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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15
Commissioners Sale
OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE

Pursuant to the provisions of certain
decree, entered on May 18th, 1903, in the
chancery cause of E A. Demastus vs. VIM.
b Campbell, &C., now pending in tn Cir
cuit Court of Augusta county, will offer
for sale at public auction, in front of the
Courthouse in the City of StauntOn, on
Saturday. June 10, 1908, at II o'clock, N.
That certain tract of sand in Riverheads
District, on which Mary Jane Demastus
resided at the time of her death, and which
was set apart TO her dover interest in the
real estate of her late husband, C. b.
DemastuS, decd. Said tract of land con-
tainS Is acres. l rood and q poles. has good
and comfortable buildings thereon, and is
located in good neighb0rhood.
TERMS iOF SALE:-One fourth of the
purchase money cash on day of sale, and
the residue on three equal annual install
ments, to be evidenced by the bonds of the
purchaser, bearing date on day of sale,
with interest from date at six per cent. per
annum, and falling due respectively in
one, two and three years from date with
good personal security thereon, and the
title retained as ultimate security.
F. B. KENNEDY,
Special Commissioner,
Clerks Office of the Circuit Court of Au
gusta county, tO-wit:
l, Jos. b. Woodward, Clerk of the Court
aforesaid, do certify that F. F. Kennedy,
Special Commissioner above named, has
executed the bond required by decree of
date May 18th. 1908, in the chancery cause
of K. A. Demastus VS.. VIM. B. Campbell,
&c now pending in this court.
Given under my hand this 18th day of
May, 1908. |
JOS. B. WOODWARD, Clerk.
may 15-5ts
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15
PAID 10 HOWL.

There is a belief prevalent that a
spontaneous outburst has occurred in
favor of Grover Cleveland as a third
term Democratic president and that
he will be nominated and if nominal
ed he will be elected. The ''outburst' -
Is vastly overestimated, and few
aOW of the source from whence the
seeming outburst comes. There is no
d snying the fact that Grover has
learned a POLITICAL wrinkle or two
since be was last candidate. He
vas no politician at all then. He had
not gotten beyond the coarse manners
Of Buffalo sheriff, be had about as
much of the Sa00ir fare as Jno. l..
sullivan up TO few years ago. 1t is
row said he knows how to smile at q
Joke even if On him, that he can Sly
'OOd morning without insulting the
p,rson spoken to, and that he lifts his
nat to ladies. This if true is a great
st ,p forward, and whilst tending
.trOngly to ingratiate him with those
persons who have all the gold of this
-Ountry and want all of all other
:Duntries shows that the willy Grover
3 after something. Politics like try
ing to sell goods forces smiles that
ould Devtr otherwise be wrung from
III, face that does the smiling, and
w1en a smile is wrung from the face
tn 1t dc es the smiling. aid when
8 nile can Is wrung from Grover
tn re is no doubt about his being out
for Office. Napoleon should have
cea .ed warfare before Waterloo.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15

Ralston and Messrs. Howard Wilson
Tom Hunter, S. G. Brown, r I..Craw
ford, E. ]. Wayland. Fl. G. Eichelberger
and &. J. Koiner managed SO admirably
that everyone was provided for and
the large official delegation with many
visitors found ample accommodation
In the hospitable homes of the congre-
cation. Besides this. at the noon
hour every day great feast was
spread under an ample tent awning,
where the good ladies of the cOngre-
cation directed by Mesdames n. l.
Wilson, j. E Trimble and R..L Craw
ford fed. and fed bountifully and
luxurlously every man. woman and
child of the immense congregation.
The supply was really inexhaustible
for when the satisfied hundreds left
the table, the basketfuls of fragments
left, seemed to equal those which
were taken up when the thousands
we're miraculously fed in the wilder
| ness, according to the gospel of
Mathew.
part of the entertainment, not on
the program. was a delightful free
concert furnished IN the early morn
ing to the early risers by pair of
mocking birds. The rarity of the
thing made it all the more welcome.
We do not know of any other mock
lug birds in this valley. Hebron is still
ahead. Il. G. M.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15
Some improvements at the Organ
Factory,

The Putnam Organ Factory is now
completing some expensive additions
to the plant which when in use will
greatly Increase the output. A large
new engine house is ready for receiy-
ing the 800 horse power engine, the fly
wheel of which weighs eleven tons.
This engine will more than double the
power previously used. The building
containing the old mill room has been
added to by an extension which nearly
doubles its former capacity. During
the last three years the annual output
of this factory has been more than
and the ever expanding trade
both foreign and domestic has neces-
STATED a constant increase in the num-
Der OF operatives employed. Each
month finds more men on the pay roll
than were there the previous pay day.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15
For Your Own Protection

send postal.card for free b, OH OF pa
tent claims relating to Hollow Concrete
Building Blocks and machines f. r
their manufacture, to the Harmon :.
Palmer Hollow Concrete Building
Block Company, Washington, ID. G.,
owners of patents, or one dollar for
full copies, including. drawings and
specifications in bound form; thirty
five pages, ski inches. Beware of in.
Engagements, several suits already filed.
New Patents, Adjustable Machines.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15

