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THE STANTON SPECTATOR.

The SPECTATOR has been reduced
to one dollar per year. 1t is thus
within the reach of everyone.
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Staunton has heretofore done.
It's columns will be a medium for all
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gathered.
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NIRGiNlA--ln the Court of Hastings for the
City of Staunton, January 20, 1895.
W. E. Craig, Trustee .......... Plaintiff.
VS..
W, A. Reed, ct ais. :. Defendants.
IN CHANCERY.
Tt being represented to the Court that W. A.
Reed, one of the defendants in this cause. has
departed this life, that his estate has been
committed to Logan Turner. Sergeant of the
city of StauntOn, for administration, it is there
fore adjudged, ordered, and decreed that the
make the widow, administrator and heirs of
W: A. Reed, decd, parties defendant to this
suit.
Audit appearing by affidavit fled that w.
Brown Reed, one of the heirs of w. A. Reed.
deceased, is a nonresident of this State, it is
ordered that he do appear here within fifteen
days after due publication of this notice and
do what is necessary to protect his interests.
TeSte,
NEWTON ARG ENBRTGldT, Clerk.
Craig & Hickman. p. q.
Jan 22-4tS
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-12

DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION Not
DEMONSTRATION William f. Har-
rity, Chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, says truly
The Democratic National admins
tration has been in the position of the
assignee of bankrupt or the receiver
of an insolvent corporation. The re-
ceiver is in no way to blame for the in
solvency, but he is blamed"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20

OF the martial songs more particular
~ connected with the various periods of
storm and stress in Germany, one Of
the most celebrated is that of the Rhine,
composed by Becker, and answered by
Alfred de Musset in other we'll known
versea The ''Wacht am Rhein," by
Max Schneck enburger, was composed
about the same period as the Rhine
song, but attained it's widest popularity
during the war of 1870. Unlike Beck
er's song, it cannot boast of having been
set to music by 20 composers.
The patriotic song of Deutschland,
Deutschland uber Allies was the work Of
the popular writer, poet, philologist and
historian August Hoffman,, who was
born at Fallersleben in the year 1898.
For time we find him acting as librari.
an and later as professor at the Univer.
sity of Breslau, but the liberal tendency
Of some of his, writings caused him, in
1888, to be deprived of his professional
chair. Fer many years he was librarian
to the Duke of Ratibor, and died in
this sheltered post in 1874. The German
national anthem, Hell Dir i'm Sieger
kIanz,1 was written originally for the
birthday of Christian VII, king of Den.
mark, by Rolstein clergyman. The
words were written to the air of "God
Save the King" in 1890, and a few
years later were modified for PrussiaK
use.-Chambers' Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20

I. is probable that in spite Of the fact
that one-twentieth Of the population of
this country is dependent to a large ex-
text upon railways for the money it has
to spend but very few people know much
about the cost of railway transportation.
For instance, there are few business
men who can say what the cost of an Or
binary box Car is or how much it costs
its owner year. As Il matter of fact
such a car costs about $500. The wear
and tear which has to be repaired costs
on an average about SEQ n year. The ay-
erage life is IS years, and at the end Of
this time the car will DO worth about
$50 for scrap, SO the annual cost for re-
newal. or the animal sinking fund, will
be about $25. The railway owning the
car has to maintain shops to repair its
rolling stock and that of other reads,
and it Is probably about correct to esti.
mate tho wear and tear of tools while
repairing the car at 81. 1t has general
ly been the custom TO add 10 par cent to
bills for work done for outside parties as
compensation for the use Of tools, or /,
little more than the estimate of 81 made
above. Taxes will add another 81 to the
annual cost Of u car, and interest at
per cent adds $50 more. Hence it will
DO seen than the annual cost of box car
to the owner is about $50. If tie car is
assumed to be in the shop so days, i,
will be in service 335 days, and its cost
per day of service is nearly 90 cents. A
fiat or gondola car costs about $3.50 orig
inally, and u similar series of estimates
will show that its annual cost is about
SIS, and its daily cost about %. cent:
for the time it is out Of the shops. st.
Louis Globe Democrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20
GREEK FIRE.


