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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-05-04
We Answer mo"

To both of the questions propounded
by the State Republican to the Demo-
cratic papers of the State, we answer,
without hesitation or mental reserva-
ton, with an emphatic mo" We
would rather have the Democrats
cheated and defrauded than that
they should cheat and defraud even
those who cheat and defraud them, for
it is better to be cheated than to cheat.
The export trade in manufactures of
iron and steel for the last eight months
was valued at $40, 1853, 1874. Comparing
it with the corresponding eight months
for the last six years there has been a
steady and regular advance. The ex-
ports now are about double what they
were six years ago.
From these facts the Philadelphia
Record deduces the following we'll
pointed moral
"Why should our manufacturers be
crippled with taxes on their raw ma
terial, or numbered by protective inter-
ference with foreign trade, when they
are able to sell their wares in the
worlds markets more and more every
year in despite of competition %
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-05-04

Both the County and Circuit Courts
have refused to grant license for the
sale of liquor at Mountain Grove, Bath
county.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-05-04

EXTRACT OF DECREE.
ION consideration whereof this cause is now
referred to E. E. Stickley, one of the commi s
siOners in chancery OF this court, whose duty
it shall be:
of said trustees, showing their receipts and
disbursements.
(2) To ascertain all of the assets of the firm of
Rosenberger and Shirley, lately doing business
Waynesborough under the name of the Bank
of Waynesborough, and at Basic City under
to said trustees under the said deed of trust
showing in his report the probable value of
said assets, and particularly whether or not
trust of Dec. II, 1891, to the said Ford and Ben
nick trustees, is subject to any lien or liens
prior to said deed of trust and, if so, state the
amount of such liens, and by whom held. He
will also report whether any steps are neces-
sary to be taken by this court to acquire title
to any OF the trust property, and if SO, what.
81 He will ascertain and report all the debts
of ROSenberger and Shirley. doing business
aforesaid at New Market under the name of
Rosenberger and Shirley, at WayneSbOrough
under the Bank OF Waynesborough, and at
Basic City under the name of the Iron Cross
Bank, which may be secured under the said
deed of trust, and if there are any preferences
given by said deed of trust, he will report the
same in the order fixed and described by the
deed eff trust.
az To ascertain and report what is necessary
to be done, If anything, to protect the prop
erty situated in the state of Kansas for the
purpose Of which gid4 it was conveyed by deed of
in the bill that certain creditors of ROsenber-
ger and Shirley who Sc debts were secured by
said deed, have since its execution attached
the said pSOperty in the State of Kansas, he
will inquire into this matter and report what
creditors have SO attached and the amount of
their respective attachments
90 To ascertain and report what, if any,
compensation the said trustee may be entitled
to in addition to that fixed and prescribed by
the said deed of trust
(6) In executing this order the said commits
sioner will give notice of the time and place of
paper published in Woodstock, and also a
newspaper published in StauntOn, Va, which
publication shall be equivalent to personal
service of notice to the parties. The said COM
missioner in chanoery shall either of his own
motion or at the instance of any creditor re
quire the production before him of the books
eff Rosenberger 4 Shirley at New Market, the
Bank of WayneSboro' and Iron Cross Bank,
and the said trustees are hereby directed up
on the call OF said commissioner to produce
said books or any of them, before him.
And the said commissioner in chancery shall
have like power to summon before him and
examine as witnesses any of the parties to this
cause for the purpose of getting such informa-
ton as may be necessary to enable him to fur
by this decree.
The commissioner in chancery executing this
decree may II necessary or eXpedient go to
WayneSborO' for the purpose of executing this
order so far as the Bank of WayneSbOro' and
the Iron Cross Bank are concerned"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-05-04

CHOPPED TO PIECEs.-At Reading,
Pa, Monday morning, April Goth,
Cyrus Minnick met with a frightful
death at the brick yard of Charles w.
Focht. He had gone to work with the
gang of employees, and began filling
the large hopper in which the clay is
ground. In doing so he mounted the
machine, and, losing his balance, fell
feet first into the hopper, in which re-
volving knives were running rapidly.
He was at once drawn into the ma
chine, and his limbs and the lower por-
ton of his body cut into bits before
the engine could be stopped. He died
instantly, and it took nearly three
hours to gather up the fragments of
his body. He leaves wife and six
children, all grown. He was sixty
three years old.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-05-04

Perfectly sure, perfectly pure, perfectly
harmless is Simmons Liver Regulator.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-05-04

