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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08
The Inestlmable Value of Birds.

We have endeavored for many years
to impress on the public mind the i'm
portance of birds to the raising OF
grain, vegetable, and fruit crops. If
there were no birds, the insects would
prevent the raising of either grain,
vegetable or fruit crops, and famine
would be the result, and it would be
not temporary merely, but permanent,
and, as we have before maintained,
man could not exist in state of civil
zation, but would be- remanded to
barbarism, his only means of sub
sistance being fish and wild game
We have maintained that the most
beneficial law the Legislatures of the
several States could enact would be a
law inhibiting the killing of any in
sectivorous bird whatever. We are
pleased to see that the press is begin
ming to appreciate the vast Importance
of protecting the birds. On this sub
ject the Brooklyn Eagle we'll says that,
"before many years have passed the
Legislatures of our States and nation
will be forced to some action on the
needless destruction of birds. The
robins and bluebirds and wrens and
the hundreds of glad little singers OF
the woods and fields have been driven
away not merely from the cities, which
they used to inhabit, but from the
villages on the outskirts, and in some
cases from even the isolated hamlets.
The increase in insect pests within two
or three years betokens a grave danger,
and the cheapest and surest way to
meet it is to stop killing the birds and
let them return and dine upon the
moths and caterpillars and the rest OF
the evil tribe that strip our trees and
gardens. 1t will take many years at
best to restore them in such numbers
as they could be reckoned by a dozen
or twenty years ago, but people by
ceasing to be sportsmen, or at least by
ceasing to kill the birds that are of no
use as food, can bring good times back.
Without birds our gardens and yards
and nearby farms and woods must re-
main the prey of the worm, the slug,
the bug, the fly and other creeping
and crawling things. No birds, no
cabbages, no shade trees, no potatoes,
no flowers. 1t will be expensive in the
future if all our garden truck has to
be raised under glass"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08

If improvements in the art of cooking
and preparing food and of running the
feeding departments of homes should
keep pace with the advance of science
and art in other directions people
would soon be living much more com
fortably and economically. We often
hear persons say if we could only live
without food and clothes, how mex
pensive life would be. They do not
realize that it would be not a difficult
matter to lessen that expense one-half
by the application of simple principles
of science and economy to the admins
tration of the home.-No4tolk Land
mark.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08

SCHOOL GIRLS IN WASHINGTON
The Washington correspondent of the
Alexandria Gazette says that among
the visitors here Wednesday were forty
odd beautiful young ladies, pupils OF
the school of Professor Harris at Roam.
oke, Virginia. They arrived at the
Metropolitan Hotel late last night, but
not too late to be witnesses of the mar.
riage of runaway couple from Rich
mond, that took place in one of the
parlors of that hotel.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08

There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable.-
For great many years doctors pro-
nounced 1t local disease, and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced it incnrable. Science
has proven catarrh to be a constitu-
tional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the market.
1t is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to a teaspoonful. 1t acts direct
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address.
F. J. CHENEY, & CO.,
Toledo, o.
M Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08
COMMISSIONERS sALE.--By virtue

{ COMMISSIONERS sALE.--By virtue
- OF decree i'll the case OF the Glamorpan
Company Us. James W. Teabo and others |.
Ghe undersigned Commissioner. win sell in
'front.' OF the Courthouse il the CITY of StauR-
ton, at public auction, to the highest bidder
on
saturday, the 4th day OF MAY. 1895,
the following very desirable property. tO-wit:
That very valuable house and lot Situated on
the east side of North Augusta street, in thes
City or StauntOn, which Is bounded on the
North by the lot of Hounihan; the East by
the lot of j. W. Brandeburg; on the South by
Academy street; and on the West by Augusta
street; also that very valuable lot situated on
Greenvtlle avenue, and which ad Joins on one
side the steam mill lot, and, on the other the
lot OF Weller and Gibbs-the said last named
lot being the same which was conveyed by
Richard p. Bell, Commissioner. and William Il
Rush, Executor of Robert G. Bickle, deceased
TO James w. Teabo, by deed bearing date on
the 1st day of August, 1889.
The above property to be sold on the follow
ing terms, tO-wit:-
Enough cash in hand to pay the costs of sale
and OF said rule, and the remainder upon N
credit or six, twelve, eighteen, and twenty
TOUR months from the day of sale-the DIir-
chaser giving bond with approved personal
security, and the title retained. as ultimate
security. o
JAMES BUMGARDNER. Jr..
oPih io1Us Commissioner.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08

