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health of the child depends en- the health
of the mother, both before and after birth.
Heredity is strong, and it is every woman's
duty 10 give her children the best possible
chance in life. Nothing that she could ,os-
sibly give them can be as valuable as health.
Wealth cannot'be enjoyed without health.
Nothing can be enjoyed without health.
are only half alive. The child who starts
out with a robust body and vigorous, virile
health has everything TO be thankful for
and nothing to be afraid of. You cannot
expect such a child to spring from a weak
and sickly mother. Most all of woman's
weakness and particularly the weakness
that most strongly influences the health of
children, comes from some arrangement or
disease of the distinctly feminine organs
All such trouble is as unnecessary as it is
terribly distressing. DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription will cure all troubles of this
nature. There is no guess-work about this
statement, and there is no qualification.
The " Favorite Prescription " should be
used promptly and persistently until the
symptoms entirely disappear. In every
case, it restores perfect health and strength
and assists i'll the healthful and regular per-
fornances of all the natural functions. The
"Favorite< Prescription should be taken
regularly by every woman during the entire
period of CESSATION. It gives strength to
all the organs involved, lessons the pains
and danger of childbirth and insures the
health of both mother and Child.
If YOU care to know all about the "Favorite
Prescription :" and to read the testimony of hun-
dreds of grateful women send II one-cent stamps
to cover cost of mailing only, and receive free q
copy of DR.. Pierces Common Sense Medical
Adviser zoos pages, profusely illustrated.
Address, Worlds Dispensary Medical Assoc1a-
ton No. Cog Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-05
Charging q Bear With Bayonets.

Russian soldiers in Siberia are not
only encouraged to exercise their mar
tial ardor on big game, but are actually
led out in squads to take part in. the
hunt. On recent occasion local po-
lice inspector joined in the hunt and
got two of the soldier beaters to act az
his bodyguard When the bear came
merrily romping toward him over the
snow, the inspector got fiurried, missed
both barrels, flung down his gun and
buried his head in the snow, seeking to
burrow out of sight. The bear came on
in a great fury. Two of the soldiers
waited till he came to close quarters
and turned him back with voley-
They then charged with fixed bayonets
and finished him Off i'll true military
STYLE They have been rewarded for
their presence Of mind in saving the life
of the guardian of the peace by having
their photographs hung in their head
quarters and being each presented with
one ruble. e.-London Globe.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-05

That the present visible indications
are in favor of the election of the dem
ocratic ticket is made plain by the fact
that the New York Sun, the most We
hement of all the boilers, says: 'sThe.
result of the two conventions in St.
Louis last week increases the possibili.
ty of disaster in November. 1t is both
useless and foolish to blink that fact
Yes, the fact is too patent to be blink.
ed. and is just as apparent in New
York and in the New England States
as it is any where else. The wiser, and
therefore the better plan for such
democrats as don't approve all the
planks in the democratic platform tc
pursue is. not to stultify themselves
by voting for a. man who opposes ever,
cardinal principle of democracy. but
to vote their party's ticket, and te
nominate conservative candidates 70,
Congress, who will be able to guide
and direct to a safe harbor their par
ty's ship that is now under full head
way with free silver tide and fire.
silver breeze in her favor
Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-05

A woman never really knows the
meaning of happiness and content
until she is the mother of healthy,
happy child. The health of the child
depends on the health of the mother,
both before and after birth. Most all
OF woman's weakness and particularly
the weakness that most strongly infin
ences the health of children, comes
from some arrangement or disease of
OF the distinctly feminine organs. DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription will cure
troubles of this nature. 1t should be
taken regularly by every woman dur
ing the entire period Of CESSATION. 1t
gives strength to all the organs involv-
ed, lessons the pains of childbirth and
insures the health of both mother and
child.
Send 81 one cent stamps to cover
cost of mailing only, and receive free a
copy of DR., Pierce's Medical Adviser
Address, Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, Buffalo, n Y.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-05
RESTING POSTUREs.
The Different Attitudes That Are Assumed
by Different Peoples.

