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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
Slightly Different.

From the Philadelphia Press.
II certainly was gratified at Mr.. Crittick s
continent" said D'Auber
What did he say?" asked Knox.
''Why, you heard him. He said was I'M
questionably deft colorist."
II understood him to say daft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01

Irene Thompson. colored domestic, be-
came III at her place Of employment, 14S E
street northeast, yesterday afternoon. The
ambulance was summoned from the Cas-
ualty Hospital and she was taken to the in
stitution for treatment.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06
THE GUATEMALAN TURKEY
Enemy of Boil Weevil Which Ts n
Be Given Trial by Agricul-
tural Department.

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson An.
nounces that he has discovered new foe
to the cotton boil weevil. 1t is an espe-
cially interesting foe, since after it has
eaten the weevil the cotton planters can
eat the foe. Mr. Wilson's discovery is
a species of turkey from Guatemala.
While not willing to commit himself
to the statement that the new foe will
make the boil weevils scarce in Texas.
Secretary Wilson has hopes the turkey
will not necessarily supersede the
weevil-eating ant, but will be his ally.
Our agents in Guatemala" says the
secretary, Gin their study of the life
habits of the ants and the boil weevil.
have recently discovered that the turkey
is a great enemy of the weevil and pro-
pose to give it a trial in the United
States. The turkey of Guatemala is
somewhat smaller than our own variety
and it is very tame. 1t is also very good
for food. In fighting the weevil the de-
partment will spare no expense and if
the turkeys can be obtained and will do
the work they will be distributed among
all the plantations of the infested sec
ton. The study of the Guatemalan ant
will, at the same time. be continued.
"Those which have been imported are
doing well and are meeting our ex-
pectations Reports that we have been
losing them are without foundation"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06
INTRODUCTION OF A QUEEN
How to Perform Task Which Ts Con.
sidered One of the Hardest
in Beekeeping.

Colonies having only young bees &C,
cept queens readily, so that when a
swarm has issued and the parent stock
has been removed to a new stand the
time for queen Introduction is propiti-
GUS. During great honey flow queens
are accepted without much question if
any at all. They may at such times
nearly always be safely run in lust
at dark by lifting one corner of the
cover or quilt of a queenless hive and
driving the bees back with smoke. The
new queen, having been kept without
1000 and away from all other bees for
half hour previously, is then slipped
IN and the have left undisturbed for
several days. AS queens mate only
once and workers and drones live but
a lew weeks or at most only a few
months if an Italian, Carniolan or
other choice queen mated to a drone of
her own race is introduced into a COL
ony the bees of this colony will soon
De replaced by Others of the same race
as the queen. All OF the colonies of an
aplary may thus be changed. From
single breeding queen the apiary
may be supplied with young Queens
pure in blood, and since these-even
though mated to drones of another
race-will produce drones of their own
blood, the apiary will soon be stocked
with males of the desired race.-Fi416
and Farm.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06
link-van Lear.

David d. Link and Miss Annie M.
Van Lear were married in Washing
ton, ID. c., on last Thursday. Dec. 80,
at the home of Rev. F. j. Prettyman.
The bride was attired IN white China
silk, and carried white carnations, her
travelling dress was gray broad cloth.
with hat and gloves to match. The
bride and groom returned to the home
of the brides sister, Mrs. Thomas Nc
Clune. Friday night, where nice
supper was awaiting their arrival. The
bride is a daughter of the late DR.. A.
G. E. Van Lear, and is well known and
highly esteemed throughout the com.
munitY, and the groom is a prosperous
Young farmer of near Staunton. They
received many useful and very pretty
presents. Their future home will be
one mile north of StauntOn on the
Spring Hill road.
Their many friends extend to them
their hsarty congratulations and wish
them much happiness in their future
home.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06
His LAST GOODBYE.