0sw the rVHib1D Engine of Destr1e4lso
We Ussd In warfare.
Joinvills, who served under King
Louis TX n the seventh crusade Of 124s,
gives q graphic description Of the ter
rors Of Greek FIRE: 1T happened one
night that the Turks brought up IN en-
CINE that they called the perriere (stone
thrower). terrible engine Of destruc-
tion, and placed it in front Of some cat
castles {chaz chateiD that NJ. Gaultier
de Curel and were guarding that
night, and from this engine they threw
Greek fire at us in great quantities "a
plante). 1t was the most horrible thing
that ever I saw. When the good knight.
NJ. Gaultier, my cOmrade, saw the fire.
he cried out and said to us 'Seigneurs,
we are lost forever without remedy, for
if they set fire to our cat castles We
shall be consumed and burned, and if
We leave our post we shall be disgraced,
and SO conclude that there is no one
who can defend us from this peril ex-
cept God, our blessed Creator. Order all
our men, every time the enemy throws
the Greek fire, to throw themselves on
their hands and knees and cry, Thanks
to our Lord, in whom is all power!' I"
And whenever the Turks fired the first
shot we threw ourselves thus ON our
hands and knees, as our commander ha6
ordered. The nature Of Greek fire was
such that it advanced toward us as big as
tun, and its tail extended q yard in
length (une demye came dequatrepans).
1t made such a noise in coming that ii
seemed as though it were a thunderbolt
falling from heaven and appeared to me
like a great dragon flying in the air. II
threw out such brilliant light that il
was as clear as daylight in our host, sc
great was its flame of fire. Three times
that night they threw this Greek fire al
us from the aforesaid perriere and -four
times from the great crossbow Gar beleste
a tour, and every time our good King
st. Louis heard that they were throwing
the fire at us in this manner he cast
himself upon the ground. and stretch
ing out his hands, with his face uprais
| ed to heaven, he cried in loud voice tt
our Lord and exclaimed as he shed grea,
tears, Beau Sire Dieu Jesus Christ
garde moy ct toute ma gent. ellis
toire de St. Louis" Petitot, volume 2
page 1851
The cat castles mentioned by Joinvill,
were wooden towers used in sieges, ani
the word canine is French measure O.
length equivalent to six feet and con
sisting Of eight pans Of nine inche
each. There was nothing novel in thu
mere throwing of fire. 1t has Away
been one of the usual incidents of sieges
I-Gentleman' s Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20
APEcuLIAR REMEDY.


SomsshiuE About TIE View Discovery for
caslng Dyspepsja.
From Michigan Christian Advoca.e.)
The Rev. F. L Bell, = highly es-
teemed minister residing in Weeds.
port, Cayuga county, n. Y, in a
recent letter writes as follows:
There has never been anything that
have taken that has relieved the
dyspepsia from which have suffered
for 10 years except the new remedy
called Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
Since taking them 1 have had no dis
tress at all after eating and again
after long years can sleep we'll.
Rev. F. I. Bell. Weedsport, N. Y,
formerly Idalia, COL"
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is a re-
markable remedy, not only because it
Ia a certain cure for all forms of in
digestion. but because it seems to act
as thoroughly in old chronic cases of
dyspepsia as we'll rs in mild attacks
of indigestion or biliousness. A per-
son has dyspepsia simply because
the stomach is overworked. All il
wants is a harmless vegetable remedy
to digest the food and thus give it the
much needed rest.
This is the secret of the success of
this peculiar remedy. No matter
how weak or much disordered the
digestion may be, Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets wilt digest the food whether
the stomach works or not. New life
and eoergy is given not only to the
stomach, but to every organ and
uerve in the body. A trial of this
splendid medicine will convince the
most skeptical that dyspepsia and all
stomach troubles can be cured. The
tablets are prepared by the Stuart
Chemical company Of Marshall,
Mich. but SO popular has the remedy
become that Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets can now be obtained at any drug
store at 80 cents per package.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20
Observation-Disclosures