The Different Attitudes That Are Assumed
by Different Peoples.
For us Europeans the attitude of re-
pose is sitting or lying down, and we
are apt to believe that there can be no
others. Nevertheless numerous races
rest with crossed legs like our tailors;
others kneel, and still others crouch
down. So far as we know, no work has
been written on this subject Neverthe-
less it is important to understand these
different attitudes and to see under
what influences they vary. We may
thus avoid the error of representing saw
ages seated or lying down like Euro
peans-an error that was committed at
an anthropologic exhibition at Prague,
where plaster models Of Hottentots and
Zulus were shown seated in pOstures
that real Hottentots never assume. Pho
-tographs of these impossible groups were
sent to numerous anthropological soci-
cites. Primitive savages crouch down,
while their women kneel. The crouch
ing posture, fatiguing for us, is SO nat
ural to them that they can sleep in that
position. The low caste Hindoos sleep
thus, and in the Trocadero museum an
ancient terra Gotta figure shows a
crouching Peruvian with closed eyes
and head inclined. A certain degree Of
civilization brings the position with
legs crossed as with our tailors, with
many variants, and a higher civilization
causes the chair to be adopted. But at
first the sitter does not place himself
squarely, with both legs hanging. He
raises one and keeps it on the seat.
Thus the classic attitude of the negro
is the crouching one, and that of the
negress the kneeling. As for their chill
dren, they generally kneel like their
mothers, but rarely crouch. Exception
ally, negroes can be seen sitting cross
legged. But the fetch worshiping ne
gro, far from contact with the white,
crouches, though in divers fashions. In
different places Guinea, Kongo, sources
Of the Nile) they make use of supports
20 to 80 centimeters q to II inches)
high, cut from piece Of wood and Of
variable form, according to the country.
Sometimes Tin Guinea) it is round
stick supported by single massive CEN
trail foot Or by three and even four feet.
/ At other times Con the Kongo) it is a
/ square whose sides, raised at right and
/ left, are upborne by four cylindrical
! legs.
In the upper Nile regions (Dinkas and
Nouers) the seats have four feet, those
t Of the lake regions have three; others,
lower, have only two large ones on the
sides. The seats of chiefs are higher and
have supports carved to represent human
figures. But in certain localities, in
more direct contact with Europeans, the
chiefs sit on chairs, generally Of Eu-
ropean make. The PolYnesians have a
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DIRECTORY OF LODGES.
M SONIC LODGE.

staunton Lodge No. Is, A. F. and A. NJ, meets
every second and last Friday night in eacF
month, in Masonic Temple, Main street. Jas.
NJ. Lickliter,W. M; b. a. Eskridge, Sec'y.
UNION ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER.
No. 2, meet third Friday in every month, in
Masonic Temple, on Main street. Wv. Nc
Gufhn, High Priest A. A. Eskridge, Sec'y.
ODD FELLOWS LODGE:
Staunton Lodge, No. As, /. o. o. F. meets
cry Thursday night in Odd Fellows Hall, owe
Wayt's drug store, on Main street. John &
Fretwell Noble Grand; C. A. Grafton, Sec
KNIGHTS OF HoNoB LODGE.
Staupton Lodge. No. 75G, Kr .Ehts of Honor
meets every first a.id third Tuesday in each
month, in Pythian Hall. Main street. W. L.
Olivier, Dictator; W. A. Burnett, Recorder.
MOUNTAIN CITY LODGE.
No. 116. 1. o. G. r., meets every Friday night
In their lodge room over Wayt's drug store on
Main street. A. s. Woodhouse, Chief Templar
F. B. Kennedy. Secy.
DISTRICT LODGE.
No. 22. /. Q. G. T.. meets every three months
G. G. shipplett, D. c. t.; s. H. Bauserman
District Secretary
ROYAL ARCANUM.
Augusta Council, No. 400, Royal Arcanum
meets every second and fourth Tuesday in the
month, at Pythian Hall, Main street. W.
Robertson, Regent; Jos. u. Woodward, Sec-
rotary.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE
Charity Division, M. A., Sons of Temperance
meets every Monday night at Odd Fellows
all. W. A. Rapp, Worthy Patriarch; John
b. Cofrelt Sec'y.
UNIFORMED RANK, KNIGHTS CT
PYTHIAS. .
e. B. Stuart Division, No. 10, meets second
and fourth Mondays each month at Pythian
Hail. Sir Knight Captain, +. 3. Berkley; 8
| Knight Recorder. S. H. Rosenbaum.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
Valley Lodge, No. IS, K. of P, meets every
1 Monday night at Castle Han, on West Main
street, over DR.. Wayts drug store. G. T. Ham
mond, Chancellor Commander; ;Albes
Keeper of Records and Seal.
KNIGHT TEMPIARs.
Staunton Commandery, No. 8, knights Tenn
plar, meets first Friday night in every month
in Masonic Temple, on Main street. W. B.
McChesney, Eminent Commander; A. A. X
| ridge, Recorder.
ONEIDA TRIBE, NO. SS, 1. o. R. NJ,
Meets in their wigwam, in Valz Building
every Wednesday at Sth run 30th breath
setting of the sun. j. d. Anthony, saQbeV'
James W. Blackburn, chief of records. II
visiting brothers welcome.
AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR.
Valley Council No. 1856 meets on the first and
third Mondays in each month. Commando
A. s. Woodhouse; secretary, DR.. J. NJ. Hange
collector. Isaac c. Morton, Jr.
CATHOLIC HIBERNIAN BENITICAL
SOCIETY.
| isMeets first Sunday in every month in tbeil
hall on the church lot NJ. T. B presi
dent; ]. J. Kilgalen, first president; ]. }
Murphy, second ice-president; d.. O'Connel
recording secretary.
'STONEwALL' BRIGADE BAND.
Band meets every Monday and Thursda
orchestra, every Wednesday, at 8 p. M, in Cit
Hall. Mr.. ]. M. Brereton, director
]. A. Armentrout, president. and G. Harr
Haines secretary.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
, Monthly meetings, Fourth Tuesday in tn
month at7:s0o'clock. Room n City Hal bull
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-05
Butter Test.

