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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-10-07
Dissolution Notice.
October 9Th. 1901

October 9Th. 1901.
The firm of Swink & Chittum. doing
business in fbe town of CrajgsyiIie. Va
has this day been dissolved by mutual
consent, W. j. Swink withdrawing from
the firm. J. H. Chittum will remain in
charge of the business at the same stand
and will conduct IL under the firm name
of J. HI, Chittum & Co. We thank the
public for its past generous patronage and
ask continuance of it for the new firm.
Respectfully,
w. J. SWINK.
Oct7 st J. H. CHITTUM.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-10-07

A chance to win 800 is offered to
readers of this paper by the Oxford
Distilling Co. They will presentthis
amount to the person guessing nearest
the number of votes received in the
coming election of Parker and Roose-
welt. For particulars address the Ok
ford Distilling Co., No. S594 N How
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-10-07
Z. & o. Coach Excursions for St. Louis

During September and October 1904,
the G. & o. Ry. will operate ten day
coach excursion on every Tuesday and
Thursday at rate of $500 for round
trip. Coaches run through via Ches
& Ohio and Big Four routes without
change of cars.
Trains leave Staunton at % a. m
and G. 80 p. m. of these dates. Fol-
further information address G.. Ct
Quinn, Passenger Agent, G. & .. Ry
Co., Staunton, Va. sept % Ct
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-10-07
New York TO 90 Democratic.

National committeeman, after con-
ference here give it out as their con-
clusion that both the National and
State Democratic tickets will carry
New York by from Is, 600 to 100, 600.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-10-07

There is little pamphlet going the
rounds entitled "Why am | Repub
lican?n This Is not the answer, but
the real answer should be, "Because
I've got an Office.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-10-07

We are indebted to our friend Mr..
Joseph Button for copy of the Cam
paign Text Book of the Demo
cratic party for 1904. for which we
tender our grateful acknowledgements.
We are also Indebted to some one for
a very finely printed copy of the
speeches of the Hon. Jno. Hay deliver
ed at jackson, Mich, on July 6, at the
sesqui centennial of the Republican
party, and the Hon. Elihu Root, de-
livered as temporary chairman of the
Republican national convention on
June q, last.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-10-07
For Sale.

Corn and flour mill in Augusta, building
32x32 fit. 81 stories Roller procesS-newly
repaired OverShot wheel 19x3! breast. In
Guiding 46 acres of land. good roam
house and outbuildings with orchard.
$50 acre farm. $25 90 per acre. Build
ings good; we'll fenced; highly suitable
corn. hay and live stock raising. A mil
lion gallons daily of freestone water flows
from spring. Terms easy.
Another farm OF 245 acres. Brick house
of rooms; large barn and stable and
| other outbuildings. Water in every field
| spring W alter at the house.
Farm of 200 acres. Good brick house,
good barn and orchard. Is watered by
| springs. Price 81 900
The properties offered are all good and
| should receive immediate attention.
Apply to
e. WILSON & co., Real Estate Agents.
jun II If StauntOn. Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-10-07
AFEW CASES OF FRAUD ONLY.

Mr.. Eihu Root, late Secretary of
War, in a speech, when talking of the
Postoffice frauds said, 1.-The reye-
nues of the service have increased from
$95, 900, 900 in 1895 to $144,00O, 600 in
1904. In dealing with these vast sums,
few cases of POPULATION, trifing IN
amount and by subordinate officers
have occurred there, as they occur in
every business" Thus does this high
functionary, for the sake of party sue.
cess, call the enormous frauds in the
postal service, of which only little is
publicly known because investigation
was stopped for party reasons, fippant-
ly refer to them and thus brush .away
a mountain of crime by the assertion
that ''few cases of peculatlon trifing
in amount" an all that have occurred,
and trifling amount was all the steal
ing that was done. If the extent to
which the government has been rob.
bed during the existence of the Nc
Kinley administration were known, it
would stagger human conscience.
Yet in Mr.. Roots eye this is trihing.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-10-07

Aid the SarsapariIIa by keeping the
bowels regular with Ayers Pills.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-06
Standard OIL at Retail.