Mr., David Bennett Hill again an
nounces his determination to retire
from politics. These announcements
come to us like the farewells of Patti.
They are as sad as the strains of an
aoleon harp, and carry melancholy in
every note. Why this irrevocable de-
termination? Cincinnatus, we are
told, always mentally asserted that
when he returned to his pillow he would
remain there. Yet he had on numerous
occasions to forego this hasty deter.
mination. Will Mr.. Hill be ever again
calledp Mr.. Hill places his reason for
retiring upon the ground that he has
been 40 years in politics. But the
politics that most likely wrought this
resolve is not forty weeks, much less
forty years old. Last August Mr.. Hill
took in hand the affairs of the nation.
He gathered up the remnants Of the
Democratic party in and about New
York, he felt that be had found pana.
cea for the party's ills, and be presented
the panacea with various testimonials
from Belmont, Cleveland and others. The
medicine he and those We have just
mentioned had administered to the
party in the last eight years had no
doubt put 1t nearly in the grave. Now
he was going to resurrect it, like LaZ
arus who had been dead three days. 1t
was to be called into life, amid the
shouts of the bystanders and glad
hosannas of friends. But no. Instead
of q resurrection, death took a stronger
and firmer hold, and this messiah was
Inundated and disgraced, as leader
and prophet he was ridiculed and
jeered. Now he is going to retire. un-
eonditionally retire. No more can he
be lured back. No more will the party
welkin ring for him. Woolforts Roost
will remain with closed doors and the
blinds drawn, and woe be he who dares
mention politics there. This is final,
this is the end. No more will our
Davip go forth to battle with the giant,
for this time the giant slew David, Oh
what was tantamount thereto, put him
to ignominlous fight. David, in other
words, has had all the fight that was
in him knocked out.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06

: frs, os. Of the ~''" "@'s"es' Of the posi-
On May S0A the japanese occupied
Dalny, and On June II 16, General
Stakelberg, advancing to the relief of
the Port Arthur army, was defeated
by General OkuA at the battles of
Wafangkau and TeNissu.
With Togo's ships lying like watch
dogs around Port Arthur's seaward
side and Nogi advancing slowly but
relentlessly by land, the amous strong
hold was under siege auN from then on
until General Stoessel, on\ New Year s
day, sought terms of capitNla tion, the
operations have been MARKED by al
most ceaseless lighting. bomb&rdments
by the fleet alternating with desperate
attacks by land, or assaults by the
bined naval and military forces.
When Stoessel and the remnant OF his
devoted garrison march out of Port
Arthur the flag of the Rising Sun Will
once more float from the ramparts of
the position Japan won when she first
sent out her new fleet to give battle
and drove China from the seas.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06
C. L. HARRIS, Patentee.
Veterans to be Enrolled.

At the meeting of the veterans Tues
day night, it was determined to take
advantage of the opportunity afforded
by the act of the legislature to have all
the members of Stonewall Jackson
camp enrolled and recorded in the
county clerks office. BY law, these
records are paid for by the city or
county and all the Confederate COM
panies of the county can be SO recorded
for preservation in the archives of the
county or city. But as no enrolment
has been made except by the camp,
they will begin the work and have their
$50 members recorded. All who join
the camp before the enrolment is
completed will also 60 on this county
record book. Adjutant f. 7. Strib.
ling and Inspector General T. G. Nor
ton, were appointed committee to
arrange for the enrolment.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06
Lipscomb Items.