Str DO u ufed - . wash according to directioue:
psevent transmission Of blood dieeaeee. I'm an
es.ss. acute and chronic uleers str cture, assurs
oaftsn- IND smasiou Of the Bladder, Disessee Of
u eooeas 3onts and muecles syphiletic Ipaanity.
0casvy. Sesosula In many forms. The ahove snd
directly OF indirectly TO syphi tic blood Posson
for 1hecA The Dc. Jaekpcc's Epg'isA Safety Tah-
lets n sure preventative, and ie q safe Germ
klller, reudlriu- costagion hardly toesiblc hence
~ vessc- Wscgtccsed speh srcutses revuit fsssI
". 9sn>l ssyu .ers. sess.a ~. e. t-.ree ~. .
Z. J hsss, 1easth ere - INA u kosk Isisnl i
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20
Tho Discovery saved His Lie,

g. Caillouette, druggist. Beavers
vile, ILL.,, says: ITO DR.. Kings New
Discovery l owe my life. Was taken
with la grippe and tried all the ply
sicians for miles about, but of no
avail, and was given up and told l
could not live. Having DIR. Kings
New Discovery in my store, sent
for bottle and began its use, and
from the first dose began to get bet
ter, and after using three bottles was
up and about again. 1t is worth its
weight in gold. We won't keep store
or house without it." Get free
trial at Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug
store
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20
A Remarkable Cure ,

Mrs. H. B. Adams, 1909 Wabash
avenue. Chicago, says: II had a
,scrofulous faint of the blood from
childhood, which, however, remained
dormant. An ulcer began on the
side OF the nose. having all the ap-
pearauces of a most malignant can
Ger. The agony of mind I suffered
cannot be described as l contem.
plated the progress of such a malig.
nant disease. Finally / was induce
to try Foley's Sarsaparilla. 1t ap.
Peared to neutralize the poison In
the blood. The growth of the ulcer
ceased. The diseased tissues in the
bottom and edges of the sore seemed
to loosen and the natural flesh to
take its place. No part of the dis
ease remains" For sale at M. F.
Bahnsen's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20
Kh.umss,sn Cured 4. . Day.

''Mystic Cure" for rhematism and
neuralgia cures in / to 5 days. Its
action upon the system is remarka-
bic and mysterious. It removes At
once the cause, and the disease
immediately disappears. The first
dose greatly relieves, IS cents. Sold
by Otto Grotjan. druggist. Rock Is
land and Gust. Schlegel & Son, 22O
west Second street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20

Subscribe for The ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20
Cold and Clothes.

People who are susceptible to the cold
should make 4 point Of wearing loose
clothing in cold weather. Loose gar
ments are always warmer than tight
fitting ones, not only because they allow
room for circulation, but also because
they permit layer Of air between the
skin and the outside cold.-New York
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20
Pilssi Pilssi PIlesi

Dr.. Wilians' indian Pile Ointment win cnre
hind bleeding, uieerased and itching piles. 1t
ahsoFos the tunors, allays the itching st once.
acts ae pou'tice, gives instant relief. Dr. VIII
haM' Indian ffie Ointment 10 prepared only fof
piles and itching Of ths psivase para. and nothing
slso. Every box 10 guaranteed. sold By drug
s1ses, ssnt By mail. for 20 cents and q per box.
Wiihnns 4snnfactnring company, Prcpristpes.
Cleveland, 0hio. sola - Z. Il. 1hnnas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20

Children Cry for
Pitchers caetogla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20
BIG FOUR ROUTE

Is the BEST Line" geographically
and substantially from all points
East. Northeast, North, Northwest
and West. Solid trains Of maguifi-
cent Wagner Buffet Sleeping Carr,
Buffet Parlor Cars. elegant Coaches
and Dining Cars daily from New
York. Boston. Buffalo. Cleveland.
Columbus. Sandusky. Chicago. ST.
Louis. Peoria. Indianapolis and in
termcdia'e points to Cincinatti.
where direct connection 10 made in
Central Union Station, without trans
Ter across the city. With Through
Trains OF Pullman Sleeping Cara q
Jacksonvii.e, via the Queen 3 Crss.
cent Route and Louisville 3 Mash.
vile Railway.
Rssate" os address
Z. Q. p-:esufsv. "a ussYrv
fsse. frame NJ. esaltsse . IicSst a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20

