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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-05-18
cRop-BounD BIRDS
to XIII Her Than to Try and
Save Her.

When birds are troubled with what
Is known as "crop bound" various
methods may be applied. When it first
begins it is best to try gentle moving
OF the mass from the outside. This
may break up its compactness and
cause some of it to pass into the giz-
zard. In case the mass sours and be-
gins to ierment, it will have to be re-
moved. We have seen the advice given
to fill the crop of the bird with water
and hold it head down SO that the food
would run out. The writer has never
been very successful in this mode of
treatment, but has had birds expire
under it. The cutting open method is
OFTEN recommended, but we cannot say
from experience how successful it gen
orally is. The advice is generally
given to put small hole through the
skin and crop membrane, pulling the
skin over some, SO that the cut in the
skin and the cut in the crop will not
naturally come oppasite each other
The cut in the crop should be only
large enough to permit the finger to
go in and bring out the food. After
the sack is thoroughly washed out, the
cut in the membrane may be sewed up,
and Hike operation performed on the
cut In the skin. We do not believe this
will pay with any but very valuable
bird. eertainly it would not pay on
the bird that the farmer has to sell
Tor 70 cents. A bird properly handled
VIII not become crop bound. Farmers
Review.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-05-18
Keeping the Egg. Clean.

1t ought to be self-evident that all
filth of every kind should be removed
from the hens nest, and on no ac-
count should one be allowed beneath
the roosts where the hens remain on
their perch through the night. Fowls
always pass their excrement once or
twice, If not oftener, during the
night, and this falling into a hens
nest will inevitably soil the nest and
the eggs. This is bad for the hens,
tor it soils their feathers, but it is
still worse for the eggs, which have
porous shells, through which foul
odors pass and spoil the egg. The evil
is worst in hot wether, as the effluvia
destroys the life in the germ of the
egg, and if the egg is to be eaten it
does not make it more appetizing to
know that its porous shell has been
in contact with filth. Therefore buy
ers of eggs should look to the shells,
and reject those that are dirty or
that show signs that they have been
washed.-American Cultivator.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-05-18
Old Age.

Old age as it comes in the orderly
process of Nature is q beautiful and
majestic thing. The very shadow OF
eclipse which threatens it makes it the
more priced. 1t stands for experience,
knowledge, wisdom and counsel. That
is old age as it should de-. BuG old age
as it 30 often is means nothing but a
second childhood OF mind and body.
What makes the difference Very
largely the care of the stomach. In
youth and the full strength of man.
hood it doesn t seem to matter how we
treat the stomach. We abuse 1T, over
work it, injure it. We don't suffer
from 1t much. But when age comes
on the stomach is worn out. 1t
can't prepare and distribute the need
cd nourishment to the body, and the
body, unnourished, falls into senlle
decay. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery is wonderful medicine for
old people whose stomachs are weak
and whose digestions are poor. Its
invigOrating effects are felt by mind
as we'll AS body. 1t takes the sting
from old age, and makes old people
strong.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-05-18
PROJECTILE AIR.
Said to Kill More Soldiers Than do the
Bullets Which Form 1t.

Very often soldier gets so severe
q wound from the tiny bullet of the
modern rifle that he concludes the en-
emy has no respect for the Geneva
Convention. and is using the terrible
explosive bullet which no civilized ma
tion uses now. Surgeons who know
their business are well aware of the
jexplanation of this mistake. The ex.
plosive effects are due to the air which
the bullet drives from it into the
wound.
Any one can put the matter to a
simple test. By dropping a round bul.
let into glass of water from q height
of one or two yards it will be seen that
the moment the bullet touches the
bottom very large bubble of air will
become detached and rise to the sur
face. In some cases this bubble has a
volume of air twenty times as large as
the bullet.
But when rifle bullet is travelling
at immense speed it drives before it a
compressed bubble much larger still.
A military surgeon fred pistol ball
into vessel of water so arranged that
he was able to catch and measure the
air bubble. and he found it to be 10O
times the size OF the ball.
The destructive effects of this mass
of air when it gets into a mans body
may be imagined. 1t regularly ex-
BILE manner. In fact. very often the
soldier who is said to have died from
bullet wound is really killed by this
explosive volume of air, which is ap-
propriately called ''projectile air.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-05-18

Mrs. Fred. Fultz and Miss Hadge
Abby are visiting in Baltimore.
Rev. A. A. Miller and family who
have been visiting in Augusta county
for some weeks, returned homo Thurs
day.
Mr.. VIM. H. Landes, Mayor Of the
city of Staunton, accompanied by his
friend, Attorney John p. East, Esq. Of
New York, called at our sanctum Mon
day and spent q couple Of hours very
pleasantly with us. Mr.. Landes was
born and raised in this county. He
now resides in Stanton, where be has
merited quite an enviable reputition
as lawyer.-Bath Enterprise.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-05-18
Pare Breeds a. Layers.

