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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

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it needs help. The help it needs, is to digest
your food, and, until it gets it, you won't
have any peace. Stomach trouble is very dis
tressing, very obstinate, very dangerous.
Many of the most dangerous diseases begin
with simple indigestion. The reason is that
indigestion (aotdigestion, not-nourlshment(
,oeakens the system and allows disease germs
to attack it. The antidote is Shaker Digestive
1t cures indigestion and renews strength and
health. 1t does this by strengthening the
stomach, by helping it to digest your food 1t
nowrishes you. Shaker Digestive Cordial is
made of pure herbs plants and wine, is per-
fectly harmless and will certainly cure all
genuine stomach trouble. Sold by druggists,
price 10 cents to S1.G0 per bottle
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

"What is needed is education" says
the Staunton correspondent of the
Richmond Times. Yes that may be
it. We will call it that. You certain
ly need something and you need il
bad, if you expect to change the silver
sentiment of this district.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

1t caused much surprise when it be
came known that Col. Cameron, the
democratic banner protector, and rails
er, would speak in an empty whiskey
wareroom, when there were severa
that were not empty in the immedi
ate vicinity.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

= Ex-Gov. VIM. E. Cameron, the arch
repudiationist of Virginia's obligations
is now going to canvass the State for
"honest money! and norate on the
subject of the ''honor and credit of the
nation" Probably he like some other
"honest money" orators has been sup
piled with that kind of honor which
buys a breakfast.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

We publish in full the speech made
at Amherst court house by the Hon. Il.
st. Geo. Tucker when he withdrew
from the contest for-the Democratic
nomination. Mr.. Tucker has many
friends in this portion of his district
and in Virginia who will be glad tc
hear just what he did say on that oc-
casion.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

WE call special attention to the
names of the honest dollar democrats
sandwiched in between those two
noble specimens of democracy, Jim
Wehn and Jack Livick-Andrew Jack
son Livick,-and wonder if they are
not between the upper and neither
millstones.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26


WEATHERhoLTz VERDICT. Wood
stock. Va, August 90.=The jury ia
the WeatherhoItz murder case, after
being out for half an hour, this Inorn
lag returned q verdict of murder ID
the second degree, fixing the punish
ment in the penitentiary at eighteen
years, that being the full extent of the
law. Counsel for defense moved for !.
stay of sentence. At O'Clock court
was eonvened again, and on refusal OF
couL sci for the accused to enter motion
for new trial. the court on its own
motion set aside the verdict and
awarded d new trial. giving as his rea
sons for SO doing that the verdict was
contrary to the evidence in the case,
as WeatherhoItz was either guilty or
not guilty of murder in the hrst degree.
The ease is set for the September term.
Reports from the locality OF the killing
show the people there to be outspoken
in their denunciation of the verdict.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
RECEIVERS SALE
OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

Pursuant to decree of the Circuit Court of
Augusta county, entered at the May term, S96,
in the chancery cause of Basic City Mining.
Manufacturing and Land Co. Us. Paper Fab
rique Co., will offer for sale at public auction
on the premises at Basic City, on
Saturday, September Goth, 1896,
the real estate of the Paper Fabrique Co., con-
sisting Of the lot and factory building thereon
situate in Basic City.
TERMS:-Ten per cent cash, the residue on
a credit of one, two, three and four years, with
interest from date of sale, evidenced by bonds
with approved personal security, title retain
ed as ultimate security.
N. G. WATTS,
aug 19-tdS Receiver,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

ACCIDENT TO PROF. HUMPHREYS
Goshen, Va. Aug. IS Prof. D. Hum
phreys, of Washington and Lee Uni
versity, Lexington, Va, who has been
spending the summer at the Allegheny
Hotel, met with a very painful acct
dent yesterday While out with a
party of bicyclists he lost control of
his wheel, and his little son, who was
riding on the front, became frightened
and attempted to jump. Prof. Hum
phreys. in saving his son, became en-
tangled in the wheel, breaking his left
leg Just above the ankle.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

That great political meeting, crowd
ing hall as large as Madison Square
Garden. was as our dispatches show, a
patriotic, not partisan meeting
Phil. Public Ledger.
Yes, when patriotism emanates from
New York millionaires. It was really
Mckinley meeting and as partisan as
partisan could be.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26


