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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-07-11
Killed Both.

Saturday two brothers by the name
of Cash, from Low Moor, went to the
home of John Crawford, who lives
on Wilson's Greek, near Clifton Forge,
and not finding Crawford at home
frightened bis family so that they left
the house. In the afternoon they re-
turned and found Crawford on his
porch. One of the Cash brothers drew
a knife and started for Crawford who
picked up his gun and shot him dead,
when the other brother drew pistol
he was also shot and killed. About
midnight officer V. w. Wheeler went
to arrest Crawford, who made the fol-
lowing statement: zone of the Cash
boys came towards me and said, I'll
cut your thorat from ear to ear and
I said, GU have cut your last throat,
and fired my gun at him and put fifteen
buckshot in his breast. Then the 9TH
er one came at me and did the same
for him." Officer Wheeler found Craw-
ford sitting quietly in his house, and
when told that be was under arrest he
said: 1--WE been looking for you for
some time" He had stretched out bis
victims, and closed their eyes and
mouths. Crawford was given a pre-
liminary trial Monday and was held
for the grand jury, and taken to Jail
In CovingtOn.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-07-11

Fifty-seventh Congress has so far ap-
rropriated $500, 193, 1877, exclusive of
the contracts authorized and which
must be paid for at some future time,
These contracts. from figures furnish
ed me by Representative Livingston,
ranking democratic member of the
House Committee on Appropriations,
amount to $3.50, 1878 .215, making the to-
tai appropriations aggregate 81 ,O59,-
567, O52. On June 10th, Representa-
tive Samson stated on the floor of the
House that the estimated revenues of
the government for the current fiscal
year would amount to $685., OO0, 900. 1t
is not difficult, therefore, to see how
close the Congress just adjourned has
brought the country to deficiency
which would certainly be accomplish
ed if the Ship-subsidy bill, now in
allegiance, were to become a law dur
ing the short session.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-07-11
A LIE NAILED.

When Mr.. Henry Watterson, short
while ago, just after the dedication OF
the Tilden Club in New York, took
occasion to express his convictions In
regard to Grover Cleveland and har.
mOny, the substance of which was
published in the SPECTATOR of June
9th, a number Of Cleveland papers
with that veracity which marks SO
many of them, published cock and
bull story about Cleveland and Wat.
terson having fallen out over some
incident when Mr.. Watterson allowed
Mrs. Cleveland to have personal
interview with Clara Morris, an
actress, when Mr.. Cleveland had in.
trusted Mrs. Cleveland to Mr.. Wat.
tersOn's care to the theatre on one
occasion. This story purported to
account for Mr.. Watterson's bitterness
toward Mr.. Cleveland. The story
proves to be a lie out of the whole
cloth, and Mr.. Watterson has the
following to say in regard to why he
has criticized Cleveland as be has done.
''Mr. WattersOn has but two ends in
view, to scotch movement wholly
dangerous in character and to vindi-
cate the truth of history. Hehas never
had the slightest private quarrel with
Mr.. Cleveland. Mr.. Watterson is the
last man in the world to make an indi-
vidual grief the basis of a public attack.
He would despise himself If be were
capable of 1t.
"His opposition to Mr.. Cleveland
rests upon the specific statements he
has made; that Mr.. Cleveland is an
ill-tempered, self-willed man, having
neither the intellectual training nor
the moral and political inspiration for
democratic fellowship or leadership;
that be knows little, and cares less,
about tariff reform; that such sympa.
thies as he has are not on the side of
the plain. common people, and still less
with the lowly and the poor, but on
the side of the strong, the mighty and
the great; that he is personally an
migrate and a gluttod; that because
of his selfishness and his brutishness
he alienated every democrat of
consequence In congress who would
not serve him blindly; that, In short,
he found the party a noble unit and
left it a wreck. Where he is best
known he is most detested."
Seeing these thing, sometimes at
long range sometimes at short range.
Mr.. Watterson stood aghast and
appalled,.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-07-11

The Washington Pest is trying hard
to induce Senator Bailey to attack
Judge Penfield. 1t will be remembered
that Senator Bailey and Senator Bev-
eridge had a slight alteration about
Judge Penfield's actions in certain
case pending before the Mexican
courts. Judge Penfield says, according
to the Post, that Bailey is all kinds Of
a liar and other various kinds of a
scoundrel. The Post ought to note
the difference between any kind of a
gutter snipe calling one liar when
the person called liar is miles away,
and a man of ones own social standing
making such remarks to ones face.
But the Post has not been able to see
this distinction. Suppose Judge Pen.
field walks up to Mr.. Baily and repeats
his remarks if he be the brave, truthful
and maligned officer he thinks himself
to be,
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ChiIdrens Day Services.

