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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16

At the recent election in Hawaii to
determine the form of government for
that country, only fifteen hundred
votes were polled, and nearly all of
them were those of foreigners. This
fact, of itself alone. shows the gross
outrage that was perpetrated by the
United States upon the people of Ha-
wall when they lent the assistance of
their ships and marines TO the few
American filibusters who have seized
that country and deprived its native
population of their government and OF
all their rights and privileges.-Aler.
Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16
Female Suffrage.

AS the Norfolk Landmark says, it is
very encouraging to find the women of
the country organizing against the
mistaken and injurious doctrines and
purposes of the female suffra gists." p
How infinitely higher and better it is
for the woman to govern in the home
and try to govern SO as to make the
husband and brother and son lit to at
tend wisely and well to the rougher
duties of life, to those things which ap-
pear to fall naturally to the more
ruggedly constructed male body and
mind. The folio wing words from Farm
and FIreside are fifty spoken -
LET home stand first. No matter
how high your ambition, no matter
how far your talents or your infuen-
ces may reach, before everything else
build up true home. Be not it's
slave; be it's minister. Let it not be
enough that it is swept and garnished,
that its silver is brilliant, that its food
is delicious, but feed the love in it
Then from its walls shall come forth
the true woman and the true man.
What honor can be greater than to
found such a home? What dignity
higher than to reign its honored mis-
tress? What is the ability to speak
from public platform or the wisdom
that can command seat on the judges
bench. compared to that which can in
sure and preside over true home To
be the guiding star. the ruling spirit in
such home is higher than to rule an
empire"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16

NNALS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY, ViR-
IA GINA, with "reminiscences illustrative
of the vicissitudes of its pioneer settlers: bio
gra phical sketches of citizens locally prOmi-
nen5, and of those who have founded families
in the southern and Western Stat. s; a diary of
the war, 1865 and chapter on reconStruc-
ton.
By Joseph A. Waddell, member of the Vir-
ginia Histoi zeal Society. Seal of Augusta
connty), with three maps by Maj Jed Hot l.
kiss.
Price $3.50 The trade supplied, or the vol
ume sent by mail Oh receipt of the price. by
W. l.. OLIVIER, Bookseller and StatiOner,
Stanton, Va. Order at once, as the edition is
nearly exhausted. mar IS SITS
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16

By what law has the North grown
rich while the South has grown poor
Louisville Post.
By two laws: the Mckinley law and
the pension law, both of which are Or
gained robbery to very large extent.
-Noatalk Landmark.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16

There is one sure way for Congress
to get rid of Coxey and his army. Pen
sion. by u special act, the last lout
among them. That would send them
away smiling, and they are fully as
meritorious as many who now draw
pensions constantly from the govern
nent. Pass All income tax and Civ e
the money to these INDECENT fellows
who would run from a job of work if
tn " should meet it in the road.
Wouldn't that be great Congressional
stroke-No1JoK Landmark.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16

The Waynesboro' Sentinel says: -
ION the 18th instant the Reform
Party will hold mass meeting in this
city. Mr.. R. F. Leedy has challenged
Mr.. F. W. Weaver to meet him in joint
discussion"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16

GERMAN BAPTIST ANNUAL MEET.
ING The annual national meeting OF
the German Baptist Brethren Church
Dunkards) will be held at Meyersdale,
Pa, May 25th. Meyersdale is thirty
five miles west of Cumberland. Md,
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
and has a population of 1890. The
town contributed seven acres of wood
land for the meeting, $500 in cash,
electric lights and water. A large
tabernacle, ia by 1913 feet, capable OF
seating 5000 people. is now building,
along with a building for the book and
tract work, ticket Office and post
Office, a restaurant, lunch stand. an
agents building, dining hall, and
many other smaller buildings. Enter
tainment for over seven thousand peo-
pie has been provided in Meyersdale.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16

