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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-07-15
iraw August o at 8 o'clock II. M.

Ot1W august aC O CLOCK w. Ill.
f. P. WILDER presented n road Pc
tition to open road from the north
west corner Of lot In section 1. town
ship l south, range 93 west, thence in
. sOuthwesterly direction to the Mil
ler creek ditch; thence In general
southern direction along the west
side of said ditch to about the west
quarter corner Of said lot 4; thence
In = southeasterly direction along the
west side Of said ditch, to about the
south quarter corner OF said lot 4;
thence across said Miller creek ditch
to said county road. Said petition
was granted and A. NJ. Pierce, John
Kincher and J. ID. Moog were APP
pointed to view said road and will
meet for that purpose at A. M.
Pierce's ranch on August 10 at 8a. IN.
The county clerk was instructed to
notify the high school board to keep
the expenses Of said high school
within the appropriation.
A list Of 100 names was selected
from the roll OF tax payers OF Rio
BlancO county to be certified up to
the clerk of the district court as
available for jury duty at the Sep
tember term of court, 1908.
FRIDAY, july 7.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, all its officers being present.
/ The county treasurer's semi-annual
statement was examined and APP
proved.
The financial statement of the
county clerk was examined and ap-
proved and ordered published.
The following bills were examined
and warrants ordered drawn for their
payment
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20
OUR JAIL.

The Jail of Augusta has become no
torious as a place where prisoners go
in and out at will. There have been
many escapes since the new tangled
cages have been installed. Those who
have known that Jail for many years
will recall few, if any, escapes when
the prisoners had only stone walls and
heavy grated windows to encounter.
Now they bid the jailer good bye
whenever they get tired of their fare.
John Kennedy's escape few days be-
fore he was to have been hanged d.
rected general affection to this apology
for prison, and with other cases OF
a like character since, together with
the escape of five prisoners recently,
have been the means of directing pub
lie attention and holding it upon this
place of detention. Whenever things
grow a little dull hereabOuts a jail
breaking party takes place to relieve
the tedium. No regular day is Observ-
ed, but at no time is any lengthy peri
ed allowed to elapse. Investigation
shows that no one. not even the pris
oners themselves, are to blame.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20
ttentiop entirely to the railroads,

attention entirely to the railroads.
Without the power of the admins
tratiOn behind it, there will be little
prospect of the enactment of any ia :
if reform measure. The ''stand-pat
ters' have absolute control of the or
CARNATIONS in the senate and house,
and will be able to resist all efforts OF
the western and Massachusetts mem
bers who will come to Congress this
winter demanding a revision of The
tariff.
Despite the pretenslOns of President
Roosevelt that ne is president of all
the people,, those who have watched
affairs at the White House have noted
that he has a weakness for men OF arts
tocratic birth. Aside from Postmaster
General CorteIyou and Secretary Shaw,
who is about to retire from the Treas
ury portfolio, all the mem bers of his
official household come from dlstin-
guished families. The President does
not only carry out this the selection
of his cabinet, but in his minor APP
pointments. All of his West Point aud
| Annapolis appointments have either
been from so called aristOcratic faml.
lies or Sons of great men. His latest
appointments of this character was the
selection of a grandson of the late
| President Grant and the son of the late
General FitZhugh Lee, as social aids
at the White House. AS such they
will assist at all the social functions
and will TO a degree give tone TO al
state occasions.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20

selves and should necessarily be alarm
ed. If they are not put under govern
mental control they will be saved by
Democratic votes. by men who can see
far enough into the future to know
that to put railroads under govern
mental control will mean the perpetu-
alton of any party which has the ap.
pointmeDt of those who operate the
roads, who know that the government
is now too full of paternalism and
every added ''jot or TITLE will mean
an added danger, and another step to
ward early revolution. The lesson
learned by the railroads and Insurance
companies should, however, at once
compel an early correction of the evils
complained of, and assure the country
that the relief is obtainable at once,
thus at one single meeting they should
correct the abuses which the govern
ment could not correct in years. The
situation is still with the railroads, but
it may not be so long if they persist II
their old methods. They can quiet
public clamor, they can prevent rate
control, they can solve the problem II
80 days. Will they do it
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20
A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE.

