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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-07-26

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.
" Staunton, Va, July :0sh, 1901.
]. A. Alexander, Assignee
VS..
Maria Johnson.
All persons interested in the above.
styled chancery cause will TAKE NOTICE,
that in pursuance of decree of the Cir
cult Court of Augusta county. entered in
said cause on May o. 1901, | shall at my
Office in StauntOn, Va, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST oath, 1901,
proceed to take, state and settle the follow
ing accounts:
lst. The real estate owned by the defen-
dant, the condition of the title thereto and
its fee simple and annual rental value;
End. The liens binding the same in the
order of their priority, including any uE'
paid taxes thereon;
3rd. Any other matters deemed pertinent
cts. r. E. R. NELSON,
Commissioner in Chancery.
f. B. Kennedy, p, q. july 26 A
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
~ Stauntou, Va, July goth, 1901.
]. a. Alexander, Assignee
VS..
Jacob T. Miller, ct ais.
| All persons interested in the above-sty Les
chancery cause will TAKE NOTICE, that il
pursuance of decree of the Circuit Conr
of Augusta county, entered in said caus
on May 20. 1901, shall at my Office il
| Staunton, Va, on
| SATURDAY, AUGUST oath. 1901,
proceed to take, state and settle the follow
ing accounts
LIST. The real estate owned by the defen
dant, the condition of the title thereto an
its fee simple and annual rental value;
2nd. The liens binding the same in tn
O der of their priority, including any IN
paid taxes thereon.
3rd. Any other matters deemed pert
nent. etc. R. E. r. NELSON,
Commissioner in Chancery.
F. B. Kennedy, p. q. july 26
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-07-26
Swift's Pure Bone Meal,

Ground very fine. and being free from grease
decays readily and quickly in the soil, pro-
ducing HumUs, which like rich decaying
vegita bic matter, lightens and warns the
soil, a bSOrbS and retains moisture, and feeds
the plant from start to finish.
NO BONE MEAL on the market has a
higher analysis, and the price is no higher
than for the course rough bone.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-07-26
WHAT OUR EXCHANGES TELL.
Interesting Personal Mention CGlIed from
the Press Of Neighboring Towns.

tCllfton Forge Review.)
Mrs. Nellie Wood, wife of Mr.. B. v.
Wood, agent of the e. u o. at Iron
Gate, died at the home of her father,
DR.. j. Ii. Cameron, at Goshen, We'd
nesday morning, after short illness.
She is survived by her husband and
two children, her parents, brother and
sisters.
The Augusta Baptist Association
will convene in the Baptist church
here on Tuesday, September 3rd, and
will continue in session three or four
DAYS. A large number Of delegates
and visitors will he in attendance and
their coming is looked forward to with
much pleasure by our citizens.
The Rich Patch church was the
scene of pretty wedding on Wednes
day evening at s o'clock, when Miss
Minnie Stull became the bride of Mr..
Chas. Breedlove. The attendants were
Miss Matte Breedlove, sister of the
groom, and Mr.. Budd Stull, brother of
the bride. The officiating minister
was Rev. E. W. McCorkle.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-07-26
Very Important
And Should Be Read,

And considered carefully by ALL farmers
and particularly those who have been using
Acid Phosphate and other mineral fertili-
gers and Stimulants on their lands unit II the
Humus has beeh exhausted and the lands
hardened and filed with Sulphuric Acid to
the detrinant of all praSsas
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-07-26
Swift's Champion
Wheat Grower,

GUARANTEED ALL PURE DISSOLVED
ANIMAL BONE AND POTASH.
AnalysiS-Am mOnia, 2 to per cent.
Available Phos Acid IL to IA g
Potash, to
The above named Fertilizers are for sale
by JAS. III. BLACKLEY,
Agent at Staunton, Va. ,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-07-26