A genuine case of smallpox was dis
covered in Washington Saturday and
sent to the Small pox Hospital i'll the
southeastern part of the city. The
patient is colored man from Roam
oke, Va. 1t is learned he was origi-
nally from Chicago.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16

NOTICE.-1he undersigned have associated
IN themselves together as partners in the
name and style of J. 4 J. l.. Bumgardner, At
torneys at Law.
We will practice in the courts of the city of
Staunton and the counties of augusta, Rock
bridge, Rockingham, Highland and Bath. All
law business entrusted to our care will be
promptly and faithfully attended to.
JAMES BUMGARDNER, JR.,
july-tf J. LEWIS BUMGARDNER.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16

The experience of New York in re
spect of high liquor license tallies with
that of all other cities in which that
system has been adopted. The annual
report of the excise commissioners
there, just printed, shows that under
that system, while there has been Il
great reduction in the number of places
at which liquor is sold, there has been
a great increase in the revenue from
LIQUOR licenses. When such a system
shall be adopted in Virginia, and the
receipts therefrom be appropriated, as
they should be. to the mending of her
ways, the improvement of the roads in
her counties and the streets in her cities
will be comparative bagatelle.-AleG.
Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16
THE MOTHER OF
WASHINGTON.

cap surmounts the die, and from
this rises the beautiful white shaft -
The site is at the edge of a beautiful
plateau, and near the two gray bould-
ers upon which the patriots mother
was accustomed to sit for hours with
her knitting.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16
THE WORLD and THE STATE FOR $l.25
GERMAN BAPTIST ANNUAL MEETING.

The Annual Meeting of the German Baptist
Brethren will be held at Meyersdale, Pa, on
the Pittsburg Division of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, commencing May 2itb, 1894.
For this occasion the b. & o. X. X. Co. will
sell excursion tickets TO Meyersdale and return
from all stations ON its system of lines at rate
of one first class fare for the round trip. From
points east of and including Pittsburg and
Wheeling the tickets will be sold from May
END to 2Sth Inclusive, and will be valid for re-
turn passage within thirty days from date of
sale.
From points west of Pittsburg and Wheeling
the tickets viii be sold from May 2lst to 26th
inclusive and will be valid for return passage
within thirty days from date OF sale.
For time of trains, etc address nearest Agent
of the B. & o. X X. Co. or o. 2. McCarty, Gen1
Pass Agent, ID. & o. S. w. R'y, st. Louis, NO.;
l.. 5. Allen, Asst Gen1 Pass. Agent B. & o. r.
r., Chicago, Ills E. D. Smith, Div. Pass. Agent,
B. & q. r., pittsburg, Pa, or b. T. Bond, Div.
Pass. Agent, b. o. r. r., Baltimore, Md,
Chas- o. Scull. Gen1 Pass. Agent, ID. & o. R. r.,
Baltimore, Md
may 93ts
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16

A MOTHER AND Two CHILDREN
SHoT,-A correspondent of the Rock
bridge Neaos writing from Brownsburg,
May Sth, says
Mr.. J. B. Smiley who lives near Mr..
j. FL. Ervin's had been using his shot
gun and thoughlessly set it down in a
corner of his room. On Monday one
of his little children creeping about the
room, crawled between the wall and
the gu, and knocked the gun down
upon the floor. 1t went off and Mrs.
Smiley and two of her children receiv-
ed part of all of it's contents. They
were struck in the face, arms and legs.
Fortunately the gun was loaded with
bird shot and no very serious damage
was done. DR.. Strain was called in
and succeeded in extracting most of
the shot"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16
Thursday, May 3Ist, 1894,


