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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-14

In some of the Swiss valleys the in
habitants are all afflicted with gOitre
or "thick neck" Instead of regard
ing this as defOrmity they seem to
think it natural feature of physical
development. and tourists passing
through the valleys are sometimes
jeered by the goitrous Inhabitants, be-
cause they are without this offensive
swelling. Thus form OF disease may
become 80 common that it is regarded
as a natural and necessary condition of
life 1t is 30, to a large extent, with
what are called diseases of women.
Every woman suffers more or less from
irregularity. liberation, facilitating
drains, or female weakness, and this
suffering is SO common and so uni
versal that many women accept it as
a condition natural and necessary to
their sex. But it is condition as un-
natural as it is unnecessary. The use
of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
strengthens the delicate wOmanly or
gans and regulates the womanly func-
tions. so that woman is practically de-
livered from the pain and misery which
eat up ten years of her life-between
the ages of fifteen and forty-tive.
"Favorite Prescription" makes weak
women strong and sick women we'll.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-14
Ca TO o1I a.
Rear. the The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ss &MzZzZ<
The Negro Problem.

The negro problem is, as rule, con-
sidered vastly easy by the Northern
papers, but the Chicago Journal has a
more proper estimate of the situation.
1t says:
Forty years ago the negro was a
slave; today he is a-prOblem. The
South disfranchises bim and lynches
him: the North lynches him and buys
his franchise. OF the two the North
uses him the worse. The South under
stands the negro better than the North,
and, on the whole, treats him better.
1t at least gives him what be most
needs-employment; and it gives it
freely. But his chances of employ
ment in the North grow fewer every
year.
sin Chicago the condition of the col
ored man is rapidly becoming serious.
He must live, and to live he must have
work; and work for him is getting
scarce. One seldom sees colord wait
er now in restaurant or hotel; as q
house servant he is well-nigh extinct;
few business houses will employ him
in any capacity, though he produces a
diploma from Yale or Harvard; we
permit him to ride in the street cars
with us-which the South does not
though we give him plenty of seat
room; and we draw the social line
about as strictly as they do in the
South, with none of the South's COM
pensating kindness in other ways.
1.-THE mischief was done early. The
negro was originally a servitOr, and
was we'll content to remain servitor.
In an evil day for his race be was rails
ed to citizenship. No one cares to
seriously defend the institution of sla-
very. 1t is indefensible. But there
was middle ground, which was never
taken. We lifted the negro to the 9TH
or extreme, and when we placed him
there we turned our backs upon him.
For forty years we have treated him
illogically, unnaturally, and, in many
cases, inhumanly.
"Matters cannot 60 on much longer
as they have been. Something must
be done. What 20
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-14
imperialism I" WAT Is II?

This is question that should pres
ent itself to the mind of everyone in
this land of the Free and the Brave -
Large standing armies are necessary
to the existence of an empire These
large armies are made up and kept up
by enforced service. Liberty loving
people will not volunteer to build up a
monarchy, or to keep it alive after it is
once established. This can only be
done by draft, or by general law,
requiring servitude in the army by all
male persons for certain length of time.
And such time will not likely be less
than five years Now, young man this
condition of things is looking you
squarely in the face to-day. The writ
er of this article has been soldier, and
he would warn every young man to be-
ware of an army-life, brought about
by an Imperialistic government. Under
Republican form of government, pa
trafism will aIaays I'll up the ranks
OF the army by volunteer service.
Imperialism means an imperative
way of doing things. Itmeaus to take
away your liberty, and to consign you
to an army-life whether you are will
ing or not. And what is an army life
The best evidence l can give of an
|army-life. is to compare the private
soldier to machine and his command
er to machinist. Subordinates have
to do the bidding of their superiors.
They have to "go,'-''cOme,' bow !
dOwn.-rise up,-falI into line-break |
ranks or what not. 1t must all be done |
at the word of command. And let me |
say, there is certain way to do all |
these behests of your supervisors.
II you are in the least inclined to
have your own way about obeying, and
the least contrary to the military idea
of doing things. you are punished for
insubordination-the "guard house."
-"buck and gag''-''ball and chain,"
together with sanitary cleansing of the
camp; and if in an unguarded mo-
ment, under provocation you should
offer physical resistance either by strik
ing or overpowering your superior.
you at once become food for powder
and ball; and, after trial by court
martial, which is often unfair and one
sided, you are led to the stake, having
your hands tied behind you around
a stake, and shot.
On one occasion the writer saw this
dreadful thing done; this done too. in
a volunteer army, and under Repub
lican form of government. Let US ask
the question: if Republic can do these
things where their powers are limited
what can be done under an imperial
government where powers are un-
limited? Young man, beware We
will soon be called on to decide be-
tween a Republic and an Empire; be
tween drafted army or a volunteer
army; high taxes or low-taxes; liberty
or slavery; which will you choose?
If you want to establish an empire
give Mckinley one more term, and you
will have 1t with all it's ills.
II you would perpetuate this noble
with all Its comforts and
blessings. handed down to us by our
noble sires," vote for VIM. Jennings
Bryan. "CoNFED."
Mt. Meridian, Aug. 30th.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-14
Currant Culture Condensed.

