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The Van Buren press., 1895-11-23
SENATOR VESTS
Views Of the Results Of the Recent
Elections and Their Canse.

wAsHEoTos, D. c.. Nov. i7.-The
Republic correspondent called on
Senator Yes. 1t bis residence this eve
ming for the purpose of obtaining his
views on present political conditions.
Al first he absolutely refused to express
any opinion upon public questions, but
finally wrote the following In response
TO questions which were submitted &c
him:
"You wish to know what I think
caused the defeat Of the Democratic
party at the recent elections. First
continued hard times eaused by scarcity
Of money. The gold men claim tha;
money Is abundant and quote from the
treasury reports to prove it. They say
there is . per capita circulation OF
t25. o.. when in fact there is not halt
that sum. They count the reserves in
the national and State banks together
with the bullion and gold In the
treasury and the $500. 900. 900 of gold
coin which they estimate to be in
circulation. When confronted with the
fact that there is no gold in circulation
they reply that this is true but that il
answers all the purposes of currency
by taking the place of currency In the
way OF reserves and exchange. This Is
not q satisfactory answer, for every
intelligent man knows that the gold OF
the country, no matter what the
amount. is boarded by reason of the
fact that under existing laws its
purchasing power is constantly in
creasing. We viii never have prosper
ity until there Is free coinage of silver
and our volume Of money Is increased
No country can be prosperous with an
increasing population and decreasing
circulation.
The United States is now suffering
from financial congestion. What money
we have Is in the great banks and
money centres. and 1t will stay there &c
long as we have the single gold
standard. Business. except in . few
| industries. Is stagnated. Everybody Is
afraid to 60 into new enterprises
because prices are falling. The gold
men seem unable to understand the
difference In the effect upon q country
of low prices and falling prices. Low
prices when fixed may be blessing to
the masses. but falling prices paralyze
business and ruin all classes except the
money lenders.
lin the agricultural states the
products Of the soil are below the cost
OF production. Corn Is worth in many
parts Of Missouri IS cents 4 barrel
| while oats and wheat do not pay the
farmer for his labor and seed. Beef is
controlled In price by the Chicago
combine and the supply by no means
controls the market.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17
How the Measure of Value is Deter
mined

One of the greatest anomalies. prob
ably the greatest, in the grain trade,
is that the measure of value is deter
mined by the comparatively small
quantity that is shipped and that the
much greater quantity that is consum
ed at home is no more of an actual fac
| tor in the foreign market than if it did
not exist. The first conclusion after
consideration of this matter would
very naturally be as follows: For the
goods We send to the European mar
| ket. in which we are aware we shall
find competition from other sellers
from other countries, of articles of the
same or approximate quality to our
own, for these goods we must accept
the best bid obtainable and rest con
tent Herewith. But that the Euro
pean prices should determine, should
definitely and arbitrarily fix American
values, that the less factor should con
| troll the greater, is an incOngruity diff
cult for many to comprehend or with
which to become reconciled. The bur
den of the complaint of the producing,
milling, trading and transporting in
| terests is that the verdict of values
is rendered in foreign, competitive,
consumers market. where the prepon-
deranee of interest and of influence is
on the side of low prices. That the
classes named are the chief sufferers
from low markets, and the home and
foreign consumers the benefciaries,
'goes without SAYING This foreign
dictation is therefore by no means an
unmixed evil; in fact. those benefited
are the great majority, and that there
is no remedy is evident. The surplus
of exporting countries must always de-
termine home values, and this surplus
must be disposed of in the worlds mar
kets.-From Thirty Years in the
Grain Trade" by Egerton r. Williams,
| in North american Reriear for July.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17

