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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-03-03
Execution Of Criminals.

The criminal expenses OF Virginia can
be considerably reduced BY an amend
ment of law relative to the execution
of criminals. Instead of having such
exections In the jail yards OF the c0un-
ties and cities in which the criminal is
convicted, let the law require all such
convicts to be carried at once to the
penitentiary to be executed there. The
following from the StauntOn Speeta-
tor has our hearty endorsement. and
whatever influence this paper has will
be exertsd to secure the enactment of
such law:
"We take this opportunity to again
call to the attention of the people OF
Virginia the necessity for having ex-
ecutions in the penitsntiary instead of
in the jail yards of the counties. For
three, of not four sessions of our leg
islature has the Spectator urged the
passage of such . law. But once do
We think it was ever seriously consid-
cred, and that time was defeated, We
have heard, at the req uest Of q majority
of the sherlffs OF the state. Just why
they sought to retain such gruesOme
work On their duty list, the world will
never know. We will not 70 into airy
argument to show the many reasons
why this should be done, but at the
proper time we expect to make our
biennial call on the legislature tor just
such law, and it is to be hoped the
sense of dscency in that body will then
have arrived at the height which will
enable it to pass it. ''-Staunton Spec
tator.
1t is not tho first time we have heard
that sheriffs of the state defeated the
passage Of such q law. and surely the
members Of Virginia's legislature. will
not again heed the protest of any class
of public officers in opposition to
law, which promises not only a saving
in the criminal charges of the state,
but which relieves the counties and
cities In which executions are now re-
quired to take place. of heavy bur-
den of anxiety as we'll as expense.
Upon this article from the Specta-
tor, the Times-Dispatch makes this
comment:
1.-The Times Dispatch is with you.
We made our protest the other day,
when the execution at Charlottesville
took place. All executions should DO
in the penitentiary, and when the next
legislature meets we hope all the pa
pers in the state will join the Specta.
tor and the Times-Dispatch in advo-
eating this needful REFORM"
The World grasps hands with both
of you in cordial approval, Keep the
matter before the public until the next
legislative session, and the desired
change will come.-Roanoke World.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-03-03

effective as precedent to which Eu.
ropean nations may appeal when they
have difficulty in collecting the sums
advanced by their citizens to other
South American borrowers.
Little short of a travesty on legisla.
ton was the coneidera ton Of the naval
appropriation bill conducted by the
Senate committee on naval officers this
week. The committee occupied Just
an hour considering a measure which
appropriates over $10O. 600, 900 and tho
prospects are that no adequate time
will be devoted to the measure on the
floor OF the Senate. The methods BY
which Congress does business are such
that when a standing committee re-
ports q measure majority OF the
members of either house accepts such
for Individual members of Congress
have neither time nor the information
which would enable them to..make any
detailed examination OF the various
measures on which they are called up
GU to vote. Incidentally the Presi-
dent appears to have won his fight for
two battleships despite the fact that q
majority of Congress believes further
construction of these monster engines
OF war, which cost fabulous sums il
injudicious.
Speaker Cannon has announced that
he will permit no concession to the
Senate on the Statehood bill and the
measure seems destined to fail, despite
the fact that a majority of both houses
of Congress would gladly vote for the
admission of one State to be composed
of Oklohoma and Indian Territory.
of Oklohoma are hnmbly sup
plicating The all powerful Speaker for
mercy but there seems to be little hope
Of his relenting.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-03-03
circuit Court.

The February term OF the Circuit
Court convened Monday, with Judg,
8. H. Letcher on the bench. and hal
disposed of the following business.
Jesse r. Niswander qualified as ad
ministrator of 8. W. Niswander.
W. F. Fry was appointed and quail
fed as guardian of 8. W.. N. M. e.
w. and Carlotta Fry.
Kaspar B. Koiner was appointed
justice Of tho peace for Middle River
district in place of the late John G..
Gochenour. On Tuesday Mr.. Koiner
qualified for the position.
The petition of j. J. Harner and 9th :
ers for change Of road grade In south
River district. was referred to the road
board Of said district.
The petition Of the road board of
Middle River district to rep air bridge
over Middle river at Humbert's Ford,
at q cost not to exceed s. 600 was ap.
proved and ordered certified to the
board of supervisors for their action.
The petition of J. 8. Jordan and
others for bridge in Middle River dis
trict at James Jordan ford not to OK
coed cost of IS. 422. of which the petit
ti1ners will pay $3.50. was approved
and orderad certified to the board OF
supervisors for their action.
Carter Braxton was appointed and
qualified as guardian Of Florence Luck.
Taylor Mccoy was admitted to prac.
tice in this court.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-03-03
He Kept up In the Race.