groom, and Mr.. Budd Stull, brother OF
the bride. The officiating minister
was Rev. E. W. McCorkle.
Highland Recorder.)
DR.. George Rodgers. of Augusta, was
on last Friday called to his home near
Meadow Dale, on account of the Ill
Ness of his brother, Mr.. Eugene
Rodgers.
Mrs. Elizabeth Liggett, of Staunton,
accompanied by her grandson, Master
Henderson Liggett, is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. w. H. Matheny.
Miss Clara Mauzy, of Crabbottom,
accompanied by her aunt, Mrs. Sarah
Turk, who will spend some time with
relatives.
DIR. R. II. Fleming, of Lynchburg,
who is just recovering from spell of
sickness, is visiting his old home near
Hlghtown. His daughter, Miss May,
accompanies him.
(Bridgewater Herald.)
Mrs. L. H. Paul, of Messy Creek,
spent several days in Basic City this
week.
Miss Adelaide Amiss, of Parkers-
burg, W. Va, Is visiting at j. A. Walk
er's, on Messy Greek.
Misses Anna Walker and Adelaide
Amiss spent Tuesday with Miss Sara
Ruckman on The Glade.
Mrs Amanda Clark and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Annie Clark Bartlett and
children, who have been spending sew
eral months with relatives in this Sec
tion, will leave Monday for their home
at Galesburg, Ill.
Miss Nettie Ellis, who has been Wis.,
iting her uncle, Rev. l.. H. Paul, re
ceived a telegram Monday night that
one of her brothers had been injured
by falling from building at his home
in Indian Territory. Miss Nettie
started home Wednesday night.
Valley Virglnian, (Waynesboro.)
Rev. DR.. Fox. OF Salem, has been
the guest of his brother, Dr.. A. G. Fox
this week.
Mrs. r. W. Crowder is improving
at st. Luke's hospital, Rich
mOnd. She is able to walk about and
expects to reach home by August 1st.
Miss M. May Scherer, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. E. G. Cronk,
returned to Marion on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. H. Antrim arrived
this week from Atlantic City and other
nOthern watering places, where they
nava baoD cnen1ipo Gonna WaakS
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13
SENATOR CALLS AUDIENCE
Contained No One OF Lesser Rank thar
the Wee President.

Contained No One OF Lesser Rank than
the Wee President.
There are Two ways OF looking at
anything, and the way wit of WASH
ington explained certain lacl of au-
dience in the senate, when a southern
senator made a speech. was certain
the most delightful way of defining a
somewhat chilling incident
1t has passed into history that Hon.
Wilkinson Call Of Florida, though for
three terms q United States senator
and highly honored by his state, did
not make great impression on the
senate as a speaker. and that ne -hus
disappointed all those who have the
tradition in their minds that all south
ern statesmen are orators. Senator
Call, it is said, once arose to maze
speech when the senate chamber was
rather empty AS he spoke the few
members of the senate who were there
fled out to get luncheon No one re-
manned on the floor to listen to the
speech, but the president of the senate
still sat in his place. digni6ed and
calm. The galleries were a-sO empty,
and the incident became the subject Of
Washington gossip. At a dinner party
where a southern politician was a
guest it was asked what he thought Of
the southern senator's audience when
he made his speech in the senate this
morning. Then came clever answer.
for the southern man said, with
grave face: Il thought it very dis
tinguished audience. There was no
person there Of less rank than the vice
president of the United States. Sat
urday Evening Post.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

under the direction 81 Che secretary OK
the interior, at sales 10 be held at the
opening and subsequent thereto"
CAN HOMESTEAD AFTER 60 DAYs-
All persons are especially admonished
that under the said act of congress APP
proved March 3, 1901, il is provided
that no person shall be permitted 70
settle upon, occupy or enter any OF said
coded lands except in the manner pro
scribed in this proclamation until after
the expiration of sixty days from the
same are opened to settlement and
entry. After the expiration of the
said sixty days, but not before, any OF
said lands remaining undisposed of
NAV be settled upon, occupied and
entered upon under the general pro-
visions of the homestead aud townsite
laws of the United States in like man
ner as if the manner of effectiBg such
settlement, occupancy and entry had
not been prescribed herein in obedience
to law.
1t appearing that there are fences
around the pastures into which, for
convenience, portions of the coded
lands have been divided. and that the
fences are of considerable value and
are still the property of the Indian
tribes ceding said lands to the United
States, all persons going upon exam
lining. entering or settling upon any
of said lands are cautioned to respect
such fences as property of the Indians,
and not to destroy, appropriate or
carry away the same but to leave them
uudisturbed so that they may be sea
sonably removed and preserved for the
| benefit of the Indians.
The secretary of the interior shall
prescribe all needful rules and regula-
tions necessary to carry into full effect
the opening herein provided for
In witness whereof. / have hereunto
, set nv hand and caused the seal of the
| United States TO be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this
4th day IF July in the year of our Lord
1901, and the Independence of the Uni
ted States the one hundred and twenty
sixth.
/ WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
By the President:
JOHN HAY, Secretary of State.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13
D,y,t.rv keve,,ea by The Tl1e%.

