te
Tuscogee. l. T., "a few days ago in
search of his wife and daughter, whom
he has not seen since he fled from
Covington, KY. in 1881.
Near Claremore, town in the Cher
okee Nation, hunter who knew the
two women said that the elder had
gone to Vinita to appear in divorce
suit she had brought a2aisnt her last
husband. Her daughter had gone to
some point on the Grand river, near
Fert Gibson. with some fisherfolk.
The father came back to Tuscogee to
wait for the girls return.
Arnold belonged to good family in
Cincinnati He was married in 1880 to
Evelyn Paget, the daughter Of q
banker. A daughter was born in No
vember, 1881. The night the child was
WAS born Arnold, who was cashier in
bank, was summoned across the river
to Covipgton. KY. to the bedside Of
the dying president of the institution.
On his way he met Chas. Meade, who
had been an usher at his wedding.
Meade invited him to take a drink.
From the moment the liquor passed
his lips Arnold remember nothing
until he awoke, sti fl and sore, in cell
Of the Covington prison. He had been
found holding revolver over the dead
body of policeman.
At the preliminary examination
Meade, with apparent reluctance. tes-
titled that Arnold murdered the pO-
liceman. Arnold was indicted for
but before the trial managed
to make his escape. Large rewards
were offered for his capture. With
the police hot on his trail he shipped
on a whaling vessel. He met little
success, but for safety remained on
vessels in Arctic waters until 1895, be-
COLnluS uTSb udtc duU ScuulDk ulB
earnings to bis wife with only this line:
Put your trust in God.'
When gold was discovered IN Alaska
in 1895 Arnold went there and soon
made large fortune. He says he is
rated millionaire. His accuser, Chas. |
M eade, went to Alaska in 1898 and |
was fatally injured in a snow ava
lanche- Before dying he made con-
fession that he had planned the killing |
of the Covington policeman, against |
whom he cherished a grudge; had |
drugged Arnold, placing the pistol in
his hand. Arnold went to his old home |
with this evidence and the indictment |
against him was dismissed His wife |
and daughter, thrown on their own
resources by the death of Mrs. Arnold's
brother, had disappeared, and he be
gan the search for them.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-28
MARRIED NEARLY 1000.
Lacks Only 40 Couples to Complete the
Number.

The Bristol correspondent of the
Richmond Times sends that paper the
following:
1t is now about ten years since Par
son A. II. Burroughs, of Bristol Is
Greina Green. went into league with
Cupid and began a marrying business,
and he is trying mighty hard to round
out his thousandth couple before the
dawn of the new century. He now
lacks less than forty couples OF reach
ing the thousand mark.
Parson Burroughs. whose hair is
now gray with the frost of declining
years, is still vigorous and sprightly,
and makes good drummer for his
Mecca. He has thoroughly mastered
the science OF distinguishing eloping
couples, and his keen dlscernment sell
dom makes mistake. This way" J"
say S the parson, when he signals TO a
couple who has just alighted from the
train. This way" and ninety-nine
times out of hundred the parsOn is
right.
Speaking about how be appeared to
become the matrimonial parson he said:
"When leasr d the Nickels house had
no idea of becoming the matrimonial
parson for a large territory. One day.
soon after l had entered the hotel
business, d stranger stepped into my
office and asked me If was not au-
thOrity to solemnize the rites of ma
,rimony. l told him was, whereup-
IN he marched couple into my par
or, and from that day to this the elop-
ng couples have been coming my
way, and have always found me at |
lome and ready to serve them."
Parson Burroughs took umbrage At |
N article recently published in Rich
nOnd paper, CHASING Mr.. J. w. Pain
er as a parsOn along with himself. |
The truth it that Mr.. Painter is not
larson, bat boarding house keeper,
INC has been soliciting couples to go
o his house, be arranging for a minis
er to come in and unite them in mar i
iage. Mr.. Painter in this way runs |
Il opposition to ParsOn Burroughs,
eekiDg to spirit away from the real |
Mecca as many couples as possible. 1t
8 due Parson Burroughs to say that |
e is licensed minister of the Gospel
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-28
Declined with Thanks in Chinese.