The president did very silly thing
last week. lie was invited by Au.
gustns F. HeinZa, copper king OF
Butte, Montana, to a copper din.
ner.' and souvenirs in copper were
being prepared when the president
was Informed that the other copper
kings. rivals of Heinze, were jealous,
or offended or something of the kind,
so in order that A malgumated copper,
and the STANDARD Oil copper interests
should Ue pacitied he broke his en-
gagement with HeiuZe. and decided
to be entertained by Pat Mullins the
mayor This is the most abject act
of trucking yet performed of which
the public is aware.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15

The Hon. Cleo. b. KeeZel of Rock
ingham, said on the floor of the SEN
ate when the Jim Town Expo" bill
Was up that not a single soul in Rock
ingham county wanted $500, 600
squandered on that ilI-timed and
worthless undertaking and he was
about as sure the sentiment of Au-
gusta was the same as he was of his
own county, and there was no denial
of his proposition. For this reason
the Rockingham senator voted against
the appropriation. Such knowledge
would usually, or ought usually to
determine the action of any represent
alive, but it does not.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15

Should Cleveland be nominated
there is no question but that he will
split the party into lrreconcllable
factions. He is the most distasteful
man on earth to large body OF
Democrats, but he is custarG pie 10
those who were ready to bolt and did
bolt, as we'll as to Il lot of others who
ought 10 have bolted for all the good
they did the party by staying. They
who ready to bolt III 1896, being ready
once have their shrOuds always Oh
hand so that when the summons
comes they can fly away and be at rest.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15
ANY CHURCH or parsonage or insti

ANY CHURCH or parsonage or insti
tuition supported by voluntary con
tribution will be given a liberal
quantity of the Longman u Martinez
Pure Paints whenever they paint.
NOTE: Have done so for twenty-sev
en- years. Sales: Tens of millions of
gallons; painted nearly two million
houses under guarantee to repaint if
not satisfactory; The paint wears for
periods up to eighteen years. Linseed
OIL must be added to the paint. (dOne
in two minutes]. Actual cost then
about $125 gallon. Samples free.
Sold by our Agents-B F. Hughes,
Staunton; N. 1. Kagey, Weyer's Cave;
Foster Bros. Mt. Meridian; G. Il
Cohron, Stuart's Draft; J. b. Roden
/ WaynesbOro. apps ENC
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15

convincing proof that the kidneys aad blad-
der are out Of order.
What to Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the
back, kidneys, liver. bladder and every part
OF the urinary passage. II corrects inability
to hold water and scalding pain in passing
it, or bad effects following use OF liquor,
wine or beer. and overcomes that unpleasant
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If you need a medicine you should have the
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You may have a sample bottle of this
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and book that tells Ga|'sssa5464i4 zsa:sTsst,
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address DR.. Kilmer & Home of swampRoot.
Co.. Binghamton, Y. When writing men
ton reading this generous offer il this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but remember
the name, Swamp-ROOt, DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root. aud the address, Bingham
ton, N. Y, on every bottle.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15

We once knew representative who
voted large appropriation to a most
worthless object when not man, wo-
man or child in his entire constitu-
ency wanted him to do SO, but be did
it he said because he thought Or be-
lieved it was to their best interests
for him to vote that way. This was
not Grover Cleveland. Yes we are
sure it was not, Grover did carry out
Il policy as the representative of his
party which only few members of
his party wanted, and he has been
vigorously cussed ever since, but be
never voted away any money, he usual
ly put that down in his jeans. 1t
struck us that these two persons
might be considered alike, but on
maturer reflection we discover no
similarity whatever between them, in
action, in appearance, or in mind,
body, or estate"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15

Our people are becoming reconclled
to the jim Town Expo gold brick
business just as they become reconcil-
ed to any other affection, which they
can not avoid, and which those who
could have done so, would not avoid
for them.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15

The opinion of the Supreme court
Ia the Giles case has pricked The
bubble blown up by Mr.. Wise and
Mr.. Jim Hayes (colored) from the
negro soap suds in Virginia.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15

There never was such tommy rot as
this talk of Cleveland for the presl-
dency. Would any body trust horse
that had twice ran away? VIII any
body crust a politician who has twice
desc rted his party? Well hardly.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15

There will be no necessity in the
president coming home to act In the
Manchuria trouble. He can handle 1t
himself from the Pacific coast.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15
Friday, May 10.