Currants are easily grown; clay
soil that is rich and moist, not wet, is
20 be preferred-they give best results
in shady situations-hence are excel
lent to set in orchards. Five by four
feet is the distance most generally
used. Clean and thorough cultivation
is very necessary to produce the largest
sized fruit. They are gross feeders and
appreciate liberal dressing. A major
lty of growers use yard manure. Re-
move all old canes and weak shoots.
Mulching with either coarse material
or the dust mulch is quite necessary,
during the hot season particularly.
Insects and diseases, while compare
lively easy to check, absolutely require
Rttention@Prairie Farmer.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-14
Pointed Paragraphs.

The man who has no aim in life is
still child.
A lie is always in a hurry, but the
truth is willing to wait.
The ague gives man the shake. but
it has to repent the dose.
What witness has seen depends up
on the cross examiner.
Pairing potatoes thin is apretuy good
example of household economy.
The greater the difficulty the more
glory there is in surmOunting it.
Brandy brands the nose of the man
who is unable to control his appetite
A man who imagines he has will of
iron may discover after marriage that
it is led.
Some woman is sure to make fool
of some man-unIess nature saves her
the trouble.
A play with an all-star cast will nev-
er succeed until some genius invents
an all center stage.
A wise old physician says young
one should always try to get for his first
patient a woman who is troubled with
an ingrowing observation-disclosures
News.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-14
HAST NOT PAINTED.
blessing in Store for Persistency-
Christ and the Church
at Ephesus.

II may be grand thing to lead a
charge, to advance line of battle
to secure wider boundary for i'm,
perial domain, but the first blessing
the risen Christ bestows upon a
struggling church, that of Ephesus,
Is that it had mot tainted" 1t may
not seem much to do. but it counts
for the whole battle with God.
In our states alone there are 20
suicides for every day in the year.
That means that some men and some
women absolutely give up the strug-
gle for clean and calm and holy
life, and lie right down to die. And
among these we find as many mil
lionaires as paupers, as many mer-
chant princes as outcast tramps.
Some of them are young children.
scarcely out of the warm cradle; and
some are nonogenarians already
trembling upon the edge of the~wait-
ing grave. Life is not without it's
tragedies to each and every age and
class.
Few students of the Bible realize
how sympathetically God deals with
men who have never scored victory,
but have simply "stood it through" I"
The Frenchman who had passed the
years of the reign of terror in Paris
was asked what he did during all
those dreadful days; and he replied:
Il lived" There are experiences
when that is all God asks of man,
the mere enduring all things without
murmuring or despairing.
The great battles of the world have
been defensive battles; Thermopylae,
Marathon, Leyden, Derry, Lexington,
Sumter. A hundred years ago it
seemed most certain that the Gaul
would put his spurred heel upon every
foot of European soil. But to-day
the Teuton rules the land and the
seas. In the long run mere dogged re-
sistance is worth more than dash.
1t Is the anvil that wears out the
hammer. 1t is the man who never
knows when he is whipped that comes
at length into the kingdom.
God does not require of any of us
that we should sing and shout and
dance under our Affections, but sim
ply that we. shall be found among the
followers who do not give up. We
shall not know the reasons of our
tears perhaps this side of Heaven;
but we can wait. We may not un-
derstand His dealings yet; but we
can hold on. We are not able to
answer all the arguments of the
infidel; but we can commune with our
own heart and be still Fortune is
swept away but faith stands firm
Hard work and ceaseless grind is all
that many of Gods children know of
this present world; but they hold
fast their integrity; and when they
come to die God will write for their
epitaph the words with which He
the church at Ephesus:
II know thy works. and thy patience
thou hast not tainted" That is
enough. Heaven is opened by that
word. Not to faint in this world is
to conquer.-Chicago Interior.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-14
A Prophecy.