LUMINOUS WITH SENSE AND JUS
TICE. = The. Philadelphia Inquirer
says: "There seems to be not only good
law, but good common sense, in the
courts in Louisiana. A little child was
run over by street car in Shreveport
and seriously injured, and in a suit for
damages brought by the parents YER
dict was obtained against the railway
company. An appeal was taken by
the company to the Supreme Court of
the State, one of the contentious being
that the child was in the way of the
car through it's own negligence. The
higher court held, however, that a
child under three years of age is inca
pable of contrlbutory negligence or
fault in putting itself in the way of
danger. 1t may be on a public high
way through the negligence or fault
of it's parents, and, therefore, be i'm
properly there, but if it is injured
through the negligence of the defend
ants, then it is entitled to redress. If
the railway company, as represented,
through the driver of the car, knew
that such child was IN the way he
Was bound to use the utmost degree of
watchfulness. What would be only
ordinary neglect if the person in the
way was of full age and capacity would
be gross neglect in the case of person
who was known to be incapable of es
Gaping danger. The court held that
it was the duty of the driver of street
car not only to see that the railroad
track is clear, but also to exercise con
slant watchfulness and care for per
sons approaching the track. The
judgment of the lower court was, there
| fore. confirmed.
st is refreshing to have this lucid
and emphatic exposition of the rights
of pedestrians on public highways, as
we'll as of the responsibilities of street
railway companies. The decision is
neither clouded with technicalities nor
befogged by erudition. 1t is luminous
with common sense and common jus
tice."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17
A Crazy Quilt of Songs.

Springtime's come again, gentle Annie.
Casy's at the bat
Hark, hear an angel sing,
Where did you get that hat?
Won't you tell me why, Robin,
I'm saddest when / sing,
Sweet viOletS, she's daisy,
The flowers that bloom in Spring!
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Wait till the clouds roll by.
Isabella, with the gingam umbrella,
GoOdby, sweetheart, goodby.
stood on the bridge at midnight
True love can never die;
My sweetheart's the man in tie moon.
Say, how is that for high!
How are you off for stamps?
Take me, Jamie, jamie, dear
I'd offer thee this hand of mine
If had but a thousand year.
We never speak as we pass by.
Here's pretty how-de-do.
Take back the heart that thou gaYeSt.
would-wouldn't you?
What's this dull town to me?
I'm getting big boy now.
The old home amt what it used to be.
Daddy wouldn't buy me bowwow.
Oh. what a difference in the morning
It's funny when you feel that way,
had fifteen dollars in my inside pocket,
But it's ever so far away.
What are the wild waves saying?
Said to myself, said l.
Down went McGinty to the bottom of the ses
Goodby, my lover, goodby.
Won't you tell me. Mollie darling
I'D really like to know,
Who is Gallager-
Why don't he let her go?
Say au revoir but not goodby.
Don't go, Tommy, don't go.
The day is done, the cat came back.
Listen to my tale of woe.
I'll take you home again, Kathleen,
When the band begins to play.
The song that broke my heart
'Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay."
If ever cease to love
Douglas, tender and true,
I'll hang my harp on willow tree
And paddle my own canoe.
New York World.
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A JOKE NAY KILL A PREACHER
A curious accident has brought Rev
S. HI. Phillips, of Durham, Pa, per-
haps to his death bed. A girl jabbed
him with a pin, and blood poison de-
veloped. On Saturday his left leg was
amputated in the hospital at South
Bethleham. When visiting neigh
boris home. about six weeks ago, he
remained for dinner. He was seated
upon the porch. chatting with several
young ladies, when the call for dinner
came. He was slow in responding, and
one of the ladies took stick pin from
her throat, and intended to prick him
in the leg with it slightly. As she
struck at him he raised his leg and the
pin was jagged into the flesh to the
bone. For two weeks Rev. Phillips
has been dangerously i'll with blood
poison, and his leg was amputated
Saturday in the hope of saving his life,
but the surgeons think he will hardly
recover. He is 80 years old.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17

MURDERED IN A DREAM.-Captain
Mcdonald dreamed that he murdered
John S. Bowman, one of his best
friends, and awoke trembling with
horror. Again he fell asleep and went
through the same experience. This
time he dreamed he was arrested for
the crime and placed in the county
jail, when he awoke. The picture was
SO wildly stamped upon his mind in
all its details that he told Bowman.
With ordinations of establishment
Bowman told of a similar dream. in
which he awakened with a cry of
agony while being murdered by All I'M
known hand. His fright was so in
tense that his whole family was
awakened by his cry.
The two friends shook hands, vow
ing eternal friendship, after congratu-
lating each other over their narrow
escape.-AppGmGttoG Times
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VeSuviuS Active.

