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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-04-22
ROBBIE The Grave.

A startling incident, is narrated by
j ohm Oliver of Philadelphia, as follows:
Twas in an awful condition. MY skin
was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue
coated, pain continually in back and
sides, no appetite, growing weaker day
by day. Three physicians had given
me up. Then l advised to use Electric
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tie made a decided improvement. !
continued their use for three weeks,
and am now well man. know they
robhed the grave of another victim
No one should fail to try them. Only
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-04-22
A Thoughtful Man.

M. M. Austin of Winchester, Ind
knew what to do in the hour of need.
His wife had such an unusual case OF
stomach and liver trouble, physicians
could not help her. He thought Of
and tried DR.. Kings New Life Pills
and she got relief at once and was final
ly cured. Only 25c, at b. F. Hughes
drug store.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-04-22
An Apt Pupil.

Teacher-"James, you were late
yesterday morning"
Pupil-"Yes; but, as you were say
ing to the class to-day, we should let
bygones be bygones."
Teacher-"But have you no excuse
to offer ?''
Pupil-''In that same talk you said
that one who was good at excuses was
usually good at nothing else. Under
the circumstances, I think it better fol
me not to do anything that will lower
me in yOur estimation" u Boston
Transcript.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-04-22
Makes a Clean Sweep.

There's nothing like doing a thing
thoroughly. Of all the Salves you
ever heard of, Bucklen's Is Arnica Salve
is the best. 1t sweeps away and cures
Burns, Sores. Bruises, Cuts, Boils,
Ulcers, Skin Eruptions and Piles. It's
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-04-22

theretrom, residing in this and other
states. The larger the number inter
ested the greater the success. Wha'
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and personal property at the most rea
sonable cost, to manage and conduct
it for you, and to declare you reas
onble dividend. (As much of the first
year will be taken up in building,
large dividend Is not to be expected,
but it is confidently believed ten per
cent. dividend will annually thereafter
be declared. Aud having done this it
is intended to fix the rates and charges
as to maintain the institution and be
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be a Home of Rest for you and many
others. You should. therefore, take
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Ing what is for the public good is in.
dividual good, and make it worthy of
our best efforts. The Board of Direc-
tors will fix its rates and charges spec
ial to its Stockholders.
MANAGEMENT.
No one will be interested or intrust-
ed with its management who is not q
Stakeholder.
HOME OFFICE.
Address communications and sub
scriptions to Mt. ELLIOT SPRINGS
Co Staunton, Va.
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Subscriptions will be taken at the
Staunton National Bank and the office
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1t is perfectly agreed and under
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stock has been subscribed: which will
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Subscriptions will be accepted in the
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dition that the minimum amount of
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the authorized call of the Secretary
and Treasurer of the Company, in
monthly installments of ten dollars
per share.
Witness - hand this - day of
- 1904.
Address
Witness.
SOLICITING AGENTS.
Members of the Board of Directors.
DEPOSITORY.
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Long Chances.

"Did you go to DIR. Skillman, as l
suggested ?' inquired the horseman's
friend.
mo-" replied the horseman, "the
sign on his door said 10 to L. and 1
wouldn't monkey with long shot like
that. "-Philadelphia Press.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-04-22

Missouri Botanical Gardens, odorn the
municipality. Numerous open air re
sorts and play grounds. all made ac.
cessible by efficient street car service
help to make the city enjoys able during
the summer months.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-04-22
Men OF Oak

Timbers of oak keep the old
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the years. 1t pays to use the
right stuff.
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Childhood is the time to lay
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helps them build a firm
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tuition.
Send for free sample.
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NObIesse Oblige.

Archie-What are you ordering corn
ed beef and cabbane for, if you DOM
like the stnff 2
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-04-22

Reggie-Baw, Joye, that's what the
millionaries in our club always order,
and one does't like to appear singular,
don't you know !-Chicago Tribune.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-04-22

Witness.
SOLICITING AGENTS.
Members of the Board of Directors
DEPOSITORY.
The Staunton National Bank.
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TO THE SUBSCRIBER

1t is the wish of the Board of Direc.
tors that the citizens of StauntOn and
Augusta county will become liberal
subscribers, and all persons feeling the
need and necessity of such an institu-
ton, and the benefits to be derived
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-04-22