James B. Barron, President Manch
ester Cotton Mills, Rock Hill, s. c..
| writes
"In 1883 l painted my residence with
L. Il NJ, 1t looks better than grea,
many houses painted three years ago.
Don't pay 81 90 a gallon for llnseed
oil, which you do in ready for. use plant.
Buy oil fresh from the barrel at 80
cents per gallon, and mix it with Long.
man y Martinez L. s. M. Paint.
1t makes paint cost about 81 20 per
gallon.
Wears and covers like gold.
Every Church given liberal guam
tity when bought from B. F. Hughes,
StauntOn H. G. Cohron Stuart's
Draft; J. B. Roden, Waynesboro;
Augusta Milling & Mer. Co., Messy
Greek.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-03-03
FROM TIE CANh0h's MOUTH.

Speaker Cannon not only swept
away what remaining evidences of
jamestown were visible, but blew up
the foundations. He has no use for
the first settlement of this country. it
10 the last settlement which attracts
him, a settlement with voters in it.
and life and energy about it What
does 1t profit the country to 20 and
look at the foundations of a town
which for years have been buried out
OK sight, says Mr.. Cannon, even if it
was the first village erected In Ameri-
ca? What is there to be returned to
Mr.. Cannon's pocket, by contributing
to celebration which commentaries
= vanished people and vanished VII
lage? He can see nothing. and unless
he can see direct return be will never
aid the enterprise. Mr.. Cannon is
s)ldly practical, there is no more SEN
timent in him than In the corpse of
the Grand Duke Sergius. IT is doubt
full whether he has ever tried to ascer.
tain who were his two grandma theirs.
or whether, If asked, be could give
their names today.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-03-03
THE CnL0R0F0RM AGE.

DR.. VIM. Osler of Baltimore, is a
surgeon and physician of so much re
noun that King Edward has called
him to England. He is soon to sail for
that sOlubrioUs cline, and know his
native country no more forever. Be-
fore departing, however. be has dis
closed great pathological fact. here
tofore discovered, or made a great
scientific discovery, not heretofore
discovered. lie has, In a public ad-
dress, stated that Man g greatest works
are usually achieved before they arrive
at the age OF forty, that they decline
after that age, and at sixty should be
chloroforned, that is they had just as
well be, for all the good they are to the
world thereafter. DR.. Osler has passed
forty, but has not reached sixty. King
Edward has also passed forty, but is
not quite arrived at sixty years. Had
he been king at forty be most likely
would have done a greater work than
to have appointed DR.. Osler. But be-
ing on the decline, we of course were
prepared for most any act of senility.
The Osler theory is visible in the King,
it Is taking rapid hold of him, and
when the King rounds out his three
score years he can be congratulated ON
having on bis side the very person to
lay him down to sleep. as his newly
chosen medical expert has possibly
often done hundreds, by accident of
course in those cases. But to the
patient one is as serious as the other.
In the case of many physicians, the
world would be better OF If THEY
were chloroformed long before they
reached the age of sixty. We have
heard that DR.. Osler has a theory of
ais own for the treatment of pneumo
ala. As about 80 per ceHt die under
t, possibly ehloroform would alleviate
much suffering. and it might be we'll
% make the Osler theory read thus,
'hloroform all persons over 80, as we'll
10 all cases of pneumonia.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-03-03
BLAND Mr.. ElKINS.

Mr.. Elkins informs the public that
there will be no rate legislation at this
session of Congress. This, Mr.. Elkins
tells the country very blandly, just az
If 1t were matter of every day oc-
currence for the people to demand re-
forms, and the President to request
Congress to give relief from oppres.
sion. and after all for a Senate to tell
the people there is to be nothing done.
This shows how completely the Senate
is the representative of the trusts.
This demonstrates that when corpora.
tions want delay they know they will
get 1t through the Senate, because
every Senator practically is a corpora.
ton official, attorney or stakeholder.
When the Senate is elected by popular
vote money bags will not count for
quite so much. The rights of the
people will have little show.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-03-03
TAXES FOR THE PHILIPPINES.