Like q man to double business bound
stand in pause where ] shall fret be
gin. s3d both Observation-Disclosures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20
A FEW FACTS.
FLORIDA

Those who contemplate a winter,
trip to this amisblc climate will bear
ia mind the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14

People who can't make coffee never
stop trying.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14

then that are unpleasantly novel at
first. Its fabric was blue alpaca, and
its skirt was lined with blue taffeta.
This is the height of dressiness for
a tailor rig and If something a degree
more ornate Is desired feminine tricks
of adornment must be resorted to. Yet
in the next dress pictured these de-
vices are noticeable for their novelty
IA Their than for their quantity, and the
dress would surely count as simple
one. 1t was made princess from green
cheviot the skirt portion remaining en-
tirely plain, and the bodice part fitting
as il its wearer had been melted and
run into it. 1t closed at the left side
and was slashed in front and back and
on the sleeves, bands of pale blue crepe
strewn with jet beads filling in the
openings. Similar crepe trimmed the
green silk collar, and four large silver
buttons showed in front. The sleeves
were finished at the wrists merely by
cutting them into two deep points. The
points reached away down to the
knuckles of the hand, the whole sleeve
making the arm seem longer than it
really was, an effect that was met In
the dress ITSELF which added to the
wearer's apparent height. For these
two reasons it was a particularly good
model for those figures that unfeeling
critics characterize as dumpy.
1t would need to be a constituencies
adviser that would advocate jacquard
cloth for the autumn rig, for women
are few that can afford it in its best
qualities, but In the gown of the next
illustration it was used tastefully and
with a scheme of ornamentation that
promises to have high favor during
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14

pattern. Dark tan serge was the dress
goods, and the braid was of a shade to
match. The bodice fronts were cut
into tabs and these were adorned with
buttons and edged with braid. The high
girdle-like belt came beneath the tabs,
and it and the vest were from ochrs
colored surah. The same silk gave the
collar with its puffs, and also furnished
the toque, which was trimmed with =
long ostrich plume.
1t Is difficult to believe just now that
this cut Of skirt will soon become pop
ular, yet 1t is appearing in costumes
produced by the best designers. To
Judge of the company it keeps. consider
this example of 1t: white velvet re-
ceptlon and dinner skirt, made good
deal according to the cut we have been
wearing, only 1t was so long that the
wearer's feet pushed against the hem
at each step, and 1t swept away from
sides to back in folds that could hardly
be called train, but that dragged
handsomely. This skirt was for wear
with a white satin brocade coat opening
over vest that was covered thickly
with cut jet. A magnificent cut Jet Cir
die hung to the bottom of the skirt.
The whole gown was lined with black
satin. Black and white still hold, you
see, and the velvet skirt Is at hand.
In the same wardrobe was n princess
gown, with a few folds at the hips to
relieve its severity and "house" look.
1t was for carriage wear and magnifi-
cent fur collar n deep fur belt, cuffs
and fur hat completed costume really
Russian In Its regal warmth. If wear
ers of this grade Of buds endorse skirts
of the sort last pictured, what woman
with ordinary amount of pin money
will say them nay unless she Is come
PEELED to?
Copyright, 1896.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14
Had the Last Word.

