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is the giver Of health and strength makes
the sick well.
Here is the advice to use DR.. Greene's Ner-
yura from Rev. D. C. Easton of Concord, N.
H., Chaplain of the New Hampshire State
Prison, and Past Chaplain G. A. R. Depart
ments of N. H. and r. L., who is the most
prominent clergyman and Christian worker in
New England. He says:
cdr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve
remedy has been used in my family with sat
isfactory results. am now using it myself
and have also personal friends who have been
cured by it and assert that it is a priceless
boon for suffering humanity"
Use DR.. Greene's Neryura blood and nerve
remedy now and get we'll. DR.. Greene's Ca
thartic Pills are the perfect pills for bliousness
and constipation. DR.. Greene, 50 West l4th ST.,
New York City, the most successful ,physi-
clan in curing disease, can be consulted free,
in person or by letter. There is no charge
whatever for consultation, examination or adj
vice, and the price of the medicines is so low as
to place positive cure within reach Of all.
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Never before in medical annals has any
medicine received such widespread praise and
endorsement from physicians, druggists and
all classes Of the people as is bestowed upon
the great curer of disease, DR.. Greene's Nerv-
ura blood and nerve remedy. 1t purifes and
tnyigorates the blood, making pure, rich, red
blood, and it is therefore the grandest of blood
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power and vigor to the brain and nerves, and
hence is the greatest nerve tonic, brain invig-
GRANT and nerve restorative ever before known
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sufferers everywhere to recognize DR.. Greene
Nervura blood and nerve remedy as indeed
the King OF Medicines.
DR.. Greene's Nervura is the best medicine
possible to take because it cures the people-it
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-04-08
OFFERED A SQUARE GAME.

How . Young Lawyer Collected Bills From
Chicago Gamblers.
A young attorney just starting out in
his profession in Chicago was commits
stoned to collect number of bills by a
prominent tailor Of the town. All these
accounts were against gamblers Some
Of them had been sued on and judy
ment had been obtained. These judg-
ments, however, had not been collected.
A liberal percentage was offered the
lawyer if he could succeed in collecting
any of them. The attorney had his own
notion as to how to go to work on these
accounts and listened to the tailOr's ad-
vice about "going for them hot" with a
dubious smile.
He selected bill Of s75 for one suit
Of clothes against quite noted knight
Of the green cloth and proceeded to try
his plan. Calling on this man, he told
him that he had Eot come to threaten
him with lawsuit or to bluff him; that
if the bill was correct he would call at
any time the debtor would designate
for part or the whole Of the bill; that
if the debtor would say he would not
pay the bill 1le lawyer would not call
again; that all he asked was square
deal; that be would call only when tie
debtor made an appointment to pay
money, as he did not propose to inaugu-
rate system of "dunning." -
The gambler heard him through with
a perfectly impassive face and then said:
''That's fair. The other collectors didn't
know their business. They tried to blum
me, and they 'dunned' me. Your game
is square one. and I'll give it a whirl.
Here is my card Call Tuesday. and ]
will pay You half. Have you got any
more bills against the boys?"
On being told Of the other accounts
he sat down, took dozen of his cards,
wrote across them 20. K.," and said ia
the attorney, Hand one Of these to each
man you 60 to, tell him your game and
you will get your money"
The lawyer did SO. In not one single
instance was bill repudiated, and in
every case all appointments and agree
ment to pay were kept with scrupuloua
fidelity. Every account was finally paid
to the last penny, and the tailor won
dered at the collection Of these. to him.
desperate accounts. - San Francisco
Ohrouicle
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Removing a Candidate.

