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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16
Thanks Returned.

Tie City Mission desires to express
it's sincere thanks to the charitable
people of our city for their liberal con-
tributions to the relief of the poor.
The Mission has on it's list fifty Oh
more families who have received and
are receiving assistance IN the way Of
fuel, provisions and clothing. Thell
needs are many and urgent and though
liberal the contributions have been
thew have been distributedas fast al
received.
No case OF distress to which the at
tention of the officers has been calle'
has been unanswered, and anyon
hearing of persons in need, not al
ready on our list, will confer favor D,
Immediately communicating the sam
to Mrs. P. H. Trout, president; Mrs
Jos. B. Woodward, treas urer, or MIS-
Albert Shultz, secretary.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16
A Former Staunton Lady Dead.

A telegram was received here tues
day announcing the death OF Mrs.
Laura Shafer, wife of Thomas A
Shafer, who up to a year ago was a
resident of Staunton, when he went to
Portsmouth, and has since resided IN
that city.
Deceased, who was Al years of age
was daughter Of the late Joseph Gibbs
and Mrs. Mary J. Gibbs, who now
live in New Market. She has for a
number of years been Il member OF the
Baptist church. and had been faith
full Christian all her life.
Two children survive her, Howard
Shafer and Mrs Katie Moony, OF
Portsmouth, She is also survived by
four sisters and three brothers, Mrs.
B. M Smith, of this city, Mrs. Eugpha
Harris, of Charlottesville, and Mrs.
Helen lyman and Mrs. Lizzie Brooks,
of Portsmouth, Samuel Gibbs, OF this
city, Charles Gibbs, of New Market
and Thomas Gibbs, who is connected
with the B. & O. Railroad.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16
Street Cars Not to Run.

The street cars are not yet running.
and it is und erstood that many mem
bers of the council do not desire them
to begin for a few days yet. Th" city
Cannot at present cart away the snow
Oh the streets and the running OF tne
cars would block the present open track
in the center and of course pile the
snow near the pavements, so that We
hicles could not pass through. An
other reason, it is learned, why the
council does not desire the cars to run
at present is that there might be coal
famine. No one can tell. The run
ming of the cars would consume about
car load of coal every three days,
and this would exhaust the visible
coal supply without doing any prac'
teal good to the travelling public
Until it is ascertained that the rail
roads can begin delivering coal, the
council wishes to take no risks as to
coal famine and they do not wish tt
give needless excuse for an advance
in the price of fuel.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16
Early Morninq Wedding.

One of the chief society events OF
the season was the marriage at Trlni-
ty Episcopal church on Tuesday, at
1890 O'Clock, a. No., of Miss Eliza WI
hanson Braxton to DIR. John Shelton
HOrsely The church about the chan
eel had been prettily decorated with
palms and elegant ported plants and
flowers, and large assembly OF rela-
tives and friends gathered to witness
the ceremony. Prof. F. r. Webb pre-
sided at the organ aid just before the
bridal couple entered the church the
vested choir entered singing. Then
the wedding march pealed nth and
the ushers. Lieutenant Carter Brax-
ton, brother of tie bride, and his law
partner Mr.. III. Fl. Wayt, j. McD.
McCue, and Herbert j. Taylor, filed
down the left isle and stood to the
minister's right.
Miss Mary Patterson Miller. cousin
of the bride and maid of honor, taste
fully gowned in a black taffeta Silk
skirt and waist of black net over
white taffeta, wearing black Gaines
boro hat and carrying a large bunch OF
pink carnations preceded the bride,
who entered upon the arm OF her eld
des5 brother, Mr.. Allen Capfrton
Braxton, carry ing brides roses and
gOwned in going away tall"r-inade
suit of cadet blue, and wearinga black
velvet toque. approached the alter,
where she was met by the groom who
accompanied by his best man, DIR. }. ..
De JEANETTE, of the medical staff OF
the Western State Hospital, approach
ed from the vestry room where the
bans were impressively pronounced by
the Rev. W. @. Hullihen, rector.
The bride is daughter of the late
DR.. TamIin Braxton, and was born and
reared at "Cherekee'' the ancestral
home of the Braxtons, in King Will
liam county, it being the colonial res
idence of her great great grandfather,
Carter Braxton, one of the signers OF
the Declaration of independence. Fol-
several years she has been making her
home with her brother, A. G. Braxton,
leading member of the Staunton bar.
On her mothers side she is a grand
daughter of the late U. S. Senator Al
len T. Caperton, of West Virginia
She is one of the most popular, accom-
plished and beautiful women OF Vlr
ginia, where she enjoys a wide &C
uuaintance and an extensive relation
ship.
The groom is son of Hon. Johr
Horsely, of Nelson county, who al
present resides at Ell Paso, Texas
where he enjoys lucrative practice
He is a man of high character, incl,
equipped for his profession and helt
in the highest esteem by all who know
him.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16
White Star Mills.