To write OF abuses wIthOu, being
abusive Is part Of Miss Tarbell',
strength as a historian, Her ability i,
equalled by her dignity. Aud nos herr
is this better illustrated than 10 Chap
ter III of the second part of her "Llis-
tory of the STANDARD Oil Company"
appearing In McClure's for February
She takes up her marathon al the POM
where Mr.. Rockefeller, controlling the
OIL refining and transportation OF tue
country, turned to the markets as b.,
next field Of conquest. just as, when
struggling for railroad rebates and
pipelines. no obstacle had been too
great for his towering genius TO over
come, so, in the fight for the retail oil
trade, 40 detail was too petty TO escape
his comprehensive eye. Il was "cul
ting TO kilr' even at The country ped
dler, driving from door to door, who
had stocked his wagon with oil from
an independent reiner.
How the screw was turned on the
dealer Miss Tarbell tells. There wa,
the Information bureau, by means Of
which shipments Of independent oi
eould be followed There was pres
sure brought to bear upon the Goa.
s'gnec by agents Of the STANDARD
(sometime in the Disguise OF a ictl
tious company II he refused t.
countermand his order, there were
threats of %''predatOry competition y
1t he persisted-mauy things hap
pened, and they usually spelt "ruin, "
This and more Miss rarbell untolds IL
her documented narrrtive, impressive
with Its quiet a%ssuredDess.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-06

DC was familiar, kno~n zee ui> uU-
merous friends auo acgua,o auo aa.
a man OF many wnr p, cha ae erls'i T.,
a PLAIN aud unassumlns mau. H.
sas KIND aud %con,idecate HIS by
generous heart "a, always ready 10 at
tne needy and distressed and his good
deeds will live long after his earthly re,
msins have m~ouldered into dust.
"Uncle" Steve was G Confederate
solder in the civil war and a more 10y
al %southerner never fought under the
S airs and bars. He was uocomprom-
Using 10 his adherence to the doctrine
of democracy and a most enthusiastic
party worker 10 every elmptign
Truly a good man has passed from
this vale OF tears to a better world be-
yond, and may his sleep be peaceful
until he awakeDs to receive reward
for the good deeds of his life. He
leaves a devoted wife, a son, Arthur
Hamburger, of Joplin and a daugh.
ter, Mrs. Sam Gibbs Of near Odessa,
to mourn his loss.-Odessa Ledger.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-06
Wolves Near Odessn.

Folks ont south Of town are now ex
.periencing the nocturnal condition
that prevailed when the pioneers Of
Missouri first hued their way into ih
forest and established homes. Wolv 4
are roaming the country in packs o.
six and eight and make nigh: hideol s
with their bowls. Just what noi,,.
these animals create can be imagin d
when it is known that a common coy
ote can make seventeen times mole
rocket than he ought to. The farmers
are finding it hard 10 secure a g cd
nights sleep while this primitive cor
dition of affairs exists. Odessa Ledger
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-06
zee sUBIEcr on READING.
Advantage in Having Open Maay
Avenues to Knowledge.

Advantage in Having Open Maay
Avenues to knowledge.
Nowadays we read too much,
as we eat too much; the memory,
like the digestion, is weakened by
surfeit." These words are taken
from a recent biography of Whit
tier. The author shows how mea-
ger in quantity was the in%tellectu-
al diet of the poet in bOyhoOd.
The Bible, "Pilgrim's Progress"
ard a few of the volumes which
formed the Quaker library of his
parents were the chief staple of
his reading.
The contrast between conditions
of bOyhoOd which produced such
men as Whittier and those in
which the youth of our day are
nurtured is frequently pointed
QUITO the disadvantage of the
present, says Youths COmpan-
ion. 1t is the fashion to bewajl
the multiplication of books and
magazines. Because one person
or another tries to read them all
and fails, or meets with that sue
cess which turns his mind into a
scrap-bag riddled with holes, it is
argued that modern conditions
are all wrong, and that "civiIiza-
ton" should turn back to earlier
ways.
1t is a plausible cry, but is it
quite convincing? The world is
full of a number of things which
did not exist a hundred years ago.
Moreover, its population has enOr-
mously increased which is to say
that where there was formerly
one boy or girl looking for knowI
edge, there are now hundreds of
similar seekers. Therefore, the
agencies of knowledge have inev-
itably bewilderingly increased.
Butmust the individual inevitably
be bewildered?
That there is no more of a cat
than its skin is a homely state
ment Of exchanging truth. The
human mind is still the human
mind. Not even a Bacon can pre-.
sumo in our days to take all knowl
edge for his province. Out of
every Thousand printed pages
there may possibly be one or two
for any given person. The teacher
of another and of himself
must learn to discriminate. The
wise man will rejoice in every new
road to learning, but, after tread.
ing the few paths proved the best
by the wisdom of the ages, will en-
ter those new roads only which are
meant for him.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-06
suffer.
Weather Report.