To detect oleomargarine from genuine
butter small portion of each is melted
in proper receptacles, i'll which common
cotton wicks are inserted and lighted.
These will burn freely. The odor of the
smoke arising from the oleomargarine is
:epulsive and nauseating, while that
from the butter is faint and inoffensive.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-05

very d1nerent posture OF repose. They
do not crouch. but sit with crossed legs.
The same custom exists in all the Poly.
nesian islands, Hawaii, New Zealand,
etc.
Let us now examine the white races
of Europe and America who sit when
they rest. The crosslegged attitude ex-
lists no longer except among tailors.
Crouching causes fatigue and is resorted
to only when it is desired to pick up or
gather something. Even when the white
man finds no seat he sits ON the ground
with legs Outstretched or half bent, as
is shown very frequently in photographs
of Russian or Roumanian peasants We
should note, however, among the women
great facility in kneeling at work, as
when they are washing linen.
The Semites have custom opposed to
ours; they make no use of chairs. In
Mussulman countries the most custom
ary position is that called Turkish,
with crossed legs like our tailors. Some
times we may see Arabs resting with
their backs against wall, the legs half
bent, in an attitude which is not crouch
ing. but which approaches it. In Turkey
and Persia the favorite position is that
Of kneeling. In the Persian salons the
invited guests who know the correct
thing place themselves on their knees
against the wall. The tailor attitude,
which both men and women assume, is
regarded as uncivil. Chairs are little
used, even among the rich; when they
are employed one leg is placed on the
seat, Turkish fashion, while the other
hangs down; or, yet again, with one
hand they hold one foot, as is done in
the far east. Crouching is exceptional
In Egypt the fellahs retain the four
postures of their ancestors, the kneeling,
the sitting, the crosslegged and the sit
ting upon the ground with legs Joined.
ALI four date from the eighteenth
dynasty. Encyclopedique.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-05
Curious Engineering BIunder.

A curious defect has been discovered
in Budapest's underground railway.
There are not enough ventilating aper-
lures in the tunnel, and the trains rush
ing through it compress the air in il
like that in the tube Of Zalinski pneu
matte gun. On some occasions the cars
have been lifted from the track, and the
passengers have been almost suffocated.
One stretch of tunnel two miles long
has only single ventilating aperture,
making it almost an alright compart-
ment. Any constructing engineer ought
to have known what would be the re.
suit of such pneumatic conditions
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-05
POSTER LAND.
In Poster Land the girls are queer.