1
hermit published in a Bavarlan paper
a curious prophecy. In it he foretOld
the Austro Russian the Franco Rus.
sian wars, the death of Pope Plus. and
the Turo- Grecian debate at arms He
sud that Germany would have three
Emperors in one year before the end
OF the century, and indicated the death
| Of two United States Presidents by as
sassinatiOn, and all these things have
come to pass.
In the same article he said that
when the twentieth century opens
great seismic disturbances will take
place, when will cause the subversion
|of New York city and the western half
of the city Of Havana; Cuba Is to break
in two, while Florida and Lower Cali
Efornia will suffer total extinction. The
'earthq uakes will raze buildings to the
-grouad in almost every city on the
continent, aud millions of lives and
billions of dollars worth of property
will be lost
There is to be change in economic
conditions of almost every civilized
nation. He fortells the growth of a
democratic spirit in England which
will result in revolution that will
overthrow the present form of govern
ment and make the country a republic.
He says the last ruler of England will
be the best the country ever had, and
the first president of the nation will
be one of the royal family.
The hermit prophesied that Russia
France and Italy would form an al
lance and enter into war with Turkey
This war is to be the Outgrowth of
Turkeyish persecution of Christian
subjects. The triple alliance will con-
quer the domains of the 'Sick Man of
the East" At the expiration Of the
war complications will arise that will
plunge Italy and France into war with
Russia. The result will be that the |
two countries will be gObbled up by i
northern powers and will cease to exist |
as president nations. While war is be- |
ing waged between them the Pope will
move the seat of Catholicism from |
Rome to south Ireland. A rebellion |
will take place in the land of the Sham |
rock, in which that country will be-
come independent of England. Then |
= conflict will arise between the ultr-
Catholics of the south of Ireland and
the ultra PrOtestants OF the north; in |
which the sOutherners will be victOri |
ous. A kingdom will be established,
and it is predicted that the reign of the |
first potentate will become historic |
Tor its tyranny.
The prophet paints a dark picture |
Tor the United States. He says that |
1T the close of the century feeling of |
unrest will seize the people. The feel
ing will be the growth of unequal So
eiety economic conditions. Hepredicts
that the 25th President will be the last |
head OF the United States.
During his administration the masses |
will break into open rebellion, the es-
tablisned form of government will be
rent asunder, and for year or more
anarchy will prevail. When order
shall be brought out of chaos, six re-
pubIics will be formed, with capitals
at the following cities: San Francisco,
Denver, st. Louis, New Orleans, Wash
ington and Boston.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-14
Uncle Sans Hot Baths

The Hot Springs of Arkansas are
owned by the U. 8. Government and
have it's endOrsemnt for the cure of
rheumatism, malaria, nervous trou-
bles, chronic and functional ailments
and score more human ills. The
climate of Hot Springs is cool and de-
lightful in summer, owing to its eleva-
tiOn among the Ozark Mountains, and
is the best time for treatment. 100
hotels for all classes. Write Bureau
of Information, Hot Springs, for illus
trated book giving full information.
For reduced excursion tickets and
particulars of the trip, see local agent
or address W. A. Turk, Gen1 Passr.
Agt., Southern Ry., Washington, DC.
july 20-2m
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-14

The "National party" at a slimly
attended convention in New York city,
nominated DonelsOn Caffery, OF Lou
isiana, for President, and Archibald
M. Howe, of Massachusetts, for Vice
President.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-14