Rev. Frank Stringfellow has been
chosen orator for Confederate Memorial
| Day at Richmond.
Louis Shaner, who killed J. W. Wal
lace in Danville, surrendered to the OF
ficers in Lynchburg.
1t was officially announced in Lon
don Friday that Great Britain had Or
| dered Admiral Stephenson to abandon
Corinto as soon as he should be in
formed by the Nicaraguan government
that it had accepted the agreement to
pay the indemnity within two weeks.
The village of Pommerzig, near
| Frankfort on the Rhine, has been de-
stroyed by fire. Sixty-five dwellings
were burned and many persons injured.
Governor O'Ferrall has appointed
Hon. Taylor Berry, of Amherst county,
judge of the fifth judicial circuit in
place of Judge John d. Horsley, re-
signed.
Great Britain has notified Admiral
Stephenson to withdraw his fleet from
Corinto as soon as Nicaragua confirms
the promise of payment made in her
behalf by Salvador. AS the terms
proposed in this agreement were made
at the instigation of Nicaragua, the
incident is considered settled.
One thousand operatives at Olney-
vile, r. l., Joined the strike Thursday,
making $500 idle in that place, with a
loss of $500 week in wages.
A passenger train on the St. Louis,
Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad
was in collision with wild engine at
GAINESVILLE, Ark, Saturday. Thi1 teen
passengers were injured, but none
fatally.
The board of directors of the Cotton
State and International Exposition
have decided to invite President Cleve-
land and his cabinet to attend the
opening of the exposition at Atlanta
Fifteen persons are known to have
been killed by the tornado in Iowa on
Friday night. Many others were in
jured. Thirty farm-houses were wreck
ed and the fields are strewn with dead
horses and cattle.
| The trouble between settlers and
renegade Indians of Kalispel Valley,
State of Washington, which has been
brewing for a long time, has at last re-
suited in a conflict and serious trouble
is expected.
| The spring drought throughout
Wisconsin has been broken by storm
of unusual severity.
BROKE ITS LEG.-The Highland Re
corder says that fine young horse, the
property of Mr.. James Trimble, while
running in the pasture last Sunday
week, fell and broke its leg.
A coronor's jury at Charlestown, W.
Va, rendered a verdict charging
Andrew Scott, colored, with the muir
der of his wife.
| The grand jury of Norfolk returned
a true bill against DR.. S. K. Jackson,
charged with malpractice.
Judge Golf and Simonton, of the
United States Court, at Columbia, S.
c., began hearing argument Monday
on the constitutionality of the South
Carolina liquor dispensary law.
Fire in New Carlisle, Ohio, Sunday
night destroyed the opera-house, town
hall, hotel and other buildings. The
loss is estimated at 1915, 900.
| The number of persons killed by the
tornado in Iowa Friday night is ten
and the loss to property is estimated
at $40, 900.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08
MlsinterpretatiOn of the Monroe Doc
tPine.

There has been recently much
Misrepresentation of the Monroe Doc
trine and advocacy of its application
to cases to which it was never intended
by its author to apply. Some of this
talk, through ignorance, may be sim
cere, but great deal of it has been af-
fected patriotism and demagogy pure
and simple for Interior party purposes.
AS the N. Y. Journal of Commerce says,
''some of our excited contemporaries
are discussing South American affairs
and invoking what they call the Mon
roe Doctrine" as though the Spanish
American republics were railroads, of
which we had been appointed the re-
ceiver, and Great Britain was a sort of
Debs interfering with their operation
by strike. The United States is no
more disposed now than it ever was to
allow European nations to make con-
quests ON this continent, or to set up
kings over American republics, which
is all that President Monroe was dis
posed to protest against. But if a
South American republic wants to loot
British consulate it will have to reck-
on with England. as it would have to
reckon with us if it treated a consul of
the United States in that manner. We
have no ground for interference unless
we care to make ourselves responsible
for the republics sonth of US, settle all
bills they contract, defend them against
their enemies and chastise them when
they misbehave themselves. The Uni
ted States of America is going to I'M
dertake no such contract. Our inter-
ests were involved in the attempt to
establish a French Empire in Mexico,
and we prevented it, but we are not 60
ing to be responsible for the conduct
of all the republics between Mexico and
Terra Del Fuego."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08