The Croft, which traded between
Leith and New York, lett the former
town in October. 1898. and was nsvsr
heard of again. says a London newsp1-
per. Recently bottle WIS picked up
at Granton. 1t contained a message to
the effect that the liner and ali hams
were going down in mfd-Atlantic. The
Croft had a crew OF thirty, hal ing
from Newcastle and Leith, and this is
the first time she has been heard OF
since she
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13
The LIT Cure.

The ladies of New York have dis
covered a new kind of cure, says the
Montreal Star. It is called the elevator
cure. There is some sort OF idea OBJ
tanned from somewhere that the NOV
ing elevator has something to do with
the improved circulation of the blood.
Elevator men in the districts OF New
York where there are the most high
buildings report the people seeking the
elevator cure to be noticeably on the
increase
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

Agents of the German government
are securing Arizona for horses for
use in the army. Several days ago they
closed deal with ranchers in the
northern and central parts of the ter
ritory for several hundred head, and
will buy as many more. The Arizona
range horse is peculiarly adapted to
hard campaigning. The stock cores
OF excellent blood. Indeed of su,h
quality is the Arizona horse that United
States army buyers prefer him when
he can be secured, to the product of
any other region. The heavy demand,
however, of the past three years has
drawn heavily on the Arizona horse
ranges, and prices have risen. Army
buyers are paying from $25 to $55 and
getting horses from three to five years
old.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13
K.,.e. D,r. ss,,.,vrx.. E,h.-

Although, as beAtsa nan who be-
neves in the divine right CT kinss, tbs
kaiser shows a stern front 20 tie pao-
lie when he drives about the streets
in private there is 10 monarch so easy
so frank and full OF fun. Wen kc
net Lord Salisbury daring his frs
visit TO Cc8es some tine ago ne tod
that august man some stories waiel
made him split his sides He even
dug the premier in the rios wien his
grandmother was rot By. aad tkea
zpologized for the indiEereticn-
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

The board of health of the city Of
Galveston is arranging for large sup
ply of oil from the Beaumont wells to
be used in fighting mosquitoes. The oil
will be distributed in ali the stagnant
pools il the city, sprinkled on the sur
face OF water in the cutters, and dis
tributed free to owners of open els
terms for use in destroying mosqui los
and the fever-breeding germs which
collect in the ponds. Experime nts
made by the board of health have dem
Onstrated the virtue of crude oil as a
sanitary measure if properly used and
petroleum water as healthful and
nourishing for drinking purposes.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

The king of Italy has just asquired
the island of Monte Cristo, the scene OF
Dumas thrilling romance, as hunt
ing ground. 1t is about six miles in
extent, and abounds in fur and feather.
There are to be found the wild boar,
the wild goat, the mouffion, hare and
pheasant. When he was Prince of Ma
pies the king used to often go hunting
on the island, which then belonged to
the Marquis de Ginori-Lesci.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13
"a. as xouth.s Pride

DR.. Joseph Parker, the noted Lon
don preacher. was recently lecturing
on Eternity" in a provincial town
and was much annoyed by a young
dandy who was seated near the pat
torn The youth. proud OF a new
watch, was continually pulling it out
to see what time it was. Finally the
lecturer could stand it no longer. Look
ing full at the offender he said: Put
up your watch. young man. We are
considering eternity. not time"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

Colonel James G. Miner, once assist
ant secretary Of the confederate navy,
when he died at Milford, o., on Tues
day, had in his trunk million dollars
IN confederate bonds and money. Had
he sold these to collectors he would
not have been so poor that his wife's
burial and his own need be at the
charge of friends, as was the case.
Colonel Miners wife, so years old,
died three weeks before him; neigh
Dor then took him to her home, where
the desolate man died at the age of 80.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13
Dinners and Gowns