The american Journal Of Heath OF
January 14th. in an editorial article
on the subject of pure flour has among
other things the following to say about
the White Star Mills, which
is growing industry in this city. The
mills have capacity of 500 barrels
daily and have been for some time
running to their full capacity. I'VE
have recently received samples Of the
product Of the White Star Mills, OF
Staunton, Virginia, and the same has
been submitted to careful exsmlna-
ton in the laboratory connected with
the editorial offices of this paper, with
a result which shows that a better
fou, cannot be found. Our test kitch-
en- demonstrates the bread-making
qualities of this flour to be of the high
est, and as in every test the result
was light, f1aky bread and biscuits, the
eyenness of the -four milled by the
White Star Mills is SO pronounced az
to deserve especial mention. In ad
iition to such tests this flour has beer
submitted to searching chemical ex
animation by Prof. Norbert Fraenkel
an eminent analyst of New York, witt
the following result:
PROF. FRAENKEL' s REPORT.
The samples of flour MANUFACTURED
by the White Star Mills this produc
to he rich in gluten, which IS TIL
strengthening element most to G
desired, and deficient in starch, an ex
cess of which renders the aVerag
white flour hardly adapted to ordlnar
consumption-to say nothing OF IN
injury it's use infiicts upon those
delicate digestive powers. A large PFC
portion of the flours submitted to m
have been found unworthy of favor;
bic report on ti-is account alone, hene
it is q satisfaction to be able to repol
that the product of the White Sta
Mills is in every essential feature
! -four that can be used with the utmo
Q benefit to health.
al (Signed) NORBERT FRAENKEL. ;
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16

Communion service will be held at
the Mt. Tabor Lutheran church on the
last Sunday of this month, and will De
conducted by Rev, c. A. Marks.
Scarcely mail carrier left town MOI
terday who got through. All OF
nearly all had to return. The High
land mail has not been heard OF.
At Richmond there is not coal
enough to supply the gas company ana
there is danger of the city being le11
in darkness.
There was a slight earthquake IN
this vicinity Monday about 4 a. H.
and was noted by number OF persons.
rumor was current here MONDAY
to the effect that the Hotel lntermon1
had been destroyed by fire. The
SPECTATOR telephoned to Clifton
Forge to have the message confirmed,
and the reply was that it was not
true, but that the livery stable OF the
Hot Springs Hotel had been destroyed
The Stonewall Brigade Band is con-
templating a trip to Charleston, 5. C.'
TO attend the re union of Confederate
Veterans, to be held in that city. The
hand will never have cause to regret IL
should the trip be taken.
N. w. Nickel, of Rockfort, Monroe
county, w. Va, who is a student al
Dunsmore Business College, received
telegram apprising him that his III
ther had died at a. m. yesterday. MT
McKell could not attend the funera
ON account of the fact that no train
were running west.
Mr.. Lewis Henry Hamilton has is
SUED invitations to the marriage OF nj
daughter. Miss Aline Maria Godfrey
to Mr.. Hamer Elliott Asst, which vii
take place on the 22nd inst, at Whlt
Dale. Terra Alta, w. Va. The pros
pective groom is son of Mrs. Julletf'
F, Asst, of this city.
The wife of George Woods, who is
servant at the residence of Mrs. Al. "A
Tams, was found dead yesterday morr
ing on the porch of her home nea
Miller's farm. It is supposed that sh
died of heart trouble. The body wa
fully covered in snow. Funeral WI
take place today, and interment WI
he in FairyieW Cemetery.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16
Convicted and Sentenced.

