Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-07-22
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The threghermen are busy, and say wheat Is
good Five new machines have been started
| IN this Vicinity.
There is a oolored woman in this place who
beats her boy SO inhumanly. the on lockers H.
terfered the other day when she had beaten him
with stick. "a cane.) until he was gasping for
breath. Probably this "monkey-faced" Jade
would have killed him. Now the officers o.
the law can see these barbarous beatings al
most any time. Why not put ths law in force?
What is the use to have law to protect the
helpless and never enforce 1t.
James Johnston, colorei who has been un>
justly confined in jail Yves pardoned out last
week by that very sensible Governor of Vir-
ginia, P. w. Mckinney. He arrived home to
his wife and eight children the same day, where
he should have been in 81 days after the incar-
ceration. In the first place he should have
been imprisoned for 80 days for being drunk.
That's all there was In it, and thus saved the
Commonwealth a large sum and the citizens q
great deal Of useless trouble. In nutshell. 1t
was a mountain ont of a mole hill.
Tight laoipg Is killing more young women
to- day, and some fool old ones. than disease
1t is great growing evil. Some folks doubt
less wonder why their girls don't get married.
1t Ia because the young men of to-day are
looking for good, natural shaped women. and
not poor corset-plnched doll girls whose faces
look like a ball of tallow. We know girl
who laces so tight on Sunday to go to church
that she is sick ell the next week and 1t don't
make her look pretty either.
We are very sorry we did lot hear Sam Jones
on that subject. 1t is said he did 1t Justice!
Selah!
A petition is being very industriously crcul-
ated in Riverheads township for the purpose Of
securing local option election. Those
handling 1t are getting therein v. Splitter,
D. NICK. Smith, Rev. Hamilton. and others.
We hope it will be a success all around.
One of the finest crops OF wheat was nicely
harvested around here. that has been here for
many years, and still some complain. and
some say there Is no money in farming. &c.
Some people would complain, though, II they
were going to be hung.
A great many of the very bsst school-teachers
of the county are poor. and are dependent up
On their daily toll for support for themselves
and family, and the rule of giving preference
to those who are able to attend the Normal"
thai being their only qualification. is an un-
Just one and meets with disapproval every
where. Just as it should. too. The best teachers
ought to be secured regardless of Normals; too
many incompetent teachers now. And This
rule it will be found, will drive off number
OF the best teachers the coming winter. as we
have heard number say they were not able to
attend the Normals, and were not going TO
stand back for inferior talent. They will not
| teach.
| Mr.. Frank Clemmsr gave five hundred dol
! lars last week to the Lutheran church exten>
sion.fund. Very liberal of him. but he has 1t
and plenty of it too.
| An old gentleman who has seen better days,
| WIS around here last week soliciting aid OF the
Lords people and those who were not. Many
| gave, but many did not. his very fervent
GOD! bless you" was worth more than the
pittance given. He spoke very highly of VIM
| McComb of Arbor Hill, D. M. Smith OF th1l
place, and others, who were kind to this ven
cradle patriarch.
! People don't seem to take to Sam Jones's
way OF speculating on the poor, as great
many think they will never be old or needy:
| Rev. Clark. of the Methodist church. preach
cd an able sermon Sunday last at Oakland
| Chapel. He is West Virginia man and very
| able man.
! It is a good thing to take wife buggy-ridine
and let her enjoy what few pleasures there Ii
in this unfrIendly world instead of letting hel
sit at home while you ride about and enjoy thu
company OF tie ladies, who could be better es
corted by single men. We endorse Sam Jone:
on this point 1t ia great growing evil.
| DICE JOHNSON.