The closing sentences of Col. Cam
eron's speech were 1--WE are here to
raise the banner of Democracy that
was folded at Chicago"
..In the smash that will come to De-
mocracy they will see the old guard
still true to it's colors." There may
have been democratic banner raisers,
but bran new kind we saw listening
to the Col on Mondayand applauding
his utterances, and no one need wait
till the Democratic smash" comes to
see that old guard standing to their
true colors. 1t was a color guard we
saw there, rather dark in color. the
: nd that has guarded Col. Cameron
since 1881.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
partisan could be

The particular argument of Mr..
Cochran was directed toward consid-
Grafton of the free coinage of silver in
the toiling millions, and to the incomes
OF people of moderate means.-BaIt'
Herald.
Did the toiling millions, and the peo-
pie of moderate means employ Mr.
Cochran to argue any case for them
Why did not Mr.. Cochran represent his
clients and speak in their behalf?
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

Thurmond, West Va Aug. 20, James
Johnson, Carl Mutton and Rachel Yates
became mixed up in a drunken, row
last night, when the woman pulled a
revolver and fatally shot both of them.
She was arrested and placed in the
Fayetteville Jail.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

William Jennings Bryan and w
Bourke Cochran are both admitted te
be orators. Both made speeches re
Gently in Madison Square Garden
New York, and both laid themselves
open to the charge of substitution
But here the parallel ends. While
Mr. Bryan, in his New York speech
substituted, in great measure, argu
ment for oratory, Mr.. Cochran, in his
address, substituted in equal measure
vituperation for oratory, this vituper
alton being directed largely against
the South. And, pursuing the matter
of substitution little further, and
judging Mr. Cochran out of his own
mouth, would it not. we ask, seem
that he proposes to substitute the cry
of .,unreconciled slave holders of the
South for the republican slogan OF
sRebel Brigadier"? = Richmond DIS
match.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL

WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL.
w Staunton, Va, Aug. 25 tn. 1895.
Sealed bids tie furnish the following goods
will be received at my office up to II O'Clock
NJ, on SEPT. 9Th, 1896. One sample OF each
al ticle bearing price and bidders name plainly
marked, must be sent
Goods to be delivered T. o. B. Cars at Staun-
ton, Va, by 18th of September, the Hospital to
take whole OF any part of the goods at price
offered.
Terms Cash on delivery.
Blankets,
Skirt Flannel,
Canton
"A Sheeting (Lockwood)
8 OF. Ognaburg (Kentuckyl.
Unbleached Cotton.
Hickory Shifting.
! Cheviot g
Crash.
s ss4sisiss; Dresses
M and s snesf1sss'
Women's Handkerchiefs.
WOmen's Gloves.
Heavy Cashmere.
kerSy.
Linsey lining.
Italian
Drilling 81
c. MILLER,
aug 2a-1t Steward.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

A man near Terra Haute last week
was murdered for one dollar. Free
silver will cure this evil, as certainly
nobody will murder another for fifty
cents.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

JUDGE FAULKNER RENoMINATED.-
Martinsburg, w. Va, Aug. 18-The
democratic Judicial convention of the
thirteenth judicial circnit, composed
of Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan
counties, was held at Berkeley Springs
today and Judge E. Boyd Faulkner
was renominated by reclamation.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