One of the most difficult problems of
the hour is to tell whether there are
more silver bugs in the Democratic or
Republican party. 1t Is puzzling
thing for the average politician to
know which kind of bug to be so as
to win.--Norfolk Landmark.
There are silver.bugs and gold-bugs
in both parties, and also humbugs
galore-both parties are buggy.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08

Judge Myers, at Leavenwortb, Kan,
decided Thursday that DR.. Leslie E.
Kelley must reveal the ingredients of
his gold cure for drunkenness.
The First National Bank building.
in Jackson, Miss, was unroofed by a
storm Wednesday night and consider
able other damage was done.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08


The insurgents in the Province of
Santiago de Cuba have captured two
forts and liberated large number of
prisoners.
1t is believed that reaction has set
in against free coinage of silver
throughout the South and in many
sections of the West where the silver
sentiment has heretofore been re-
garded as dominant. 1t is stated that
the recent letter of President Cleveland
to Governor Stone, of Mississippi, bear
ing upon the silver question has had a
beneficial effect upon the financial
question.
At Mount Jackson. Shenandoah
county, Miss Birdie Neff, of that place,
and Miss Annie Wyatt, of Charlestown,
w. Va, were drowned by the upsetting
of skiff on the Shenandoah river
Miss Elsie Payne and Mr.. e. L. Bow
man, cashier of the Mount Jackson
National Bank, also narrowly escaped
being drowned.
Farmers near Winchester, KY. on
Friday night burned pesthouse to
which it was proposed to take a col
ored man suffering from smallpox
The sheriff has the patient in the
county jail and cannot get him out of
town in any direction.
Claus A. Blixt pleaded guilty on
Saturday to the murder of Miss
Catherine Cling at Minneapolis, Mimi
and was sentenced to imprisonment for
life. Harry Hayward is under sentence
of death for the same murder.
Frederick Conkhite was killed by
lightning at Henderson, ILL.,, Saturday
night. Many barns were blown down,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08

Japan's reply to Russia, France and
Germany is to the effect that the
Mikado will relinquish claim to the
permanent occupancy Of Chinese main
land.
1t is known for a certainty that
China has ratified the treaty of peace
with Japan. The exchange of ratlfica-
tions at Che Foo is to be formal
affair.
Jefferson Kurtz, sheriff of Volusia
county, Fla, who was recently shot
and killed by negro murderer, was a
native of Winchester, Virginia.
1t is reported that fighting has oc
Cured in Granada, Nicaragua, and
fears are entertained that a revolution
will occur.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08

The italian government has de-
manded that Brazil reply within seven
days to the claims made by Italy for
losses sustained by Italian subjects
during the late revolution in Rio
Janeiro.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08
Negro Assaults a White Man.
Ed. Banks Makes COwardly Attack on
Lucien HerndOn.

Ed. Banks Makes COwardly Attack on
Lucien Herndon.
Late Saturday evening while T.ucien
Herndon, of Fluvanna county, was
standing in trout of Osborne Brothers
store in Scottsville, negro named Ed,
Banks approached from behind and
struck him on the head with a brick,
knocking him down, and painfully in
juring him. Banks then drew pistol
and pointed it at Herndon saying that
he would kill him (Herndon) if any at
tempts at defenfe was made,
With pistol in hand the negro ran
to the woods, pursued by about fifty
armed men, but diligent search failed
to reveal the negroes hiding place. He
was seen once, and on Sunday cross
ed at Payne's Landing into Bucking-
ham county. Had he been captured
he would undoubtedly have been sum-
marily dealt with by the Infatuated
crowd.
Banks is about twenty years of age,
and for some time has been the waiter
at Hotel Scottsville. Herndon is about
twenty four years of age and is said to
be quiet and inoffensive. The negro
and he had some trouble years ago and
Banks has made public threats against
him during the last two weeks. Hern-
don is not dangerously wounded
Charlottesville Progress.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08
Corinto and the Monroe Doctrine.
The New York World saws :.