IN ASSUMPSIT, AND ATTACHMENT
The object of this suit is to recover against
the defendant the sum $500 due by account,
with interest thereon from April 18th, 1892, and
costs, and to attach and subject to the pay
ment of the same any estate or debts due to
the defendant in the county of Augusta or the
city of StauntOn, and especially any money due
to her in the hands of James Bumgardner and
j. l.. Bumgardner, firm of J. & j. L. Bumgard-
ner; and it appearing by aff1davit filed that
Mary e. DOnnelly is not a resident of this state,
it is ordered that she appear here in fifteen
days after due publication of this order and
do what is necessary to protect her interest in
this suit j. n. RYAN Clerk
Shepherd p. q.
april 27-4ts
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-05-04

A fire in Berkeley, a suburb of Nor
folk, destroyed several business houses
and residences.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-05-04

Special offer.-S10.00 per week board for those
who wish to get the benefit of the Celebrated
Rawley Springs water during the month of
JUNE. Send for Catalogue.
Address j. WATKINS LEE.
april to NAV p
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-05-04

ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO THE
~ STATE CONVENTIONAL accordance
with the action of the Democratic County
Committee, held on the End of April, fixing the
time for the election of delegates and alter
the Wards of Staunton will take place on
TUESDAY, MAY 10th, at O'Clock p. NJ. at the
following places =
First Ward at Courthouse.
Second Ward at Police courtroom.
W. q. KINNEY, JOHN N. OPIE,
Secretary Chairman.
april 2T-2tS
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Scottish Rite MaSOns,

The annual reunion OF the ScOtIlSn
Rite Masons at Richmond begins Mon
day, May 10Th, at p NJ. The candl-
dates will be notified to report at st.
Adams hall promptly at 4:3O +. M
The class of candidates this year will
be quite large-between 20 and 90
Some of them will be from Richmond
and some from other towns in the
State. The new master of the Lodge
of Perfection, which confers the de-
grees from the 4th to the 14th inclusive
is Rev. r. P. Williams, assistant to the
rector of st. Paul's church. He is q
very enthusiastic parson and a fine
worker" The master of the Rose
Croix chapter-15th to 18th degrees in
clusiye-is Mr.. William Ryan. Mr.
Ryan is also the master of the Con
sistory, comforting the 31st and 32nc
degrees. Rev. Hartley Carmichael il
the commander of the Kadosh Coun
Gil, comforting the 10th to the Both de
grees. Among the prominent 32nd de
gree Masons are Past Grand Masters
Taliaferro and Wexford, W. o. Eng
lish, John T. Parham, DR.. S. w. Budd
and Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson.
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Vernon H. Ford and c. W. Bennick.
trustees, A. r. Rosenberger and s
p. Shirley, lately partners trading
under the firm name and style OF
ROsenberger and Shirley at New
Market, Va, under the name of the
Bank of WayneSborough at
WayneSborough, Va, and under
the name of the Iron Cross Bank
at Basic City, Va, ana said A. X.
ROsenberger and S. p. Shirley in
their Cwn rights respectively, CIV.
Rosenherger, H. H. Spindle, C. F.
Myers and G. A. Myers, j. N. Bren-
naman, chairman of committee of
Calvert monumental fund, j. N.
Brennaman, chairman of the
bridge committee, Ambrose L.
Henkel, chairman of Saiyards' me-
mortal fund committee, Mrs. Susan
Wine. Miss Ella Teel. Thomas j.
Shirley, Elizabeth A. Shirley, Bar
bara A. Cone, Daniel Kagey, Jas.
X. Pickering, George C. Maslin, Il.
RI. Austin and the WayneSbOrough
CDmnaOV NJ
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-05-04

The Washington correspondent of
the Richmond Times, under date of
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-05-04
Health RESORT.

feb 3rd
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-05-04
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
To Vernon H. Ford and c. W. Ben
nick, Trustees, Compla1nants,
Defendants,

