Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-04-13
MiddIebrook.

singing tnelr sweet songs OF praise " lHcl
Creator; and, by the way, there has been non'
| of that senseless shooting of robins and othel
| sweet song-birds so common in other years
of all things farmer ought to prosecute every
''vagrant" he finds shooting song-birds, such
as robins, &C., on his farm. They are of in
estimable value on the farm, and their songs
are cheering to everyone. Let the landowner:
break up this senseless habit of killing the
birds If any one is SO hard up for meat, le
them ask some one for mess. The farmers
would doubtless give such folks "hog jowP
to quit killing the innocent birds, or, better
still, give them some work to do; for that i.
what they should be engaged in.
We were shown the thoroughbred registered
imported Percheron horse lately brought
home by J. P. Smiley, Esq. He is 3 years old
and weighs near 1900 pounds now, and is no
done growing yet. He was approved and sub
sidized by the French Government, and 6
horse has to be about perfect to ''git, thar
with them. John P. Smiley is big, tall
tireless toiling man that is first class judge
of horse and has done as much to improve
the horses of this country as any man in it
The fact is, he won't have any inferior stock
about him. Therefore the stockmen can al
ways know he has the best to be had He has
two grey Percheron horses that will weigh
1850 lbs apiece. They match well, and there
is no such thing as stall, no matter how much
load you have on the wagon. They are pro
nounced by good judges to be the grandest and
best pair of draught-horses ever seen in this
country. He is justly proud of them, and a
man would have to unload an awful long
purse to get those horses, and we see that he
is right 1t pays big to raise fine stock of any
kind, and more especially good draught-
horses, as they are always in demand at good
price They don't eat any more than scrub
would, and the cost is so little compared with
the advantages they have over the scrub horse
Some think the importing of Oregon horses
will bring down the prices of our good horses.
Never. Who would fool his time and risk his
life breaking one of these ugly shave-tail
scrubs? Why, they are ugly and of little val
ue when broken, and you never know when
they are broken. No, the buyers of horses
want good, smooth, good-sized horses, trained
to work, not to kick and buck. The Oregon is
an adept at both. They will pass around
among the traders of 40 cent horses They
may glut that market, but they will not effect
the horse-marlet any. Mr.. Smiley built a
new large barn for the accommodation of his
fine stock, and has everything nice He has
sold Colonel Odalisque to Mr.. John Howard
Mcclure. The Colonel is imported and regis
tered thoroughbred.
There was difficulty here the other night
shelevers were drawn, but fortunately not
used.
There is to be grand entertainment at
white hall school-house on the night of the
Doth of April. The fact that it is to be there is
a sufficient guarantee that it will be according
to Gunter. They never fail to get there, when
they celebrate the closing of their school,
which has been taught this session by Mr..
Frank Rosen. He is first-class teacher. He
insists upon order and has it. If festive,
destructive boy proceeds to mutilate the nice,
new school-house, he is very soon tanned
for his trouble-a thing all the teachers ought
to do, if they don't. Your reporter acknowl-
edges, with many thanks, an invitation to
take supper that evening at Mr.. George Rosen's
and then proceed to the show. A supper at
Mr.. Rosen's means feast of we Olden times,
in which everything that goes to make up a
very satisfying repast is prepared by Mrs.
Rosen in person, and she is one of those ladies
who grew up to womanhood learning to do
about her house. Therefore she
can preside over her own affairs with the very
comforting assurance that she can prepare
things herself and is not dependent upon
others to do for her. The entertainment will
be free to all who can get in. Therefore,
everyone should be there early and avoid the
rush
David East Beard of this place has gone to
Buena Vista to travel for T. L. Brown & Co.,
selling county and State rights to make their
combination tongue and shafts combined for
buggies and wagons, &c. This is very use
full invention, indeed. You never remove it
SELL
Mrs D. NJ Smith of this place, was the re-
cipient last week of a pair of Austrian dia-
mond ear rings, as prize. They are mount
ed in gold and are very beautiful, indeed; and
she is proud of them, as they were won over
many competitors.
Mr.. VIM. Mish, near here, is going to have
an artesian well bored on his fine farm. He
is going to bore it on the highest hill he has,
and then he can pipe it anywhere he wants
The contractor is on the ground, and is getting
ready to commence. 1t will be a
grand addition to Mr.. Mish's farm, as he has
no running water, springs, or wells on his
farm. Ponds and large cisterns have hereto
fore supplied him water, but they get dry
sometimes, in which event he has to drive his
stock to Middlebrook to water, which is about
one mile and great deal of trouble besides.
He is one of our money-making, husthng
prince of good fellows, and, of
course, he is not going to be without water as
heretofore, and he is dry man, and made his
big influence felt for good last localoption
no one. His hands were not
tied, you bet" They are not tying him to
anything but his staunch old Democratic
principles. He is such a good road-builder
that there is considerable preparation being
made already by his many friends to run him
1Or our TOdu COIulllSSlOleT, IL ue WILL dCCCPt.
He certainly will have rousing vote on ac-
count of his qualities, which are all good.
r.
The confidence that people have in Ayers
as blood medicine is the legiti-
mate and natural growth of many years. 1t
has been handed down from parent to child,
and is the favorite family medicine in thou
sands of households.
Babyhood, the mothers nursery guide, dis
cusses in its April number the question
whether children can outgrow catarrh. The
writer, DR.. D. B. Delavan, well known au-
thority on such subjects, takes strong ground
against the popular idea that time will work a
cure in the case of chronic catarrh and shows
clearly the danger of neglect. Another i'm
portant medical article is that on Headaches
of Children by Dr. G. L. Dodge. The
mothers themselves contribute number OF
interesting letters to the Parliament on
such topics as "Baby's Naps,'' Rational
Dress for Little Girls" Gardening for Chill
Jro,, teT,l,o UNro tho Elders - s(lOr