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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-07-27
To the Citizens Of Auuusta County

Fellow Cltizens:-In coming befOr
you as a candidate for the next HOus,
OF Delegates, | feel it my duty to Ia,
before you my position clearly on al
subjects of Importance There arr
many wrongs being practiced on the
people OF the county and State thai
have been over looked by our represen
tatlves in the past, for what cause |
cannot see. Year after year we are
collecting tax off of the poor debtor
that is unjust. To make it plain
will give an example: If man has
! 81 CO0 to invest in real estate and huys
Il farm worth $500, lie pays>$1, 600
down and gives his bonds for So, 600.
BY bis purchase he creates u taxable
Value OF S2,CU0 more than there was
before his purchase. Befo'e the pur-
Chase was mace the State and county
nad only the farm worth IS COO. Now
they TAX both land aud bonds, when
really the bonds are part of the land.
HAD ne not made the pure base and
loaned his money he wol III only pay
TAX On VI eco, but by investing 1t in
land ne has to pay tax on $1,000, when
he really is worth only 81 eco. 1t is
perfectly right that he should pay tax
On all he is worth, but it is not right
that be should pay tax on what lie is
trying TO get. This is too much like
Kicking the man that is down or I, ing
stone to Il man that is ALREADY sink
Ing. Other States have corrected these
wrongs and why ca mot Virginia do
the same We invite Immigration
and then allow laws to exist that will
drive people away.
| will s,iC ,riy. 49,,
working of the law that robs our wives
and children after we are dead: A few
years ago man died in this county |
leaving 500 worth of real estate. He
also left widow and child under 81 |
years of age. The widow could not |
keep the property and wished to dis
pose of it for the support of herself
and child. In order to do this she had /
to go through a court process of law
in order to give clear title. She left
The property in the hands of counsel,
who charged her mere trife for his
work, but when the settlement was
made the poor widow and child who
needed the money badly only got $16
out of the 500, and everything was
lone just as the law directed. God
orbid that we should go into the legis
alive halls and sit there like bump
m log and never raise our voices
against such wholesale robbery as
his under the cover of law. AS a gen.
'ral rule we select our very best citi
ems to represent us in the Legislative
lalls thinking they will make their
mark in the world, when the only mark
hat is visible is half sole on the seat
+ their pants that proves to us that
hey are good sitters. Later 1 will give
ny views on the present road law and
be new one proposed by the Good
Soads Association.
July %, 1899. G. 7. HARRIS.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-07-27
Glorious News

Comes from DR.. D. B. Cargile, of Washlta
1T. He writes: flour bottles of Electric
Btters has cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula
which had caused her great suffering. fol
wears. Terrible sores would break out Oh
her head and face, and the best doctors
could give no help; but her cure is complete
and her health is excellent" This shows
what thousands have proved-that Electric
Bitters is the best blood purifier known. 1T
the supreme remedy for eczema, letter, salt
rheum, ulcers, boils and running sores. II
stimulates liver, kidneys and bowels. ex
pels poisons. helps digestion, builds up the
strength. Only SOC. Sold by B. F. Hughes
Druggist Guaranteed.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-07-27
Death of Mrs. Collins.

Mrs. g. J. Collins, widow of the late
John e. Collins, of Nelson county,
died in Plunkettsviile on the 18th in
slant, at the home of her son, 6. L.
Collins, aged SO years. She is survived
by one son, and two sisters who live in
Nelson county. The interment was
In Thornrose cemetery. The funeral
services Were conducted by Rev M. l..
Wood. assisted by Rev. John H. Tay-
lor. j. w. Sheets, John Keller, Book
Ell Smith, John Lee. George Sheets
and 81. j. Swortzel, acted as pall-bear-
erS.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-07-27

All kinds of Job work done at this office.
All communications to this officeshould
be addressed ITO the SPEcTAToR"-thus
nsuring early and prompt attention.
When youcome to town and wish envelopes
etter-heads, bill heads or any other kindof
fob work done, call at the SPECTATOR and
V1NpIcAToR Office.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-07-27
He Fooled The Surgeons.

All doctors told Renick Hamilton, of
West Jefferson, o. after suffering 1e months
from Rectal Fistula, he would die unless a
costly operation was performed; but he
cured himself with five boxes of Bucklen's
Arnica Salves, the surest Pile cure on
earth. and the best Salve in the World. Csc
box. Sold by B. F. Hughes, druggist.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-07-27
Bargains In Every Department.