r +. ID. No. Mr.. VIM Kindig is
home for several mouths visiting his
parents. He has been in Iowa for
several years.
Miss Florence Flory is visiting rela-
tives and friends in Roanoke.
Miss Maudie Showalter spent the
holidays with Miss Matte ShOwalter.
Mr.. n } Farrar of Nelson county,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. b. f. Coy
ner. He will leave in few days for
Biuefield, W. Va.
Messrs. Ivan Hunter, Arthur Hall,
and Misses Essie and jamie Harris at.
tended dance at Arbor Hill during
the holidays and visited Mrs. Palmer
Mr.. and Mis- VIM. Coyner and Miss
Ida Coyner attended the entertain.
ment in Waynesboro, during Christ.
mas.y
Miss Ora Uensley has returned tC
Marion after pleasant visit home
Miss Pattie Woodruff spent the hol
idays with her uncle in SJaunton.
Mrs. Camden Coyner is at her old
home in Lancaster, Pa. on visit.
Miss Hattie Coiner spent the holi.
days at her home She is very much
pleased with Marion College.
The Christian Workers met Oh Sun
day night, aud Rev. 4. A. Repass gave
| fine lecture on conservation. OuI
work is very successful now.
Misses Annie and Bertha Harris
have returned from Fdrmville to re-
sumo their school.
Mr.. VIM. COyner and bride are al
Summerdean for few weeks.
Mr.. Arthur Brown, Dunsmcr,
student, spent Christmas with hi
parents.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06

There is an effort being made to get
the Q. u o. to run its trains from
Lynchburg directly to Staunton via
Lexington, and. to get the Norfolk s.
Western to build over to the B. & o..
at GreenVille and then run it's trains
by traffic agreement with the B. s. O..
and G. W. to Harrisonburg and Elk
ton via Staunton. All this looks we'll
on paper, but we doubt if even res
pectful hearing could be had with the
several officers of those roads looking
to such proposition. The real way
to attract railroads is to oppose in
stead of encourage them, they are con-
trary creatures.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06
1905.
The clocks were on the stroke of twelve,
The night was bitter cold,

The clocks were on the stroke of twelve,
The night was bitter cold,
saw upon the avenue
A figure gray and old
An ancient man with silver hair,
Who carried on his back,
Bent double with the weight of age,
A lean and empty pack.
But even as he passed away
Across the frozen snow,
A youth came striding into view.
His smooth young cheeks aglow.
His shoulders bore a bullying sack,
And music box as we'll.
l hailed him as he hurried by
pray tell me what you sell?'
He smiled and sent the answer back
Along the snowy street
blue violets and daffOdils,
And apple blossoms sweet.
And all the songs of happy birds
That ever charmed the ear,
And perfumes from thousand fields
| am the glad New Year"
Minna Irving in Leslie's Week
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06
PORT ARTHUR CAPTURED.

Port Arthur has at last capitulated.
This has been looked for for some
time, but the hour could not be fore
told. The Russian has made q most
creditable stand, far more creditable
here than outside with Kuropatkin.
Possibly he stood here because he
could not do otherwise, but the defense
has been good one. He was, how
ever, with the most modern weapons
defending the strongest fortified posi-
tion in the world, and it would have
been very discreditable not to have
held it for long period. There may
be some who think this is not the end
OF the war. 1t is not of course, but it
had better be for Russia. BY contln-
uing it she only opens the way for
greater humiliation. She has been
beaten ON land and sea. She might as
well attempt to remove lake Baikal
from her road to Siberia as to attempt
to drive the Japanese back over the
ground they gained in Manchuria last
summer, and they could not retake
Port Arthur in a thousand years
Russia is great big buffer. She is
powerless now on the ocean. and she
can never maintain any very large
army at the end of her little single
track Siberian railway. She has a
weakling as Car and an aristocratic
set of cyclists as his advisers. The
government is corrupt beyond belief,
and tyranical beyond conception, her
people are not homogeneous, and she
has and will have dissensions increas-
ing in violence and extent as the disas.
tiers in the east become known. Scarce
ly word of truth has been published
about the conduct of the war, or if
published the people who are expected
to do the fighting are too ignorant to
understood the reports. Of all the
nations of the earth Russia needed a
good Substantial, well laid on drubbing
most, and the little Jap has admins
tered it in fashion that has almost
made the world sorry for Russia. Her
combing down has been of the latest
and most approved type, and from the
beginning she has blubbered and
whined like a baby. Now she has
something to whine about.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom our Regular Correspo nden,.