Nothing pleases q woman more than
to be asked out to dine at a fashion
able hotel. says the Lady's Pictorial.
Whatever she may say to the contrary
woman likes to dress up as the chill
dren say. She likes TO feel that she
looks nice. and she wants other peo-
pie TO see her; and, finally, she likes
to compare herself and her gown with
others and their gowns. Where can
all these aspirations be better fulfilled
than In the gorgeous dining resorts Of
the present day?
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

WIN Be the greatest this country has ever
seen The entire machinery viii be run
BY power furnished from Niagara Falls.
Although the power required Is enormous
We believe this cataract IS equal TO the
task. the same as Hostetter's Stomach
Sitters 10 equal to the task OK supplying
the BODY with motive power when IL Is
run down There Is no medicine in the
world so good FOR dyspepsia, indigestion.
constipation. fatulency and nervousness.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

Pope Leo XIII. has just reorganized
his historic bodyguard. These gentle
men always accompany the pope in his
walks and attend him at all public
functions. Leo XIII. has increased the
corps from eighty to $40 in number,
and has placed them at the head OF the
Vatican troops.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

AT Rosslare. Co.. Wexford. rapid
progress is being made with the in
stallation of Marconi's wireless tele-
graphic apparatus, which is being
erected there. The installation viii
soon be ready for work, when it VII
be used for receiving and transm t.
ting messages to and from the great
American liners and other vessels
passing by the Irish coast Rosslare
will soon become a notable name il
Irish geography.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

The 38th anniversary of the estab-
lishment of territorial government
for Arizona was marked by the dedi-
cation of the new capital at Phoenix.
Governor Murphy presided.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

A passenger train on the Mime
apolis, ST. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie
Railroad was recently delayed an hour
by heaps of Russian thistles which had
been blown upon the track by heavy
winds. The thistles were caught On
the wire fences along the right of way,
where they collected in punches in
much the same manner in which snow
drifts into railroad cuts.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13
MAY FOUND rowNs1rEs.

Any person, or persons desiring to
found or to suggest establishing d
tOwnSIte upon any of the cedeu lands
at any point not in the near v4c.nIty OF
the county seats selected and Ceslgna-
tel as aforesaid, may, AT any Tune
be.ore the opening herein provided
for, nile In the proper local land ONCE
written appucaClon to that effect
desc. 1bIng by legal subdivisions the
land intended to be effected, and
stating fully and under oatn the
necessity or prOpriety OF founding or
esta bIiSnIng town at that place. Ine
local officers will forthwith transmit
sucn petition to the commissioner OF
the general land ofice with their
recommendation in the premises. Such
commissioner, if lie believes the pubic
interests will be suoServed thereby,
will, if the secretary of the interior
approve Thereof, issue an order with
drawing the lands described in such
petition, or any portion thereof from
homestead entry and settlement, and
directing that the same be held for tine
time being for TOWNSHIP settlement,
entry, and disposition In such events
the lands so withheld from homestead
entry and settlement will, at the time
Of said opening, and not before, be-
come subject to settlement, entry and
disposition under the general townsite
laws of the United States. None of
said ceded lands W IL be subject to set
t.ement. entry or disposition under
such general towDsite laws except in
the manner herein prescribed until
after the expiration of sixty days from
the time of said opening.
Attention is hereby espec ally called
to the fact that under the special
provisions of the said act of congress,
approved Marcl B, 10 II, the townsites
selected and designated as the county
seats of the new counties into which
s1id lands have been formed cannot be
disposed of under the general TOWNSHIP
laws of the United States and can
only be disposed of in the special
manner provided in said act of con-
gress. which declares:
1.-The lands so set apart and desig-
mated shall. in advance of the opening,
be SURVEYED, subdivided and plated
under the direction of the secretary OF
the interior, into appropriate blocks
lots. streets. alleys and sites for parxs
or public buildings, SO as to make q
townsite thereof;
Provided, That no person shall pur.
chase more than one residence and one
business lot Such town lots sh I'll be
offered aud sold to the highest bid Ter
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13
Arte..a. weI.s OF sIexIco.