ON last Wednesday morning the
Daily Neacs of this city published a
list of democrats who had signed a
call for State Convention to be held
in Richmond on the 9th, to select
delegates to National Convention to
be held in Indianapolis on Sept. end.
The following is the list of Staunton
signers as published
NJ. N. Bradley, R. D. Haislip,
J. Wehn. M. Erskine Miller,
J. Mason Miller. Jr.. John Stott,
Asher Ayres, }: E. Wilson,
Frank Bergin, G. L. Cooke,
w. w. Timberlake, Martin Bergin,
A. F. Robertson, L. q. Elder,
+. H. Crozier, Fitzhugh Elder,
G. s, W. Barnes, J. H.. Skinner,
Clarke Worthington. Il. T. Bell,
A. J. Livick.
In this list we find some strange
names. Mr.. Wehn and Mr.. A. J. Livick
not three months ago were applying
for republican offices in Staunton, and
their pure and unwavering republican
ism was vouched for by Col. W. E.
Craig, John A. Noon. Heber Ker, J. G.
Scheffer and others.
ssBut who alas, can love and then be
wiser"
Who can see golden opportunity
like this pass within his reach and not
grasp it.
Here were bankers and brokers, re-
tired capitalists, coal barons, and
money barrens, men of large business
and small business, lawyers and
scholars, and statesmen; and honest
zen who put principal above party,
Ind interest above principle. This
vas attractive company TO Mr.. Livick
end Mr.. Wehn, and Mr.. Livick and
'Ir. Wehn seemed to be attractive to
The company, SO they all threw their
,srms about each other necks in fond
embrace, and with one long loud shout
declared that aOe, yes, We
.'The undersigned democrats of the
State of Virginia, desiring to main
tain their party organization and to
cooperate with the democrats of other
States in the National Convention
called for the End of September at
indianapolis, hereby call upon their
brother democrats throughout Vir-
ginia to assemble in their respective
counties and towns on some convent
H,t day. not later than Monday, Au-
1st oath. and to send delegates to a
ate Convention to be held, &c, N&c. 7"
Verify. Sound money, Honest dol
IA. and Honest democrats, are the
l,e of this country.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

Mr.. Jas. n Mcfarland, our County
Treasurer, has resigned as director OF
the Daily News Co. This is another
evidence of the statement made by the
Neaos that "the people and the Neaos
fully understand each other"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

William Jennings Bryan, the Demo-
cratic nominee for President of the
United States, will speak in Richmond
in September.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
MISS BooGHER MARR1Es Mr.. REED

MISS BooGHER MARRIEs Mr.. REED.
Mr. Avery Hawthorne Reed, OF
Paducah, KY, and Miss Louisa Cath
crime Boogher, the attractive daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Boogher, we're
married at the residence of the brides
parents in Lexington at 1:3O O'Clock p.
M. on Tuesday. Mr.. Reed was recent
ly student at Washington and Lee
University, and is principal Of Paducah
Academy
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
A Leaf from the Campaign of Education

The Postmaster at Valley Mills re-
ceived postal card in the following
words. and he answered it in the fol
lowing words
The Times.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. IS, 1896.
We send you by this mail several
copies of the Times. Please distribute
them to the most influential sound
money democrats of your community.
and oblige. 1.-THE TINES"
None so called at this Office ii
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

As Paul journeyed toward Damascus
a great light shone about him. AS Mr..
]. N. Mcfarland journeyed with the
Neaos he was similarly affected. What
luminary the Neaos is becoming.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

1t is stated that Eugene, ex-Empress
of the French, has made the daughter
OF Princess Beatrice, of England, her
u
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

Clerks Office Of the Circuit Court of Augusta
County, tO-wit:
], Jos. B. Woodward, Clerk of the Court afOre-
said do certify that Jno. A Alexander has ex-
ecuted the bond required by decree of sale in
the chancery cause of H. T. Wiseman VS. IL.
Weaver now pending in said Court.
Given under my hand this END day Of Au-
gust, 1896.
JOS. B. WOODWARD, Clerk.
aug 26-tfiS
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
To The Stau nton Spectator.