Porter Jepson, of Toledo. Ohio, recen
ly placed double-yolked egg in the
nest with a setting of ducks eggs The
mother came off the nest with her
brood, every egg having hatched. In
the brood is one duckling with four
legs and three wings. 1t is as lively
and gets around as we'll as the rest OF
the brood.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-14

What Dreadful Thing it is to wake
up in the night suffering from cholera
mOrbus, and yet cases of this kind are
very common. The trouble, however,
will never become serious if you keep
a bottle of Pain Killer at hand, for it
is remedy that never fails to cure
cholera. cramps. diarrh9a or dysentry.
Avoid substitutes, there is but one
Pain Killer, Perry Davis. Price Csc.
and SOC.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-14
To the Survivors of the Fourteenth vir-
ginia Cavalry.

The annual reunion af the Four
teenth Virginia Cavalry, q. s. A.. will
take place in Staunton, Va, October
1lth.
A change from Lewisburg, W. Va j.,
the Grand Camp of Confederate Vete-
rams in StauntOn on the 10Th of Octo.
Der. This city is very accessible to ali
the companies Of the regiment.
All who served at any time during
the war are fraternally invited to be
with US on this occasion.
By order of JOHN A. GIBSON,
Colonel Commanding.
J. SCOTT MOORE, Adjutant.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-14

Miss Eugene Blair, the actress,
who for nearly eleven years, has been
the wife of Robert Downing, the well
known tragedian. will file suit in
Washington for absolute divorce, Civ.
ing incompatibility of temper as the
cause
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-14

Willie-Pa, did Adam and Eve kick
much when they were turned out of
the gardenp
Pa-Well, no; not just then, but
they raised Cain afterward. THE
DIRECTORY.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-14

Mr.. Richard Olney, Secretary of State
during the Cleveland administration
has written letter. in which Re de-
clares his intention of supporting Mr..
BRYAN for President
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-14
r ARaE FARM FoR sALE.-A splendid

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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-14

One swallow may not make a sum-
mer, but q pin maliciously inserted in
a chair will make one spring.--Chica-
60 News.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-14
Pretty HANDS,

Hands delicately moulded and daintily
white are among the chief of woman's
charms. When such hands are n1arred
by eruptions, their very beauty draws
attention to the repulsive disease HUI
I-!ors which break out on the body be-
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-14

When man agrees with you in
everything, he will bear watching
when your back is turned.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-09-14

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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-08-29
70 Rid a Room of Insects.

A family moving into an old house
year OF SO ago was uupleasantly sur
prised TO find that the former ocou-
pants had been lacking in housewifely
qualities, aud, after sleeping in the
house night or so, it was discovered
that there was more insect life than
was agreeable. To follow old-fashioned
methods was too Glow, aud instead
three sulpher candles were purchased,
the house was shut up after the can
dies had been lighted, and left to itself
for three hours. At the end of that
time everything living inside had
been killed, and there was no trouble
afterward. The family moved to an-
other floor in the same house, repeated
the same operation. with the same
success, and, removing again to their
original floor, for third time repeated
the operation. It worked without
fail, but metal of any kind in the
room had to be taken out, or it would
have turned black.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-08-29
Could Not Translate 1t.

Hiram had returned home from col
lege, where he had won high honors as
student Of the ancient languages;
but he "fell down" one day when his
siater, demure young girl in her
teens, asked him to translate sign
she had seen in front Of ah opticians
Office which read thus "Consultu
sabo utyo urey es." Hiram struggled
manfully with it for several minutes
and then gave it up. "It isn't good
Latin he said. "There are some
words in it that are Latin; but the
others are either wrong in termination
or are barbarisms from other langu
ages, and, taken as whole, it doesn' t
make sense" "That is what I said,'
rejoined his sister; "but Keturah, out
in the kitchen, translates it without
any trouble. She says it means
Consult us about your eyes
Whereupon Hiram collapsed.
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Chinese are dangerous enemies for
they are treacherous. That's why all
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Salve are dangerous. They look like
DeWitt's, but instead of the all-heal-
ing witch hazel they contain ingredi-
ents liable to irritate the skin and
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juries and skin diseases use the origi-
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can ounce of prevention is bet.
ter than a pound Of cure" az the pig
remarked when he ran away frcm the
butcher.
One Minute Cough Cure quickly
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