Childrens day services were held at
West Augusta recently. Interesting
exercises were carried out and highly
enjoyed by the audience present.
Miss Bessie Kincaid presided at the
organ throughout the exercises in a
most acceptable manner. The follow
ing program was rendered in a most
excellent way:
Song.-"Jesus Lover of my soul'
by school and congregation.
Opening prayer by Asst Supt. ]. W.
Hamilton.
Song: GLORIOUS things of thee are
spoken" by school.
Scripture reading on Discipleship.
Song:-Teach me my God and
King"
Addresses by the Supt. and Asst.
w. B. Fisher and j. w. Hamilton.
Song: "Seeds of Promise"
Recitation: "Was it you?' by
CLAUDIA Swatts.
Recitation: ''It must be settled
right" by Lottie Propes.
Recitation: "Never stretch the
truth" by Author Swatts.
Song: stepping in the Light.''
Recitation: 1.-TWO Princes" by
Master Cross Swatts.
Recitation: 1.-The Sins of Omission, >
by Miss Pearle Cross.
Recitation; "Our Work" by Miss
Florence Carroll.
Song: Jesus Lives''
Recitation: "The Barefoo. ed Boy
by Master Richie Hamilton.
Recitation: ''What can little hands
dor" by Blanche Hamilton.
Recitation: by Bormie Hamilton.
Song: "Never Alone"
Recitation: Little Brown hands
by Master Roy Hamilton.
Recitation: Little things by
Ruth Hamilton.
Recitation: clark the voice O
Jesus" by Edna Joseph.
Song: Bringing in the Sheaves'
Recitation: Compensation" b,
Master Russell Hamilton.
Recitation: by Florence and Mabe
Fisher.
The 22'd Psalm memOrized by Geor
gia Anthoney.
Song: keep in the line"
Recitation: "Who is our neighbor?
by Lena SJoutamyre.
i Recitation: life has it's angel side,
\ Miss Brown Carroll.
4 Song: "Rescue the Perishing."
Recitation: 1.-THE Silent Boatman,
Miss Lottie Hamilton.
/ Song: Hail Glorious Army"
i Collection.
Closing Hymn: 9TH we NEE
again"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-07-11

The Secretary of the Tilden Club O.
New York, in reply to the statement
OF Mr.. Bryan that he was not invited
to that famous feast,'' says that ar
invitation was sent him-Bryan-by
registered mail. The secretary does
not'state, however, that it was SO
timed as not to reach him until too
late, that no toast was sent Mr.. Bryan
with a special request that he respond
as was done with Cleveland, Hill and
others, and that the invitation was
only one of the perfunctory kind which
was sent out generally to many who
might be present if they chose, but
whose presence was a matter of in
difference. This is why Mr.. Bryan
says he was not invited, and such an
invitation was in fact not an invitation
TO come, but was an invitation to stay
away.
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Sale of
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE

AS executor of John ]. Larew and CON-
missiOnerS In the cause of Lewis, admir-.
VS.. Lewis. ct ais, in the circuit court of
Augusta county. we will offer for sale at
public auction at SherandO, Augusta coun-
ty, Va, on
SATURDAY, the 18th day of JULY, 1902.
the real estate in that section of the coun-
ty which was owned by John ]. Larew
and J. M. Lewis in common. The land has
been carefully surveyed and divided up
into eighteen different parcels, ranging in
and will be offered in those parcels, with
satisfactory rights of way for all parcels
that do not abut on public road. The
land will then be offered in three parcels
as follows, tO-wit:
/. One parcel contains 853 A, 9 R and
2. A parcel containing 200 A., r and
8. A parcel containing R and 3SP,
and sold in which ever way it realizes the
most. The whole boundary contains /. O54
A, r and 80 P. A great deal of this land
Is good farming land and has some i'm
prOvements on it and other parcels are
well timbered. The sale offers fine Op-
portunity for securing home or buying
place at IL O'Clock on the following
TERMS-At the option of the purchaser
one-fourth of the purchase money NAV be
paid in cash and the residue in three equal
annual payments. The purchase money
bonds without security; or sufficient 10
meet the costs of suit and sale may be paid
in cash and the residue in three equal an
nual payments, the purchaser to execute
bonds with approved personal security.
the title in either case to be retained as
ultimate security.
R. F. LAREW,
CARTER BRAXTON,
Commissioners.
r. F. LAREW, Ex'Or.
of Jno. ]. Larew, decd. i
Clerk Office of the Circuit Court of Au-
gusta County, to-wit:
1, Jos. B. Woodward. Clerk of the court
aforesaid, do certify that r. F. Larew, one i
of the commissioners above nsmed, has
executed the bond required by decree of |
sale entered on the 18th day of June 1902,
in the chancery cause of James M. Lewis, !
admir-. ct ais, VS.. VIM. Waller Lewis, ct
als.. pending in said court.
Given under my hand this 23rd day of
tune, 1902.
jun 27-tds Clerk.
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HOW's This 7

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
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We the undersigned, have known FL.
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per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testi-
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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THE STRIKE.