Joseph II. Haun, Mt. Jackson Ma
tional Bank, $. E. Boyer, J. T..
Boyer, and II. E. Boyer, partners
trading under the firm name and
style of The Boyer Co., Mrs. NJ. a
Clinedinst, j. w. Clinedinst, sur
viving partner of himself and NJ
Clinedinst, deed, late firm OF j. w.
Clinedinst q Bro, who sue for
themselves and all the general
creditors of RoSenberger l. Shirley,
who will come in and contribute to
the costs of this suit and abide the
racI1lt COMMA ina N
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-23

and leader in the faction that had
effected Burbanls' defeat. Wilson
promptly demanded retraction. 1t
was refused, A formal challenge
to fight duel followed. Burbanls ac.
cepted and the details were arranged.
1t was bright July morning when the
two enemies with their friends and Sec
onds met at the place selected a few
miles south of town. A quiet pasture
was the scene of the tragic drama, and
Just at sunrise the two men faced each
other The word was given and two
shots rang out. Wilson fell and when
the frightened men gathered around
him he was dead.
"Burbanks was prosecuted and sen
fenced to year in the penitentiary. lie
served his time and returned, but never
took any further interest in his business
nor profession. He commenced drinking
heavily and after about year of dissipa.
tion and idleness disappeared altogeth.
er His wife sold the remnant of his
property and returned to her former
home in the east. Peter Burbanlls has
not been heard of for ten years and nc
one knows whether he is living OF
dead"
had story to tell next, and as we
compared incidents and found that
Peter Burbanls, the editor, and ole
Peter, the tramp were identical, re-
solved never again to discredit the story
of mans life, no matter how vastly il
exceeded the lurid imagination of the
most ardentromancers.- Raymond Red
ericll, in Western Rural.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-23

his stand was vacant and the word went
round that Old Pete was drunk and
that his discharge would be forthcom-
ing Toward night he came around to
bid us good-by, looking more pathetic
than ever.
Couldn't stand it any longer" he
said, apologetically; ''stayed sober
longer this time than l had before for
ten years. Had to do it, had to do it,"
he repeated, with silly laugh, as he
passed out TO begin again his weary
tramp
Time passed on and Old Pete and his
remarkable career were alike forgotten.
One morning l was gratified to re-
ceive notice of my appointment to a
higher position in the establishment
which employed me. The duties of my
new position later in the season took
me TO the capital of one of the central
western states. The business, while
not occupying all my time, required my
presence in the city for several days,
and had ample time to view the magic
metropolis and admire its splendid
streets and residences. My business
| caused me to form the acquaintance of
an elderly gentleman who had been u
resident of the city since its early days
and who was perfectly familiar with
its history and public men.
One afternoon he volunteered to take
me for u drive through the beautiful
avenues, and as we passed along the
shaded drives he pointed out the homes
of many prominent citizens and men of
state reputation.
That" he said, indicating an ele-
giant mansion standing some distance
back from the street, sis the home Of
Judge Wilkes Burbanlis used to own
that place before he went to pieces"
"Burbanks?" l asked, struggling to
recall where had heard the name.
"Yes, Peter Burbanlls, the wealthy
and talented journalist who established
and published the Herald so long"
thought of Old Pete. Was it possible
the two men were the same?
"What became of him." l asked.
"Went to the bad entirely Haven't
heard of him for ten years. Why, he
could have been governor if he had
stayed here"
"Was he raised here?" l inquired,
thoroughly interested.
NO he came here about thirty years
ago, when the town was new, and
worked as a printer for year or two.
Then he bought little Office and
started the Herald. 1t grew and pros
pered and made its owner wealthy He
became noted all over the state and
was at one time the confidential friend
aud adviser of the governor. He
achieved his greatest popularity by be-
ing sent by the governor to inquire into
pending trouble among the miners al
Carbondale So successful was he il
his mission that he was urged and finally
consented to become candidate for the
legislature"
What caused his downfall?"
ooh, it grew out of this very candi
dacy After the election, which re
suited in his defeat, he made a very
bitter attack upon a strong combina
ton that had opposed him, charging
fraud and dishonest conduct. The
attack was particularly directed TOWARD
man named Wilson, who was {
notable man in the state at that time
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-23
SPORTlVE FIDO.
He Was an Expensive Passenger for the
street Railway Company.