The sad and untimely death of Mr..
J. Baldwin Ransom has been recalled
by the publication of the tribute pre-
pared and read at the last meeting OF
the Virginia Bar Association by Hon.
Geo. nj. Harrison of The Supreme
Court of Appeals of Virginia, which
Mr.. Ranson's family has presented to
his friends, accompanied by brief ex-
tracts from one or two newspapers, and
the resolutions of the Stanton Bar.
The tribute of Judge Harrison is very
beautiful and appropriate, and por-
trays, as best words can, the character
of one of the most loveable, generous
and honorable gentlemen who ever
grew to manhood in our midst, and
whose death filled SO many with deep
and unallOyed SORROW.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20
A High Compliment to a Staunt0n
Gentleman.

Mr., Charles Catlett has received
from Governor David r. Francis,
President of the st. Louis Exposition.
a diploma as member OF the inter-
national jury of awards on minerals.
1t is very handsomely gotten up
sheepskin. commemorative diploma,
beautifully engraved in steel with
three figures representing the United
States handing the torch of knowledge
to Winged Mercury with which to
enlighten the World. A medal is also
presented and will be sent later.
President Francis says in bis letter
to Mr.. Catlett ''that these presenta-
tions are in recognition of your active
interest and efficient cooperation in
the universal exposition of 1904" This
is high compliment to very useful
citizen of StauntOn who did some fine
work last year with other geological
and mineral experts who rank among
the most distinguished men of their
class in this and foreign countries, and
he saw to it that Virginia was ex-
plotted in this particular department
to the full extent of her deserts.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20
There IS more Catarrh in this sect1o

There Is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases put
together, and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable. For a
great many years doctors pronounced it
a local disease. and prescribed local rem
edies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced it in
durable. Science has proven catarrh to
be constitutional disease, and there
fore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the market.
1t is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to a teaspoonful. 1t acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials. Address,
F. }. CHENEY & co,
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
situation.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20
GOVERNMENT REGULATION or RATES

We are In receipt of very nicely |
bound volume of nearly 500 pages en-
titled "Government Regulation of /
Railroad Rates." written by Hugo
Richard Meyer, assistant professor of
Political Economy in the University
of Chicago.
We have not had time to read it
carefully, but may do 20 if found suffi-
tientIy interesting after less cursory
examination.
The binding of this volume is red
cloth. This is emblematic, it is signi-
ticant. Red maddens the bull. red is
the danger signal, red is glaring. and
nsequently attracts attention readi-
ly. When a railroad engineer sees a
red flag he stops. The public may do
the same.
Seeing that the book purpOrts to
emanate from one connected with the
University of Chicago settles one fact
before the book is more than opened,
and that is, that the conclusions of
the author will be against rate control.
The Chicago University has obtained
nOteriety in recent years by being re-
garded as the western monument OF
MIR. John D. Rockefeller. Mr.. Carne-
gle is erecting libraries here, there and
everywhere as monuments to his men,
DRY, but Mr.. Rockefeller has chosen
differently. He has planted a monu-
ment in the middle way between New
Y Ork and San Francisco, which is to
rise above the plains where it stands
and as beacon upon dangerous
coast is to point the true way to educa-
ton, morals and politics. He has prac.
ticaIly built ana endowed this great
school. and it today breathes forth his
ideas and is implantlng in the nation
at large the seeds which he wishes to
SOW.
1t is needless to say that the Pollti
Ca! Economy of Prof. Meyer is the
Political Economy Of Mr.. Rockefeller
and that the political economy of Mr.
Rockefeller is the political economy o
the railroads.. 1t is needless to ado
} that this book is not likely to be tn,
sponta neous Outburst o. a great mine
: imbued with the desire to save tn
nation from great error. The bool
: is not one which will sell, it is not
fairy tale nor d creation of IaLcy whic
will catch the public and be hunted il
book stores, upon the news stands, an
cried by the boys on the trains. Few
can look at the book and familiariz
themselves with the authors environ
ment who. will not at once conclud
. that it is inspired, that the author Ia
, been told TO write it, and that be will
be paid for his work without any RI
} duction of salary, if indeed the chez
for the work has not already been RI
! ceived by him. Under such circum
T. stances the work will not have tn
? weight 1t may possibly deserve.
: canpot be referred to by the railrOa
I president as authority with the sam
8 confidence, nor can 1t carry the sam
+ weight as if Mr.. Rockefeller 3 million
j had not gone into the Chicago Univel
p sity, and those who take opposit
views from those advocated in ID
work or citing it as authority, wi
minimize it's value by the fact that
t comes before the public with tn
:. Rockefeller trade mark witten all owe
r it.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20
NEGRO TAXPAYERS
AND FREE BOOKS
whites Pay So Per Cent. OF Taxes for
Schools Glass on the
Issue,