In Poster Land the girls are queer,
And marvellous their precious gear;
Their gowns are made of quiri.s and quifls
A mass of writhing scrolls and swirls
With here line ard there smear.
Their features are not always clear;
One needs nose, one lacks an ear,
But still we love the giddy girls
In Poster Land.
In their high colored merry sphere
They lead gay though brief career;
With purple feet, ,kand carmine curls,
And yellow scarfs in gauzy twirls,
A jolly lot the girls appear
In Poster Land.
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-05

The production of gold and silver in
the world since the discovery of Amer
lea down to the present time has been
at the ratio of 1 to 16. To be perfectly
accurate there were produced between
1888 and 1898, 406. .3O6, ,476 fine ounces of
gold to 1854, 025, ,716 fine ounces of sill
yer.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-05

Isabel-How did Mr.. Higgins strike
you?
Inez-He threw his love at my feet.
-YOnkers Statesman.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-05
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

worlan never really
knows the meaning
of happiness and
con tie t until she
is the IL o b er Of
a healthy, b appy
child. She never
reaches the full de-
gree Of woman1y de-
velopment. until she
has felt the pleasing
responsibilities of
maternity. All this
happiness may be
rarred or may be
turned into misery
if the child is not a
1,aoJ<l. ol,slJ TsJ
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-05

staunton Lodge, No. As, l. o. O. F. meets
cry Thursday night in Odd Fellows Hall, owe
Wayt's drug store, on Main street. John G
Fretwell Noble Grand; C. A. Grafton, Sec
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-05
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..

Monthly meetings, Fourth Tuesday in the
month at7:s0o'clock. Room City Hal build
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KNIGHTS OF HONOB LODGE.

Staupton Lodge. No. 756, Kr -ghts Of Honor
meets every first a.1d third Tuesday in each
month, in Pythian Hall, Main street. W. L.
Olivier, Dictator; W. A. Burnett, Recorder.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-05

staunton Lodge No. Is, A. F. and A. NJ, meets
every second and last Friday night in each
month, in Masonic Temple, Main street. Jas.
NJ. Lckliter,W. III; d. a. Eskridge, Sec'y.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-05
DISTRICT LODGE.

No. 22, 1. 0. G. T., meets every three months
G. g. Shipp1ett, d. c. t.; s. HI. Bauserman
District Secretary
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-05
MOUNTAIN CITY LODGE.

No. 1l6. 1. o. g. T., meets every Friday night
in their lodge room over wayt's drug store on
Main street. A. s. woodhouse. Chief Templar
F. B. Kennedy, Sec'y.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-05
ODD FELLOWS LODGE:

No. 2, meet third Friday in every month, In
Masonic Temple, on Main street. W. W. Nc
Gufhn. High Priest A. A. Eskridge, Sec'y.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-05

Staunton Commandery, No. 8, Knights Tenn
plar, meets first Friday night in every month
in Masonic Temple, on Main street. W. B.
McChesney, Eminent Commander; A. A. E T.
ridge, Recorder.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-08
"a True Wife,

There was never given to the world
a more life like pen picture of a true
WIFE than by Oliver Wendell Holmes
when he writes: Oftentime I have
seen tall ship glide by against the
tide as if drawn by some invisible
bowline, with a hundred strong arms
pulling it. Her sails untitled, her
streamers dropping, she had neither
side wheel nor sturn wheel; still she
moved on steadily, in serene triumph,
as with her own life. But knew
that on the other side Of the ship, hid
den beneath the great bulk that swan
SO majestically, there was little toll
some steam tug, with heart of fire
and arms of iron, that was tugging it
bravely on, and knew that if the lit
tie steam tug untwined her arm and
left the ship that it would wallow and
roll about and drift hither, and thither
and go off with rehuent tide, no man
knows whittier. And so I have found
more than one genius, high decked,
full freighted, idle sailed, gay pen
noned, that but for the bare toiling
arms and brave, warm-beating heart
of the faithful little wife that nestled
close to him so that no wind or wave
could part them, would have gone
down with the stream, and have been
heard OF no more.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-08
Cr;me-Renurse-Suicide.

LINCOLN, Neb., April 1.-Two boys
hunting ducks on Salt creek, near the
State peniteniiary building, three
miles from the city, early tnts even
ing, found the dead body Of Maxey
Cobb, treasurer of this Lancaster)
county. He had committed suicide,
presumably by poison, as there are no
marks of violence. This is the tragic
issue to the treasury shortage of nearly
$40, 600, which developed last week,
and for which Cobb was held resonsi-
BILE. No criminal action had been
begun against him, but he brooded
over the matter and week ago trans,
ferred his life insurance to protect his
bcndsmen. He disappeared Monday,
but no alarm was felt as it was though
he was indulging in protracted spree.
Cobb is son Of ex- Chief Jud ge Amos
Cobb of the supreme court. He was
one Of the most popular young men in
the city and MS integrity have never
been questioned. He leaves a. wife.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-08
A Human Eiend.