ULCERS, ECZEMA, CARBUNCLEs, ETC
MEDICINE FREE.
The Washington times., 1904-11-13
Prejudice Against Cremation Is on the Decline

An Indianapolis physician, who is
strong believer In cremation, has been
collecting some statistics on the subject
with a view 10 ascertaining whether the
sentiment I'm favor Of cremation is grow
ing or not. The facts he has collected
lead him to think it IT,
1T is incompreheAslDIe TO me-" he
said. how an enlightened public sentl-
ment can doubt that tie custom Of
committing the bodies of the dead 10 the
earth In the neighbOrhoOd Of pOpulous
towns is dangerous to the general
health. or course ! know that physi-
clans and experts regard the matter
differently from the general public, vet
everybody must ADMIT that bodies i'm q
single tract OF ground. TO matter how
large IL may be. must contaminate the
water and air of the neighborhoOd The
soil is incapable of dispOsing nf all the
Impurities and the water and air are
necessary factors IN the work The i'm
mediate reduction OF the body 10 ashes
is a far more rational and sanitary
method Of disposing of it,"
Increase Of Cremation.
Il md" he continued. that The num-
Der Of crematories IN the United States
increased from two in 1851 to twenty
seven In 1901. and the number OF crema-
tions from l6 10 2,694 To my mind
this argues clearly that the sentiment
in favor Of cremation is growing"
But you forget that the population
Is increasing all the time and that the
number of burials also increases from
year 10 year"
NO. 1 do not forget that" he said.
but neither the population nor the
number OF burials has increased during
the last twenty years in anything like
the same ratio as the number of ere
nations The increase has been very
rapid during the last few years. In 1896
there were ,l0l cTemations in the United
States, i'm 1888 there were 693. I'm 1890
there We're 2,il4, and in 1901 there We're
-,bll During the last twenty years
cremated In this country, and while
this number Is small compared with the
number Of buriais IL is increasing rap,
IDLY from year 20 year.
or the tWcnty-sCVeu crematOries I'm
the United States, fourteen are Ia
and one each in Chicago. Cincinnati.
Cleveland, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne,
Milwaukee, 81. Louis. Los Angeles,
Pasadena. Portland, ST. Paul and
Davenport. Some of these crematortes
are provided by cemetery associations
in their own grounds, while others are
conducted by private societies or by in
dividual uEdeTtakers A very costly
crcmatOry in San Francisco is owned
and conducted by the Odd Fellows of
that city, though its Use Is not con
lined 10 members OF the order. The
The Washington times., 1904-11-13

I grounds. Many persons seem to think
il is opposed to the Christian doctrine
OF resurrection.
There is nothing in this. II there
were what shall We say OF the thou
sands OF Christian martyrs who have
/ been burned at the stake? Besides,
1 omnipotent power can invest the resur-
! rected ashes Of a burned body with
I life as easily as it could the decom-
posed dust Of a buried one. As far as
! that is concerned. IL is all the same
| Ashes TO ashes and dust 10 dust -
The statistics OF cremation show that
its supporters and patrons represent all
shades of opinion, religious, nOurs-
ligious, free thinkers and others. Some
or the most prominent preachers OF re-
cent years have declared in favor or Il.
while others, equally as prominent, are
against IL. IL seems 10 be largely a
matter OF custom with a growing senti-
ment IN favor OF II on hygienic grounds
and for reasons OF funeral reform,
Disfavor Of Christian Churches.
Christian churches. Roman Catholic
and Protestant. regard cremation with
disfavor. though many individual Eaem-
bers OF all the churches approve II. Dr.
DR.. Buccelati, a former professor OF
theology at the University OF Pavia,
italy, wrote: "As a reasoning Catholic,
free from any prejudice, / do not hesi-
tate FOR a moment to declare openly
that cremation is not inconsistent with
the teachings OF religion" Bishop Fal-
lows. OF the Reformed Episcopal Church.
regards opposition to cremation on re-
ligiOus grounds as "a mistaken notion
and the Rev Thomas c. Hail. a prom
inent Presbyterian minister, said. Il
do not regard the disposition OF the re-
mains OF our dead as a religious question
at ALL" Rabbi Simon. OF the Jewish
Church. writes. Il have no hesitency
VIII be the future method OF disposal
Of the dead. IL is rational; It is eXpe-
dent. il is desirable"
These expressions of individual Opin-
ion seem TO show that approval OF
cremation prevails to a greater or less
extent among all classes.
Cremation at Santiago.
In August. 1888. press dispatches
stated that over zoo bodies of dead
Spaniards, supposedly Catholics, had
been cremated in a cemetery in Santi-
Iago. To verify the statement and elicit
the action of the Catholic Church. II
any was needed, "a letter was written
10 Gen. Leonard Wood. Replying un-
der date OF September p lS9S. he con-
ftrmed the statement regarding crema-
ton and added. Religious ceremonies
We're held over the bodies OF the men
who were burned. ana every respect
paid them. prior 10 their going 10 the
cemetery" This seemed 10 satisfy the
church authorities, ana no further ac-
ton was taken
The Washington times., 1904-11-13