In the extreme western portion Of
the state the mean temperature of Jan.
1904, vas very near tbs normal but in
TIC central and eastern sections the
nonlh averaged colder than usual. IN
usually low temperatures occurred IN
the northern sections on the 3rd, and
during The last week of the month very
cold weather prevailed throughout the
state, the minimum temperatures rang
'ng from zero to ~ degrees below in
me southern, and from 10 to 90 degrees
below IN the central and northern
sounties. The precipitation of the
month was heavier than usual in por-
lions Of the eastern aud southern Sec
lions, some localities receiving over 8
inches, the greater par Of which tell
% the 20th and 2tst, hut in the YVES :
ern counties II was generally light,
some Of the west-ceniral counties re-
eeiving less than / inch The snowfall
Of the month exceeded 10 inches over
portions, OF the northern, central and
southeast sections, a few stations re-
porting over 10 inches, but in the ex-
IRENE western counties lt was light.
Up to the 25Ih winter whert received
but little protection from snow, except
in q few Of the northern counties, and
in many localities was considerably in
,ured by dry freezing and by alternate
freezing and thawing, but during the
severe cold weather of the last week Of
she month the crop was fairly we'll pro-
,ected, except the extreme western and
some Of the extreme southern counties.
In portions Of the western and southern
sections very little precipitation oc.
CURED during the fore part Of the
month and wheat suffered to some ex-
tent from lack Of moisture, but heavy
rains fell ever the southern and eastern
counties on the 10th and 2lst and In
some LOCALITIES in those sections the
crop IS nov in hetter condition than at
the close of December. The condition
Of the crop, as q whole. is below the
average, but while 10 many sections
the plants are small they ale. a. a rule,
well rooted
Reports regarding peach buds ale
very conflicting and il is impossible at
this writing TO make any definite state
meut as to he extent TO which they
nave been injured It is probable,
however, thai a large portion OF the
binds have beeo killed by the recent low
temperatures
A. Z HAoKETT,
Section Director.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-06
GROUP

Begins with the symptoms OF a con
mon cold; there Is chilliness, sueezlog.
sore throat, hot 'klu, quick palse,
hoarseness aud impeded respiration
Give frequent small doses OF Ballard's
H2rebound Syrup (the ehUd will or,
for i) and at fhe first sign Of a Group,
cough, apply frequently Ballaro's
Snow Liniment to the throat
Mrs. A Vilet. New Castle, Colo
writes, March 10, 1901: II think
Billiards. Horehound Syrup a wonder
tul remedy, and so pleasant " 25c. so
and $1.00 For sale by Crenshaw &
Young. 26m1
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-06
Sweet and Pure.

In the three years that the great New
England drama "Quincy Adams Saw.
yern has been before the public it has
been stamped bya succession of au.:i-
ences all over the country as ''the best
the sweetest, the purest and the most
wholesome of rural dramas" At its
every representation the applause and
laughter are almost continuous and
every fall Of the curtain is the slgnel
for an ovation to the players which is
to be construed as a most emphatic
Endorsement of the play.
Such success as has been won by
this drama Is vouchsafed to but very
few Of the plays that see the stage and
can be won only by a play hat appeals
TO the hest clements of the community
Y Quincy Adams Sawyer" breaches
No sermon except the eternal one of
the golden rule. Il 5 sweet, clean story
Is strong in unconventional fashion its
hnmor is natural and wholesome bul
zone the les couvulsing; its characters
are types, not caricatures.
These are some OF the reasons for the
unprecedented popularity of Quincy
Adams Sawyer " Others will be ap-
parent to hose who witness the play at
the New Grand on Feb. 25. 1904.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-06
EGG LORE.
Odd Facts Regarding the Embryo
Frog, Fish and Turtle.