us the English occupation of Corinto
an affront to the United States or In
any way matter with which we are
called upon to interfere? There is a
great cutlery about it and much criti-
cism of the government for not acting.
But there is very little attention given
to the facts that determine our ma
tional right and duty in the case. The
situation simply stated is this: Great
Britain is sovereign power and so is
Nicaragua. Great Britain claims that
Nicaragua has done an act in affront
of Great Britain's sovereignty. Of that
Great Britain is the sole Judge, as
every sovereign power in like case is
There is no law court to which the
question can be referred, no statute
anywhere to compel Great Britain to
accept another view of the matter. As
a sovereign power she has an indis-
putable right to demand reparation
for the affront and herself to determine
what reparation she will accept as
adequate. She has fixed upon the
payment of $4,000 as the penalty to
be exacted. Nicaragua, in her turn,
as a sovereign power is entitled to re-
fuse the demand if she chooses. In
that case she invites war with Great
Britain, thing which is exclusively
her own business. AS an act of forci-
BILE reprisal Great Britain has seized
upon a Nicaraguan port, just as an
American fleet once bombarded Grey
town under Secretary Marcy's orders
by way of enforcing a demand of our
own. The right of a sovereign power
to enforce it's demands is undisputed,
and our government cannot afford to
dispute it because we are liable at any
time to have occasion to exercise it."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08
JAPAN'S ANSW Err.
The Occupation of Port Arthur Likely {,
Be Temporary.

The Occupation of Port Arthur Likely to
Be Temporary.
PARIS, May 5.-The Temps has
telegram from st. Petersburg stating
that japan has replied to the friendly
protest of Russia, Germany and
France. Japan agrees to renounce
possession of the Lao Tung peninsula.
but says she will retain Port Arthur.
This compromise leaves intact all the
dangers that the powers wished to
avoid.
Fresh representations have been
made to Japan, and the negotiations
are actively proceeding. Japan will
probably yield Port Arthur, though
demanding to hold the place temper
arily, which the powers will concede-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08


SMALL PoX AT BUENA VIsTA.-A
negro servant in the family of Mr.. A
K. Rarig has developed what the doc
tors think is smallpox. He was sick
for several days last week, but not un-
til Sunday were the symptoms of small
pox recognized. The negro was then
promptly isolated in a house on the
mountain side, 800 yards from any other
habitation, and the two families who
were exposed TO the infection are strict
ly quarantined. Effective meaures
have been taken 10y the physicians
to prevent the spread of the disease and
there is no occasion for any alarm.
The negro's name is Joseph Haditnot
|-BuenG Vista AdUoc0te.
Though his name is Haditnot, il
seems that he habit notwith stand
ing.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08

The north-bound passenger train on
the Chicago and Great Western Rail
road was derailed by wreckers near
Green Mountain, Iowa, on Wednesday
night.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08

The papers and politicians of Mica
ragua are complaining of what they
term the insincerety of the United
States, and boast that ''our small and
weak nation has shown more courage
than the United States, who encour-
aged US, only to desert US at the last
moment" A wiser people than the
Nicaraguans would have paid less at
tention to the wild talk about the
Monroe doctrine INDUCED in so freely
by the American jingOes,-Charlottes-
ollie Chronicle.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08

