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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-09-30
MILLIONS OF BUTTONS.
A Man of Figures Makes Some Calcutta
lions on the Subject.

A Man of Figures Makes Some Ca1cula-
lions on the Subject.
We live il an age of buttons. The
people Of the British isles unbutton
400, 900, 900 buttons every night when
they prepare for bed, and next morning
rebuttcn the same number, unless few
millions have been lost in the strug-
gle, says an English writer.
The weird has become so accustomed
to buttons that it has forgotten that
there was ever time when buttons
we're Unknown. It is safe to say that 80
out Of lCo, if asked to name the date Of
the first button, would anticipate the
actual dale Ey several centuries. In the
| fourteenth, century there were buttons,
but no br,tusholes. 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 small old clothes
shop today, and even those were made
| by hand. It was not until 1745 that
any considerable marufactory was es,
tablished. In that year the famous Soho
wor1s vera opened at Birmingham.
where steel buttons were made of such
beauty and finish as to command price
of G140 :. gross, or 81 apiece.
In these modern days we are apt tt
boast that this is an age Of paper. point
ing at the same time to paper wheels
paper boots, paper carpets and tn
thousand ana one novel uses made O
this material as proof of our assertion
1t is curious fact that as far back a
1884 we find mention of paper buttons
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-09-30
OFFERED A SQUARE GAME,
How a Young Lawyer Collected Bills From
Chicago Gamblers.

HOW a 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
If them had been sued on and judg-
ment had been obtained. These judy
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 q
dubious smile. :.
He selected a bill of $75 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 not come to threaten
him with q 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
II the debtor would say he would moi
nav the bill the lawyer would not cal
| again; that all he asked was a square
| deal; that he would call only when the
debtor made an appointment to pay
money, as he did not propose to inaugu
rate a system of Cunning"
| The gambler heard him through witt
perfectly impassive face and then said
sdThat's fair. The other collectors didn'
know their business. They tried to bluff
me, and they 'dunned' me. Your gam
| is q square one, and I'll give it whlrl
Here is my card. Call Tuesday, and
will pay you half. Have you got an!
more bills against the boys!"
II On being told of the other account
: he sat down, took dozen Of his cards
) wrote across them 80. H." and said
5 the attorney, Gland one Of these to eac
man you go to, tell him your game an
you will get your money"
The lawyer did SO. In not one singl
a instance was bill repudiated, and
= every case all appointments and agree
ment to pay were kept with scrupulor
fidelity. Every account was finally pal
to the last penny, and the tailor wol
+ dered at the collection Of these. to hin
+ desperate accounts. - San Francist
| Chronicle.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-09-30
Flowers Made of Eread.

Orc CT the latest, and certainly most
effective, methods Of making artificial
flowers is tie use Of fresh bread.
All ti.at il. required is a loaf of fresh
bread, so,ae wire aud a little coloring
matter. According to we'll known
maker Ct artificial flowers in the west
end Ct London, this novel method is
likely to Il: -sede all others. Not only
do these l..'1.,ti flowers look exactly like
the real ..r.icia = hen freshly made, but
as the bread s:.oNs stale the flowers as.
sumo a slightly withered appearances,
which is almost identical with that Of 9
flower beginning to fade.
AS q rule, ordinary artificial flowers
can at cnce &c detected by the unnatu.
rally bright and fresh appearance they
present after being in the heated atmos
phcre Of a ballroom or elsewhere fol
several hours, but the fading power o.
bread flowers practically insures then
against detection. even from the eyes O.
an expert. London Answers.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-09-30
Genshis Khan's Dominions.

Mrs. Mary Shears Roberts, in her Sc
ries of Historic Dwarfs'' in ST. Mich
olas, writes Of Casan, who was In the
service of Genghis Khan. Mrs. Roberts
says:
After the great Monaghan had con-
uuered China, Persia and all central
Asia his empire became one OF the most
formidable ever established. It extend
ed from the Pacific ocean on the east to
the river Dnieper in European Russia
and was a wider realm than Egyptian,
Greek or Roman conqueror ever knew.
The kings Of Armenia and Georgia, the
emirs of Persia, the grand dukes of Rus
STA and numerous other potentates were
compelled to pay tribute to Genghis
Khan, and they were all obliged to
make the long journey to Karakorum IN
person or by their representatives.
This town, the capital OF the largest
empire that ever existed, was little
more than city Of tents 1t afterwaro
became the residence of the famous
Kublai Khan, as Marco Polo tells us
but every vestige Of it has disappeared.
Genghis Khan at last retired from
active service to lead quiet life in thu
enjoyment of the wealth he had &C
ouired at the expense of SO much tot
and blood. The numerous khans ant
generals were commanded to return
and they came back incumbered witt
the spoils Of war. They all assembled
on a vast plain some 30 miles In extent
and, according to one historian, evel
this great field could scarcely contain
all the tents of the countless hosts. Th
emperor's quarters alone were six mile
around. An enormous white tent capa
BILE Of containing 2,00O people wa
spread over his throne, on which wa
carefully placed the bit Of black oarpe
used at his coronation.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-09-30
sTAUNToN sPEcrAToR AND vINDIcAIo OR.
EARTH. THE MOTHER OF ALL.