The real test of Cleyeland's sense,
will be, when he has thrice put away
the crown.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15

sediment or set
ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton of the kid
neys; if it stains
your linen 1t is
evidence Of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire TO
pass it or pain in
the back is also
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15
Announcement.
SH ERIEE

l hereby announce myself candidate
for Sheriff of Augusta county and city of
Staunton, and respectfully solicit your vote
in the election, November 3rd, 1903, and
promise if elected faithful discharge of
the duties of the Office to the best of my
ability. Subject to the Democratic pri-
mary. Respectfully,
apr 10-tde W. ARTHUR WILL son.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know It.
How To Find Out

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours; a
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15
To the Voters of the County of Augusta

To the Voters of the County of Augusta
and City of Staunton:
| hereby announce myself candidate
for the Office of Sheriff of Augusta County
and City of Staunton. and respectfully So
licit your support Having had an expe-
rience of twelve years as deputy under the
present Sheriff. feel that l am fully
qualified to tlll the office efficiently and |
promise faithful discharge of the duties
thereof. Subject to the Democratic pri-
mary. THOMAS A. DAW SON.
apr 3-tf
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15

Owing to the fact that 1 have to collect
the tax of North River District, makes it
i'm possible for me to see all the voters in
person, therefore take this opportunity
to announce myself a candidate for SHEER
IFF of Augusta county and City of Staun-
ton in the election of November 3, 1903,
subject to the Democratic Primary. l res
pectfully solicit your vote. and promise if
elected to fulfill the duties of the office to
the best of my ability.
Respectfully,
mar 81 Ats & If J. A. WALKER.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15
A Valuable Farm for Sale
on Knapp's Greek.

offer for sale my farm. consisting of
4274 acres About half of fine bottom land
well improved. Two. dwelling houses,
barn and other outbuildinps. Well wa
tered by creek and two good wells Good
young orchard. Sixty acres of fine mead
0w, and nearly all of the bottom land
can be put in meadow. Also line for all
kinds of grain. The timber land is we'll
timbered with Pine, Oak. Chestnut and
HemIock. Churches, schools. stores post
Office and railroad are convenient. Situa-
ted 5 rnile south of Frost, in Pocahontas
county, West Virginia For further par
ticulars, call on or address.
HUGH DEVER.
apr lost Frost, W. Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15

Entered at the Postoffice al Staunton, Va
as second class mail matter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-26
T@\HILsY :. g :.
H. .: =: STORY
The
=Graphie's IS
NO LONGER

The girl with the very blue eyes and
her friend with the excessive pompa-
with the swing and swish due to silk
petticoats and desire to let the world
know of them.
Another girl rose from a table just
as they sat down. The girl with the
pompadour bowed cordially but the
blue-eyed maiden stared right through
the third young woman as though she
had been a mere cist. 1t was beau
tiful cut, perfect on all its edges:
Goodness me-" cried the pompadour
girl What hns happened? Why
don't you speak to Mayme?'
The blue-eyed girl wore a look of
righteous triumph. Il Wouldn't low
er myself to speak to her" she assert
ed. There are no words to describe
the perfidy OF that girl
You don't say!" breathed her
friend.
She has always pretended to be un
selfish and lovely, explained the in
iured one bitterly "She has always
made a great fuss about how generous
she is in sharing the acquaintanceship
If the men she knows. She said she
thought it dishonorable for girl never
to introduce nice men she knew to
other girls-that it looked as though
she doubted the strength of her own
attractions. She took immense credit
to herself for her own theories"
We'll didn't she live up to them?'
ooh, yes" went ON the blue-eyed
one more bitterly. She was always
asking me to come over and spend the
evening and help entertain her call
"rs. or else running over to my house
bringing some one to call on me. l
can't say that | thought much of the
individuals she presented to me. They
were mostly scrubby young men who
hadn't an ounce OF brains or else were
too insignificant to count. She always
prefaced their appearance by stating
what lovely fellows they were, and how
much she wanted me to know them.
or course had to be decent about it
and do likewise by her. And, you know.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-26
LITTLE STORIES.
T. s = i. j. !. 4 i. i j. s. i. X + i. T.
Added to His Stature.