The last issue of the Spectator asks
the following question:
Will it the News now tell us who
owns the largest block of it's stock, and
especially whether Mr.. M. E. ingalls,,
or any of the officials of the Chesa
peake and Ohio, or Baltimore and
Ohio, or Norfolk and Western own
stock or control that paper or are in
any way interested in it?
For the present, it is sufficient to
say that the editor of the Spectator,
will have placed in his hands, before
his next issue, all necessary informa-
tion as to who owns the stock of the
| News, and controls it's policy. In the
meantime, may we ask, why did not
the Spectator in searching for railroad
corporations, forget to mention the
| Great Southern Railway as one of the
possible owners of stock and contrOll-
ers of the News?
Why this discrimination against the
Great Southern Railway corporation
News.
To have asked such aquestion would
have been to write ourselves a fool.
The Southern don't run through this
territory. 1t possibly finds its hands
full bulldozing its employees, creating
gold sentiment and suborning the
press along its lines. and then too we
| doubt whether it ever heard of the
News. Why does the News take a
week to answer a question that can
be answered by yes, orno?
LATER.
| Since the above was in type the
News has sent to the editor of the
SPECTATOR a statement touching the
above enquiry, 10 accordance we sup
pose with the above promise to lay be-
fore US certain facts, aud asks us to
give the paper place in our columns.
We would gladly do this under certain
| circumstances, but as the enquiry was
made through our columns, and the
promise made through the columns of
the News, we cannot conceive of any
reason why the News did not publish
| the statement it sent us. If it had no
columns OF its own. and we had asked
it questions, our columns would be the
proper medium through which its re
ply would be made. But the News
has columns, and we DO not see why it
does not use them to publish ita re
plies to our questions. It is not dis
courtesy which leads us to decline but
a sense Of propriety. A question in
our columns seeking to ascertain
whether corporate interests were at
work with the News. and whether or
not the News had gotten a cargo of
campaign soap, ought if answered at
all to be answered through its own
columns, and especially SO when it is
sues six papers per week, and we oi,ly
issue one. Don't be afraid to speak
out, gentlemen Of the News, now that
your circulation Is so large, and tell
the people who and what YOU are
You say they understand you. Lets
see if they do.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

Gov. O'FerraH has refused pardon
for Robert K. Goodwin, of Rockbridge
county, who was bookkeeper in the
Bank of Lexington, which was wreck
ed by the large defalcatiou of G. NJ.
Figgatt, its cashier.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
Commissioners Sale
OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

In pursuance of decree OF the Circuit Court
OF Augusta county rendered on the 2Sth OF
May, 1895, in the cause of IL. E. Wiseman Us. S.
FL. weaver, the undersigned commissioners
viii proceed to sell, in front OF the court house
in Staunton, on
Monday, September 2Sth, 1896,
county court-day), at IL O'Clock noon, at pub
lie auction that valuable tract Of land known
as lot No. OF the s. II. Weaver land, on which
Mrs. Rebecca A. Miller now resides, contain
ing ~ acres more or less. adjoining the lands
others near Middlebrook in the county of Au-
gusta, upon the following terms One-th1rd
cash, and the residue upon credit OF one and
two years from day of sale, taking from the
purchaser his bonds with approved personal
security, and reServing the title as u!tim ate
security. "
III. G. EICHELBERGER
j. NJ. PERRY,
JOHN A. ALEXANDER.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

HAUGHAwoUT's BARN BURNT
Haughawout's barn, on Taylor street,
in the extreme southern limits of Lex
ington, was burnt at 10 o'clock Sunday
night. 1t was the property of Mayor
Haughawout. The origin of the fire
ia unknown
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

A dispatch to the London Daily
News from Tarbreez says that the
Shah's eldest son has been installed
with great pomp as heir apparent Of
parsia
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

Gen. Jas. A. Walker has been NOM.
mated by the republicans OF the 9th
district for Congress.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
COMMISSIONERS SALE
Valuable Real Estate

| By virtue of decree of the Circuit Court of
Augusta county at the May term, 1856, in the
chancery cause of Afford Us. HUMPHREYS, the
undersigned commissioners win offer for sale
at public auction in front of the court house
in StauntOn, on
Monday, September 2Sth, 1896,
County Court-day), the following real estate
| in Augusta county, viz =
LIST. tract OF Sixty-three acres conveyed
| to ]. G. HUMPHREYS by deed of G.. W. Berlin, of
date January %, 1886, and recorded in the
Clerks Office of Augusta County Court in d. b.
116, page "a.
part of the original tract of 553H acres, con-
veyed to Humphries by deed of q. W. Berlin,
of date May II, 1855 and recorded in said Office
3rd. An undivided one-half interest in
tract of I3S acres, being also part of the
said original tract of 5534 acres aforesaid.
divided one-half interest on the 13S acre tract
will be sold, subject to the interest of John W.
Palmer, in deed to one-h half of all mineral
rights in said tracts.
The above real estate is situated in the
northeast part of Augusta county, near the
line of the Shenandoah Valley r. r.
TERMS:-Cash as to costs of suit and ex-
penses OF sale; the residue on a credit of 6, IL
and Is months, evidenced by the purchasers
bonds with approved personal security, the
title to be retained as ultimate security.
A. c. GORDON,
o. B. ROLLER,
Commissioners.
Clerks ONCE of the Circuit Court OF Augusta
County, to-wit
/, Jos. B. woodward, Clerk of the Court
aforesaid do certify that A. G. Gordon has ex-
ecuted the bond required by decree of sale in
the chancery cause OF Rob't Affords Admir-.
VS.. J. G. HUMPHREYS now pending in said
Court.
Given under my hand this 18th day of Au-
JOS. B. WOODWARD, Clerk.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26
Hr. Cocbran's Difficulties.