10 earth we'll founded. of all things that I'VE
MOST ancient mother. this song VIII give.
She doth her nurture upon all bestow'
~, land. in air and in the sea below.
W:.t .h;,dren and rich fruits, o thou divine,
Men En-, thou dost gladden. Life to give is thine
And thine to take. Whom thou dost honor ne rs
Blessed with great store of all good things Snail
rr.u,s,,I tho corn lands, in broad pastures roam
large herds, and filed with wealth Is every
home.
Inst rulers in the city there will be
A,d beauteoous danes and full PROSPERITY
1 xuu iads wax lordly with joys waxing
m,,. ,ittle msidens on the sost field flowers
In ~ festive dances Join. Rich goddess. these
Thy gifts to whom to honor thou bai1 TSou
s g. Of the starry heaven. do thou endow'
Tp', need of this my song, my minstrelsy
With might that shall all life make gao aet
And 90 fresh song viii attune in praise OF tnee
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-09-30
Nourish
lin. ~

That's the whole secret in a
word. We can cure no disease
unless we can keep up the pa
tents strength. And there's
only one way to do that-feed
him. Bot If the system refuses
food? Then Csc SCOTT'S
EMULSION of Cod-iver Oh
with Hypophosphites. !. It goes
STRAIGHT TO THE BLOOD.
stops the wasting, rekindles
the vital fire, makes new flesh
and so renders a hopefu1 fight
possible against ANY disease.
Especially Is this so IN bron-
chial and long troubles, IL the
relief and cure Of which SCOTS
Emulsion has won Il reputa-
ton. Book about II free.
SCOTS Emulsion : no mysterious
mixture. 1t Is palstab1e, non-nauseat-
ing and infinitely preferable " the
plain oil. ne genuine has OFF trade
mark on 81 mon-eolofed wrapper. Get
thsgenwae.
For 4le at 50 cts. ard $t.oo BY all
druggists.
SCOTT d BOVINE, New yort.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-09-30
THE "DELlGHTFUL POISON"
Peculiar Manner In Which Winemaking
In Persia Originated.

Peculiar Manner In Which Wlnemaking
In Persia Originated.
s.In the Kingdom of the Shah. by DR..
Preacher Collins, the author tells OF the
origin of winemaking in Persia. It was
during the reign Of King Jamsheed that
the vineyards Of Shiraz. as today, were
noted for the superlative quality OF the
grapes they produced on account of the
variations of temperature-the intense
cold of winter and extreme heat of sum
mer-to which they were subjected
King Jamsheed was exceedingly fond
of Shiraz grapes, and in order to enjoy
them throughout the year conceived the
idea of preserving them in jar. Fer
mentation, Of course, took place, and
when the jar was opened and found to
contain quantity Of acid liquid it was
looked upon as poison by the king. He
placed it in bottles and labeled it as
such. On certain occasion one OF his
female favorites, who was sorely aff1ict-
ed with a nervous headache, discovered
the bottles marked poison" and swal-
lowed the contents of one in the hope OF
putting an end to her life The effect,
however, was to throw her into deep
sleep, from which she awoke much be-
freshed. The result was 80 delightful
that she frequently repeated the dose un'
til all the supposed poison was CON
sumed.
| The king, who missed the bottles
caused inquiry to be made, and the Sc
cret of their disappearance was revealed
This led to the manufacture of a win'
from Shiraz grapes, which to this day il
known as Zeher-e- Khoosh. or ''the de
ljghtful poison. The laws of the Koral
against the use Of spirituous liquors ar
generally very rigidly observed, particu
larly among the poorer classes. Dr.. Col
Inns says that he never saw an intoxicat
ed Mohammedan, even among the cha
yadars, men who do the most laboriou
work. Unlike their western prototypes
who cannot exist without beer or spirits
they refresh themselves only with sue
l at a hubble bubble pipe or cup OF yer
strong, sweet, hot tea in either tn
3 sweltering heat of summer or the In
! tense cold of winter. Tipping in Persi
is confined exclusively to the richie
. classes and INDUCED in only in the ST
D clusion Of the anderan. The Persian
make two sorts of wine, red and
white. The latter contains an excess {
alcohol and is in greater favor wit
those who indulge in secret drinking
Arrack, crude. fiery spirit. is likewi'
distilled. It is probable that whe
. Persia has railroads and the vineyard
Of Shiraz become accessible, the superi'
Z quality of the grapes for winemakir
9 will attract the attention of weste,
manufacturers
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-09-30
He is, fool who cannot be angry, but
ne is q wise man who will not.-Seneca
Quite Another Sort of Man.