physician of experience i'll exam
places tells of one man who came UP
year after year and was always found
one-half inch below the requiredheight.
One day the doctor. who had come to
know the fellow by sight found him
measuring up to the full standard,
He could hardly believe his eyes.
Don't | know YOU" he enquired.
Have you not been here repeatedly
before"
Yes, sir.
And been rejected?
Yes. sir
What for
Too short sir
We'll. how does il happen that You
are tall enough now?
The candidate, with eroditable can
der, explained that he had learned that
a mans stature was longest after he
had lain abed for a good while and
got stretched out as il We're. So, when
this examination WAS approaching, he
had gone 10 bed and stayed there for
four days i'll succession, then risen and
ton room. where by ShreWd tiiang,
he got in ahead of a lot of other can
n n
fran had settled down again of its own
weight
AS reflections are not made for triil
ing fractions, and this candidate had
not only shown resourceful ingenuity
but had told the truth about it, he
was passed Boston Transcript.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-26

cnd Southern Pacific Except Ia
Fayette).
Oklahoma and Indian Territory
Al points
Dates OF Sale-October 21st, No
vember A. and 18th. December 2nd
and 10th, 1902; January 9Th and Goth.
February ID and 18th and April Ith
AID 21st. 1903.
Tickets are to be second class tick.
ITS. limited TO continuous passage.
and plainly st"mped on each coupon
"Colonist." These tickets will not be
honored in standard sleeping cars.
f. W. LeBEAUME.
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-26

On days mentioned below the sale
of one-way Colonist tickets is author
ized from St Louis, Thebis. Cairo
nd Memphis. under the following
conditions: One-half OF the standard
first class oneway rate, plus $500.
Missouri.-All points on st. L., 9.
w. Ry.. south OF Delta, Mo.
Arkansas-All points. except Lit
lie Rock and points on Little Rock
Branch between Altheimer and Lit.
tie Rocf.
Texas-All points.
Louisiana.-To all points on the Cot.
ton Belt Kansas City Southsrn r.
& P. Except New Orleans), II. & 8.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-26

through my brother | have me. a lot
of the finest college boys-jolly ath-
letic chaps
Il should say So said the girl with
the fully.
so when she said she was going
to bring a perfectly lovely young man
over to my house one evening | didn't
expect much. She said he was so
charming it was a pity that he was
deaf. He could tell what some people
said by watching their lips-she never
had any trouble with him but | had
better raise my voice, as he was sensl-
tive and did not like to have his afflic-
ton made noticeab BILE. He actually took
my breath away when he appeared.
He was six-footer and as witty as
he was good looking. spoke very dis
tinctly and loud when | greeted him
and | noticed that he wrinkled his
forehead and stared hard at me. SO
! didn't want the poor fellow embar-
rassed l simply shouted myself black
in the face, and you know it is rather
wearing to be chatty at the top of your
lungs. Mayme sat there looking SO
sweet and concerned. She used her
natural tone of voice, but then OF
course she had known him longer. All
evening Mr. Barlow regarded me in
tently with g puzzled expression. Ihe
poor fellow was trying to understand
what said without betraying his diff
ficulty in hearing. | was perfectly
limp when they left, between exertion
and pity. for he was so nice it did seem
shame that he snould be deaf. Only
7 made up my mind no matter how nice
he was my lungs and throat would
not stand the strain CT his acquaint-
ancesiip. He was the only fascinating
man Mayme had ever introduced to
me. but she might have him. | should
not try to be revenged for the college
boys | had lost. And them"
"Well?" asked the pompadour girl
breathlessly
Then when | mentioned to my
brother next day how sorry l was for
Tom Barlow's affliction he simply
roared. He said Tom could hear pin
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-26
He Kept lis Bow.

From an anecdote told by William
e. Curtis in his yankees of the East
i. may be inferred tI.at the attitude Of
the small boy toward a fence is the
same in Japan as in other countries.
Mr. Goebel the missionary, built
himself modern house on what is
known as "The Bluff south of YokO-
hama, and surrounded his grounds with
the first fence that was ever built in
that part OF the world 1t was made
Of bamboo palings and the boys Of the
neighborhood used to annoy the good
missionary greatly by rafting stocks
against it as they ran along the street.
The British admiral lived just above
him and had very natty Tommy At
kins for an orderly He wore a little
round cap on the northeast corner OF
his head. and always carried little
cane of rattan in his hand One morn
ing, having been sent with a message,
he appeared before the admiral with
MS face bruised and his uniform bat
tered and torn and covered with dust.
Mercy on us" exclaimed the ad-
miral, in astonishment al the spectacle,
What has happened TO you?'
Hi beg your pardon, SIR replied
Tommy. ''but as Hi was coming along
hup the i'll a-rubbing me stick against
the missionary's fence, e come hout
in his paiamas and said as ow e ed
vowed by the Grace of God TO lick the
'ide OF the next man who did that, and
e done it, sir Youth S Companion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-26
Georqe Was a Wonder.

Representative Goldfogle had some
constituents who came to see congress
work in the rotunda of the capitol He
was showing them the pictures.
Now, this" said Goldfogle, "is pic
ture Of Washington giving up his com
mission
Giving up his commission, huh p
commented one OF the party. He
must have been sucker. How much
Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-26
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Criticism of Woman's Ways.

There are women" said the cook.
ing scnool teacher, who, when the
ecipe calls for teaspoon of hot
water, will go to the teakettle and
attempt to pour out water direct+
nto the teaspoon"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-26
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