IRON our Regular Correspo ndent.,
Washington, d. c.. Dec. 31st.-
Have we Democrat or Republican
IN the White House 2" No question
mas been more frequently asked In the
hepuohcan cloak-rooms of Congress
tnan this, and it has been reiterated
more than ever since the President
sent to Congress the annual report of
Commissioner of Corporations Garfield
who adopts, as his chief recommends
ton, after a year. study of the sub
Ject OF federal control of trusts, a
scheme first proposed by William J.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06

Frank 7. Ware, the well known and
popular dealer in stoves, furniture and
tinware on North Augusta street, who
has been in business for over 80 years,
has sold bis business to MFR. /. X. Roby
of WaynesbOro, and retired. His hon.
esty, fair dealing, and polite attention
had made him we'll known to both city
and county shoppers. who will be sorry
to learn of the step be has taken. Mr..
RobY is a thoroughly practical stove
man. and is we'll qualified to conduct
the business.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06

There has been rumor afloat that
the doxology is left out of the services
at the Chicago University which Mr..
John D. Rockefeller has so richly en-
dowed, but the New York World finds
that there is still a doxology sung
there which begins:
Praise him from whom oil blessings
how."
We think we have heard somewhere
that a faVOrite ''te Deum" sung there
has in it this line:
"The goodly fellowship of the profits,
praise thee"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06

A great many people In the United
States saw the Fillipinos at the
Worlds Fair, and even after seeing
them the Sugar Trust, and the Irvine
Trust, and the Tobacco Trust, tell us
that If sugar, and hemp, and tobacco,
are admitted free from those islands
the sugar, hemp and tobacco indus.
tries in the United States will be ruin.
ed. 1t is good thing for those trusts
that they did not live in the days of
Annanias and Saphira.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06

The government is asked to guaran-
tee the interest in 80 million of bonds
to be used in railway building in the
Philippines. How much high classed
graft would be contained in those mil
lions Is problem too weighty for
public school children.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06

Another U. s. Senator Senator
Mitchell of Oregon) has been indicted
for defrauding the government, as well
as a member of Congress, from Ore
gon, named Binger Herman. For a
new State Oregon has done well. For
"a while it seemed as if Kansas was
10 hold these senatorial honOrs, but
now the honors are easy.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06

The citizens of Roanoke who have
been for seven years trying to drive
the predatory bovine, otherwise known
as the town cow, from their intra. ur-
ban pasture fields, have at last sue
ceeded. A real live town might have
shut brindle out by using those pas
ture fields for house sites.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06

The new fashioned senatorial toga
has fallen on Senator Mitchell of Ore
gon. 1t is rather tight fitting gar
ment and is manufactured exclusively
by grand iuries.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06

Ten bank officials in Iowa have com
mitted suicide i'll the last twelve
months, which shows that "Frenzied
Finance is by no means pure rO-
nance.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06

There is serious thought of reducing
the course at Annapolis from four to a
three years course. This can easily be
accomplished by cutting out a small
per cent of the hops.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06

The newspapers are trying to create
the impression THAI Roanoke has the
worst Jail in the State, but Augusta
will never surrender that distinction
on mere newspaper report.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06

The paper trust has been attacked by
the Government. Everybody eats pa
per now adays, you know.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06

Miss Nan Patterson, whilst a high
kicker and capable of many other
stunts, draws the line on any tight
rope performances.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06

The State Corporation Commission
has just denied Mr.. Frank J Gould a
charter to build trolley line out of
Richmond because it will parallel for
short distance the r. F. q 2. Ry., in
which Virginia owns some stock. 1t
is high time the State got out of the
railroad business, as we stated some
years ago when a most disgraceful
scene took place in our Legislature,
and bribery and corruption ran ram
pant in an effort to defeat a charter
being granted the Seaboard Air Line
to build from Richmo nd to Washing
ton. There will never be, we hope, an.
other such miiiating affair in Vir-
ginia. But 10 avoid it the State should
sell her stock. She will never get such
an offer agaln.Of course, but that does
not matter.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06
A New Industry for Staunt0n.