Extra Heavy Bleach Cotton 12c,
Heavy Bleach
50 inch Turkey Table at 25c
56nch White Table Linen worth
Beautiful Line Pereale Shirts Collars
60 dozen Mems Extra heavy Socks worth sc
Ladies Black
% Mems black worth 15c
Best quality Oil Window Shades
Curtain Poles with Brass Trimmings
Blown Glass Tumbler plain, worth dozed,a
Sc piece Decorated China Tea Set worth "a,
100 Decorated Dinner so, at
10 piece Decorated Toilet Set worth So
Mason's Half Gallon Glass Jars
Mason's Quart Glass
Jelly Glasses tin
Nice line of After Dinner
Turkish bath towels 24x54 15c at
600 yards extra Mating a
500 yards Linen Chain Mating
Iandsomest line of Pict
Cabinet size frames 121c
Floor
Is inch Fast Black Umbrellas at
rs inch Fast Black Gloria at
rs inch Assorted Handles Gloria Silk Umbrellas
Every Umbrella Guaranteed Perfect.
SPE lot C9ored Lawns goods sold goods
&c Lawns, perfect goods cut o.
I've Lawns and l(mities perfect goods wcut to
Iztc Lawns and Dmltle perfect now ttoSc
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-07-27
InaersoII the Infidel Dead.

Robert g. Ingersoll, the noted inf
del, died suddenly at his home in New
York the latter part of last week. 1t
was arranged to have no funeral ser
vice. The body will be cremated.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-07-27
The Appetite of a Goat

Is envied by all poor dyspeptics whose
stomach and liver are out of order. All
such should know that DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, the wonderful stomach and liver
remedy, gives splendid appetite, sound
digestion and regular bodily habit that
insures perfect health and great energy.
Only Zoo at y. F. Hughes, drug store.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-07-27
WEDDING CARDS

beautifullyprintedat the SPECTATOR
office. An elegant new line OF type
for this especial purpose.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-07-27
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

This paper guarantees larger
circulation in Augusta county
than any Newspaper published {
The subscription list is open tos
inspection.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-07-27


N. j., who was educated for the minis
try by the Baptist church of this city,
preached two able sermons in that ed
ifice last Sunday. Mr.. Shott is a son
of Z. W. Shott of this city.
] F. Anderson, of Missouri, who is
on tour around the world, which he
expects to consume years in making
from 1897, was in Staunton last Fri
day, having come here from Washing
ton and left for Natural Bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Walker and little
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Gushing,
Mrs. f. B. Bayly, DR.. Geo. 8. Walker,
wife and daughter, and Mr.. and Mrs.
McH. Holiday, are enjoying life at
Atlantic City.
Mr.. 7. G. DickersOn has issued cards
announcing the marriage of his sister,
Miss Florence E., to Mr.. William Bell
McChesney, on Wednesday, August
9th, 1899, at O'Clock, at the Second
Presbyterian church in this city.
Capt. T. &. Morton who has been in
Richmond for several weeks for medi-
cal and surgical treatment, returned
home last Saturday. Though not full.
ly recovered the captain seems to be in
good spirits.
John 8. Richey, of Ft. Defiance, s.
81. Walker, of Mt. Meridian, G. T.
Harris, of Annex, J. w. Churchman
of Brookwo0d, and John W. Todd, oil
near Staunton, all candidates for the
House of Delegates from Augusta
We're in the city this week looking after
their interests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-17
An Ancient Coin.

One of the priced curios of the Phila-
delphia mint is Il coin which is 1900
years old and which was coined at the
ancient mint of that other Philadelphia
of the far east mentioned in the Bible.
1t is still in good condition. and the
inscription is perfectly legible. The
design on the face OF the coin bears a
striking resemblance to the Goddess
of Liberty of our own currency, and
underneath is the one word Demos"
which means 1.-The people" On the
other side is the figure of Diana, with
her bow arched, and the inscription,
Diana. Friend of the Philadelphians."
When this coin was struck off, Phila-
delphia WAS the most important city of
Lydia. The prize was picked up in
Europe by Joseph Mickey, 4 cele-
brated Philadelphia violin maker and
numismatist of high repute. who pre-
scented it to the mint.-Philadelphia
Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-17