The Philippines are still to have re-
minders that they are not q part OF
the United States. They belong to
us. but are not part of US. New
tariff laws just passed bar us from
freely trading with our own islands.
and our own subjects are obliged to
submit to taxes in order to send their
goods into their own country's ports.
The CAUSE OF such an outrage is not
exactly apparent on the surface, bat
can ba found by scratching just under
the surface, where we find all kinds Of
trusts lurking, which have demanded
protection, In other words the poor,
weak industries ef the United States
are to be protected against those Of
the strong, robust Philippine Islands.
Most persons would imagine that the
Philippines needed the protection il
any protection were needed. But no.
Our sugar trust. our tobacco trust,
our cerdaee trust, in fact all of the
many trusts which are working so hard
to make an honest living in the United
States, must be protected, lest like
Peter when walking on the PREACHER
Gus waters. would sink, were not
hand held out to them. The beastly
shame OF all this ought to haunt
America. Such treatment lacks but
little In making it parallel OF Russia.
Such treatment of colonies has no par.
ailel now In most other European
countries, and yet we cry out with
horror at what we term tyranny, and
wage wars Of humanity. and benevo.
iently assimilate people to yield them
up to trusts. Ia there no shame in US?
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-03-03
IN AUGUSTA COUNTY.


Pursuant to authority vested IN him by
decree of the Circuit Court of Augusts
| cOanty, Virginia, entered on the 9TH day
of January, 1905. in the cause of John
Swisher's Administrator VS.. John Swish
er's Heirs, the undersigned Special Com
missioner will proceed to sell, at public
auction, in front of the County CouIt
House in Staunton, Virginia. on
Monday. March 18th, 1905.
at II O'Clock NJ, that certain tract or par
eel of land in South River District, Au.
gusta county, Virginia, about one mile
cast of DOoms Station, containing SO
acres, with improvements thereon con.
sisting of a small frame house, good sta
BILE. corn crib and wagon shed.
TERMS.-One-fourth of the purchase
price cash on day OF sale, and the residue
in three equal instruments payable in one,
two and three years from day of sale,
with interest from dav of sale, the deferr-
ed payments to be evidenced by the bonds
of the purchaser with approved security.
and the title to be retained as ultimate Sc.
curitY CHARLES M. EAST,
Special Comm issioner.
Clerks Office Circuit Court of Augusta
County:
hereby certify that Charles M. East,
Special Commissioner above named. has
executed the bond required by decree en-.
tereG January 9TH, 1905, in the above nam.
ed cause of John Swisher's Admir-. VS.
John Swisner's Heirs. now pending in
said court.
Given under my hand this LIST day of
March, 1905.
HARRY BURNETT.
50 At Clerk.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-03-03
Gun Club Shoot.

The Fort Defiance Gun Club held q
clay pigeon shooting match Saturday
evening, and Notwithstanding the
weather, which made shooting difficult
some good scores were made. The fol.
lowing were out of a possible twenty.
five single pigeons-Roy Early. 90; N.
l.. Snreckhise, 20; Earl Andrews, 20:
Forrest G. Williams, 20; G. s. Roller,
Jr.. 10; Nathan Parkins, 10; e. v. Par
kins, IS; Chas. Bysrs, 10; Thos Nc
Kenzie, II; Robert Shackleford 10; J.
G. McCue, 10, and Graham Jarman, 8.
The next tournament will be held Sat-
urday, March 18th.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-03-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom our Regular Corr es pendent.