In few days Mr.. G. T. Harris &
Son will begin the manufacture of the
Harris Patent Lever Drive Gate. in
the machine shop of Kennedy & Craw
ford. This work will begin just as
soon as the material arrives that has
been ordered. These gates will be
made of iron. and will be put up for
$40. Satisfaction guaranteed or no
pay. For further particulars see Ken
nedy Il Crawford.
C. L. HARRIS, Patentee.
Springport, Ind, Nov. 20, 1904.
To Whom it may concern
This is to state that l am using one
of the G.. 4. Harris, patent LEVER
GATES with wood frame.
The gate is entirely satisfactory as
a drive gate, working easily and posi-
lively. Very truly,
J. ]. HICKMAN, Farmer.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06

Mrs. Chadwick will be a strong wit
ness to prove that this year will not be
as prosperous as last.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06
n. W, Bowman Dead.

Mr. Hiram Bowman died on Friday
evening at bis home near Ladd, Va.
aged 10 ears, of pneumonia, the de-
ceased came from North Carolina to
Augusta many years ago, and has been
a faithful member in the Lutheran
church for fifty-f0ur years. He is SUI
vived by his wife and three children,
Winter. His funeral took place Sun
day morning conducted by his pastor,
Rev. E A. Repass. Pail bearers: Messrs.
Camden Coyner, Charlie Grove, G. A.
Frank, Will Hicks, w. Frank, and
Frank Weaver. Interment was in
Bethelham cemetery.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06

The following speakers haye accept
ed invitations to take part in the COM
mencement exercises at Washington
and Lee University in June: Rev. DR..
w. Fl. Marques of Louisville. KY,
to preach the baccalaureate sermon;
Rev. DR.. James l. Vance. of Newark,
N. j., to address the Young Mems
Christian Association; Lieut.. Richmond
Pearson Hobson, of Alabama, to ad
dress the literary societies.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06
SOILED EnMlnE.

Colorado is singularly unfortunate
in some respects. She has had troubles
with strikers, and now she has other
troubles. For a loug time, nearly IS
months, the State has been in turmoil
and business has been practically at a
stand still. We do not know how the
people of that State have subssted
There has been no work going on, the
population has decreased rapidly. Not
a single new citizen has ventured in
and soldiers have killed miners, and
been themselves killed. A Gen. Bell
and the Governor, Peabody, undertook
to run the State on plan mapped out
by them and dictated by the mine
owners, and the results are bankruptcy
for the people and the State, and such
strife as never was known before in
any State III the Union. We have not
followed carefully the death lists, but
they have been large. Mining, the
principal industry. is practically aban-
doned, and when that ceases almost
everything else ceases. Last fall there
was an election out there and the re-
suit was that the Republican candi
date, Gov. Peabody, was overwhelm
lngly defeated, and a Democrat elected
as well as Democratic house of dele
gates. But the whole thing has chang
ed. Under the DEGREES of a partisan
and seemingly corrupt court, the
will of the people has been overridden
and trampled upon in the same ruth
less way the rights of the miners have
been under the lead of Peabody and
Bell. This court can claim and should
receive the palm. 1t began with a de.
termination to seat Peabody and a
sufficient number of representatives
to make the Legislature Republican
and this it seems to have done in way
that would bring bushes to the cheeks
of wooden Indian. We have heard
certain courts branded as corrupt, but
if reports be true when seeking for
phrase hereafter to convey most
strongly the idea of corruption, "As
corrupt as a Colorado court will pref.
ty fully express the idea, indeed we
doubt if a stronger expression could
be used or a more correct one. That
State is to be pitied, its highest court
has disgraced it, and when we find
corruption in such high places what
must the lower strata be =?
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06
NOW LISTEN.

ANEs BUMGARDNER, JR.