was sitting in the barroom of the
tavern at the western end of the stage
route, when native of the town, came
in, and in that free, offhandY way SO
characteristic Of the far west asked
me to have a nip with him. After the
nip we fell into conversation, and
learned that a new county had just been
established and that they were soon to
hold an election Of officers Iasked him
if there was much interest manifested
and he replied:
''The tallest kind of interest, stranger
Dye see this bullet hole i'll my hat? One
of Jim Furbanks' crowd put it thar :"
'tAnd who is Jim Furbanks, may
ask?"
"He's the candidate on the other tick
ct fur sheriff Coed man. Jim is. but
he'll never git thar. -
"And who is your eandidate?'' ask
ed.
'He's right yere, stranger" he re-
piled as he tapped himself on the breast.
eyes, I'm at the head Of our ticket, and
the boys ar goin to see me through
"But what about this shooting?''
"Oh, that's right huff You gee, me
and Jim ar the two best men in the
county, and the boys ar sorter divided
between u.s. If I'm out of the way,
Jim's sure to be 'lected. If he's out Of
the way, shall go in with whoop.
He sent over to ak me if I'd withdraw,
and when I said wouldn't he sot out
to remove me''
ITO remove you by shooting you?''
"Eggsactly. That's all right and &C.
cordin to Hoyle, believe. jim s pur-
ty good shot, but he was a leetle shaky
when he fired at me today, and the bull
let never touched HAIR
"And yea don't want Jim to resign?"
/ queried
"But I do" he answered. eyes; 1
sent man to him an hour ago to ak
him to git off the ticket, and he sent me
back word that he'd see me hanged fust.
Purity good man, Jim is, but sorter sot
about some things.
But will you be elected all the
same?"
'Waal I can't say as to that. I'm go
in to try to remove Jim tomorrer. If I
succeed, then I'll hev walkoyer.' y
do you mean by shocting?"
Fur surel Yes, l shall try to shoot
him off the ticket. Mebbe Lshall do it
and mebbe he II shoot me off. Can't tell
about that yit, and if l was you I
wouldn't make any bets abont it. .
Three weeks later and 100 miles
away / met a man from Golden City
and asked BIZ aoY the elption went.
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n COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
Staunton. Va. March 18th, 1897.
NJ. A. Rob1Eson's Admr.
vs..
Mamie G. Robinsons Admr. and others.
All parties interested in the above styled
cause now pending in the Court of Hastings
Tor the City OF Staunton,
TAKE NOTICE.
That pursuant to = decree of said court en-
tered In said cause March 18th, 1877, shall at
my ONCE In StauntOn, Va, on
April 10th, 1897,
proceed to take, state and settle the following
accounts -
First. An account showing the state and
condition OF the title to the property in the
Dill and proceedings OF this cause mentioned.
Second. An account of the claim Of the
plaintiff and OF all other claims against the
estate OF the said Mamie G. Robinson decd.
stating the same in the order Of their priori-
ties II there be any:
Third. Any other matters deemed pertinent,
DC. =
HENRY W. HOLT,
Commissioner.
W. L. shields, p. q. mar Is Ats
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6dOOh HIS FISH Al IdE CAhs
you know what I think of you? Two
met some blamed mean men in my
time, but-there you go again.
"I-I can't help it-ha, ha, ha! I al
most went into commissions over it. You
see, you started to fly, your back bumped
up, and-ho, no, ho!''
Ladies and gentlemen, said the old
man as he stood up and pointed his fin
ger, ''look at that critter. May heaven
help his wife and children! Say, come
to look at him closer, I'll bet he's the
wretch who went Hu, hu, huP when 1
got off this street car one day last week
and fell all over the road"
eyes, I'm the mania, ha, hal" ex-
claimed the other II was on the plat
form and you dropped eff, and, being
stiff in the knees, you took tumble. I
didn't laugh quite as hard as before,
but-but-ha, la, la! I've had more
fun cat CT you than a barrel of monkeys,
and / shall lie glad to-ho, no, hop'
"Sir, Go yea mean to insult me over
and ever again?"
"No, sir; but it was so funny-so
fanny 2, Ia. har'
Conductor. - said the old man rs the
deer vae cpsnesl, will you put that crit
ter OF the carl"
I've no right to. SIR" answered the
official.
Then, sir, then ladies and gentlemen
and that critter sittin there with red
face my sense Of huIncr cOmnelS me to
Withdraw from such society, and 60. !"
He went, and the man who laughed
followed him cat Gil the platform. The
conductor started to ring the bell, but
the old man waved his hand and stepped
off and went sprawling in the mud, and
as he struggled to his feet and shook his
fist at the car the 'critter" waved his
hand i'll return and laughed: ''Ha. hal
Ho. no. he! HUI, hu. hu!''
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T ARGE FARM FOR SALE.-A splendid
II farm in Augusta county, the richest
quarter of the Valley Of Virginir. containing
dwelling, two new barns covered with slate
and painted, other new outbuildjngs, two or
chards three miles from nearest railway sta
did state of cultivation. fine spring, plenty Of
timber: in sight OF churches, mills. stores, etc.
Price $3.50 per acre, on one, two and three
years time. Has on it now ID head horses, so
cattle, 40 hogs, $50 sheep, 10 mich cows, raised
1000 bushels Of corn last year, other grain in
ONCE.
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sTAUNToN SPECTATOR AND vINDICAI OR.