The great strike now on has caused
losses In many directions. It is said
how true it be we know not, that the
losses of the Pennsylvania and B. 6
o. Railways have mounted to the mil
lion mark, while the C. & o. has been
also a great sufferer in losses on
frelghts. 1t is noticeable that no coal
of Importance is carried. Scarcely a
coal car is visible, and especially is
there not coal train. 1t was feared
that many iron works would close
down, and possibly many other manu-
featuring establishments would be
obliged to quit work temporarily.
Why the manufacturer and coal mine
operator of the north has SO much
trouble with his workmen we cannot
tell. but nevertheless be does. In order
to show to the world that 1t was the
mine labOrer and not the mine owner
who caused the trouble, the mine
owner pretended to show his books,
and In doing so proved, so some news
papers have reported, that it was
impossible to increase wages without
increasing the price of coal to the
consumer. We do not know who has
believed this story, but it has never
deceived us minute. A few papers
have pretended to believe 1t, and
therefore have placed tho blame all on
the mine laborer, instead of whore It
belonged, on the mine owner. As soon
as we find coal miners living in such
palaces as the coal barons are aecus.
toned to dwell in, and ENJOYING
Newport breezes and the delights Of
Narragansett pier, we shall credit
this nicely spun yarn about the poor
coal baron having surrendered the last
cent possible. Not expecting to see
such sight and knowing furthermore
that such a statement is not true.
because coal has been jumped up time
after time in the last twelve months
while wages hay not. our sympathy
is with the miner, as far as we can
sympathise with any man who finds
himself in trouble brought on by his
own folly. Protection, as it is un-
truthfully called, for labor, high tariff
on ell the miner eats and wears, war
taxes, expansion, reckless expenditures
and the thousand and one ills which
Republican rule has bought about bv
the miners own vote largely, are so
directly to his disadvantage if not
ruin. that We wonder more and more
why be will persist in helping bring
hem about. But he does, and of course !
le must suffer. II
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-07-11
A VILE ISLANDER.

We learn to our great pleasure that
the report recently published that ex-
Governor Mace orkle, of w est Virginia,
had gone over to the Republican
party, is absolutely and utterly untrue.
This is very gratifying to the many
friends of the ex Governor in Virginia.
They are glad for his sake, for their
own and for his good name.
The man who changes from
Democracy to Republication is Vir-
ginia or West Virginia, sacrifices
nearly everything that most highmind-
ed people hold dear, and places himself
and friends in an eternal tread mill OF
apologies. Since the above was in
type we have received the following
letter from Gov. MacCorkle which we
gladly publish, and trust that 1t may
serve to right the great wrong which
has been done him. We sincerely re-
greet that we did not know earlier the
facts, but the leading papers of Wash
ing, Baltimore and Richmond pub
lished the report as coming directly
from Charleston, hence our notice of
1t.
Charleston, w. Va. July Z.
Col. R. s. Turk,
Editor Stanton Spectator,
StauntOn, Va.
Dear Col Turk-In the last issue Of
your paper appears the statement that
had left the Democratic party. / an
very much chagrined that you should
make this statement without finding
out from me whether or not it wat
true.
The first Democratic speech / evel
made was in 1877 and it was made fol
you in your campaign for Prosecuting
Attorney of POcahOntas county, and
ever since We have made Democratic
campaigns along the same line anG
under the party organization. I an
peculiarly hurt ny your publication
because your paper circulates among
my friends and my multitudinoui
kins-peOple of the Valley of Virginia
who, from time immemorial have beer
Democrats under every viclssitude Of
personal fortune and through every
defeat Of the Democratic party.
have been a Democrat and entirely
loyal to that organization although
tempted In manner which comes tt
but few men In political life. I see nc
reason to change my political faith
I believe that at this time of all timet
in the history Of our country, 1t should
be the duty Of every good Democrat te
stand unswervingly by bis party organ
iZation. If ever this country needed 6
party which has enshrined in its bein&
all Of the great, good principles Of
government of the people, it is at thil
time.
Outside of this consideration, there
Is another reason why am peculiarly
chagrined at your publication. II ther,
il any creature on the face of the eartt
for whom l have an unmitigated con
tempt it Is the poor wretch who hal
left his party In his weakness in orde
that he may stand at the table wher'
he can get his hands amidst the lOave
and the fishes. The Republican part!
down in it's heart has as absolute con
tempt for that individual as has tn
| honest, answering Democrat, VIII
stands in the ranks Of his party, not
withstand1ng it's present defeat.
hope that you will give this car,
the prominence which you gave tn
| other statement In your issue of las
week. Yours very truly.
VI. A. MAcCoRKLE.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-07-11