A distinguished divine Of unusually
solemn and impressive appearance went
to country town to lecture. He arrived
early in the afternoon, and all the town,
of course, spotted him within five min
utes as very great and very sanity
man. He went into chemists shop and
in tones that floze the young blood Of
the shopman said:
Young--nan-do--
"Y-yes, SIR" said the trembling
clerk. "I'm sorry, but learned the hab-
it young and haven't been able to leave
it OFF,
"Tban," said the great divine with
out the movement Of muscle or the
abatement of shade Of the awful So
lemnity of his voice, lean you tell me
where I can get good cigar" Pear
sons Weekly.
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COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, -
" Staunton, Va, Sept: Id, 1877.
Home Building Loan Association,
VS..
J. C. Scheffer, ct. ais.
All parties interested in the above styled
for the CITY of Stanton, TAKE NOTICE, that
pursuant to a decree of said court entered IN
said cause Sept. II, 1897, shall at my ONCE IN
said city, on
October 14th, 1897,
proceed to ascertain and report:
l. The liens resting upon the real estate
known as the Virginia Hotel, situated In the
city of SaauntOn, together with their amounts
and orders of priority.
q ANY other matters deemed pert1neLt OF
required to be stated by any Of the parties II
interest.
Commissioner.
Elder & Elder, Counsel for Plaintiffs.
sep 18-4t
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-09-30
The Needle and tho Pin.

A pin and needle, being neighbors
in a workbasket and both being idle
folks, began to quarrel, as idle folks are
apt to do.
IT should like to know" said the
pin, sswhat you are good for and how
YOU expect to get through the world
without head?"
"What is the use Of your head, " re-
piled the needle sharply, IF you have
no eye?'
"What is the use Of an eye" said the
pin, eff there is always something in
it?"
81 am more active and can 60 through
more work than you CAM" said the
needle.
Eyes, but you will not live long be-
cause you have always stitch in your
side, said the pin.
"You are poor, crooked creature, !"
said the needle.
"And you are so proud that you can
| not bend without breaking your back. !"
"I'll pull your head off if you insult
me again. "
"l'il pull your eye out if you touch
me. Remember, your life hangs on a
single thread" said the pin.
While they were thus conversing a
little girl entered and, undertaking to
sew, she very soon broke off the needle
at the eye. She then tied the thread
around the neck of the pin, and. attempt
ing to sew with it, she soon pulled it,
head off and threw it into the dirt by
the side of the broken needle.
"Well, here we are, " said the needle
"We have nothing to fight about
now,'' said the pin. 1T seems misfor
tune has brought us to our senses. "
| "a pity we had not come to then
sooner" saith the needle. Elbow muct
we resemble human beings, who quarre
about their blessings till they lose then
and never find out they are brothers til
they lie down in the dust together, a
we dol'-Household Words.
Better Known In England.
It is said that the late Daniel Green
leaf Thompson of this city had hi
books published in England not from
any lack of patriotism, but because tn
serious works that he produced found
much better market in England. "Llk
General Walker. he was much bette
known as an author in England than n
was in his own country. He belonged
| to the individualist school, and 1t !
, perhaps. curious fact that, Will
Americans are instinctively as indiyld
, ualistic as any people in the world
, their controversial literature afford
few good examples Of the expression c
, indiyidualistio social or economic thee
, ries. Boston Transcript.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-09-30
ROBERT FuLToN's FIANcEE'
what Betrothal Meant to a Girl Early In
the Century.