-r. COchran's Difficulties.
Nan is said to have labOred
\sntages in his Madison
Ipeech says the New
is is apparent.
is hired to speak
peak as well az ii
IN conviction.
20 undertakes to
kFill always la
chief difficulty
e wrong side Of
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

Texas democrats have endorsed the
Chicago convention. but refused to
fuse with the populists. They claim
they can carry the State overwhelm-
mingly for Bryan.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

WE have improved On the Old An
drew Jackson democracy, We have the
Andrew Jackson-Livick democracy.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

Hon. w. D. Balfour, provincial secre
tary of Ontario, died in Toronto on thu
Goth.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

The Fran. DIR. Nansen's arctic
vessel, which he abandoned in the ice
in the spring of 1895, has arrived at
SkJervo, Norway, with all we'll on
board.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

THE REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION TO THE.
SPECTATOR is NOW JUST HALF WHAT
IT HAS BEEN HERETOFORE. IT Is NOW
ONLY ONE DOLLAR.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-26

nize your right to say that time has
|,changed your views since two years
ago. l know that there have been
some little fellows picking at my coat
tail. declaring that had changed my
position, when, the fact is, the men
W BIO supported me two years ago have
changed themselves and not |. You
have a rig hi to change, and it is your
duty to change if you see you are not
right, but let no man deceive himself
ip this; three years ago voted against
20 to silver; you returned me to con
gress after that vote, which was a
practical instruction to me to go and
do likewise in the future. | oheyed
your Instructions and for SO doing,
yOn conGe;un me. Who, then, | ask.
has changed you or II
Fellow citizens and frieHds I have
come now 10 part company with you.
For four successive terms | have voted
for every proposition recognizing silver
except one. and that one exception
you hAye endorsed. No man has ever
received More grateful recognition
from his isropie than / from you. Ii !
were to give vent to the feelings of my
heart this :sour, in the remembrance
OF our association for the past eight
years, s;;a would scarcely nomina.a
your e.s1ti,.srate to day. l have visited
your i;sis:-s and enjoyed the friendship
of your wives and your children, of
your sons AID your daughters. They
have ever haen kind and courteous,
considera1e and generous to me, and
6 al knows when that debt can ever
be pa. ~ :';a TO so noble d people. I
regret t!,s,L this difference has come
i; 7 f<.r L.;
os.t yaur sei, timents. and | have nos.i
i..ss bet ne kindest feeling for the
good people Yho honestly differ with
NE
Aud uow what can say to you, my
friends. who have stood by me SO vail
antly III this campaign. went into it
with but one purpose, and if / had
consulted nay own personal feelings, l
wolll not have entered this fight
represented an idea that l thought it
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-03-05
The Mint Steal.

The third day of the trial of John
L. Jones opened with Warren Note
ware, Chief Clerk of the Mint, still
on the stand. He testified that when
Jones made his settlement in 1893 he
turned over an excess Of 1908, 493 or.
OF bullion which indicated that spuri-
GUS melts were made previous to that
settlement that purported to contain
more ounces than they should in or
der to cover up the losses by stealing.
The witness gave the history Of the
bogus melt from the time it came into
the Mint as genuine bar in 1892,
until it was discovered to be spurious
by Meson in February 1895. From
the condition of the bars Of the bog US
melt moulds, etc, he thought the
spurious melt figured in the settle
ment Of 1893. The fact that the
metal was in possession Of the Meter
and Retiner proved conclusively that
he must have been connected With
the making Of the spurious melt and
that some one familiar with the books
and having in his possession the keys
to the vault must have substituted
the bogus bar. The spurious melt
could not lave been made in the de.
posite melting room without the
knowledge Of the Meter and Refiner
or his assistant. Noteware explained
the mutilation of the consolidation