Frog, Fish and Turtle.
Frog eggs are almost transpar-
ent. They are laid in long linked
chains, in stagnant water, and
show there like uncanny ropes.
Fish eggs are likewise almost
transparent. 1t is possible to
watch the development within
their ilmy walls. An odd thing
about them, says the Boston Bud
get, is that the fry appear to de-
velop almost wholly from the al
bumen. The yolk-sac remains in
tact, and clings as a sort of stOm-
ach after the fry are swimming
about indeed, they are nourished
by the yolk-sac throughout the
first weeks Of existence. 1t
shrinks and shrinks as it is grad
ually absorbed, until at last it be-.
comes invisible.
Egg production varies enor-
mously. A hens capacity is about
400 eggs, divided pretty equally
through the first three years of
her existence. Other domestic
fowls lay much fewer eggs.
Against this, fish lay from 5000 to
100000 each season, according to
the species. Turtles lay 1000 q
year and live a hundred years, and
insects lay in the course of a few
weeks anywhere from 300 to 500
eggs.
An odd fact regarding turtle.
alligator and crocodile eggs is
that the young may be cut out OF
them several DAYS before maturi-
~, vet live and thrive. Further.
they make for water instantly,
and will snap viciously at any
thing which comes near them, or
resent to the utmost of their pow
er, an attempt to turn them from
their chosen way.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-06
Public Sale.

The undersigned will sell at public
auction at the Gal Brown place, 1 4
miles west of the Webb school hJu e
on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 1904, beginning
at 10 o'clock a. m. the following prop
erty, to-wit:
l seven-year.old horse, / four year
old horse, l twelye-year-old mare with
mule colt, l eight-year-old mare, (s,o-
gle %harness) | four-year.old mule, /
t~wo.year-old mule, / one.year-old
mule, 9 cows, (six will soon hay,
c%aiyes) , helfers, (will soon hay,
calves IS on~e-year.old calves, 50
sboats, 8 broOc sows, /. 0. c. boar, 4
lot OF turkeys, etc, l Mccormack stli-
binder, l corn planter, good as new
roller, ] harrow, one corn mill, >
farm wagons, | spring wagon, ]
twelve-inch pillow, l teu.isch pillow, .
cultivators, fodder sled, | stalk rak, !,
! u. S cream separator, some housc
hold and kitchen furniture, etc.
Terms-sums of $40 aud undo,
cash; for larger sums mite monih,
credit without interest, purchaser
giving bankabIe note, il not paid when
due, s per cent interest from date ui
sale, 4 per cent discount Tor cash
Free lunch on the place.
GEORGE PFAEF
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-06
sIephen R%aunabarger.
Seeaon Director

Stephen kannaoarger. for many
years q e.ideut Of lhia locality, died
~ bis home 10 Eldoruto Springs, Jan.
81, after a brief illness, aged u years.
His remains we're brought to Odessa,
last night and the funeral will be held
from his late home east Of Odessa to-
day at 10 o'clock, under the direction
Of the |. 0, o Z. lodge Of which he
was . member. The interment will be
y DE city oemetary. nUnoIe Steve, 2
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-06
Sick
Blood

Feed pale girls on SCOTS
Emulsion.
We do not need to give all
the reasons why SCOTS
Emulsion restores the strength
and flesh and color of good
health to those who suffer
rom sick blood.
The fact that it is the best
preparation Of Cod Liver Oil,
rich in nutrition, full Of healthy
stimulation is a suggestion as
to why it does what it does.
SCOTS Emulsion presents
Cod Liver Oil at its best,
fullest in strength, least in
taste.
Young women in their
Gems are permanently cured
q the peculiar disease of the
blood which shows itself in
paleness, weakness andnervous-
ness, by regular treatment
with SCOTS Emulsion.
1t is a true blood food and
is naturally adapted to the cure
Of the blood sickness from
which 50 many young women
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-06
February McCIure's.

Gelett Burgess, who has made many
literary excursions into romance land,
is about to take up material residence
there. On a recent trip abroad be
justified his taste for the unconvention-
al by purchasing a small fantastic es-
tate 10 southern France neal the won
dertul ruined and deserted city of Las
Baux, for which he paid the large sum
of forty dollars. HIS estate consists Of
a pine covered bill surrounded by olive
orchards aud fig trees. 1t contains
dozens of Roman sarcophagi which Mr.
Burgess intends to excavate this winter.
The estate is to be named III Trouve-
loux, Provencal for Treasure Trove.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-06
Gas-Meters as SAVINGS Banka.