In China even the witer OF rejected
literary work is treated with polite
ness. Here is an editors letter print
ed in The Japan Gazette: I'VE have
read the Manuscript with delight. BY
the bones of our Ancestors we swear
that never have we encountered such a
Masterpiece. Should we print it his
Majesty the Emperor would order us
to take it as a criterion, and never
again to print anything which was
not equal to it. AS that would not be
possible before Ten Thousand Years,
all trembling we return the Manuscript,
and beg of thee Ten Thousand Par
dons. See my hand is at my feet. and
am thy Slave !'-London Express.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-28
And he never complained.

ana ne never complained.
II wonder it you could unfasten this
glove for me ?" she asked, softly.
Aren't you going to Lady Del
cares
She shook her head, and two tear
drops escaped from her lowered lids.
81 wouldn' t enjoy, it dear, and mean
to stay and keep your company in
stead. May Ii"
There was no flinching in the SORROW
fol eyes that met his, and he under
stood at once.
And you will let me be your own
little girl again? could not bear, you
know, to be supplanted by photo
graph"
Her pitiful smile was sealed with a
true lovers kiss.
'Shall we burn it now ?" he asked.
81 don't need it any more. ."-Freder-
lex Wise.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-28
FADED PHOTOGRAPH.

There was rustic Of silk at his el-
bow, and he quickly turned the photo
graph face downwards amongst the
sheets of MS. on his writing table.
''Still busy, dear ?''
"Yes. always busy. Are you ready ~
Just about It," pulling on her long
white gloves. ''How do you like my
new gown2''
She piroutted round for his inspec.
tion on the toes of her dainty satin slip
pers.
''It is beautiful" he said. $50 is
everything you wear. You will be belle
of the ball tonight"
"Base fiatterer ~
mo. l really mean it. You were
the most beautiful girl in tho county,
you know, when l carried you off to
share the sorrows of struggling barris-
ter"
''Struggles and fddlestickr Ihave
never known them in all these years.
And have l changed.i Am 1 not
beautiful nows"
ASK your mirror, dear it cannot
deceive. You are very lovely, but you
have changed"
Was there q sigh in his last word?
Naturally; l was then q girl.
Now I am woman, and one, too, who
il finding life very full OF enjoyment.
I love dances and dinner parties, thea
tire suppers and concerts. and all the
rest Of it. Oh. yes, 1 love London, and
only wish you would go out with me
to these things. Why won't your"
II can't enjoy them, and there is al
ways SO much work to be done.''
Nv Work-work-work! How 1 hate
the word !'
There was silence, and her thoughts
reverted to the now gown.
Yes. 1 really think Rousel has
made it beautifully. But she knows
how to charge her bill will be twenty
guineas 1t the very least. 1t drapes
prettily IN the front. don't you think ?"
A slipper.strap hanging loose caught
her attention.
"Oh, brother! VIII you button it
for me?''
He turned quickly In his study chair
to fasten the strap. and his coat sleeve
swept several sheets Of manuscript to
the floor. and something else, heavier
and smoother than they. slipped right
to his wife's feet.
He made an effort to reclaim it, but
she was before him. As she lifted it
up line of pain hardened his lips.
"a photograph, l do declare! Oh.
you sentimental old dear. None other
than your wife. But why do you
treasure this one? I'm sure it's a |
trump. That must have been taken
when was young and ignorant Of tho |
art of dressing Possibly the very first |
ever gave you."
ut is.''
mo, moi" He snatched il from her
almost rudely. ''Do not. 1 beseech
you. could not bear to part with that
)ne
Their eyes met, and thrill passed
through her like an electric shock.
Heaven! Why had she been 80
blind?
In second there flashed across her
vision dinner parties, gay frocks, laces,
lowers. mornings and afternoons in
the parks, reckless shopping, theatre
boxes, more jewels, carriages, furs,
balls, more dresses, entertainments con-
,inental holidays, Yachting ON the high
'eas, shooting and fishing in Scotland,
md mingled with all the perfumes of
rare e1otics, gay laughter, smiling
friends, fast and furious fun. That
ist occupied one side of the tablet of
Ter memory. On the other side was
written one word in very big. black let
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-28
Cats Watched the Corpse.