ond- time. With a def movement of his
ace card and put a similar crimp in a
black ace card. That was all there
was to the trick. Houck worked it for
years in hotels, on billiard tables. at
fairs and circuses and on railroad
trains and Steamboats,. He taught the
trick TO Canada Bill. q noted gambler.
and the two worked together over all
the country. They paid thousands up
on thousands of dollars to railroad men
in the old days for the privilege of
working the game on trains, and they
made money.
Later, when nearly every state in the
Union passed laws aimed directly
against the working of the three card
monte game, it became unprofitable
and was given up by Houck. But about
that time an ingenious English cockney
invented the three she'll game, which
was even more productive than three
card monte, and Houck took il up. The
three shell game is modern improve
ment on the ancient thimblerigging
game that was worked at English fairs
for many years. The old way was for
the operator to crook his knee over the
head of n cane that stood upright on
the ground and move small seed
around between three thimbles on top
of his leg. Offering to bet that no one
could pick the thimble under which
the seed was hidden.
The lesson taught by the lives and
deaths of Houck and Canada Bill and
all the rest of their kind is that it never
pays to be dishonest or to live by ones
wits. These men may get great sums
of money by sharp practices in the
course of a lifetime, but they all die
poor. and most of them die in prison.
Canada Bill. who worked with Houck
ON trains out of Kansas City and
made probably S1.0O0.OO0 in his life,
died a pauper in the almshouse in
Lebanon, Pa, and is buried in pau
per's grave. Houck dropped dead on
the street in Durango, Mexico. and his
widow in Ohio had to solicit aid to get
his body home to give it decent burial
kansas City Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-17

broken up and thrown against the sun,
it would barely furnish heat for a sim
gle year. And no such weight could
possibly approach the sun without our
knowledge
Yet, in its own chosen way, the sun
really has it's fires. With proper in
struments we may see the red flames
spouting from its edge. sometimes to 4
height of 100000 miles-higher than
the moon floats above the earth. To
some of them our world would be no
more than a water drop falling from a
fountain.
To gain any idea of the almost mex
haustible reservoir from which the sun
draws its heat we must first picture it's
actual condition. Matter there is in 4
state unlike anything ever seen upon
earth. 1t is neither solid nor liquid
nor in any familiar sense gaseous. The
sun is boiling. seething, flaming mix
ture of the gases or vapOrs of all the
elements condensed by the tremendous
squeeze of solar gravity until it is
thicker than pitch, and so hot that its
yaporized iron might be used for steam
power if there were any boiler fit TO
hold il. 1t has no definite surface, but
shades away from this incandescent
paste, through leaping flames of blood
red hydrogen TO the faint streamers of
the corona, as filmy as comets tail.
This writing mass, heavier on the
average than water and yet as I'M
stable as air, does not even rotate like
other orbs. but swirls around its axis.
In the terrific tension of these gases
is stored up the energy of the sun. AS
this escapes in gushes of heat they do
not cool, but slowly contract. 1t is
quite possible that they even grow hot
ter as they thus settle downward and
compress themselves into a denser
fluid.
\ total sErinkage of 900 feet a year
will account for the whole expenditure,
and so small a change in the size of the
disk could not be detected until it had
been watched for thousands of years.
This will go on until the substance Of
the sun ceases to be essentially case
Gus. Then will come the beginning of
the end, for from that time forth the
actual temperature of the sun will de-
cline.
This, however, will be in some faf
distant day, for careful scientists as
sure us that our race will enjoy I'M
sunshine for at least 5000
years, and perhaps for twice 5000.
Then, while the sun slowly reddens
and darkens, our earth will die. After
that comes the night of ages.-Charles
Kelsey Gaines in New York World.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-17
TWO BLUFFS THAT WON.
A Pleasant Meeting Between the Ed
itor and the Reporter.