Rock ISLAND, Ill, April 2.-Hun-
dreds of persons today visited the Bas-
tan farm, which is under the posses
sion of Sheriff Hemen way and corps
of deputies. The finding of the de-
composed body of John Louderbach
under pile of rubbish on the farm
yesterday strengthens the general be-
lief that Henry F. Bastian was a bu,
man fiend and. that he committed sui
eide March Is last because be feared
his criminal record was about to be
laid bare. Following is a list of men
who worked upon Bastian,s farm and
mysteriously disappeared shortly after
they were paid off and discharged, as
all of them are believed to have been
slain by Bastain: Fred Kuschmann,
whose body was found a month ago
by the road a mile from the Bastian
farm; John Louderbach, whose re-
mains were uncovered yesterday, more
than year since he vanished from
sight; Fritz Kiernzen, who has not
been seen or heard from since the
spring of 1894; Marshall Lewis, who
also disappeared in 1894. Bastian tes-
tilted at the Kuschmann inquest tnat
be had paid Kuschmann so the night
of his death. From the nature of the
wounds on kuschmann and Louder
bach and the circumstances surround
ing their deaths, Bastian's method ap-
pears to have been designed to avoid
meeting his financial obligations.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-08
Robhe,, by Three Men.

LEBANON, Ma. April The East
bound cannon bali train NJ s On the
St. Louis and Frisco railroad, was
held up three miles East Of this city at
80 this morning by three masked
men and the safe blown open and rob
bed. Tne robbers boarded the train
at this place at 1850 a. NJ, aud after
reaching the scene of the robbery,
held up the engineer and fireman,
stopped the train and with the engi-
neer in front OF them, marched to the
express Car The messenger refused
to open up and the door was blown
open with dynamite, the safe cracked,
and its contents removed. Several
packages of valuable papers were found
this morning beside the track and
some money which had been over
looked in the hurry Of departure. The
passengers were not moies.ed. The
engine was detached and run by the
robbers tc Sleeper, where 1t was aoan-
doned.. 4 brakeman hurried back 10
the city and startled Sheriff Jones and
a posse on the track Of the robbers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-08
Be True to the Old Party.

COLUMBIA, S c., April 8 The fol
loving was published in the Register
nf Yesterday:
Editor Columbia Register.
nave never writteu an article for
publication. I feel that it would b.
criniual to b. silent nov when The
very existence of tha Democratic par
ty in South Carolina is threatened. l
AN Democrat and intend to be one
to the end of the chapter. l allied
myself to the Reform party because
it was Democratic. When occasion
seemtd to demand it, | hit some hard
licks for Reform. I shall feel it my
duty to strike with all my might ali
enemies Of the party whoever they
may be. Let all those who do not BE-
ireee in majority rul" leave the party
ard form suci alliances as they choose.
But let all Democrats s:aud firm. l
shall stick to the party Of u19 fathers.
&ad if she goes .'ovu / will 60 with
her Let US all fight tor our rights in
the party.
Senator T;llman has made great
mistake IN advising our people to
leave the party. We owe her much
and we must stand o. her to the end
Must we leave the only party that has
helped IS in the past if We cannot con-
troll it in every particular todaya Its
of of the utmost Importance that our
white people stand firmly together:
Il Senator Tillman S advice is followed
there will bc a permanent division OF
our white people and ultimately an
appeal to tie negro. Il IS crime to
c1lng a6ou. SUCH condition.
Senator Tillman says 'ourone over
powering and overmastering issue in
State affairs has been white suprema-
cy, and this under the conditions eX-
isting before the new Constitution was
adopted made revolt against the white
majority nothing less than crime.
And, say, it is no less crime today.
He may call US towards and syco-
phants and treacherous leaders now
masquerading as Democrats" but we
will fight for the good old party
against all her enemies-the only pal-
ty in which our rights are assured.
The Piedmont Headlight says truly
''the word Democrat" in the South
means more than any political move
ment. II means the rule OF the white
majority.
In conclusion let me say again TO
every true Democrat IN South Caroh-
ma, stand firm. Be true to the party |
of your fathers. Fight all her ene-
mics
r. B. WATSON.
RIDGE Snring. S. c.. March 81.