The Historic Mountain is Splitting Ashes
Crowds of people are fiocking TO Ma
pies to witness the the eruption of
Mount Vesuvius.
The Prince of Naples, the Crown
Prince of Italy, is there now.
| There was an immense emission of
ashes June 9th. The flow of lava tends
| to diminish.
The last eruption of Vesuvius was in
April, 1872. For more than a year the
mountain had showed signs of activity,
but nothing happened to cause appre
| henslon until when. on the date men
| toned above, five streams of lava be
gan to flow down the mountain side
from the great cone, besides several
| smaller streams from the lesser cones
The flow stopped at night and was
followed by shower of stones and
ashes. The next day a new stream
started and a number of sightseers,
who had ventured too close to the
crater of 1866, were killed.
During the eruption stones were
hurried fully 1900 feet into the air, and
the detonations sent the terrified coun-
try folk hurrying into Naples
A assure opened which extended half
way down the mountain, and when it
SAO0Cu uOoIIOytQ Uu6 COU6 IOr 1911 ana
changed the entire outline of the noun
tain.
On the 2Sih and Goth huge rocks and
great showers of ashes fell upon the
surrounding country. destroying the
crops and killing number of people
The effects of the eruption were felt at
Naples, eight miles away, where the
streets were covered with fine black
sand.
The towns of San Sebastiano and
Maisa were entirely destroyed, and
many of the inhabitants, who had
fingered too long in the locality, lost
their lives. On April 30th the eruption
subsidized, but there were violent earth
quakes for several days following.
Again in 1875 the mountain showed
signs of activity. which continued until
February, 1876, when there was slight
eruption, which did little damage.
During the present century there
have been eruptions on an average of
once every three years.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17
Relief IN Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
eases relieved in six hours by the NEW
GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY
CURE" This new remedy is a great
surprise on account of it's exceeding
promptness in relieving pain in the
bladder, kidneys, back and every part
of the urinary passages in male or
female. 1t relieves retention of water
and pain in passing it almost imme-
diately. If you want quick relief and
cure this is your remedy.
Sold by B. F. Hughes, Druggist, No.
South Augusta St., Staunton, Va.
june 5-1yr.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17

NAILED THE GIRL TO A LOG CABIN.
A horrible story of outrage and MUIR
der comes from the upper Blaine creek
district of Elliot county, KY A young
girl named Jordan, while crossing a
stretch of woods, en- route to the home
of a neighb Or, was forcibly taken to an
old deserted house in the mountains
and repeatedly assaulted by three
young men, recognized as tough citi-
zens. The tiends then choked the girl
till they supposed her dead, according
to report received at ashland, KY,
and placing her against the wall of a
house with her arms extended, nailed
her hands to the logs The girl was
discovered some time later by search
ing party and recovered sufficiently to
tell the names of her assailants. She
died later, and the enraged people are
hunting the Inurderers who escaped to
the mountains.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17
"TruSt Those Who Have Tried

ficulty in speaking. l also to great
E1v's Cream can T Balm DROPPING s of m Su US
has ceased, voice and hearing have
greatly improved. J. w. Davidson,
Atty at law, Monmouth, Ill.
l used Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh
and have received great benefit. l be-
lieve it safe and certain cure. Very
pleasant to take-Wm. Frazer, Roches,
ter, n. Y.
Price of Cream Balm is fifty cents.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17

English SPAWN Liniment removes
all Hard, Soft or Calloused Jumps and
Blemishes from horses, Blood Spavins,
Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, Ring-Bone,
Stiles, Sprains, all Swollen Threats,
Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one
bottle. Warranted the most wonder
full Blemish Cure ever known. Sold
by B. E. Hughes, Druggist, No 6 South
Augusta ST Staunton, Va.
iupo S-1yr
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17

The secret of success lies in embra
cling every opportunity of seeking high
and right ends, and in never forgetting
that golden rule of the catechism, ''of
doing your duty in that station of life
to which it shall please God to call
you."-Wellington.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17
*Daily, except Sunday. sunday only.
CON EClrInMS.