Samuel johnson, colored, was con-
yicted of murder in the second degree
in criminal court yesterday. He was
sentenced to the penitentiary for nine
wears and one month. He killed Mrs.
Rebecca Saltz, a Hebrew woman, OF
Logan street, on last Christmas day.
James Taylor, a companion, was ac-
quilted. He had been indicted as an
: accessory. Johnson struck Mrs. Saltz
with his fist and with a brick when
she demonstrated with him for insult
ing her, and she died within an hour
Pittsburg Leader.
This man Johnson was raised IL
GStaurton, and has relatives and man.
acquaintances here. He is a note'
banjo and guitar player.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16
Try.

For nervous headache, bathing the
back of the neck in hot water.
For sick and nervous headache, rub
bling peppermint oil on the temples.
For burns, lime water and sweet oil.
For the beginning of ''runaround,' y
pricking it and painting it with iodine.
For an incipient boil, muriated tine
ture of iron.
For rheumatism, oil of wintergreen,
Internally and externally.
For breaking up the beginning OF
cold, four drops each of camphor and
Iaudanum on lump of sugar.
For breaking up cold, twelve drops
of camphor in twelve teaspoonfuls OF
water, taken by the teaspoonful eacE
half hour.-American journal OF
Health
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16
The Fjnuer Nails.

The prettiest hands will not appear
to advantage if the nails are not pro-
perly trimmed. The shape OF the
finger tips should determine whether
the nail is to be pointed or more OF less
rounded at the top, for nothing looks
more ugly than to see tapering fingers
with nails cut straight across, or, on
the other hand, square tipped fingers
with finely pointed nails.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16
After the BIuefie!e telegraph.

The Bluefeld Telegraph announced
in large letters on Tuesday last that it
was the first paper in the United States
to publish a report of the battle OF
Manila. This has struck the Wash
ington Post the joke of the season
and it talks familiarly with the Te!e-
graph on the subject: We quote in
part what it says, and Us Mr.. Shott is
from our town, our people may be
interested in the Posts expressions:
ITO Hugh Ike Shot, the editor OF
the Telegraph, We tender assurances OF
our most distinguished consideration.
At tie same time we join him most
heartily in his rebuke to the non-pro-
gressive element of Blu fields, to whom
he refers in the following language:
$50 it will be .etp that the en-
terprise of the Telegraph is not to
| be despised. Thsreare some nice
soft-headed aescs ID this commu-
nifty who are always decrying the
Telegraph by braying that it's not
| up TO OdUe. IHcy atiouiu lettu Vic
Hot Rag awhile and their ears
would grow shorter"
The gelatine-headed delinquents O.
Bluefelds deserve this wit -erlng SCOTT
of Edito1 Hugh Ike Shot, and in tin
future they will hardly make the mis-
take of understanding thescope OF tn
super headed fabric over which he s.
ably presides. TIE navy has it
i Deweys, it's Schleys, it's Clarks, and it
Taylors, and the army points wit
pride to it's Merritts, its Skaters. it
Otises, and its Lawsons, but Bluefeld
has Its red-hot Hugh Ike Shott and
correspondence elated."
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16
BRIEF LOCALS.

All kinds of Job work done at this ONCE
All communications to this officeshoulo
he addressed "To the SPECTATOR Us
nsuring early and prompt attention.
whon Won come to town and wish envelopes
etter-heads, bill heads or any otner Klhoo,
lob work done, call at the SPECTATOR anu
VINp1cAToR Office.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16
To Suspend for a Week.

County Superintendent of Schools
60. Peale has sent out notices to all
school teachers in the county notifying
them to suspend their schools for one
week owing to the extreme spell OF
weather. This act Oh the part OF Mr.
Peale is a good one and all teachers
and pupils who read this notice can
govern themselves accordingly.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16

In order to put our subscription list on d
cash basis. we willhereafter omit thenames
of all delinquent subscribers. The paper
will be stopped when persons time mas
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16
Go to the City Laundry

No II South New street, for first class
work in every respect; work done by
hand; no injurious chemicals used.
Special care taken with flannels. Young
mems entire wash, for four weeks, at
$1.5O in winter, and 81 in summer to be
paid weekly. Satisfaction guaranteed
Phone 81.
C.. L. WILSON, Manager.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16
Todd Surrenders.