From our Regular Corr esp ondent.l
| Washington. d. c., Feb. 25.-Ther,
are breakers ahead for the San Dom
lingo treaty, in the estimation of lead
Ing Democratic Senators, who declare
that had not the Senate 20 recently o.
posed the Presidents wish by amend
ing the several arbitration treaties, de-
spite his vigorous protests, a majority
of Republican Senators would vote
against the San DOMINICAN protocol
That some Republicans may do this
seems extremely likely, among them
Mr.. Hale of Maine, who is above all
else conservative. who did not hest
tate to oppose the Spanish War to
Che last ditch and who also opposed the
acquisition of the Philippines, for q
time. A very serious problem is pres
ented by the San DOMINICAN agreement.
In the estimation of many Senators its
approval would lead to period of
'frenzied finance in the.South A meri-
can republics. Financiers. confident
that eventually they could prevail up
on the United States to compel the paw
ment OF their loans, would lend the
improvident South Americans abun-
dant funds, at exhorbitant rates of
interest, and their prOffers of cash
would be promptly accepted. Later.
when the day of reckoning came. En-
ropean nations would call the atten
tion of the United States to the San
DOMINICAN precent, drop a significant
remark or two regarding the probable
necessity of their using force to protect
the interests OF their citizens, creditors
OF the South American republics. and
then this country would be compelled
TO step in again and again'and play the
roll OF receiver for it's insolyent neigh
DORIS TO the South. Such a programme
would call for large navy, an increas-
ed marine corps and other expensive
OUTLAWS, for which there would be no
possible way of collecting from the
South American nations or their for
eign creditors.
In the case OF San Domingo it is
pointed out that hardly more than one
fourth of the sums for which that I'M
fortunate and spend thrift country has
obligated itself were ever advanced to
1t IN actual cash. Loans of a million
dollars wero made on which the pre-
mum amounted to fifty per cent.
more, and the interest was fjxed at
from per cent. month upwards and
each month. OF course.
the San DOMINICAN protocol provides
that the United States shall have DOW
Dr. to adjudicate all claims, but that |
Of itself is likely to prove an almost |
lnterminable task and may provoke a.
nard feelings among European credi. |
Tor nations as would a direct refusal
sither to interfere or to permit them
TO exert force.
1t is still too early to make anv d..
mite predictions, although present
appearances are that the convention
VIII ultimately be ratified after being
materially amended. A long and v nv
erlous debate is certain, however, and
Is not impossible that certain amend.
aents may be incorporated In the
reaty with the hope Of making it In. ,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-03-03
RETURN OF BATTLE FLAGS.

Congress has just passed a bill
authorizing the government Il
turn over to the several States
all the battle flags now in it,
possession, which means that all flags
captured from the Confederate States
during the war are to be returned. A
sheer from both sides of the House
went up when the bill passed unani-
mously in that body.
This marks great change Of senti.
ment within the last few years. An
effort was made to restore these flags
during Cleveland's first administra-
tion. and the howl thai rent the
ambient air from the mouths OF
cheap politicians, and pennyaliner
newspapers. as well as from Grand
Army encampments, was something
amazing. One would have thought
that treason and rebellion were again
abroad in the land. One of the most
conspicuous leaders of the campaign
against such a suggestion was the
Hon. J. B. FORAKER then, as now. a
Senator from Ohio. This Rentleman's
Rallantry in defending these flags
against recapture by the rebels was
one long to be remembered. BE had
not established himself 30 firmly as a
wise and patriotic statesman then, as
now, and was by no means SO secure in
his tenure of Office. A play Of the
kind he then INDUCED in, whilst
Astounding in the thinest and most
transparent demagogy, evidently en-
trenched him in q very strong posi-
ton, especially when in addition to
the defense Of the flags, he refused in
Wheeling, W. Va, at Grand Army
celebration, to walk under q flag
stretched across the street bearing the
image Of the commander In chief of
our armies. the then President Grover
Cleveland. This was home run, and
his heslers and hackers were In ex-
stacies at this insult to the president.
1t remained for Mrs. Cleveland. a
short time afterward. to even up on
this incident, and she did 1t in q way
Ar. Foraker never forgot. A public
reception was being held. Mrs. Cleve
land, assisted by number of cabinet
with other ladies, was greeting the
various Senators and their wives. MIR.
Foraker was approaching and raising
his hand to have 1t shaken by her.
just ut the moment he expected the
shake, he received a "shake" sure
enough. Mrs. Cleveland deliberately
turned her back on him, and his hand
has since been known as 1.-The hand she
would not shake" 1t IL presumed
that whilst MIR. Foraker then headed
q movement against the return of the
flags he, too. has become mellowed,
and there will be no opposition to their
restoration from any responsible
quarter.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-03-03
Y. NJ. C. A. State Officers.