With none to cheer his dying mo
nents save three dozen cats that he
had raised and fed, Joseph Snyder, An
aged and eccentric veteran of two
wars, died, presumably, on Tuesday of
last week, in Baltimore. When the
police broke Into the room on Wednes-
day they found the old man dead, with
the cats silently grouped about the
room. For eight years the old man
had lived alone with his cats Some
time ago, being pressed for money, be
rented part of his dwelling. hut his
tenants registered serious opposition
to the depredations Of the cats, and
Snyder evicted the tenants with little
ceremony. Thereafter be lived alone
with his pets. He was 80 years old or
more and had been twice married. As
a pensoner of the Mexican and civil
wars he received pension Of $12 per
and earned little by peddlin G
books.
The question of employing swallows
instead Of pigeons to carry dispatches
is being considered in France. The
aptitude of the swallow for the work
is by many held to be even greater
than that Of the pigeon. They fly
to a greater height and are therefore
less exposed to being shot, and they
travel faster, making nearly so miles
an hour, where pigeon would only
get over so. 1t is also claimed that
they are more faithful, intelligent, and
have not on long journeys to stop to
feed, as the pigeon has.
S - - n % EEA.
Bears the nIha Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature "a &HAZzZM
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-28
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-28
BaCkaGeS1e.

So many women suffer from it. It
mars alike their hours of work and
pleasure. Backache is generally a
symptom of arrangement of the deli
cate wonanly organs. 1t is useless
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-28
Pertinent to the times.

'Are you interested in this new
theory that the Chinese were the first
to discover America
Not bit, but I've got it in for the
fellow who first discovered the Chi
nese."
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-28

I ARGE FARM FUk SA LEA splendid
IL farm In Augusta county, the richest
quarter of theValley of Virginia containing
about $50 Acres has on it good odneweightroom
dwelling, two new barns covered with slate
and painted, other new outbuildjngs. two Or
chards three miles from nearest railwaysta-
tion withturnpike leading to station, ,insplen-
did state of cultivation. fine spring, plenty Of
tlmber,in sight of fchurches mills, stores. etc.
Price S3l per acre, on one, two and three
years time. Has on it now 13 head horses, SO
cattle, ,4ohogs, $50 sheep, 10 mich cows, raised
2l))bushels of corn last year, other crops. in
proportion. Write for rfulliescription to this
o lice.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-28
Notice to Tax-Pavers. i Notice Strse

by given that the SECOND HALF of the
City Taxes for the year 1900 are now due
and ready for collection. All persons fail
ing to pay by January 1st. 1901, will be
charged Five Per Cent Penalty. and their
tickets will be turned over to the collector
TOr immediate collection
ARISTA HOGE, Treasurer
dec2l 2t City of Staunton, Va
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-28
The Gar And HIS Family.

The Gar is extremely conscientious
and he endeavors to the best of his
ability to act as the handspring of bis
vast empire. One may ask whether
this is necessary. The big admins.
trative machine acts automatically
His part is like that of Providence in
human affairs, to intervene when there
is hitch or the machinery is out OF
gear. There is nothing more like to
fate than the working of the tschinn,
We're Peter the Great himself to come
back to life he could not stand in its
way. The Gar does endless desk work,
holds long conferences with his min.
listers and is a patient and conscienti-
GUS reader Of their reports. He begins
to lead too sedentary life. Still less
than his father does he ask for the as
sistance of the other members of the
imperial family. Alexander II, the
most amiable of men, followed an op-
pOsite course, and had cause to regret
! it deeply. His brothers. who directed
the admiralty and great military corps,
were fastened upon by peculators and
intriguers of all sorts. AS imperial
princes they practically enjoyed i'm
punity. The Czar's uncles ill great
situations apart from their imperial
rank. but they seem to feel they should
stand at distance from the sovereign.
Vladimir, the next in the order of sue
cession to the Czarewitch, lives as
much as be can abroad. Serglus has a
palace at st. Petersburg, but resides
at Moscow, of which he is Governor.
He is looked up to there as the bull
wark of orthodoxy. The Greek Church
has no missionary zeal, but 1t sends
hosts of pilgrims to the holy places.
The Grand Duke Sergius is the chief
patron of pilgrimages there.-Paris
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-28

< - . = - ID 4 a.
Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sa LHzZzzx
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-28
THE STA AUNTON GAS COMPANY
has on hand large stock of
AmmOniated Lime
which is one of the
Best Fertilizers Known.
Price So per ton.

It will pay the farmers of Augusta
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the plant of the
nov Soft STAUNTON GAS co.