1t is no question of fad, but COM
mercial fact, that the pure breeds lay
as well, they fatten as well, as the
mongrels, and the contingent chances
Of profit in extra prices obtained for
pure breeds gives them the decided
advantage. First crosses with pure
breeds may actually give higher av-
erages in egg production for the sea-
son, but one has to set against this
advantage the breeding losses in the
second season. 1t pays best to keep
to purity. and breed amongst your
pure breeds for the best layers, OF
table birds. whichever may be your
particular object. So many breeders
have no object. They do not much
care either way. To such. of course
we have nothing to say.-Rural World
(England),
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-05-18
The Odd Fellows.

The Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows
held their annual meeting at Hot
Springs last week, large number
were in attendance. The officers elect
ed for the ensuing term were-W. T.
Baldwin, Radford, grand master; E
E. Northern, Mathews, deputy grand
master; w. D. Hill. South Boston,
grand warden; T. Wiley Davis, Rich.
mond, grand secretary; j. W. Fergu.
son, Richmond. grand treasurer; Rev.
j. J. Scherer, Marion, grand chaplain
Chas. D. Fox, Roanoke, representa-.
tive to the Sovereign Grand Lodge.
The Rebecca Assembly of Virginia,
met at the same time and elected the
following of1icers-Miss Laura E. Bee
ton, president; Mrs. M. E. Buchanan,
vice president; Mrs. Bertha E. L. Gay,
secretary; Mrs. Addie Mccoy, war.
den; Mrs. E. Perkins, treasurer, and
Mrs. Kate Hart. chaplain.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-05-18
woRL D's MOST EXPENSIVE CITY
New York Heads the List $40, 200, 900
More Than London

Tue ANIMAL expenses OF the city O
New York are larger than those of an,
other municipality in the world. ant
the financial transactions of year rep
resent the receipt and expenditure o
more than $500, 600, 600, counting tenn
pOrary loans, sinking funds and bono
Issues. The gross budget of the city
for 1899 was SEC, 5000 greater thar
the expenses of the city of London
$l8, ,O00, 900 in excess of the budget Of
Parie, and only 81, 900 600 less than the
combined expenditures of Boston, Chi
cago and Philadelphia.
The expenses of New York last year
for local purposes, exclusive of bond
issues, amounted to $1956 per capita
OF an estimated population OF $780,
600. The combined annual expendi-
lures of the six largest states in the
Union are less than those of the city
Of New York, and the financial trans
actions of the latter are equal in
amount to one seventh of those of the
national government.
The credit of the city, it may be sta
ted at the outset, is second only to that
of the Federal Government, and the
property owned by the municipality,
if sold at market value, would pay the
entire funded debt several times over
The consolidation of ninety munich
pslities with the former city of New
York was the elimination of senti-
ment so fixed upon an ideal that there
had been little careful reck oning of the
cost. The municipality, by taking in
the extra territory and population,
doubled its debt, added less than one
fourth to it's tangible assets. and in.
creased the cost of local government
Bis ,OOO. 900 a year. This added cost is
,he price paid by the taxpayers Tor a
and for haste and careless
less in the work Of completing cOnsOl-
dation. The cost of government for
he enlarged city was in 1899 appr0xi
nately SIS, ,00O. 900 more than the COM
,ined expenditures of the various mu-
for the last year OF their
separate existence. This increase was
excessive and altogether unnecessary
20 the maintenance of thorough and
government.-Appleton's
Monthly.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-05-18
& L. - f. @ II
Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature .s I<MAzzIx
A Handsome Booklet for Free Distribu
tiQn.