"Ddlly, except sunday. fSunUay only.
CONNECTIONS:
Train No. 40S connects at Harper's Ferry
with Fast Limited Express trains, leaving at
LIB p. M, arriving at Columbus at go a. M,
and Pittsburgh at S45 p. M, and Chicago at
loo a. m. next morning; with train leaving
at 5:l9 p. M, arriving at Cincinnati at 7:45 a.
m, st. Louis at 500 p. M, and connects at
Weverton with train arriving at Hagerstown
at LIB p. M, and at Washington Junction with
train arriving at Frederick at 2:20 p. IN.
Train 4l6 connects with fast vestibuled trains
at Harper's Ferry at $3.50 p. IN. for Chicago;
1880 p: m. for Pittsburg, and l:46 a. IN. for Gin
c1nnat1 and St. Louis. Arrive at Pittsburg at
500 a. M; Chicago at 900 p. m, Cincinnati at
$50 p. m and St. Louis at TIP a. IN.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars run through
to Cincinnati, ST. Louis, Chicago and Pitts
burgh on all express trains.
For rates, tickets, baggage checks and fur
ther information apply TO B. & o. agents or to
Q. E.. DudTOw, Travelling Passenger Agent,
Winchester, Va, or G. T Hammond, Agent
Staunton, Va.
CHAS. o. SCULL, r. B. CAMPBELL.
Gen. Pass. Agt. Ger. Man.
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Nor so HARD AS 1T SEEMS.

The idea of being able to invent something
strikes most people as being very difficult
this delusion the Company wishes to dispel 1t
is the simple things and small inventions that
make the greatest amount of money and the
complex ones are seldom profitable Almost
everybody. at some time or another, conceiveS
an idea, which, if patented, would probably be
worth to him fortune. Unfortunately such
ideas are usually dismissed without thought.
The simple inventions like the car window
which could be easily slid up and down with
out breaking the passengers back, the sauce
pan, the collar button, the nut lock, the bottle
stopper, the snow shovel, are things that al
most everyone sees some way of improving
upon, and 1t is these kind of inventions that
bring the greatest returns to the author.
The prize we offer will be paid at the end of
each month, whether the application has been
acted upon by the Patent Office or not. Every
competitor must apply Tor patent on his in
vention through US, and whether he secures
the prize or not, the inventor Will have valu-
able patent.
THE PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY,
JOHN WEDDERBURN. Gen1 Manager
6lS + st. N. w. Washington, D. c..
P. S.-The responsibility of this company
may be judged from the fact that its stock is
held by about seventeen hundred of the lead
ing newspapers of the United States.
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17

Educate your children to self-con-
troll, to the habit Of holding passion
and prejudice and evil tendencies sub
ject to an upright and reasoning will.
and you have done much to abolish
misery from their future lives and
crimes from societY-Anon.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17
REMOVAL OF THE LADIES AN D GENTLEMEN
RESTAURANT!

The undersigned have removed their Ladies
and Gentlemens Restaurant to the Hurley
Building on the corner of Main and Lewis
Streets where they hope their old patrons viii
call upon them as heretofore as they will be
better prepared to accommodate them. They
will take regular boarders, to number OF
whom they can furnish lodging or rent rooms
as well as board at cheap rates. Remember
the pIace-Hurley Building, second story,
corner Main and Lewis Streets.
MARGARET LUCY CA UTHORN.
fob, 2rd
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17

In'vain do they talk of happiness
who never subdued an impulse in ODE
dience to a principle. He who never
sacrificed present to future good,
or a personal to a general one, can
speak of happiness only as the blind
do of colors.-Horace Mann.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17
vIRGlNAHOTEL RESTAURANT.

On First Floor-Entrance on New street.
Nice newly furnished rooms, private 70
ladies and gentlemen and connected with tn
Ladies' Entrance and Front Restaurant Din
ing Room. Nice Oysters served in any style
desired. The best service-Low charges.
nov Oily J. G. SCHEFFER, Prop'r.
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PRIZES ON PATEN rs
How to get 500 and Perhaps Make

/ q 2 OflUHG.
We secure patents and to induce people to
keep track OF Their bright ideas we offer
prize of one hundred dollars TO be paid on the
first of every month to the person who sub
mits to us the most meritoriousi INVENTION du-
ring the preceding month. We will also adj
vertise the invention free of charge in the
National Recorder. weekly newspaper, pub
lished in Washington, D. c.. which has an eX-
tensive circulation throughout the United
States and is devoted to the interests of inven-
TORS
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17

EXCITING TIMES IN THE ELKHoRN
REGIONS. -H,tntinQtoqa, W. Va, July
G.-This has been an exciting evening
with many along the Elk Horn mining
region where the striking coal diggers
were expected to create trouble. The
men are all armed, and seem DESTROYS
of getting the non-union men at the
mines in operation to cease work
Beyond hooting and brandishing wea-
pons they have done nothing so far,
and no property has been destroyed.
The action of Governor McCorkle in
getting out the second regiment of the
State militia last night has had sat
isfactory effect on the miners as did
the arrival during the day of lot of
provisions, as the strikers have been
on the verge of starvation. The Sec
ond Regiment is still held in readiness
to proceed en- special train.
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! \ /. HoTioIkaHBstsfa
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOV, 10, 1874.
LEAVE BASIC, VA. DAILY.
NORTH BOUND.