There is much speculation as to
whom Gov. Montague will place on the
r. R. Commission. 1t seems rather
certain that Mr.. Henry Fairfax will
be one of the commissioners, the others
are in doubt. It may be safe to say
that the Importance of this commits
sion is so great that the good sense.
and sound judgment Of the Governor
will be brought thoroughly into play,
and that a commission of high stand.
ard will be named.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-07-11

A good deal has been said about
Cleveland being twice elected by the
very people who twice repudiated
Bryan. This sounds well, but Is absO-
lutely untrue. Every Southern State
was carried by Bryan, and be got one
million more votes when defeated than
Cleveland ever got. There is nothing
therefore for Cleveland's dends to be
Dragging about. Bryan still has mil
lions who would vote for him. but the
followers of Cleveland are no where OF
the face of the earth. Watterson prop
erly expresses the facts when he says
Cleveland found the Democratic party
q unit, he left 1t q wreck.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-07-11

Mr.. Quay is suspicious Of Mr.. Hanna
in the latter's procuring delegates to
the next national convention for Mr..
Roosevelt. Mr.. Quay is said to be
sincere in his desire to nominate MI.
Roosevelt, while he does not believe
Mr.. Hanna is. The country generally
is little suspicious Of both.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-07-11

Mr.. Joseph A. Glasgow has with
drawn as a candidate for circuit judge
Judge Letchsr's chances for return to
that position are now considered by bis
friends as being remarkably bright
His uniform politeness, his strict at
tention to busin ess, and bis painstak
ing and careful consideration of The
causes before him, have greatly in
gratiated him in the estimation Of the
people of this district.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-07-11

The President is certainly perform
ing what be feels to be duty, though
the task is an onerous one. He Is try
ing to apologize for a batch Of very
ordinary officials and for lot OF dirty
official records.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-07-11
Election Tuesday, Nov. q.
For Congress, 10th Va. District,
II. D. FLOOD, of Appomattox.

There is one thing the new constitu-
tion has done for the people Of Virginia,
1t has reduced the rate of taxation ten
cents from the old rate.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-07-11

The man who has money, says Sena-
tor Stewart, does not need sympathy.
This is probably as bright an utterance
az the Senator ever made.
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Public Sale and Renting
OF VALUABLE
Real Estate in Augusta County

BY virtue of the authority vested in US
by decree of June 18th, 1902, in the chan
Gerry cause OF lack. SprouSe's Crds. VS.
Jack. SprOuse ct ais, now pending in the
Circuit Court of Augusta county, we will
offer for sale at public auction in front of
the court house in the City of Staunton. on
MONDAY, JULY 28th, 1902,
at II o'clock M, that certain valuable
tract OF land, with all improvements
thereon, of which lack. Sprouse died
seized and possessed, situated in Augusta
county, in Pastures district, near the viii
lage of Craigsyille, and containing 461
acres.
At the same time and place we will offer
for rent at public auction for a term of
| two years that certain tract of land adj
joining the above mentioned tract, con-
| tanning 573 acres, in which the defendant.
Frances Sprouse, has life interest.
II the 46t acre tract brings sufficient to
pay OIL the unpaid debts reported in said
cause, together with all costs of suit and
sale, then the renting will not take place;
otherwise it will be made.
TERMS-As to the said sale above men
| toned, the terms will be One-fourth of the
purchase money cash in hand on day of
| sale. and the residue in three equal annual
| lnstallments, to be evidenced by the bonds
I! OF the purchaser, bearing date on the day
|
the homestead exemption, and falling due
respectively in one, two and three wears
from date. with good personal security
thereon, and the title retained as ultimate
security.
AS to the said renting, the terms are that
the renting shall be for two years, the rent
money to be paid In four equal install.
ments, to be evidenced by the bonds of
| the renter, bearing date on day of renting.
| with good security thereon, and falling
due respectively in six, twelve, eighteen
and twenty-four months from date, with
out interest until due.
F. B. KENNEDY,
HENRY W. HOLT,
Commissioners,
l, Jos. B. Woodward, Clerk of the Cir
cult Court of Augusta county, do certify
thatthe bond required of the commission
erS in the cause of zachariah Sprouse's
creditors VS.. Sprouse, ct ais, pending in
this court, has been duly executed by F.
b. Kennedy. one of the commissioners
above named
Given under my hand this 18th day of
June. 1902.
JOS. B. WOODWARD,
Jun 2I-5t Clerk.
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To Cure a Cold In One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If it
rails to cure. E. W. Grove 3 signature
is on each box. Csc deco "
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