A Handsome Booklet for Free Distribu-
ti0n.
The Norfolk and Ocean View Rail.
way have just issued the handsomest
and most attractive booklets we have
yet seen. The book is handsomely il.
lustrated. showing photograph of the
bathing beaches, fine hotels, drives,
ETC., in and about Ocean View. The
matter of the book isdescriptive of the
sports, recreations and luxury of q
vacation at the elebrated sea side re.
sort.
Mrs. E. F. Dougherty. the well
known proprietor of the Eakleton Ho.
tel here for so many years. is the man
ager in charge of Ocean View Hotel.
The books are for free distribution
will be sent gratis to any one who
writes for them. Address
G. M. RANDOLPH,
Supt. N. & o. V. Ry.,
Norfolk. Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-05-18
A HEBREW COURT.
How 4 Divorce is 0btaIasd BY Jewish
Church Law.

A Hebrew divorce case was termina
ted last Thursday ct the home Of Rev
nr. 8. Schaeffer, rabbi OF the Greene
Street Synagogue. Baltimore. whom Mr..
bd Mrs. Morris n. Wolf were religi.
tdsIy separated from each other. &C.
iccrding to Jewish custom. The divorce
Ieeremony was most impressive one,
Il Pd affected Mr.. Wolf 90 that he faint
Ee twice during the proceedings. Mrs.
y off was not present while the letter
OF divorce, in Hebrew, was made ont.
In this case, as Mrs. Wolf was the
applicant, she received the divorce
papers in one of the circuit courts Of
this city. These papers, according to
the Jewish religion. are not sufficient
to separate man and wife, and before
either can marry again it il necessary
for the applicant to receive = religious
divorce.
The ceremonies Of religious divorce
are of very lengthy duration. lasting
from two to two hours and half.
1t is necessary for the ceremonies to
he performed In the presence Of ten
Hebrews. three Of whom form . court
of judges. One Of the court Of judges
writes the letter Of the divorce in the
Hebrew dialect, while the other two
act as witnesses. and, after the letter II
written, sign their names to it. The
letter is written on parchment with q
quill. In addition to the court of
judges are three rabbis, Who zee that
the divorce ceremonies are carried on
properly and that the parchment ID
prepared correctly. Another Hebrew
is given the power of attonsy, and de-
liyers the letter to the wife. Two 9TH
ers act as witnesses, and see that the
letter is properly delivered while the
man completes the ten. but
takes no special part in the proceed
ings.
After the court of judges preparcu
the letter in the case it was carefully
examined by Rabbis Schaeffer. h. Ber-
man and L. Strouss, and delivered to
Mrs. Wolf. In the letter 1t was stated
that she should be free ard that she
could be married to whom she liked.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wolfe had been married
for eight years, and they had been
separated for eight months. Mr.. Wolf
is native of Upper Marlboro. Md,
where he is engaged in the general mer-
chandise business. Mrs. Wolf, since
being separated from her husband, has
been living at 1908 Pennsylvanix ave-
1ue. Her maiden name was Miss Lena
j. Beck.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-05-18

without ever finding the precious metal.
Often the most precious things Of life are
found only after infinite exertion and
Encouraging search. Many q man and
woman looking vainly for health almost
drops by the wayside before the golden
means of relief is at last discovered.
About twelve years ago." says O. 8. copen.
naver; ESQ, Of Mount Union. Huntington Co,
pit of my stomach which was 10 violent .co~Id
not walk straight. It would grow more severe
until IT caused wAterbrash and vomiting 81
SHINY yellow matter. I consulted q phYsician
ano ne told me had form Of dyspepsia, and
benefit. still kept getting 70 weak Could
scarcely walk - ~~~'1 N
then tried another nhysiciau and he t.aa
me my iivsr Wxs out d order and that had IN
some better but only for short time ths,, ~,
tleo another one who said / had chronic indi-
geStion, liberation Of the lining of the stofnach
torpio liver and kidney affection. He treated
M. e iol !; more than year and felt much better
then took to using several widely advertised
patent medicines. but received NO more than
temporary relief while using. then tried Or.
Ilerces medicines, using his Golden Medicai
DIS. discovery and the Pleasant Pellets,' and n
Two Nv months. time was feeling better than had
Tor years before. lean truthfaily sav DR. Pisrrr :
medicines did me more xood than anv hsd
ever taken" any n~o
1t yon are one of those DISCOURAGED
ones In the long and weary search for
health, write to DR.. r. v. Pierce. of Buf-
falo, N. Y. He will send YOU friendly
advice that will not cost you one cent.
For constipation, nothing is equal to
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-05-18
Or. Tabb Commits Suicide.