Some of the papers of the State and
many protesting friends of the Uni
versity are indnlging in much harsh
criticism of the Board of Visitors on &C
count of the recent retirment of Prof.
M. Schele De We're. We had hoped
that the press would not take up this
matter. The Board of visitors, COM
posed of nine honored and respected
gentlemen, acted unanimously, after
carefully considering the whole sub
ject. They we're prompted by no mo-
tive other than the good of the Uni
versity, and the performance of their
duty. However much DIR. Schele's re-
tirement may be regretted, we think
that the least said now the better for
the University and the better for DR..
Schele. With all of the facts before
them, the Board of Visitors acted with
one accord, and doubtless had good
reasons for not making public in de-
tail the cause of Professor Schele's res
ignation. Papers and people would do
we'll not to speak too freely concerning
subjects on which they are not fully in
formed. -ChGrlottesralle Chronicle.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
~ Staunton, Va, April 10th, 1896.
James Bumgardner, Jr., Trustee, sc.
VS..
Henry L, STAGE, &c.
All persons interested in the above seyfed
chancery cause viii TAKE NOTICE, that In pur-
suance OF decree of the Circuit Court of Au-
gusta county, have fixed upon
Saturday, the 18th day of May, 1895,
when l shall proceed
lst To show the transactions of James Bum
gardner, Jr.. Commissioner, appointed to rent
the STAGE property.
End. To consider the exception taken by the
dersigned. ~ ~ VII
3rd. 10 report any other matters deemed
pertinent, &c.
JOS. A. WADDELL.
Commissioner in Chancery
j. VI. L. Bumgardner, A. F. Robertson, D. O.
april I7-4tS
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08

Lady Kimberly, wife of the British
secretary of state for foreign affairs. is
dead She was daughter of Richard
Hobart, third Earl of Glare. title
which is now extinct, and was married
to the Earl of Kimberly in 1S47.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08

VIRGINIA I'm the Clerks ONCE of the Cir
cult Court OF Augusta county, in vacation
April 18th, 1895.
WIN. r. Warren for &c...Pl Plaintiff
VS..
Alex. r. Givens' Devisees, ...... Defendants.
IN CHANCERY ON ORIGINAL AND AMENDED BILLS
The object of this suit is to subject the prop
erty, real and personal. OF Alexander r. Civ
ems, decd, TO the payment OF his debts and
upon lusuff1eiency of personal assets to sub
ject the lands of said A. X. Giyens in the hands
of his devisees and their heirs to the payment
OF the debts of said Givens, decd.
AND afhdavit having been made and fled
tnat :. Edgar Bowcock, James Floyd Bowcock
and J. Stuart Bowcock are non-residents OF
the State of Virginia, it is ordered that they
appear a. mere within fifteen days after due pub
LEGATION hereof and do what is necesserv to
protect their interests herein
A copy-teste,
JOS, b. WOODWARD, Clerk
X. E. r. Nelson, D. q.
april 17-4tS
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08
Guilty of Numbering Blanche Lamont.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.-The inquest
on the body of Blanche Lamont oc-
cupied less than three hours to-day,
but the evidence developed was con-
sidered convincing and the jury re-
turned verdict charging Theodore
Durant with the murder. Until to-day
no one has been produced who saw
Durant in the vicinity of Emanuel
Baptist church with the murdered
girl on the afternoon of April 3.
This missing link, seemingly all that
was lacking to complete the chain of
circumstances, fastening the terrible
church crimes on the medical student,
was supplied at the inquest. Martin
Quinlan, an attorney. gave direct and
positive testimony that he saw Durant
and girl tallying exactly with the
description of Blanche Lamont walk
ing toward the church and only a few
yards distant, at 4:15 O'Clock on the
afternoon she disappeared. Quinlan
explained that he was waiting to keep
an appointment with one Clarke, who
corroborated Quinlan's statement.
The police and district attorney are
confident of a conviction stating that
they did not put in near all of their
case at the inquest.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08

In his speech at the University of
Michigan on Friday night week Sena-
tor Daniel said that
HE believed that the secret ballot
system now in vogue should be revised
that all voting should be viva voce.
If the people wanted purity in politics,
the only way to accomplish it was to
have each man openly state for whom
he has voted. This, in his opinion, is
Americanism, pure and simple"
That is the view we hold in reference
to the ballot, and have heretofore ex-
pressed it. The 0iUG 0oce vote is the
manly and independent vote, and
should be the American mode, but we
have no hope of return to it as we
used to have it in this State.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-05-08

PROFESSIONAL EvANGELISTS." -
The Baltimore Christian Advocate does
not seem to think that there should be
much use for professional evangelists,
as it says
when Methodist preacher comes
to the conclusion that he cannot
conduct revival meeting without call
ing in the help of professional evan
gelist, it is time for him to locate, and
go to raising corn to feed the horses of
the men whom God has called to the
work of inviting sinners to the mercy
seat,n