a6 the hour of Il O'Clock H.. that certain tract
of land said to contain 2O5 Acres, situated in
the county of Augusta, near to and east OF the
city of Staunton, Va, which was purchased by
the above named j. p Hughart in the chancery
cause of Tams, trustee, rs. McGutfin, in the
corporation court of Staunton, and by said
Hughart sold to the Staunton Land Co. and by
said last named,cOmpany sold to the Staunton
DEVELOPMENT Co.. and which is more fully de-
scribed in the bills and other proceedings in
the causes herein before mentioned. The terms
of sale will be as follows: Cash in hand Suffi-
Gent to pay the costs of sale and of the suit of
Hughart Us. Staunton Land Co., just herein be
fore mentioned, and to refund to said j. z.
Hughart certain taxes recently paid by him as
set forth in the report of Commissioner K. L.
X. Nelson in the last named cause; the balance
in three equal installmentS at nine, eighteen
and twenty seven months respectively from
the day of sale with interest from that day,
for which the purchaser will be required to
execute bonds with approved personal secu-
rity, containing waiver of the homestead
and the title to be withheld as ultimate Secu-
rity.
In Offering for sale the aforesaid land, the
undersigned commissioners will offer first
only that portion of the same which was new
er alie..ed by the Stanton Development Co.
as shown by the report of Commissioner Il. E.
X. Nelson, herein before mentioned and eSpe
cially by the plat designated as Exhibit 81
filed with said report, not including ill such
offering any streets or alleys that have cen
laid off the plat; bat if the part thus offered
fails to bring enough to pay the purchase
money owing by said StauntOn Development
Co. together with the above named taxes and
costs OF this suit and OF the sale. then the I'M
derSigned commissioners viii offer said tract
of land estimated TO contain about %Oo acres
as aforesaid. whole without regard to its
subdivision into lots. blocks streets and alleys
and without regard to the claims of any party
or parties who may have drawn lots with
stock or said last named company within the
exterior boundaries of said farm.
THOS. C. ELDER,
WM. PATRICk,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16

For Malaria, Liver Trou-
BILE, or Indigestion, use
BROWNS IRON BITTERS
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16

Mr. Coxey says he will disband his
"army'' and go home as soon as he be
allowed to present his petition in per-
son to Congress or to one of its commit
tees Other petitions and less cranky
ones are presented to Congress in writ
ing, and why an exception should be
made in the case of Mr.. Coxey can not
readily be told. ] Congress were to
listen to the wild harangues OF, every
crank who might want to present a
petition in person, it would have no
time for any thing else.-AleT. Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16

LADIES
Needing tonic, or children who want build
ing up should take
BROWNS IRON EL1aTECs
It is pleasant; cures Malaria Indigestion
sliouaness, Liver Complaints and Neuralgia
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16
TRAGEDYIN WHEELING
Frank fslakemOre Shot and Killed by is
Fifteen-Year Old Son George.


WHEELING, W. Va, May 10.
At 8 o'clock this morning Frank
Blakemore, aged forty-two years, ma
tive of Cameron, Marshall county, but
for twenty years resident of this city,
was shot twice through the head by
his fifteen year-old son George. The
killing took place in the kitchen of the
family residence, No. 1928 McCulloh
street. The dead man was addicted to
drink and contributed little or nothing
to the support of the family. This
morning about half past he left the
house and had several drinks of whis-
key.
Returning he found his wife in the
kitchen talking to Marion Coulter. her
bi other-in law, about dress for Mr..
Coulter's little daughter which Mrs.
Blakenore was to make. the daughter
being also present. Blakemore accus
ed his wife of having kissed Coulter,
and quarrel ensued. George BlaNs-
more, the son, was upstairs in bed.
Hearing the quarrel he came down half
dressed and demonstrated with his ia
ther. The latter struck at the son and
also at his wife, and then ran to cup
board for Ratchet, declaring with an
oath he would "cut both your heads
; on. As he sffiIiFl lf1E VIZ HdtCtlet
the son fred twice at his father, both
balls passing through his head.
REDIsCOvERY OF TEMPEL'S PERI
oDICAL CoMET-The Herald's special
cable despatch from Kiel annon noes
the rndiscovery by Mr.. Finlay, ar the
Cape Of Good Hope, Of Temples sec
ond periodical comet. having revolu
ton period of about five years. 1t was
last seen in 1878, but has escaped oh
servation at two perihelion passages
since that year.
This comet has attained celebrity as
| il is followed in it's orbit by the swarm
of meteors known as the LeOnids,
which the earth periodically encoun-
tiers on he night of November 1914
Leverrier found out that Temples
comet must have passed very near the
planet Uranus in the year 1876, A. D.,
and hence it has been inferred that il
then for the first time entered the solar
system The meteor swarm following
it may be the product of the comets
slow disintegration during its success
sive journeyings round the sun in the
| lapse of many centuries.-N. Y. Her.
G(d
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16
NJ. PATRICK,
Commissions