The pennyin.the-slot gas-me-
ter is now being used as a savings
bank in some districts. BY drop.
ping in a form a pennyworth Of
gas is obtained, while Is. lid. goes
to the credit of the consumer.
The other day an inspector found
- aerins and ten pennies in a me.
ter, representing As. 4d. worth OF
gas. The balance of "a Os. Cd. was
handed back to the householder,
who remarked that that was the
only way he was able to save
money.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-06
GEORGE PFAFt
GeoTge HarI, anelloneer l.24l.

Ksnsas City is not the only town o
suffer from cold street cars Ofite
900 cases OF pneumonia now prevail ut
in St, Louis, a very large percentage is
said to be directly traCeable to riding
Ia cars without Ere.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-06
lin Ancient Foe

To health and happiness is Scrofsla-
as ugly as ever since time immemorial.
1t auses punches i> the neck, dis
figures the skin, inAamSs the mucous
membrane, wastes the mussles, weak
ems the bones, reduces the power Of
resistance to disease ard the capacity
for recovery, and develops into con-
sumption.
"a bunch appeared OF the left side OF
my neck. Il caused great pain, was lanced,
md became a running sore. 1 went into q
general decline. was persuaded TO try
Hoods sarsaparii(a, and when / had taken
six bottles my nefk was healed, and ] have
never bad any trouble OF the kind since"
MIS-. KIT sNyDER, Troy, Ohio.
HOODS IdrSGpGriLLd
and Pills
win rid you Of il, radically and per
manentIy, 20 they have rid thousands.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-06
oArARRH CANNOT BE CURED

VA Ahhd OANNOI De IKE
With local applications, as they can
MT reach the seat OF the disease
Catarrh is a blood OF constitutional
disease, and IN order to cure it you
must take internal remedies. Hail..
Ca'arrh Cure is taken internally. and
acts directly 90 the blood and mucous
surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not a
quack medicine 1t was prescribed BY
n OF the best physicians IN the coun-
try for years and is a regular prescrip
ton. 1t IS composed OF the best tonics
known, combined with the best blood
purifiers, acting directly on the mu-
.ous surfaces The perfect combina
ton of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results 10
curing eatarrh. Send for testimonials
free.
F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by all druggists, price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipatlon. 2.6ml
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-11-17
METROPOLITAN
MAGAZINE,
CIubbed, at Nominal Price, with
Daily Journal and VGr-
mont Waterman.
IMPROVE THIS SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY

All the magazines seem to be grow
ing We notice, for one thing, that n
change is going on in the editorial pol-
ic, oG TIE METROPOLITAN MAG
AZINE. II h's greatly increased in
circulation; the ol Ter periodi GALS had
heet lock to their laurels Those who
have wit he'd it re emily have noticed
all IMPROVEMENT in its general charac-
ter and tone, and, with the November
number, two new departments have
been added.
Ore of these, THE World at
Large" dealing with the notew orthy
men and women and events of the
day, will be conducted. in the future,
by Alfred ii nry Lewis. who Is wide
ly known o. a writer of great strength
and 7irility. Mr.. Lewis ability TO
see things clearly is rivalled only by
his knack Ct stating, in the simplest
and most direct fashion, the conclu-
sons he draws from them. This de-
partmtnt is fully illustrated.
Ano Their department, to which ad-
ded attention seems to have been
paid, deals with things theatrical and
dramatic. In this part of the maya
zine the personality and opiniCns of
Mr.. James Huneker will predominant.
There are also great number of full
pags and smaller pictures of players.
1t seems to be the EDITORS ambition to
give THE METROPOLITAN MAGA-
( ZINE a stronger theatrical interest
than that attached to any other high
class monthly
The other features and departments
of THE METROPOLITAN go on as
before.
The Metropolitan was given sub
soribeTs to the Daily Journal and Yer
mont Watchman fer the year 1904, as
premium.
The full subscription price of the
Metropolitan la 81 80. 1t is the peer
OF the $500 publications. The pub
Usher OF the Journal and Waterman
will furnish the Metropolitan, in
combination with paid subscriptions
to these papers. for the year 1905, al
the following rates. One year, II
cents; six months, 40 cents; three
months, 90 cents. Subscriptions fol
less than one year may be renewed oil
expiration,
Special copies may be seen at tin
Waterman office, 80 South Mali
street,