What ReIrothal Meant to UirA Ia&AS ~
the Century.
For Helen Livingston there renamed
hardly che more year OF happy girihooo'
FREQ To 90 gid ccme, dance and De mer-
~ in the old innocent girllsh fashion,
for at t,.at tine betrothal was as sacred
as marriage itself and much more re-
striotiye Of privileges. That is, the free-
dom Of eirlhood was lost and that OF the
noatron had not come If the lover were
present. of course these restrictions were
not felt. but in his absence the poor glrl
had little more liberty than d1nooo
widow. She must not accept even the
most ordinary attentions from any man.
must dance with no one except ner IL
ther or brother, and she must always
wear. conspicuously displayed, hanging
from her neck face outward. the. mln-
iature Of her future husband.
These miniatures were often sk1li1ui-
" painted on ivory and were usually
oval in shape and about 8 q inches by
az in size. without counting the gold
frames, which were sometimes qulte
heavy. The broad remarks which it was
considered in order for even chance &C.
onaintances to address to the fiancee
mon sight Of this badge Of appropriation
we're intolerable to Helen Livingston,
and rather than subject herself TO tnem
she resolutely refrained from accepting
an invitation even to her loved 'oousin
Chancellor's" during the few months OF
her engagement, which ended IN nap
nv marriage in the spring OF 1909.
On one occasion, when large ana
most interesting company OF American
| and foreign guests was expected at Cler-
mont. Helen vainly sought her mother
/ nermiss;on to attend without wearing
the telltale portrait. Finding that TINS
would not be allowed and realizing that
her sisters disappointment would be
| great. "Sister Patty" only 10. but al
ready tall and stately, heroically yolun'
teered to wear the obnoxious picture
personating it's rightful owner. But the
innocent fraud was not permitted, ano
as Helen would not go If Obliged tt
wear the miniature, she was compelled
to relinquish the coveted pleasure. VI
course the boy lover-he was barely q
WAS in no way responsible for this
custom, which he subsequently, Otter
and Justly characterized as odious, ant
think that he never liked to see TIT
miniature which had been tie means O
deprivipg of ever so small a pleasure thu
woman whom he idolized through
! long life.-"A Group Of American Girl
Early In the Century," by Helen Evert
son Smith, in Century.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-09-30
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-09-30
The Royal Victories.

How do the royal family manage to
distinguish between their Victorias?
There is Victoria in every family Of
the second observation-disclosures OF Prus-
MA. Victoria of Wales, Victoria Of Edin-
burgh, Victoria Of Hesse, Victoria Of
Eleswick-Holstein. Victoria Of Con-
naught, Victoria Of Battenberg, Victo-
ria Of Teck and others somewhat less
nearly connected There is no Victoria
Of Albany the sole exception. London
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-09-30
Are You weak.

Weakness manifests itself in the loss of
ambition and aching bones. The blood is
wa.ery j; the tissues are wasting-the door is
being opened for disease. A bottle of Browns
Iron Bitters taken in time will restore your
strength, soothe your nerves, make your
blood rich and red. Do you more good than
special course of medicine. For sale by
~ noolnra
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-09-30
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 fred the dockyard at
Portsmouth, was first hanged and then
tarred in 1776. From time to time he
was given fresh coat Of varnish and
thus was made to last nearly IA years.
The weird custom did not stop SNUG
Cling or other crime, but no doubt il
worked some influence as preventive.
.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-09-30
He Knew = Thing or Two.

Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, former
premier of the Australian colony OF
Victoria, was once made the object OF a
peculiar embarrassment. A man on a
public occasion presented himself to Sir
Charles, who had been appointed to
some petty government Office after a
campaign in which there had been ques
tionable electoral practices.
"I suppose said Sir Charles, "that
you are one of my supporters?''
''Three of them. answered the man,
with wink that was impossible to mis-
understand. Pearson Weekly
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-09-30

No. 9-Daily-Local for Charlotte ana ln'er-
mediate Stations.
No. 35.-Daily United States Fa Soo Man
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trains from stanton by Chesapeake anu =
ohio Hallway connect In Uniun StaIioh a'
har,ottesyille with Southern KY. Trains.
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Everybody Says So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most Won
derful medical discovery Of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on Kidneys, liver and bowels
cleansing the entire system, dispei colds,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipatlon
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At Least One Other.

"When 1 was first married, thought
my wife was the only woman on earth. :"
| Elbow do you feel about it now9'
''Well, there's our cook. Chicago
Record.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-09-30

THE REGULAR sUBsCRIPTION:To THE
SPECTATOR is NOW JUST HALF WHAT
IT HAS BEEN HERETOFORE. 1T rs NOW
ONLY ONE DOLLAR.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-09-30

The expression used by the prophet
Joel with regard to the locusts-that
'sthey darkened thesun" has 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
ann
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-09-30

There is SO much sympathy in this
country that very often the under dog
becomes a dangerous. impudent cur
Atchison Globe
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Her sacr1nce.

"Did Mrs. Jones give up her bloom
ers to please her husband?'
"No Her pug dog wouldn't come
near her when she had them on. -
CHICAGO Record.