The train-boy had bad eye and a
most unmelodious voice. His yell sent
a shudder through the entire ear. 1t
was, as matter of course, the fate
of the irritable man to select this par
ticular train for his journey. Every
time the train-boy howled he jumped
and looked at him with an expression
of reproach which gradually became
malignant and then ferocious.
''P-e-e-e-a-c- hes! plies!
Chee-y-u-u-u-ing gum!" he yociferated,
as he pushed the front door shut with
a slam after holding 1t open long enough
to fill the car with smoke and cinders.
He was just about to repeat his cry
when he came to the nervous mans
seat
want any p-e-e-e-a-c-h-e-s, a-a-p-"
''Shut up, will you'll! exclaimed the
nervous man. what do you mean
by keeping up that internal racket?'
Does that bother you, mister"
"0f course it bothers me. Every
this ear till it feels as if it were going
to split"
You mean this left ear that's next
to the aisle?"
Eyes, | mean my left ear"
Don't you worry, mister. I'm sorry
you didn't mention that before. We're
the most accommodation people in the
world on this road. All you have to
do is to say you don't like something
and we make other arrangements right
away. I'll have the whole thing fixed
up for you in no time at all.
How are you going to fix it?'
"l'll go out and get the brakeman to
come an turn yer seat around so We
kin ride the other way. That'll bring
yer right ear ter the aisle an give yer
left one a vacation"
And for the remainder of the trip the
only one of the two who spoke was the
boy who yelled with even more ANNA
ton than before:
"P-e-e-e-a-c-h-e-s! A-a-a-p-l-es! Chez.
y-u-u-ing gum!'
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14

it, and another more important point Is
that the approaching fashion will have
a hearty welcome from every woman
whose arms are shapely.
This sleeve Is frankly tight for all Of
its length that Is not hidden by its puff,
but in the next picture a sleeve is
shown that in outline Is not unlike the
bygone big puffs, yet which really Is
tight clear to the shoulder. The ap-
plique pattern in black braid ends at
the edge of the revers, and there the
puffs are so lightly caught up that 1t
needs but a twitch of the thread when
ever Dame Fashion demands it to leave
the arms outline entirely barred. When
she does pull the cord that makes her
fashions toys work she will probably
demand tight sleeve Of different
shape from those that are now slightly
marked, to the end that there shall be
no chance to plan tight sleeves now,
drape their upper parts, and later on
remove the drapery and disclose
sleeves that shall pass as brand-new
and of latest pattern.
While the current rule Is to have
street dresses cledr the ground all
around, there is with some careful
dressers tendency to stick to a quite
different effect. These women are
usually middle aged or older. and they
are apparently actuated by desire for
something dignified and stately. 1t Is
a costume of this sort that Is the artists
final contribution here. AS will be
seen, the skirt was cut long at the back
giving train suggestion, and 1t was
trimmed all around with three rows Of
wooden braid, the lower one in festoon
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14

lace gave the bolero, which had large
revers and was cut into points at Its
lower edge. 1t was bordered with ecru
silk ruff1es, and like ruff1es were put at
the wrists. These sleeves are an ex-
tremely stylish sort, and like many an
other forerunner of the entirely tight
sleeve are almost as trying to thin arms
as an all-tight sleeve would be. Still
some women do not realize this and
rush into sleeves of this general kind,
all the while decrying the coming
sleeve as something altogether dread
full. This kind of self-deception is one
of the factors In bringing on the tight
sleeves, despite all that Is said against
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-10-14
a PARENTS VAIL

oh, mel oh, my Likewise Great Scott!
Into what woe is this I've got?
I've lately sent my boy to school,
That he might not grow up a fool;
And all the things I've told to him.
Some based on fact, and some on within
These days are coming back to me:
Alas, alas, that it should be!
I told him once that Washington,
Ere he his manhood had begun,
Once with a mutton-chop did hack
A cherry tree out ut the buck,
And that In falling down it hit
His father where he kept his wit;
He told it as twas told by me:
Alas, alas, that 1t should be!
And when his teacher said twas not
The way I'd said, the little tot
Got up and told her that he guessed
He'd take my word before the rest;
And while 1t might quite suit her within,
Shed best not go at stutfing him;
His daddy knew about that tree:
Alas, alas, that it should be!
And one by one the tales I've told,
BY which he's been 80 badly sold,
But which | told him all In fun,
Are proving false unto my son,
Who watches me with mourDful eye.
Half hoping that l do not lie,
But losing faith alas, in me:
Alas, alas, that 1t should be!