/ hereby certify that the bond required by
ecree entered in above cause on the 18th day
of Nay. 1873, has been duly given by William
Patrick, one or the commissioners above
named.
may 2-tdS JOS. b. WOODWARD Clerk.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16

WORK ON JACKSON MEMORIAL HALL
LET TO CONTRACT-The contract for
erecting the brick walls of the Jackson
Memorial Hall and putting the roof
upon it was on Monday awarded to
the Withrow Lumber company of Cliff
ton Forge. There were a number of
bidders, principally Lynchburg par
ties. The work will be commenced at
once and it is confidently expected that
the building will be under roof by
November l. Unless more money is
raised in the meantime the completion
of the building will be then delayed
for want of tunds.-ROckbridge NeaOs,
Nav 10TH
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16

p UILDlNG.
ID Persons contemplating buying
lot and building house, would do well to
enquire at the Staunton Improvement Co S
office, 201, West Main Street, and get its plan
of building houses on the instalment plan.
REEVES GAIT. Manager
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16

MEDALS AT THE V. M. lat the
celebration of the Cadet Literary soci-
ETY. of the " NJ. |. on Saturday night
at which a contest was held for the
medals to be delivered by the society
at Commencement, the following
awards were made: Orators medal, J.
w. Wilson of Fairfield. Va; debators
medal, H. A. Wise of. New York; de-
claimers medal, III. H. Mccormick OF
BerryviIle, Va. Rockbridge Nea0s,
Nav 10th.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16

They lynch white burglars in Iowa
with impupity and without shocking
public feeling; but when brutal negro
is lynched in the South for outraging
young white girl, the republican press
of the whole North raises its voice and
cries aloud against the alleged disre-
gard of law, and the barharism of this
section. Northern republicans don't
gauge crime by its enormity but by the
section of country in which it is COM
mitted, and they condone the most
atrocious crime if the criminals heart
''beat warm for his country's cause. -
Aleu- Gazette
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16

The New York Adcertiser says there
are too many ex Confederate cripples
in Congress" If the Northern army
hadn't been composed mostly of for
eigners, there might possibly be more
federal cripples among the members of
the body referred to than now have
seats therein.-Ale 1andrid Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16

SALE OF A VERY
" VALUABLE FARM NEAR STAUNTON,
VA.-By virtue of authority vested in them by
the Circuit court of Augusta county, Va, I'M
del. decree in the pending chancery cause of
j. p. Hughart U.s. Stanton Land Co. ct ais,
rendered May 18th, 1898, the undersigned com
missonerS will offer for sale at public auction
in front of the court house in the city of Staun
ton. on
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16

HAIL-SToRM.-At Middleburg, Lou
DOM county on Saturday night, May
9Th. there was severe hail-storm
The hail stones were about the size OF
pigeons eggs, and they fell for some
minutes in great numbers. Considera
BILE damage was done by them, nearly
two thousand panes of glass, by actual
count, in the town of Middleburg hav
ing been demolished.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16

TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE IN VENE
zUELA.-The cities of Merida, Lagunil-
las, San Juan and Chignara, in Vene
zuela, have been totally destroyed by
an earthquake, which has probably
caused the death of ten thousand per-
sons.
This occurred on the night of the
2Sth of April.
The Venezuela catasprcphe is the
third of a series of unusually fierce
seismic convulsions that has occurred
within month. The first was the one
which was felt in Japan on April Is ;
the second was in Greece, which began
on April 20. and the last, in Venezuela,
eight days later, has been apparently
the severest shock of all
An appeal is made by the people of
Venezuela, through the State Depart
ment, for assistance to the sufferers of
the stricken districts.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-05-16
THE CHURCH AND PASTOR.

Mary Washington was model ma
tron, attending to her domestic duties
and training mp her children in the way
they should go. The result was that
she gave to her country its greatest
statesman.
May her noble example be studied
and followed as contradistinguished
from the teachings of those women of
modern times who would make it APP
pear that the duty of the sex is to for
sake the home life and follow the voca-
tions that belong to men.-Richmond
State.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-15
TERsELY TOLD.

Everybody is in brighter spirits. Light has broke in the east.
 You can buy shoes cheap at c. H. Frau ci ,, EOz2 Second avenue.
 The Highland Avenue and Belt railroad has sold one of it's pig engines to the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad.
 MT. Peter Zinszer carries to town with him every morning large basket of flowers from his conservatory, which he distributes among the sick during the day.
 The fire department was called to Avenue E and Twentieth street about 12 o'clock yesterday. The blaze was very small and the damage comparatively nothing.
 Banisters, French calf, cordovan kanga- . roo, and patent leather shoes now $4.50. Mems B calf skin shoe now $1.95. Great bargains. Oxford ties. T. c. Kings.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-15
Administrators Sale of Coal
 Lands.

DY virtue of an order of sale granted by the ID probate court of Calhoun county and state of Alabama, the undersigned, administrator of the estate of Thomas A. Walker, deceased will sell at public outcry. for cash. to the high est bidder, on
 WEDNESDAY, the 22d Day of AUGUST. 1894, before the door of the postof1ice at Blocton Bibb county, Alabama, the following described real estate belonging 10 the estate of Thomas A. Walker. deceased, to-wit;
 All of the east half of the northwest quarter and southeast quarter of northeast quarter, section ?, in township 22, and range west. and northeast quarter of northwest quarter, section 12, township 24 and range 10 east. And also m undivided one-haIf interest in the northwest quarter of southwest quarter, section 20, township 22 and range 5, all in Bibb county and state of Alabama. Said lands are considered fine coal lands, and are adjacent 10 the coal lands of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company's lands.
 H. l.. STEVENSON, Administrator estate of Thomas A. Walker, deceased. aus lot
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-15
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
FORMALLY ORGANIZED IN NEW YORK.
 CONSTITUTION ADnPrED.

FORMALLY ORGANIZED IN NEW YORK.
 CONSTITUTION ADOPTED.
 NEW YORK, Aug. IA. At the Fifth Ave- nue hotel this afternoon the national foot ball league was organized, under the name of the American League ot Professional Football Players. The league was organ ized by the election of A. A. Irwin of Phil adelphia as president and George H. Stack house of New York as secretary. E. B.. Talcott of New York, E. 0. Byrons of Brooklyn and President Irwin were elected as 8 board of directors. Stackhouse, after the meeting, gave out the following infor- nation:
 We have adopted constitution which Is not ready yet to be made public, but which is built on the same lines as that of the national baseball, but itis no: so bulky. The season will open on October l, and will continue until July 1, 1895, inclusive. Each team will play five games in the diff ferent cities ill the league. During the season football club from Sunderland , England, will visit this country and play series of exhibition games in conjunction with the league.
 Secretary Stackhouse also said that c. il |. Byrnes had been elected chairman of the schedule committee and that the secretary had been instructed to act on all applica- tions for referees. The meeting of the league adjourned subject to the call of the president.