Dr. s. R. Tabb, whose disappear
ance from the Marine Hospital at
Savannah. Ca. was noted last week,
was found dead in Bonaventure celne-
terry Friday morning. He was well
known In this State where he was
widely related.
While DR.. Tabb was in Boston he
contracted pneumonia, and was order
ed to Savannah. and placed in charge
of the Marine Hospital Services there.
He never fully rallied from his illness,
and it is believed that be suicided dur
ing temporary alteration of the
mind.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-05-18
BLOODY sP0TTsyLvAHIA.
Einht Miles Of Territory on which Ten
Battles We're Fought.

The New Orleans Picavune says: L
view OF the near approach Of the an
nual reunion of the Confederate Vete
rams at Louisville the main provision
of q bill now before Congress. to Gre
ate ia Virginia national park. em
bracing the battlefields adjacent t.
Fredericksburg, will be interesting.
The bill provides that for the pur
pose of preserving and suitably mark
ing for historical aud professions
military study the famous battlefield
in Spottslyvania county, Va, known
as fredericksburg, Salem Church
IChanceilorsville, the Wilderness, AND
Spottsylynis Courthouse, all OF them
within radius Of eight miles, and or
which limited territory the late dis
tinguished Union general, John g.
Newton, after careful investigation,
declared that more great battles were
fought. more men engaged, and more
execution was done than On any SINH
lar area IN the world.
The report made on the subject by
the House Committee on Military At
fairs recommended the passage Of the
bill. 1t sets forth that it is proposed
to set apart 5000 acres in Spottsylvania
county, Va, embracing the area on
which were fought the great battles
of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville,
the Wilderness, and Spottsylvania
Courthouse, also Marye's Heights,
Hamilton's Crossing, Salem Church,
Laurel Grove, the Bloody Angle, Tod s
Tavern, the Pc and Ny Rivers. The
land may now be purchaeed at an av-
erage Of s. per acre.
Troops from every State, North and
South. were here arrayed in battle to
the number of at least 500, 900, and
more men were here engaged than in
any battle in the world 3 history. Inc
losses in killed, wounded and missing
On both sides aggregated 29,S3S, to
wit: Fredericksburg. December 13,
ls62-Union loss 1883, Confederate
loss 1876; Charlottesville, May to 4,
1863-Union loss 5000, Confederate
loss 12.281; Wilderness, May to T.,
l864-Union loss 81, 1877. Confederate
loss II 400; Spottsylvania Courthouse,
May s to Is, 1864-Union loes 6,461,
Confederate loss 5000. OF the aggre-
gate of 129, ,8SS, the Union loss was
%, 581, while the Confederates lost 81, :
257. In the National cemetery on
Marye's Heights the largest in the
nation, there lie buried 100, 500 Union
soldiers, and frequent additions are
made from the exhumations on the
battle fields.
The general officers who here offered
up their lives sacrifice to their con-
were. ON the Union side, Maj. =
Gems. John Sedwick, Hiram g. Berry,
and Amlel w. Whipple; Brevet Major
Generals James s. Wadsworth and
Hays, Brigadier Generals
Geo. D. Bayard, Conrad F. jackson,
Edmund Kirby, James q. Rice and
Thos. ]. Stevenson; and on the Con-
fedelate side, Lieut. Gen. Thomas J.
.Stonewall jackson, Brig. Gems. Thos.
r. r. Cobb, Junius Daniel, Abner
Perrin, Maxey Gregg. E. F. Paxton, ].
N. jenkins, Leroy A. Stafford and
Micah jenkins. Over the entire field
The intrenchments are in q remarka.
Die state of preservation, protected in
large part by heavy growth of tim
Der.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-05-18
Liver Complaint I'm Fowls.


Nux vomica is used as specific for
liver complaint. The symptoms OF
this disease are a sickly yellowish
color about the head, the comb turns
dark colored. the liver is larger upon
post-mortem examinatio and the
discharges are watery and light col
ored. Liver complaint is supposed to
attack birds soon after being on ex-
hibition. or is caused by any sudden
change from wara to cold houses. or
from oyerfeeding. If taken in time
nearly every case can be cured by
giving nux yomica in homeopathic
form. allowing six pills three times q
day to Il large fowl and less to 4
small bird.-Farm and Fireside
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-05-18
HANDY NESTS.

inches, entrance, Finch alley back OF
the nests and entrance inches. That
makes the nests II inches square. The
strip back of the nests I make inches
wide. I make the bottom separate
from the nest, SO don't nail the nests
to the bottom, for when you want to
clean your nests all you have to do is
to lift the nests off the bottom and
scrub them off. l also make the bot
tom inches wider than the nests,
and set it up on posts 1S or 20 inches
nigh, but you can suit yourself about
the height-F. P. Beers, in National
Stockman.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-05-18
From Clifton Ferge.