Jno. T. Todd, of this city. against
whom Miss Jessie B. Rodgers, of High
land county lodged a criminal COM
plaint last week full accounts of which
were published in the SPECTATOR at
the time, came in Saturday and sur
rendered himself to the authorities,
and was taken before Judge Charles
Grattan, of the Hastings court. where
be gave bond for his appearance before
the grand jury in the penalty of s., 500
His bondsmen are L. ID. Myerly, j. E.
Todd. J. NJ. Hoover, J. H. Hanger.
For several days it has been known
that this course would be pursued and
now the matter awaits investigation
and action by tie grand jury. From
The first although the SPECTATOR eX
clusively published the facts as they
were placed on the records of the court
or had been made under oath by the
accusing party, 1t has refrained from
depressing any opinion of the guilt O
i innocence of the accused. This is IL
accordance with the policy of this pa
per. as it would not willingly bias pub
| lie opinion for or against case of thi
. character by airing its own opinions
If an Indictment is found there wi
then be a criminal and civil actio
both pending. The question of quasi
! Ing the attachment is an interestln
, one, and many have enquired abou
=, the effect of the return of the accuse
on that branch of the case. Enquire
lhaye also been made as to whether
: the accused should be found, NJ
u guilty, there could be a recovery
b. damages In the civil suit. These al
e. all questions which arise on the til
u and we express no opinion on them.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16

VIM. T. McCue left last night for
New Orleans, aud will be there DUR
ing the Mardi Gras, after which he
will 90 to Texas to visit his sisters,
Mrs. Wiess and Mrs. NorYell.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16
WEDDING CARDS

neutrality-suspicious. the SPECTATOR
office. An elegant new line OF type
for this especial purpose.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16
,uuty Is NioCl Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving "a all I'M n
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads.
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, lOc, 25c, 5oc'
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16

Wood in StauntOn is said to be
worth four dollars cord. At least
that is the price they say the cold
snap has lifted it to.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16
con NJ arkeCS.

STAUEToN, VA, Feb, Is, 1879
Corrected BY J. A. Fauver Co., the WLite
Star Milling Company, and L. ). +.
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16

This paper guarantees larger !
circulation in Augusta county
than any Newspaper published.
!, The subscription list is open to
: inspection.
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-16
The Poor You Have Always.

Few of our citizens who are enjoying
the pleasure of their cheerful and COM
Portable homes can realize the intense
suffering the poor of this community
have endured for the last few days.
Hunger and, in some instances, star
walton have entered the howell of many
a careworn mother whose children ale
CRYING for food. But IN this extreme
cold weather their greatest want has
been that of fuel, and in some instaE'
ces furniture has been consumed tt
keep the needy from freezing.
Though there have been generous con
tributions to the City Mission, they
have failed to meet the wants of ou
worthy poor. Now is the time that th'
charitably disposed citizens to com
forward and give to all who are deserv
ing.
B. F. Eakle, formerly of this place
the builder of the Eakleton HoteI
reacaei here yesterday from Romeo
verte, W. Va. Mr.. Ea&le has lease
hotel and livery stable in tn 1t place
and will at once take charge Of th
hotel and add Improvements both t
-itand stable.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-06-10
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Yeast-"Did you take in the play last
nlght?" Crimsonbeak it was
/ who was taken in. 1t was rank
Yonkers Statesman.
Anxious Inquirer.-There are but
few officers, even in the militia. who are
under age. IL is particularly hard 20
make minor a major.-L. A. w. Bull
letin.
Tom-"What are the relations be-
tween you and Miss van Dyke nova
days?" Jack (gloomily)-"Her father
and mother, hang itl"-Harvard Lam
poon.
SHOULD you be much put out II /
kissed your" he queried. mo. but you
would be. mighty quick" answered her
father from the head of the stairs.--L.
A. w. Bulletin.
An up to date Frankfort man recent
ly gave phantom party, which was
such success that several of the guests
went home under the influence of spir-
its. Philadelphia Record.
"oh, yes, l can see my weigh clear
enough, said the butcher; but he took
the precantion 10 stand in front of the
scale in such way that his customer
couldn't see it.-Boston Transcript.
YES" said the man who thought
deeply; uneasy lies the head that wears
crown "Huh!" shifted the super
fetal creature, what do the fools sleep
in them for?"-Kansas city Independ.
ent.
Assure Thing. Mrs. May Fair-"Good
morning. Mr.. Keane. ! want to run IL
and see your wife. IL she at home ?"
Mr.. Par Keane-"Yes. She'll be at
home al day. When left she was try
ing TO make up her mind to go out and
have tooth pulled. IN. o. Times
Democrat,
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-06-10
DIED AT SAN JUAN.
The Mystery of Rough Rider Who
Was Glad to Die.
His Pretty wife Was Stolen from
apache George" While Mem
her OF 40 Camp at
Chicago.