Jack Rogers was a newspaper report
er and broke. He had hung around the
Dubuque newspaper offices for job
until he had been requested TO move on.
So he decided TO move on to Des
Moines. But how to get there was the
question. Jack put on his thinking
cap, and the result was that two hours
later he found himself on a train and
the conductor standing by his seat
Ticket" said the conductor.
'See here, conductor" said Jack east
ly. my names Rogers. and I'm n re-
porter on the Des Moines Air Blast.
I'm broke and I'm in a hurry to get
back home with a big scoop. You let
me ride and the officeIl fix it up with
you. Sec"
Well" said the conductor, Il guess
that'n do all right. The road feels
friendly toward The Air Blast. In
fact, the editor is in the back coach.
Come along and I'll introduce you. If
he says you're all right, it goes"
Jack was knocked all in 4 heap at
the turn things had taken, but he had
nothing to do but to follow the con-
ductor. They halted in front of a man
in the coach, and the conductor said:
Mr.. Smitem, this is Mr.. Rogers. He
says he's Il reporter on your paper, and
wants the office TO pay for his transpor-
tation when he gets to Des Moines."
How do you do. Mr.. Rogers:" said
the editor pleasantly, extending his
hand. Glad to see you. Sit down
here with me-" The conductor didn't
wait for any more. but went off.
well this is nice of YOU" said Jack,
too astonished and embarrassed to talk
straight. 'Of course, I'm not on your
paper, but I'm broke and yarned to the
conductor, hoping to get job and
square it up later
"Oh, that's all right my boy" said
the other. Neither am | on the pa
per. I'm only riding on the editors
pass.''-San Francisco Bulletin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-17
THREE CARD MONTE.
CAREER OF THE MAN WHO INVENTED
THE SMOOTH TRICK.
He Imposed on Many Men of High
stsnding In the Nation. Made
Barrel of Money With His Swim
ding Game and Died Paupcr.

standing In the Nation. maue q
Barrel of Money With His Swim
ding Game and Died a Pauper.
Lew Houck was the inventor of the
! notorious three card monte trick and
about the cleverest card sharp in the
| world. Houck was well known in Kan
sas City, where lie operated on and
or for 20 years, making the city a
sort of way station on his trips east
and west.
The last time Houck was here he had
just returned from a European trip.
He produced papers and letters TO
show that while he was in London he
was feted and dined by some of the
upper crust of English society. He
had passed there as a wealthy and
travelled American. He had letters,
too, from Secretary Olney, Secretary
Carlisle and other leaders of the Amer
lean political world which recommend
ed him in the highest terms not only
to the American representatives
abroad, but to any friends of the writ
ers who might meet him. And these
letters were genuine. Their authentici-
~ could not be doubted. Houck had
a way of getting entrance into the ex-
elusive clubs OF Washington, Philadel-
phia, New York and other cities, and
IN his role of gentleman of leisure" he
had so imposed on men Of high stand
ing in the nation that they thought
him all he represented himself TO be
and gave him the letters of introduce
ton that helped him to fleece the aris
tocracy of Europe
Houck invented the three card monte
game before he became of age. This is
trick with cards that has fieeced
more people out of money than any
other game ever practiced. The trick
is played with three aces, two black
ones and one red. 1t is always played
with a confederate to help. or stall"
for the game. The operator takes the
three cards between his fingers, show
ing them to the victim, and then shut
Hes them about and drops them face
down upon the table, offering to bet
any amount of money that no one can
pick out the red ace.
AT this point the operator turns his
head a moment to spit or to speak to
some one in the crowd behind him,
and in that moment the confederate
picks up the red ace card, shows it to
the victim, "crimps' the corner of the
card and slyly lays it down again, ap-
parently all unseen by the operator.
The operator again shuffies the three
cards and throws them upon the table
face down. There lies the card with
it's crimped corner. The victim sup
poses, of course, that it is the red ace
and bets and picks it up to find that it
is black one, and he has lost his
money.
The operator, when he picked up and
shuffled the cards carelessly the sec
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-17