THE sensation Of New York's horse
show. which opens tomorrow
win be Mrs George Law. Her
dearest friends assert q. and her
dearest enemies admit IT,
BY one Of those paradoxes peculiar
10 Americas theatric social life. the rea,
star of Madison Square Garden during
horse show week is never a thorough
bred equine but a beautiful woman
The men who back this greatest Of al
horse shows, which draws its support
not from New York alone, but from the
the social CenJers the country over, her
aid long Ia advance the entries OF IA
nous horses but down in their hearts
they realize that the success OF. failure
of each exhibit rests with some fair wo-
man. Men of wealth and internationa.
repute come FOR thousands Of miles %
see the horses. They remain 70 admire
the women in the boxes around the
6rcna. Before the exhibition opens.
feminine boNholJers tax horse. After
The show they talk only Of the woman
VINO has been the sensational feature of
Inc week
II is no easy thing 10 become queen
Of horse show week. Competition in
beauty. brains and frocks is tremendous.
and "a WCmaL's social god-motuer muss
weave her charms and wave her fairy
wand for a year In advance. Mere
gowns, mere wealth, mere beauty, mere
vii have never won Jnis distinction a.,
has demanded an these-and mors-a
certain picturesque dear 10 the near-
S 81 that section of society known as the
smart set. Mrs. George Law has the
ana the pIcJuresqueuess. Best OF all
she has succeedeu in piquiHg the curl
csify and the interest OF those men and
women in whose hands rest the power
10 feature "a social new conner. just az
The theatrical manager features" q
dramatic debutaute who gives promise
Of great talent. la this particular in-
stance. the uee1-pFospective has had uC
less important sOct-i gOd-mOthers than
Mrs. George II. dc Forest Mrs William
JAY, Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs and Mrs
sJuy vesant Fish, while the Prince
Charming who is guiding her footsteps
10 the enchanted palace whose silver
door plate reads "AiEs. Ast0r," Is no less
parsonage Than Craig Wadsworth moss
eligible Of bachelors. RumOr has Cftimes
asserted that he would fain play prince
H+t+AAn 81
certain il Is that 40 New York man has
led more fair women thr0uph the mazes
OF "a social debut 20 the coveted position
ia the Astor set than this same Mr.
AadsWo-th.
Airs. Law Is "A New Yorker set not
of New York society. Her history reads
like "a Ouida novel While Of gentle
birth. she Is iu a way a social Cinder-
ella. The pettCd grandehld Of Mr.
and Mrs Baiubridge Smith. she was
studying singing In Paris under Nine.
Aarchesi when her grandparents suf,
fered financial reVerses and she was
compelled 10 return 20 New York where
she lived ia comparative retirement un-
til she met George Law. the man who
built the Eighth Avenue car line This
man. many years her senior. with a
sad reputation for Tecllessness and wild
habits. fell In love with the incipisnt
beauty, married her and settled down
70 life SO quiet that IL simply amazed
bis former friends and associates. This
marriage Was not calculated 10 ad.
vance the chances OF even a beautiful
woman. bat when Ar Law died after a
short and uneventful married life Il
The Washington times., 1904-11-13

Samuel NewhOuse. the wife OF the Utah
gold king. will be in evidence. Her as
sets consist OF the finest string of pearls
III America. Her social sponsor will be
Mrs. NJ. Orne Wilson, Mrs AstOr' g
daughter. As a newcomer and a charm
ing woman Mrs NeWhOuse is q danger
The Washington times., 1904-11-13