Un,, JIM futbanaks was 1ected all
right" he replied
Then he beat the candidate on the
other ticket?''
"Had to beat him. sab, cause the
candidate on the other ticket had bin
dead fur three days, and nobody wanted
to vote for dead man." M. QUAD.
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Suro Safeguard.


Among the numberless stories of the
quick wit and felicitous sayings of Dr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes is one connected
with the breakfast given in his honor
by the publishing firm of Houghton,
Osgood & Co. on the occasion of his
SEVENTEEN birthday.
Not long after the breakfast he met a
friend who had been a guest on that
memorable occasion and had written
one of the many bright poems which
formed part of the entertainment.
In referring to the late festivity the
doctor said to his friend:
81 knew there would be good many
things said that would be calculated to
draw tears. was resolved that would
not cry-that nothing should make me
ory-and SO went to the breakfast de-
termined to maintain rigid upper eye
lid. Youths Companion.
The Baron Was In.
sis M. le Baron at home, JOSEPH
Certainly. I am taking his boots 10
be repaired. LA Oaricatura
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Hanged and Vanished.

An English custom Of not SO long ago
was to hang smugglers on gibbets ar
ranged along the coasts and then tar the
bodies that they might be preserved a
long while as warning to other Gull
prits AS late as 1899 three men thus
vanished could have been seen hanging
before Dover castle. Sometimes the
process was extended to robbers, assas-
sins, incendiaries and other criminals
John Painter, who fired the dockyard at
Portsmouth, was first hanged and then
tarred in 1778. From time to time he
was given a fresh coat Of vafnish and
thus was made to last nearly IA years.
The weird custom did not stop SNUG
Cling or other crime, but no doubt it
worked some influence as a preventive.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
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TUFTS Pills
Cure All
Liver Ills.

A Strong Fertilization.
Fortify the body against disease
by TUFTS Liver Pills, an abso-
lutte cure for sick headache, dys-
pepsia, sour stomach, malaria,
constipation, jaundice, bilious
ness and all kindred troubles.
"The Fly-Wheel OF Life
DR.. Tut; Your Liver Pills are
the ny-wheel oflife. | shall ever
be grateful for the accident that
broughtthem to my notice. l feel
as if | had a new lease of life.
!. Fairleigh, Platte Cannon, Col
TUFTS Liver Pills
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NO." said the patient woman, with
the aspect Of the born saint. II should
not like to assert that he regards his
newspaper as his Bible. am sure that
he believes his newspaper. "-Cincin-
pati Enquirer.
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He wanted It Cheaper.


1t was one Of those restaurants where
they charge according to the service. and
you can get anything in the line Of serv-
Ice that you want from private dining
room to cafeteria help yourself coun-
ter. And the men in search Of some
thing to eat had wandered in among the
private dining rooms on the second floor.
After he had settled himself comfort
ably in his chair and had secured the
attention Of waiter he glanced at the
bill of fare, and the next minute he
Strengthened up as if he had received an
electric shock.
"Roast ieef, As cents!" he exclaimed.
''Do you serve whole COW for an order
here?''
The waiter said that was the regular
price.
"Well, when l want to be robbed"
returned tho man, ''I'll go out and hire
thug to co it. Just now I'm only aft
er lunch. and didn't think to bring my
checkbook along"
The waiter politely suggested that the
prices were not quito SO high on the first
floor, where the service was little less
perfect
The patron declared that he didn It care
whether the service was good or bad, as
he never ate it, and then he started for
the first fcos.
''Roast heef, 80 cents" he said, look
ing at a bill of fare before taking his
seat. ''Thar's better. I've come down
Is cents W orth of stairs.
Then it was that brilliant idea oc-
Cured to him. and he beckoned to the
head waited.
"What's in the basement?" he asked.
"Our cafetiria," was the reply.
"How much is roast beef down there?'
Twenty cents
He started for the basement, but stop
ped.
''Say." lie said. ''if you've got SUBJ
cellar I'd like to eat there. Chicago
Post
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Paid For.