street Railway Company.
A lady boarded a street car the other
evening with pet dog which was
slightly overgrown. His paws were
covered with mud, and he seemed to be
on springs.
Madam" " said theSconductor ''you
will have to leave that dog on the plat
form; it is against the ules of the COM
pany to allow dogs in the cars"
81 don't care if it is. He shall not
ride on the platform. He is not feeling
just right this evening, aud it would
be inhuman to put him out in the cold,"
returned the lady.
"a number Of gentlemen are out
there"
Gentlemen! Why, smelled whisky
and tobacco smoke when l passed
them. You don't suppose | would put
my Fido on IL level with them, do you?"
IF the dog stays in here l will suf-
fer"
"You need have no fears on that
score. If Fido does anything wrong
you may hold me responsible for it.
The conductor here started to collect
his fares, and Fido at the same time
concluded to give an exhibition of his
friskiness The first thing he did was
to jump upon the lap of an elderly lady
who wore u new black silk dress.
"Get away! get away, you brute"
she exclaimed, as the dog began To
poke his nose into her face.
"Come, Fido, don't disturb the lady, u
said his mistress, and the dog jumped
down and came back to her. But he
apparently liked new black silk, for a
moment later he was again up in the
lap of its wearer. She pushed him to
the floor, and, glancing down, saw a
dozen marks upon the front breadth OF
the dress made by the dogs paws. In.
dignantly she arose, gave Fido heI
seat. and called the attention of his
mistress to the fact that her dress was
ruined.
"Well, collect your damage from the
company" was the tantalizing reply
The matter was laid before the Off
GERS of the company, and they, with
out hesitation, assumed responsibility
for the damage done.-Boston Herald
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-23
LIVING or DEAD.

They are not dead to us, who keep
Their long invoked, reposeful sleep
Meath grassy covcrlets, ilowerbospread;
For love nbdes though graves are deep,
And those who love are never dead.
They nrc not dead while heart TO heart
Still hold communion though apart,
The visible with the unseen,
And faith and longing know the art
or bridging the wide space between
They nre not dead who, folded fair
In the kind Shepherds steadfast care
Await our coming in sure faith
When we shall see them as they are
Made yet more beautiful by death.
But thoy are dead whose love has grown -
To be the ghost of love alone,
Who meet us with averted eyes, .
! And air constrained and altered tone,
And chill and alien courtesies.
They move, they accost us, and they seem
Like creatures OF some weary dream;
So dead, so lost so all-estranged,
The fire which cheered us with It's gleam
Into the veriest ashes changed
While II our dear and living dead,
With soft, still smiles and noiseless tread,
Should come some day, 10 the old place,
There would not be II thought Of dread
In their first rapture of embraced
oh, strangely blended joy and pain!
Death turned to naught, and life made vain,
Loves shade and substance still at strife,
Who shall decide between the twain,
Or which is death, and which is life?
Susan Coolidge in S. S. Times.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-23
WHERE'S BlLL2
OHIO.

where's Bilt Yes, o. course I'm GLAD TO
See tn old town once again;
When turned tn bend had to
Jes get up an yell; an when
seen that old steeple risin'
Like guide post on tn hill,
Lenpin up frum tn horizon,
jes had to- Say, where's Billt
Know that meetin' house' guess sol
Amt that whore we uset 10 co. -
Us boys! Settin' stiff an jes so,
Like we was put up TO show.
There's tn graveyard back behind it,
With tn old stone on tn bal;
believe that could find it
II tried to now. Where's Billt
When we two was boys, Bill showed 1t
To me one day, an tn year
Cut in II was There, 1 knowed 1t
Wasn't fur away frum here.
See It's old an stained an breakin',
Grass growed, too, an cracked, until
1t seems like some poor, forsaken,
Homeless thing that-say, where's Billy
Bill an me we often wondered
Whose that stone was for we guessed
It'd laid down there hunderd
Years or more ut very best
An he uset to say: "Now, / don't
Want no better tomb L will
Lay there when 1 die" Say, why don't
Some o. you-uns say where's Billl
Yes, old pard, this is tn stone, an
It's the one you uset to claim.
Pshaw! You talk about yer own, an
Sich fool things. Why-what's-thiS nam
Here, cut underneath the creepers
An tn mossY Why are you stillr
His nanel Here among tn sleepers-
An / Well, I've found you, Bill.
Carl Smith, in Harper's Weekly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-23
FRICTION WITH THE WORLD.
Contact With Humanity Broadens, Il,
panSs and CultivatcS.