The Y M. G.. A. State Convention
at Petersburg last Friday elected the
following officers: President, Dir.
Charles W. Kent. of the University of
Virginia; 1st vice president, Simon
Seward, Petersburg; End vice. presi.
dent, .. A. HAWKINS. Richmond; Bird
vice president, w. w. Vicar. Norfolk
secretary, II. E. Helm, Clifton Forge;
assistant secretary, P. s. Tippen,
Richmond College; 1st assistant secre
tary, W. N. Pettus, William and Mary
College; press secretary, Walter d.
Hoge, Stanton.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-03-03
W. A. Gushing, Auctioneer.
Brooke Farm
FOR SALE

Pursuant to decree of the Circuit Cour
for Augusta county, entered Febru
! airy IA. 1905. in vacation, upon petit
ton filed in the chancery cause of
Virginia B. Donaghe, &C.
VS.
Donaghe's Trustee and ais,
The undersigned special commissioner.
| will offer for sale, at public auction, in
front OF the Court House of Augusta coun
ty, in Staunton, on
FRIDAY. MARCH 3rd, 1905.
at IL O'Clock noon, that valuable estate
known as the BROOKE FARM" contain.
ing by recent surveys 283 acres, l rood, IS
poles, with the Improvements thereon,
| consisting of cOmmodiOus and comfort
able brick mansion house and usual out
buildings, situated in Beverly Manor Dis
trict. between three and four miles south
from Staunton, on the east side of the road
| to Lexington end bet Mill Greek on
the South and the Marshall Road on the
North except twelve acres lying north of
| the latter, adjoining the Folly Mills and
| lands of j. G. Cochran, the Foster estate,
L. W. MOffett. Jacob A. Shaner, the Raw
linson land. etc. School building on ad
iacent property. Valley Branch of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad runs through
1t, and good roads in several directions.
Abu ndantly watered and tim bered. Good
orchard. Considered one of the best bod
les of farming land in the county of Au-
gusta. The growing crops of grain are re-
served, being about sixty acres of wheat,
and about twenty acres OF rye.
TERMS OF SALE:
One Thousand Dollars in cash. SO much
more as TO make one-third OF the purchase
money to be aid on or before April 1st.
1905; and the residue in equal payments
at one, two and three years, bearing inter-
est from the day of sale, with leave to the
purchaser to anticipate payment of any or
all of said instruments. The deferred pur-
chase money to be represented by the
bonds of the purchaser, made payable to
the General Receiver of the Circuit Court
of Augusta, with approved personal secu-
rity, (unless waived by the acting Com.
ultimate security, or deed of trust given
upon the purchase m oney bonds made |
p iyable annually.
THOS. d. RANSOM,
Il E. r NELSON,
Commissioners.
Clerks Office, Augusta Circuit Court:
l hereby certify that R. E. R Nelson,
one of the Commissioners above named,
has executed bond as required by the de-
cree of sale, entered February 18th, 1905,
n the chancery cause of V. B. Donaghe,
ito. VS.. Donaghe'S trustee & ais, depend
ng in said court.
Given under my hand. as Deputy Clerk
If said court, this 18th day of Feb'y. 1905.
JOS. B. WOODWARD,
feb II ids Deputy Clerk. '
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-03-03

1t is funny how busy Mr. Martin
gets at times. He is now so busy with
bis public duties he does not have time
to look after his campaign matters at
home, so he says in a recent inter-
view. 1t was 'Ole Brer Rabbit" we
believe, who sat still and said nothing.
But the stiller ''Brer Rabbit sits the
more he needs to be watched. When
Mr.. Martin neelects his own campaign
for public affairs 1t will be a long time
after he has passed the chlorOform age.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-03-03

Senator Martin is not to have any
campaign button he says, What then
has become of Joe Button
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-03-03

Pursuant to decree of the Circuit Court
for Augusta county, entered Febru-
airy IA. 1905. in vacation, upon petit
ton filed in the chancery cause of
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22

as ye SOW that shall ye reap. He
also gave a brief outline history
of the Howard Association and it's
immortal founder, John Howard,
who was the pioneer reformer in
prisons and in prison work. Be-
fore closing his speech Mr.. Lyon
said that his association was ever
ready to assist the man who meant
to do right, and said that if any
of the prisoners wanted work while
in Chicago, he would guarantee to
do all in. his power to procure
them situation. After the chapel
exercises. Mr.. Lyon visited the
park during the military drill and
had the pleasure of listening to
our band, privilege he was glad
to avail himself of. Before leav.
ing the city he granted interviews
to a number of inmates whose
sentences are about to expire.