Gus possibility as the queen OF the week
Another woman whose gowns win dis
tinctiOn for her is Mrs. Cornelius X G.
Billings the wife OF the Chicago gas
millionaire. Mrs. Billings has a young
daughter, Miss Gretchen, who will be on
hand al the horse show.
The Washington times., 1904-11-13
NUMBER OF CARNATIONS
IN UNITED STATES

nosJ ornamental one in the United
States is the Gardner Earl Memorial
chapel and Crematorium at Troy. n Y
It was erected by a wealthy man IN
memory OF a faVOrite son who desired
that his body be Cremated. In exterior
architecture and interior finish IL Is re-
garded as the most beautiful cemetery
structure in the country"
The Washington times., 1904-11-13
Right to Direct BOdy's Disposition.

me courts nave 0eciue0 tIdt a pStSO
of sound mind has the same legal right
TO direot the disposition Of his body after
death that he has TO dispose OF any
other property and thar such provision
in a Will is as binding as any other.
CTeGnatcries ara so constructed that
the lEcireration OF a body Is not attend
ed by the slightest odor or unpleasant
effect By means OF pipes and blowers
every particle OF gas and OdOr IS con-
Quoted back through the furnace and
consumed. The body 70 be cremated is
placed in an air-tight retOrts constructed
OF fire brick and steel, ana then sub
iected 10 such a degree of heat that in
about ninety minutes il Is reducec TO
ashes. The flesh is entirely consumed
and the bones are brought 10 such con-
dftion that they crLmble 10 powder on
being touched To accomplish this re-
quires from 900 to $500 degrees OF heat.
The body f. placed in a coffin before be
ing cremated, the handles and metallic
parts of the caskeJ being removed. and
il Is cremated with the body. The ashes
OF human bones are, however, so much
heavier than those OF wood that there
is no trouble in separating them. IL
takes from seven TO ten hours TO get
mp the necessary degree Of heat TO con
sumo a body; from an hour and half
20 two hours 10 complete the crema tiOn,
and about twenty-four hours for the re-
tort TO become cool enough 10 permit the
removal of the ashes. SurV;Ving rela-
tiVes generally bury the ashes. though
sometimes they are placed in urns and
deposited in vaults. An average sized
body makes about two quarts OF ashes.
Chapel in Connection.
Every crematory is provided with a
chapel, and the provisions for religious
services are more convenient than thev
could be in any private house
The physician quoted above also said:
Those who have had some experience
in the business say that the chief OPP
position " cremation is on religious
The Washington times., 1904-11-13

Truly, Mrs. Law, reading this list,
must realize that she has much for
which TO be grateful on this the ere
Of her conquest. and that heavy indeed
win be her debt to her social god-moth-
ers-and Prince Charming.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-28
KUROPATKIN REPORTS
UPON THE MOVEMENTS

St. Petersburg, May 27.-Gen. Kuro-
patkin, under date of May Z6, tele-
graphed the Emperor as follows:
Reconnaissance made on May 25 in
the direction of Feng Wang Cheng
showed that a detachment of the Jap
anese vanguard was occupying Kou-
mendza pass. near the village of Sia-
dianzan, on the Lao Yang main road.
Small detachments have taken up
rC sitions in the villages along the Lao
Yang road between Koumendza pass
and Saludjan.
''Tehangaline pass has been forth
fed, and a stronger force of Japanese
has been found at Saludjan and at Da-
liandiaputse, where the Hal Chang road
starts.
"Since May 16, small attachments of
Japanese have been moving towards
Hal Cheng. These detachments con-
centrated in the Tchandahoan district,
ten miles from DahandiaDutse.
''Sinkhalin pass is reported to be oc-
cupied by the Japanese.
"A Russian patrol had a skirmish
May 20, On the Hal Cheng road, with
one of the enemy's advance posts. One
Cossack was wounded.
ON May "a our patrol reported that
Japanese troops were moving from
Habalin towards the Tay Yang river.
Our patrols found an encampment of
three japanese companies, who opened
fire.
"On May "a troops of the japanese
advance guard were posted in the
southern portion of the Lao Tung pen
insula at the villages of San Shi Ii Pu
and Saniaza ten miles from Fon
Chou, towards the railway, and also
at a point six miles south of Wafan-
dian station and as far as the village
of Sadiatoren, twelve miles from Wa
fandian, as well as on the road from
Pitsewo to Seniouchan.
"a continual landing of troops and
stores is proceeding at Pitsewo and
Siakhoouvitse. The latter point is oc-
cupied by a strong garrison.
according to information, which re-
quires- notification, force of $4,000 Jap
anese has been landed at Taku Shan,
together with several heavy guns, each
drawn by eighteen horses. 1t is ru-
mored that Korean soldiers are accom-
panying the japanese troops.
"A movement of Japanese troops
from Taku Shan to Salitszaipudza is
reported from Babalin, near which for
tifcations are being constructed.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-28
REACHED ST. PETERSBURG
ON RUSSIAN HOLIDAY