Contact With Humanity Broadens, Ex-
pan6s and Cultivatcs.
The captain of one OF the great trans
atlantic steamers said, not long ago,
"My experience is that among men,
clergymen usually have the best inten-
tions, lawyers the best use of their
minds, and soldiers and commercial
travellers the best tempcrs.
Glow do l explain the last fact? Sim
ply because those two classes are forced
to jostle most with other men. Their
peculiarities are rubbed off by friction.
They learn at every step the value of
patience and good-humor.
The same idea in different shape,
must have occurred TO every thoughtful
observer. 1t is the great man of u small
village, who, when he travels, is apt to
quarrel with hotel and railway service,
and to feel himself aggrieved by imag-
ined neglect at every turn; it is the boy
or girl who has never been in large
school that does not willingly yield to
the will of the majority; it is the man
who really knows no church, or no party,
or no community, but his own, who is
bitter and contemptuous of strange
crecds, or policies, or social customs.
Good humor and courtesy grow ont
of tolerance, and we must be familiar
with different kinds of men and opin-
ions before we are tolerant of them.
The American traveller, more than
any other, puts up with annoyances
with cheerful indifference, and is only
amused af>pew and eccentric types of
men; not because he is naturally more
liberal or good-humored than man Of
another race, but because he has had
more friction with the world.
This truth concerning race gives a
useful hint 10 individuals.
When a boy or man shuts himself up
too long with his books, and his ambi-
bition, or his conscience, or even his
Bible or his prayers, he is apt to become
gloomy, irritable and sick in both body
and mind. He does not need physic
nor self-examination. He needs his
fellow-men, and the work which God
gave him to do for them.
Many Il woman of fine, unselfsh
nature and strong brain is lying now
useless and invalid, victim of nervous
prostration, who could be cured bv
hearty contact with her kind, and the
necessity of labor with and for them.
Remember that it is "Hand in hand, !"
not alone, 'the blessed souls ascend to-
ward God."-Youth's Companion.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-23
PAID HIS BILL.
How an Old Soldier Was Counsel 70
Roth Nldea

How an Old Soldier Was Counsel for
Both Sides.
Gen. Roscius w. Judson, q relic of She
war Of 1912, died not long ago in Og.
densburg, a pretty little city on she
st. Lawrence river in New York state.
The general knew everybody, and
everybody knew the general. During
the last years of his life he was haunted
by the ghost of many good whisky
which he had seen and conquered, and
the weight of these many victories
bowed his shoulders.
BY profession Gen. Judson was a
lawyer. The old man drew pension
every quarter, and when it was gone he
got trusted" The "trust" reached
such proportions that the government
bounty for two centuries would just
about wipe it out. Most of his creditors
rather liked the old man, and, knowing
that the accounts would before long be
blotted out never 10 be reopened, con.
tinued to trust, but Nathan Boyd, who
had bill for three dollars, made life a
burden to the general, who was a gen
tleman, but always just little short of
cash. Nate would present that bill and
change his luck when he was fishing of
the dock, or would dun him when look
ing at the bottle in grocery store.
One day the general met Boyd on the
street, and before the well-worn bill
could be found, said:
'Nate there's just one way that bill
can be collected, for I've decided not u
| pay it unless / have to-"
"How's that?" asked the Scotchman
"Do you really want to ltnow?"
eyes"
"Well. you sue me. / always pay
| judgment against me-
Boyd within the hour found a justlc
| of the peace and brought suit for hi
three dollars. The summons was served
and the old warrior came to court, hi
arms laden with dust-covered volumes
| Boyd stated his case and showed his bill
''Do you acknowledge this?' asked
the justice.
eyes, s'r."
"Then why should not judgement b
given against your
Because | have a bill against MI
Boyd
Boyd was surprised, and declared tina
he owed nothing.
II have a bill for professional serv
ices, a bill for five dollars"
81 don't owe it, said Boyd.
Didn't You ask me how to collect thi
bill against myself?'
Yes
"And didn't tell you to sue, and didn'
you follow my advice? / came here, sil
us your lawyer to collect that bill an
charge you five dollars for advice an
counsel. A barrister, sir, doesn't give hi
opinion for nothing" and Judson pre-
sentcd written statement of the AZ
count.
The general left the court room wit
two dollars in his pocket for a sui
brought against himself.-Chicago Joul
nal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-23
The Jap He underslood.

One of the Japanese students at
Harvard had been taking some phil
osophy courses. The discussion turned
upon spiritualism one day, and, though
he seemed to be listening to the argu-
ments understandingly, the professor
did not feel sure that it was all in
ineligible to him. Accordingly, he
asked if they knew about the subject
in Japan and what medium" was.
"Mejum-mej jum-ah, yes" was the
reply. 'Mejum-a-a sort of-crazy
person.
The professor and the class con'
cluded that the Jap understood. hos
ton Herald