In the CITY OF Mexico there are 1.o71
private artesian wells and eleven pub
lie ones This number viii soon be in
creased, for, at the present time, many
property owners are having wells
bored in their yards.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

! The numerous islands of the Pata-
gonia archipelago are covered with
evergreen forests capable of supplying
immense quantities of valuable timber,
while the mountain ranges, being, OF
the same geological formation as tn ose
of Chilli and Peru, are probably rich
in mineral resources.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

The heaviest precious stone is the
zircon, which is four and one-half
times heavier than an equal amount
OF water: the lightest is the opal, only
twice as heavy as water.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

Although the value of the late Mar
quis of Bute's property exceeded s29.-
600 600 the amount on which inherit
ance duty could be levied was only
S4,s40, 600. The tax was sS92.oo0-
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13
aoId from r yer DreagIng-

In the operation of dredging navi-
gable channels at the mouth of the
Moruya and Shoalhaven rivers in New
South Wales it was discovered that
the mud contained much gold dust.
An automatic god saver was then at
tached to the dumping machinery and
it is estimated that enough gold W Ii
thus be obtained to defray the expens-
IS Of keeping the channels open.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

King George CT Greece is the latest
victim, In . small way of the irony OF
tate. Not long ago he framed q law
to hne the owners o. unregistered dogs.
Last week & was dia covered that his
own four pes had not been taxed
and he Was fined 90 draehmss.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

The revenue New York derives from
the rental Of piers 20 the CunaTd, the
White Star, the American, the Atlantic
Transport. tie French, the Leyland.
the National and other lines is nearly
a million dollars annually The White
Star lien pays the largest rental, <2I7,-
eco; the Cunard line is next. with
$120. 600, and the American line third.
with $Ss, 131.-Ainslee's Magazine
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

A decree has been issued by the
governor-general OF Moscow, forbid
ding the inhabitants to carry knives,
with the exception of those whose vo-
cations require it. Persons transgress-
ing this regulation are Liable to a fine
not exceeding 500 rubles or three
months imprisonment.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

Pennsylvania is the latest state that
is trying to encourage and regulate
marriage by new methods. Rep -esen-
tatiye Roth of Lehigh, introduced b.l
IN the state legislature lately which
provides that a male citizen of Penn
sylvania over forty years old, making
application for marriage license shall
pay to the clerk of courts a license of
500. This is to be turned into the
state treasury for the purpose of main
tanning homes for women over forty
years old, who have not had suitable
opportunity or offer OF marriage and
have not means sufficient to keep
themselves in clothes and spending
money. Any bachelor over forty years
old who shall go outside of the state
for a wife shall pay 800 into the
state treasury. The act is irrevocab e
and can never be repealed without the
consent of the majority of the old wo-
men who have been regularly admitted
to the homes established for them.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

The government CT Prussia Is about
to establish pubic libraries. For CT les,
permanent libraries and public reading
rooms will be maintained, while for
the rural districts movable libraries
will be supplied.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13
Ru.sians Emlgratipg 40 S brrla.

A Russian contemporary states that
t emigration of Russian peasants to
Eastern Siberia, and especially to the
Ussuri territory. is going on at fever
ish rate. During the first three months
OF the present year nearly 1900 people
left Odessa for Vladiyostok. One single
steamer carried 500 emigrants to the
far east Most OF the emigrants are
from southern Russia.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

Northern winter resorts are new
suggestion, the programme for Wis
ito4s including toboggan sides, ice
boats, s1eighing, skating, sun parlors
and big log Tres for evening enter
Jainment
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

Automobile racers have a record of
an average OF sixteen miles an hour
between Now York and Boston Re e
ere ships that can beat that by eight
or nine miles an hour
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

Enteric fever Is calculated to have
killed ten Britishers in South Africa
for each one who has fallen a victim
to Boer bullets.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

The negro population of the United
States is not diminishing, as many
suppose, but is on the gain. The per-
centage of increase since 1890. accord
ing to the census of 1900, is 1913,
which is a greater percentage of in
crease than that of the previous dec
ade. The actual figures, according to
the latest census are as follows: Col
ored population, S,5O0.O0O; increase,
1.029. $50. That is the largest increase
shown by any census since 1890, ex-
cepting that of 1880, when the gain
was 1,7o0,7s4.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

The man whose only claim to sane
tity is long face should dispose of
portion of his cheek.