Mr.. W. N. Shepard was visitor at
Staunton Monday last. "a
Mrs. A. F. Withrow. of Millboro
Springs spent Tuesday night here the
guest of her niece, Mrs. r. G.. Byrd.
Z Mr.. Lewis Pugh and Mise Lena
Markley, were united in marriage in
West Clifton, by Rev. ]. A. Barker on
Tuesday afternoon of last week. The
young couple left the next morning for
Longdale, where the groom is engaged
as q hinist.-Review.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-05-18
HANDY HENS, NESTS.
They Can he Cleaned Easily and Are
sast the Thing for Birds That
Eat Their Eggs.

I send you my plan of hens nests.
After four years trial I think they are
the nests for lens that eat their eggs.
and for hardness in cleaning them.
but IT anybody has any better 1 hope
he will let us know. use one-half-inch
lumber. The length of two nests is
80 inches, width 10 inches, height IA
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-05-18

At this season of the year there are
always many deaths, particularly
among children, from summer COM
plant, diarrh@a, dysentsry, cholera
morbus, cramps, etc, and every one
ought to know that a sure and speedy
cure can easily be obtained by taking
Perry Davis Pain Killer in sweetened
water every half hour. It never fails.
Avoid substitutes, there is but one Pain
Killer, Perry Davis; price 25c and
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-05-18
CITY DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

Election May 24th, 1900.
FOR MAYOR,
w. III. Landes.
FOR coMMONwEALTH's ATTORNEY,
lCarter Braxton.
FOR TREASURER,
Arista Hoge.
CLERK OF COURT,
Newton Argenbright.
FOR SERGEANT,
E. D. Bell.
FOR CONSTABLE,
G. A. Grafton.
CITY coUNcIL-lst W. CITY COUNcIL-2nd W
VS.. Burke, j. A, Fulton,
III. Ktlgalen, J.A. Glasgow,
j. M. SPOTS, O. NJ. Goo0e,
E. w. Stewart, CT. Hammond,
W. p. Tams, B. +. Hughes,
3 G. C. Wheat, j. b. Taylor, Jr.
JUsTIcEs-lst W. JusrICHs-and W.
I'D. Crowle, Jr,, TAYLOR Bfoell.
Kenneth Mccoy, Alex. ". Nay,
r. n. Merriken, y. F. Uerry,
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The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-12-21
Made q Hit.

Sam P. Davis spoke recently at the
Forty Club of Chicago which club in
cludes all the prominent brainy men of
the second largest city on the Western
hemisphere. He made a hit. He is
reported in part as follows:
Although no one wanted to believe
him at first, Mr.. Davis said he was the
son of clergyman, and that while he
refrained from attending services
where his father officiated, the lattsr
nevertheless preached to the largest
congregation in Nevada, the attend
ance growing every week, no one who
had ever heard him preach staying
away from services the next Sunday.
He added that it was generally admit
ted in Nevada that the elder Davis
was the only preacher out there who
could hold his congregation. This was
explained by the fact that the Rev. Mr..
Davis was the chaplain of the State
Penitentiary. Mr.. Davis added, with
true Western modesty, that his father
had hopes that he would some day be
permitted to see his son a member OF
the congregation"
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-12-21
Official Vote of Nevada.

Eugene Howell, Secretary of State,
has gotten out a pamphlet which we
have just received, containing the of
fetal vote of Nevada for 1900 for State
Officers and members of the Senate
and Assembly. The average plurality
for the three Bryan and Stevenson
electors is 1925. Newland's majority
is 1,7S5; Fitzgerald's, 1850; Evans,
962; Booher, 1,3i4. Total vote of the
State, 1916.
1t is valuable document and the
first one of this kind ever issued from
the office. AS usual Mr.. Howell is
painstaking in his work, and the State
Printing Office also, in getting it out
in its nice form.