"Mrs. Cumrox's children seem to be
very fond Of their school?'' remarked
one woman.
'tWhat makes you think sop
"They are always speaking Of their
dear teacher. - -
''Oh, Mr.. Cumrox insists on thatI
He says that. considering how much he
pays for extra tuition, it's only proper.
Washington Star.
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A Rocky Way to Die.

She-How terrible to be stoned to
death
He-Yes, 1t must make one feel rath.
er rocky. -Yalo Record.
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The expression used by the prophet
Joel with regard to the loousts-that
s'they darkened thesun '-haso often been
corroborated by subsequent observers.
Even in southern Europe swarms of To-
Gusts have been seen in such numbers
that they quite obscured the light Of the
sum-
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NEIRGINIA: lin the Clerks ONCE OF the Cir
" cult Court of Augusta county, the 18th
day of March, 1897.
Ida E. Early and C. E. Early, her
HUSBAND, ct 8ls, ........ .flalutlns
VS..
william D. Clark, Jr., ct ais, ...... Defendants.
IN CHANCERY.
The object of this suit is to have partition in
kind or sale, should partition In lind prove
impracticable of the lands, OF which William
D. Clark died seized and possessed In Augusta
county.
And it appearing ny af11davit filed that de-
PENDANTS. william d. Clark, Jr., Ida Clark,
Mary J. StaubUs and Lewis SraubuS, her hus-
band, Virginia Thuma and John Thuma, her
husband, hebecca d. McConnanghey and Sam
uel McCOnnanghey, her husband, Mrs. Bette
Clark James N. Morton, guardian for Thomas
W. Clark Virginia NJ. Clark, Annie L. Clark
and Rachel Clark, Frank Clark, Lena Clark,
Thomas w. Clark, Virginia NJ. Clark. Ada B.
Clark, Anna L. Clark and Rachel +. Clark, the
last named seven being infants. are non-resi-
dents of this State, itlis ordered that they sew
orally appear here within fifteen days after
due publication hereof, and do what Is nee
essary to protect their interests in this suit.
A cOpy-teste,
JOS. B. WOODWARD, Clerk.
VIM. H. Landes, p. q. mar 18-4ts
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MILLIONS OF BUTTONS.
A Man of Figures Makes Some Calcula-
tions on the Subject.


tiOns on the Subject.
We live III an age Of buttons. The
people of the British isles unbutton
400, 600, 900 buttons every night when
they prepare for bed, and next morning
rebutton the same number, unless few
millions have been lost in the strug-
gle, says an English writer.
The world has become so accustomed
to buttons that it has forgotten that
there was ever a time when buttons
were unknown. It is safe to say that SO
out Of 100, if asked to name the date Of
the first button, would anticipate the
actual date by several centuries. In the
fourteenth century there were buttons,
but no buttonholes. They were purely
ornamental, lacking buttonholes, and
the question voluntarily arises how our
ancestors managed to keep respectfully
covered.
Two hundred years ago there were
not as many buttons in the world as
could be found in q small old clothes
shop today, and even those were made
by hand. 1t was not until 1745 that
any considerable manufactory was es-
tablished. In that year the famous Soho
works were opened at Birmingham,
where steel buttons were made of such
beauty and finish as to command price
of e140 gross, or 81 apiece.
In these modern days we are apt to
boast that this is an age Of paper. point
ing at the same time to paper wheels.
paper boots, paper carpets aud the
thousand and one novel uses made of
this material as proof Of our assertion.
1t is a curious fact that as far back as
1884 we find mention Of paper buttons
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-04-08
Flowers Made Of Bread.

One of the latest, and certainly most
effective, methods Of making artificial
flowers is the use of fresh bread.
All that is required is loaf Of fresh
bread, some wire and little coloring
matter. According to q well known
maker of artificial flowers in the west
end Of London, this novel method is
likely to supersede all others. Not only
do these bread flowers look exactly like
the real article when freshly made, but
as the bread grows stale the flowers as
sumo q slightly withered appearance,
which is almost identical with that Of q
flower beginning to fade.
As rule. ordinary artificial flowers
can at once be detected by the unnatu-
rally bright and fresh appearance they
present after being in the heated atmos-
phere of a ballroom or elsewhere for
several hours, but the fading power Of
bread flowers practically insures them
against detection. even from the eyes Of
an expert. -London Answers
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rWEED,s FOUNTAIN HEAD.