st. Petersburg, May 27.-The news OF
the japanese victory at Kin Chou
which was foreshadowed several days
ago by the rumors of persistent fight
ing there, was published on a Russian
holiday, the anniversary of the coro-
nation of Emperor Nicholas. Curious
ly enough, the news of the japanese
disaster afioat came on similar holi-
day, the Emperors birthday.
While there was little information IN
government circles regarding the Rus
sian defeat, the news caused the cele-
brations at Tsarskoye- to be short
ened. All the news of the disaster TO
the Russian arms comes from foreign
sources, and the government is MAX
ing no effort to minimize or to suppress
il. The authorities are absolutely with
out news of their own.
1t was rumored Late tonight that
Gen. Kuropatkin had telegraphed some
details direct to Minister of War SAX
haroff. which will not be transmitted
to the Emperor until tomorrow.
The general staff, in view of the
foreign news of the capture of Kin
Chou admitted that there was little
now to hinder a japanese advance on
Port Arthur itself. and that the actual
siege of the Gibraltar of the East had
begun in earnest. The staff insisted,
however. on the ability Of the fortress
to hold out.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-28
BELIEVED THAT 1T WAS
A R0UT OF RUSSIANS.

London, May 2S.-The Toxic dispatch
to the Associated Press and japanese
officials accounts are the only detailed
descriptions that have yet reached
London of the brilliant japanese vic
tory at Kin Chou, which is hailed
by the London press as establishing
an even stronger claim than did the
japanese operations on the Yalu river
to their superiority on land as well
as by sea, since in the case Of Kin
Chou the Russians had ample time
to carefully prepare their positions.
1t appears that the conclusive vic
tory was Immediately followed up,
for the Morning Posts TOXIC CORE
apondent asserts that the Japanese
have swept the Russians from their
defenses west of fallen Wan. And
if the Daily Telegraph's generally
well-informed correspondent is correct
and the japanese already are nearing
Port Arthur, the Russians must have
suffered a complete rout at Kin Chou.
That this is the case would also ap-
pear from rumors of the capture of
Russian artillery.
According to the Daily Mails Toxic
correspondent the Fifth Japanese di-
vision of veterans, which is destined
for the storming of Port Arthur, al
ready has landed on the Lao Tung
peninsula
The Daily Telegraph's correspondent
al japanese headquarters, telegraph
ing under date of May rs, says there
is no change in the situation of the
first army, but that there are fire.
quent outpost encounters. 81 sup
pose" he adds, that the lull is due
to preparations for a great battle in
the direction of Lao Yang"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-28
OBITUARY.
James A. Hoyt, GreenviIle. s. c.

Columbia, S. c., May 27-Col. James
A Hoyt. editor and proprietor of the
Greenville Mountaineer, died this after
noon at his home in Greenville, after a
brief illness. Col Hoyt has been prom
inent in South Carolina for many
years. He served calamity throughout
the Civil War. rising from private to
colonel of mis- regiment. He was once
badly wounded, but refused TO leave
the field and remained in command of
his deta chment to the end.
In 1885 Col. Hoyt was elected presi-
dent of the State Baptist Convention.
and was reelected for nine successive
terms. For twenty years he was a
trustee of Furman University, and was
once president of the Southern Baptist
Convention.
In 1900 he was a candidate for Gov
ernor on the Prohibition ticket and
was defeated by a small vote. At the
recent Democratic State Convention he
was elected a district delegate to the
st. Louis convention. He leaves
widow, three daughters and one son,
James A. Hoyt, Jr.. city editor of the
State