SCohIeAS One SunDeam In TWO ThO u
sand Millions AIIghts Upon This
Earth-A Pen Picture of the Actual
Condition of the Fiery Orb.
The sun is for the most part simply
wasting his heat-finging away the
golden rays that are the life of the
all human waste is mere parsimony.
1t is almost beyond belief. Scarcely
one sunbeam in 2,OO0,O0O,O00 alights
upon the earth, and allowing for the
whole solar system not more than one
in 100000 ever hits anything, so far
as we can ascertain.
Sir Robert Balls comment on this
waste of the suns heat IS: Suppose a
man with an income of 100000 q
year. lie spends for useful purposes
1 cent and throws the rest away. His
wastefuIness is no greater than that
which this old prodigal the sun has
practiced for untold ages.
The untold amount of heat which
thus leaks away through the cracks in
the sky cannot be expressed by figures.
1t is only by considering what 1t might
do that we can get any conception Of
it. This is probably the most striking
illustration, and is given by an eminent
astronomer:
Suppose a solid shaft of ice two miles
square to be extended like n bridge
across the gulf which separates the
earth from the sun. II n track were
laid on its surface an express train
running at full speed would require
more than $50 years to traverse it. Yet.
If the whole heat OF the sun were turn
ed upon it for single second it would
be melted, and in n few seconds more
all, even to the railroad iron, would
drift away as vapor.
But what is the source of this heat
that flows into space as the gulf
stream pours into the Atlantic, warm
ing the earth and other planets like lit
tie islands in it's course? What keeps
up the supply?
II the sun were merely n white hot
ball, gradually cooling, our grandchil-
drcn would indeed get n chill; or,
rather, neither they nor we would ever
have seen the sun. The final frost
would have fallen long ago.
Nor can the heat be maintained by
fire, as we understand the wOrd-such
fire as warns and now and then
consumes our houses. If it were
globe of flaming coal it could have last
ed but few thousand years; it would
have been burned to ashes long before
we were born. All the coal on the
earth would hardly keep the sun going
for one-tenth OF n second.
y falling meteor gives out great heat,
just as Il bullet is heated when 1t
strikes the target. Some have cOnjec-
tured that n vast stream of these little
hailstoaes raining upon the sun supplies
its fuel. But If the whole mass of the
moon were put into 4 stone crusher,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-17
EGGS BY QUART.
White or Mixed In This Way of Mar
ketinE "Hen Fruit"

Give me quart of yOiks."
"What are whites worth today?'
Send me up a gallon of mixed"
Such expressions as these will be ia
miliar terms in grocery stores and
butcher shops in Kansas City before
long. Housewives will make them so,
for eggs will be sold by the pint, quart
and gallon instead of by the dozen. In
fact, the big confectionery establish
ments of the city buy them by the gal
Ion now. Kitchen economy suggested
the scheme, and local packers imme
diately took it up.
How often it is that cook will
break a dozen or more eggs in order to
get the yOlks to make n cake. The
whites will be thrown away, or vice
versa. Why not make n saving of the
whites or yolks, as the case may be?
WAS suggested. The packers put the
question to the cOnfectioners, and the
latter saw the point. Now. when a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-17

the yolks he sends TO a packing house
and buys yolks by the gallon. If he
wants to use the whites for some
thing, he sends for them. If he wants
10 use both. he sends and gets q mixed
can. 1t is predicted that housewives
will soon adopt the same method.
With this new system of handling
''hen fruit" there is absolutely no loss.
The eggshells are even used. They
are ground up and sold for chicken
feed.-kansas City Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-17
Aptly Designated,

Robert billiard, the actor, once
brought a young English woman to
see lei Captain" She was much i'm
pressed with De Wolff Hopper and re-
marked: What a charming man your
Mr.. Hopper is. Tell me. is he mar
ried?"
Been married three times" was the
reply.
Three tines she repeated. "And
they are all three dead?"
NO. was the answer; divorced"
''Ah,' she rejoined, II see. He is
Grass Hopper.'-San Francisco Argo-
naut
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-17
The Business For Him.

Little Charles - Sister told mamma
yesterday you was born to be a poll
tician.
Mr.. Skimpley-A politician? I Won
der why she thinks so.
Little Charles-She says you can do
so much talkin without committin
yourself.-Chicago Times Herald
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-17
Valuable Hair.

In Bokhara, where the finest and
most costly camel's hair shawIs are
made, the camels are watched while
the fine hair on the under part of their
bodies is growing. 1t is so carefully
cut that not n hair is lost, and it is
stored until enough has been accumu-
lated to spin. The yarn made from
the hair is of SURPRISING softness and
is dyed all sorts of lovely colors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-17

The Persians in SIC b. c. invented
transparent glass varnish. which
they laid over sculptured rocks to pre-
serve them from bad weather. This
coating has lasted to our day, while
the rocks beneath are honeycombed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-17
AltruIRnl.

She-George. is that one of those CT
gars gave you on your birthday?
He-No; I'm saving those for my
friends.
She-YOu dear. self sacrificing, I'M
selfish man-Ohio State Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-17
Wood Tar.

Wood tar is still made as it was in
400 b. c. \ bark is chosen and a
hole dug, into which the wood is
placed, covered with turf. A fire is
lighted underneath, and the tar slowly
drips into the barrels to receive it.