4 Picture Of the Mountain Source Of Scot.
lands Great River.
Away up among the hills Of the south
ern highlands Tweed first catches the
light Of day. It is an ideal spot. Nature
greets you in her sweetest simplicity.
You are in q paradise land Of peace.
The smoky city is miles distant. No
village looms in sight. But one solitary
habitation breaks the monotony, it. in
deed, it can be called monotony. Pas
toral soil tudes stretch ont ON every hand.
The hills, beautifully rounded, Glad in
all hues, heathered, benty. gorsy, grassy,
descend with gentle slope to the green
meadow where Tweed well rises in its
cooling pool. Here at the fountain head
it is only some three yards round, no
more than q bubbling sprins-a well"
caller, clear. inspiring you may
stoop down and drink and experience in
its delightsome refreshment thrill OF
poetic rapture from scene so gloriously
Arcadian. One is tempted to muse at
the shrine by the place Of the old pill
grim cross and to read into Tweed's
source q parable Of human life, with its
first pure flow unmoved by storm and
tempest, and as yet untainted by the
gathering years.
Round about Tweed's we'll there still
cling to several places certain names
that recall the historic associations OF
long dead days. With the passing CEN
turtles the whole aspect Of the district
has changed. Now it is bare and tree
less waste. The wind sweeps unhindered
from farthest glen and hilltop. And yet
here the ancient forest Of Caledon -four.
ished, with its Thousand birches and
hazels.
Here wandered Of old time Merlin.
the wild, weird, mad romancist OF the
Tweeddale hills; Taliessin, Bard Of
the White Brow" St Kentigern, large
souled apostle Of Strathclyde. with a
missionary zeal moving him to plant
churches in the most outlying parts of
his province; Gwenddolen, prince Of the
Cymri, resolutely defending his ances-
trail Druidism; Rydderch Hazel of Ro-
man birth, hero of the new Christian
faith, and Arthur, shadowy and mystic.
with his knights Of brave renown. ready
to face every danger and to follow their
liege lord into all his bloody battles.
OF all these many traditions still sur
vive in the pastoral solitudes of the up
per Tweed. The wood of Caledon gave
place to a still more famous forest OF
Ettrick, which embraced all the land
between the Ettrick and Tweed valleys.
And that, too. disappeared.
The heather and "bent sac brown"
wave on tie lonely hills. The hunts
mans horn has sounded it's requiem.
The bleati,G CT sheep, the barking OF
the shepherds dogs, the whirling of the
whaup, the shrill piping of the peesweep
and the music of the many mountain
burns as they swish downward to the
greater stream are the chief sounds that
now greet tio ear.-Rey. W, s, Crockett.
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~ StauntOn. Va, March 18th, 1897.
Holbert's, Alex. Ex'or.
VS.,
Pelter, Jos. ct al.
All parties Interested in the above styled
cause now pending in the Circuit Court for
the county Of Augusta.
TAKE NOTICE.
That pursuant to decree entered In said
cause by said court, on November 2Srd, 1896, /
shall at my ofiice in StauntOn, Va, on
April 10th. 1897,
proceed to ascertain and report -
1st. Whether or not the obligations of Jos.
Pelter to his wife. which are secured in the
trust deed to Edward Echols, Trustee, in the
proceedings mentioned were executed for
valuable Consideration: and II so, what said
consideration was.
End. Whether the said trust deed to Edward
EchOls, Trustee, was executed by the grantOr
with intent to hinder, delay or defraud his
creditors.
3rd, The valid liens binding the said lands
of the defendant, Joseph Pelter-their several
amounts and respective orders OF priority.
4th. Any other matter deemed pertinent by
said Commissioner, or which any OF the par
ties in interest may especially require to be
stated
HENRY W. HOLT,
Commissioner.
J., L. & Il. Bumgardner. p. q.
mar 18-4ts
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HARRlSONBUkG TO WASHINGTON.
Trains leave Staunton by B. & o. at 10 O5 am
and 10 p m.

tDaily except Sunday. sDaily.
Immediate connection in Union Denot a.
Washington for and from Baltimore, PM.
adelphia and New York. -.A'
w. H. Green. General Superintendent.
JIM. Culp, Tra11c Manager.
Il 8. brown, Gen'l Agt. Pass. Dept.
Waoh1uGtous y. O,