Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-23
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We had fine rain last week, after which
we had hot sunshine. Everything looks
hourishing and promising.
There is fine opening here for store since
McCorkle Brothers assigned. 1t must be adj
mitted that they carried on the best store ever
kept in the place. They kept everything. and
what they did not have, would get it for their
customers They were the most accommo-
dating men, ever in business here. A good
man can do good business here, and cash
business at that if he will keep what the peo-
pie want. Nothing but cash business pays
anywhere, we hope to soon hear of the few
goods remaining in this fine house being sold
at auction, and some good man open out there
for cash only and not make fish of some and
| fowl of others, but treat all to a cash business
! D. NJ Smith, one of our best backsmiths
! and probably the best sheer of horses in this
part of the Valley, having been euchered out
of so much of his hard earnings by crediting
out his work, has at last been forced to adopt
a cash or trade system. 1t is passing strange
! what an aversion some people have to paying
for something they have worn out or used up.
A great many get newspaper and read it for
a year and then refuse to pay for it. Such
people are scabs on the face of society and are
incurable-the only remedy is prevention.
| Old Uncle Ephraim says, whenever you see
poor folks hiring their washing done, you
will do well to keep your eye on them in all
| business transactions.
Times are just as good as ever; money is as
plenty. Just let show come around or
| lawn party, or just let anyone need something
to crafty his desires and they get it, People
now ride in finer carriages and buggies than
ever; have finer clothes; and push things along
with vim. Grain is little low in price,
that is all, while everything else is cheap
er than it ever was before. People just get
scared, that is all. Money is in the country
just as much as ever and people should hush
about hard times except the poor-times are
always hard for them at best.
Rev. George Hanna of the Methodist Epis-
| copal church has been authorized to celebrate
the rites of matrimony. He is located here in
this village
Every one here is eminently satisfied with
the way the awful murder at Staunton was
investigated, and promptly put through. As
we said in former article Judge Chalkley is
| square man, and this proves it. great
many here would like to witness the taking
off of this brutal monster, and executions
should be public so they would serve as a
warning to others. Crime was not as plenti-
! full when the executions were public, as they
are now, and this private way of doing it is
mOck-modest way. So much, whiskey has
done for Staunton. Why did the bars have
to close at that time if whlskey is such good
thing. Why, it ought to have been free there.
Yes, it is grand thing, it causes men to MUIR
der, and outrage women, and still Christian
people go up and vote to have it among them.
Thank God. the countys skirts are clear of
any of the responsibility for this awful crime,
as we voted it out of our midst as dangerous,
bad thing, which no man can make, buy,
sell, or use or cause to be furnished, and be
Christian according to Gods word We think
a man ought to witness this execution with
out tremor. A man who could do such
deed is undeserving the sympathy of any
one, even in death and there should be no
squesmishness about the manner of his tax.
ing Off
The hog law don't go for much here in this
place, as we see hogs running at large, and put
3 out of our garden a few days ago There is
no use to have law, if it is violated, and when
stock law was passed why were not cattle
and horses included? A poor man cannot
own cattle, but he can own a hog The rich
man can turn his cattle out, and let them run
over the rights of the poor, just the same,
but the poor mans little hog-oh he must
keep that up. The poor of this part of the
country promise to avenge this when election,
comes around again. Will their venom hold
out, or will the old party lash be applied, and
force them into the traces again, as heretofore
There seems to be a general depression
throughout this part of the country. A great
many are surety for the defunct firm of Nc
Corkle Bros, and will now have it to pay. 1t
will fall very heavily upon some of them.
There are great many honest men in the
country, who want to pay their honest debts,
and cannot do SO. There is a general break
down in mechanical branches. Where 90
years ago one hundred men were busily en-
gagged, now you will not find ten. Everything
is made in the factories thus destroying home
hand-industry, under which this country was
so prosperous at one time. There is general
feeling of distrust among the people. Every
man afraid to trust his neighbor. This coun-
try here has received shock from which it
will not recover for years. The years of plenty
and prosperity for the mechanic have passed,
and as result an Exodus of the best me-
chanics of this country must soon follow.
There are more broken up men now in the
country than there has been for many years.
All they need is a push and they go under
financially.
The most profitable employment is farm
ing, that is sure. Money is bound to come to
the shrewd farmer. Not the man that hogs
along and never lets any one realize cent by
his being a citizen, but the man that has ev-
erything done right and pays out to the poor
of the country something for labor. There
are some very fine farms in this part of the
Valley. Among them is the farm of Newton
Baylor, Esq This g-hearted young man
started on very meager sum and by dint of
hard work and superior management paid
all. Has fine farm, fine house, fine large
barn, and in fact there is certain air OF great
prosperity all around the place. He is one of
our few square men, giving to every man that
which he owes him, and so promptly, too,
that he can always say he don't owe any one
a cent He is an accommodating man, and is
bound to succeed. The man that assists the
poor, is sure to be prospered and blessed by
the Lord according to His Word, and he is
that kind of a man. If we had few more
like him it would fill in mighty we'll. r.
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