No. 8. q estituled IimitolI has Pullman
sleeper from Basic 90 Washington New Y1rE
without change via Shenandoah function
and b. * q. RaiiTCSL.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17

The fact that General CaMpos, the
Spanish commander in Cuba, has ask
ed for IA, 900 additional troops for his
campaign against the Cuban rebels, is
proof conclusive that the Revolution
lists have given the general very con-
siderable. scare. Since the war broke
out there has not been pitched bat
tie, as we would understand the term
in this country. A succession of little
sk1rmishes in which the fatalities rang
ed from one to fifteen men killed has
been the usual report of the engage
ments between the Spaniards and the
Revolutionists. But what the rebels
cannot accomplish by fighting. pesti-
lence will do for them. Yellow fever is
their strongest and most effective ally,
and there are few Of the Spaniards
who can resist the influence of the
tropical climate of Cuba. Hundreds
of Spanish soldiers will die before they
ever hear the crack of rifle or see the
the flash of sabre IndeG Appeal
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17

A firm hand, cool head and sooth-
ing word will do far more than punish
ment with a frightened horse.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17

1t looks very much like the Republi-
! can Legislature of New York, in pass
ing sort of social rights bill for the
negro, has invented a means of making
the members OF that race SO intensely
unpopular as to practically deprive
them of the power of living with any
sort of comfort in the State. The agi-
tation now going on in New York city
by which negroes are thrusting them
selves into the hotels and restaurants,
under the privileges conferred by this
late enactment, threatens to destroy
the favorable conditions for employ
ment heretofore enjoyed by these peo-
pie, and it seems not unlikely that
colored help will be entirely dispensed
with in that part of the country
Norfolk Landmark.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17
A Valuable Chest.

TACOMA, WASH.-'I have used your
Simmons Liver Regulator and can
conscientiously say it is the King of all
Liver Medicines. 1 consider it a medi-
cine chest in itself. Geo. w. Jackson.
Your druggist sells it in powder or
liquid; the powder to be taken dry, or
made into tea.
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SOUTH BOUND.
LEAVE BASIC DATIY.
No. ). NOS
SOL III t2-f2D M

No. 3for Roanoke Radford, Brissol BlueaeId
Columbus anu Chicago. Pullman sleeper from
Roanoke to Columbus ana EaGf1rJ 60 Chat
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No. D Nestibuled Limited) FOR Roanoke f;ri-
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Pullman sleepers to New Orleans -lr.
phis, Dining attached.
For tickets, time-cards and all tlf.,,
call on NJ. F. Bragg, T. P. A. agent Sow. - D..
Western Railroad.
W. B. BEVILL, Gen. Pass. AgI
Roanoke "
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17

Mrs. O'Leary, the Chicago woman,
whose COW kicked over the lamp and
burned up $500, 100000 worth of prop
erty for that city in 1871, died Tuesday
night, June end.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-07-17

Mr.. John Wise says Superintendent
of Schools Massey, Twill sell his politics
for office as quick as he will sell his
honor for cash." But Mr. Wise, before
he turned republican, said Southern
republicans were apostates for the
price of their apostacy." First dem
ocrat, then a readjuster, and now re-
publican, it seems to most people that
the less Mr.. Wise says about mans
change of politics the better it would
be for him.-AleG. Gazette.
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june 5 amos

gNirY CON STA BLE'S stFFkCE.-I have
L opened an Office at Nc. 10 North New
Street and ara preI AIRED to give attention to
any bl SIM ss PLACED in my hands. L can be
found at my office ;sny hour, when not engaged
in outs side work pertaining TO the duties of the
office.
JOHNA. NOON,
Constable for t he CIy of Staunton Va.
INV 11-Jf