Many Chicagoans remember well that
odd collection of western types and
characters, which fourished out on the
South side four years ago-"the 40
camp"-and many of the old camps
one-time visitors have often wondered.
in an idly curious way, what became
of the camps most romantic and pa
thetic haracter-"Apache George"
Apache George nobody in the
camp knew him by any other name, and
so the payroll bore his signature--wa
combination of scout, Indian and
"bullwhacker." He had served under
Crook and Miles, he had lived with
red men, white men and Mexicans, and
he had driven stage coaches over the
Nevada plains. He used to shoot Gig
arettes from the mouth of his compan-
ion, or. by way of variety, flick them
away with bAlwhip 20 feet long.
Aside from his midwest accomplish
ments. he was a gentle, lovable fellow,
everybody's friend, and the most pop
ular individual in the camp.
His eompanion-his wife, he ever
claimed-was singularly handsome
young girl. whom he called Tex" and
whom he had taken away from some
wandering Apache tribe many years
before. She was evidently American
or a very light Mexican. extremely
graceful and pretty, shy, quiet and
seemingly devoted TO apache George"
The pair, dressed in buckskin and
sombrero, and wandering arm in arm
about the camp, were both picturesque
and handsome, fit for the cover-picture
OF regulation western story.
One day an actor--not a cookbook
ing actor, either, but one of the cheap
and stilted breed--wandered into the
camp and met the buckskin-clad pair
in front of a cabin. After that the
actor haunted the camp and spent in
terminable hours chatting with
Apache George" watching his feats OF
craftsmanship and skill.
One morning TEX" was gone, the
actor, too. No man of old "camp 49,
has seen either of them since, and their
fate and whereabouts remain a mys-
terry.
George sat around the camp for sew
eral days, quiet. moody, gazing at the
ground and the toes of his Apache moe
casins. One day he, too, was gone,
and the camp moved on its routine way
without him.
A few days ago rough rider, Fred
Little by NAME once member of camp
40, and wandering adventurer
through recent years, was walking
down Dearborn street, Chicago. leading
the famous mascot bulldog of the Roose-
Welt regiment. An acquaintance stopped
aim. and questioned him as 10 the fate
Of sundry people. Soon the conversa-
ton turned to Apache George"
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-06-10
A CENT FROM EvERYBoDI
Taken Altogether Ii Would Msa
Heavy Tribute, Unhandy
to Collect.

A tramp who lately sought nis
lodging at Dover, KY, announced
he was bent on collecting one p
from every person on earth. HeI
already got 3s cents.
This fantastic idea of a humorouI
yenturer is not lacking in sugges
ness, though it isn't necessarily
gested that anybody should take d
alleged job in dead earnest.
In the first place, when Mr.. Tran
anybody else gets his coin-colled
task done he will find the need Of |
ing arrangements with the rail
combine for lot of large-sized fre
cars. He will have something like
tons of metal on hand which V
transport itself.
And If he gets tired of thinking d
precious one-cent pieces by weigh
can think of them by miles. StOo
on edge and stretched away in
lines, the coin would reach from
York to Chicago and back to Bu'
with whole lot 10 spare. There "
indeed be l,4s4 miles of hard cashii
narrow, continuous rolls.
This, il seems, should be lot
money. So it is. Yet no Rocket
Gould, Aston or Vanderbilt would
particular cause 10 envy it's possess
The sum represented would b
round numbers, about $l5.000,o)O
ii would consist of one cent eachi
about 1,500,Oo0,0 900 persons.
AS to the time that il will tak'
collect this tribute from the ear
large, let no one think it is job
week, month or a day.
IL persistent person is wilin
stay at the task for 60 years, wor
Sundays and holidays, and can ma
to average something like sos q
day in collections, he will just
complete the work laid out by the
tncky tramp.-N. Y. Evening NC'