Issue.
The Lynchburg News, edited by Con-
gressman Carter Glass, in an editorial
on the question of free books, says:
Let the white people of Virginia re-
member that the total amount OF State
taxes paid into the treasury by the
blacks for all purposes is less by 500,
900 than the amount it costs To pay tue
criminal expenses of the race and to
care for the cOlOred insane. Let them
remember that the total amount paid
into the State school fund by the blacks
on real aud personal property just COW
ers the amount paid annually by the
State to the Colored Normal school at
Petersburg. Let them remember that
while the negl constitutes 80 per cent.
of the population of Virginia, he pays
less thu u per cent. of the taxes OF the
State. For every dollar in free books
given the black race would pay cents,
and the white people would pay 96
cents. Every time free first reader
was handed a colOred pupil 1t would
cost the negro cent and the white PEG
pie would pay the other "A Cents. The
blacks receive from the State each year
about 1926, 900 for schools. They pay
into the school funds approximately
ST., 900 on local tax, SIG. QUO on State
tax and So, 900 Oh capIJatlUn tax. max
ing a total OF $S5, 900. They now re-
ceive for their schooling $780, MOI e
than they pay in. The Republican
plan is to increase this $lOO, 900 at an
additional expense to the negro of W..
900. 1t will cost 500, 600 to supply Lne
negroes with free books. Tue negroes
will pay 81 900 of this, and the white
people Will pay the VT, 700 additional.
| With this record OF what the Will g
people of tue Stale are doing Tor The
cOlOred race, and what they have been
doing out OF their poverty for That race
ever since the war, Is 1t right that the
white people be made to pay $lOO 600
Of taxes every year to furnish the
blacks with free books? Should not
the negro at least pay for bis SCHOOL,
boOks2 With white children through.
out The country districts needing bet
ter schools, better teachers. and longer
terms, must they still wait in order
that the blacks shall have free books
furnished at the expense OF Jne par
ents whose children need better schools 7
| We ask the thinking and patriotic
citizen. Which is most neeued for our
schools-better teachers and longer
terms, or free books under such eOndl
tiOns?
| The answer from the white people of
the Southslde and Eastern Virginia is
practically unanimous against such all
iniquity. The white children want a
better chance. Will the white p ole
| of the Valley and the great South west
consent to tax themselves not only TO
provide books for their own children,
but also to help provide free books to
the negroes
The Democratic party makes no at
tack on the negro. 1t has given him
generously the means of the State to
help educate his children 1t is its
purpose to treat him fairly, and to help
him to better living in every legitimate
way.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2ist,

at IL o'clock a. M, that valuable farm of
about 26t acres, known as the Marshall
farm. lying about four miles south of
Staunton, adjoining The land OF MOffett.
Paul and others
This land is of excellent quality, with
plenty of running water, and is especially
attractive to any one desiring TO purchase
a good grazing farm.
RMS-One-third of the purchase mon
ey in cash, and the residue upon credit
of one and two years, to be evidence by
the bonds OF the purchaser in equal
amounts, bearing interest from the day
of sale and secured by deed of trust on
the land, or other terms more satisfactory
to the pu chaser will be arranged
The right is reserved to reject any and
all bids.
S D. TIMBERLAKE, JR,
ATTORNEY in fact for s. b. Marshall
and Mamie l.. Marshall.
oof
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20

Mrs. Marcy, wife of Mr.. e. A. Marcy,
chef at the Eakleton Hotel, died on
Sunday morning of neuralgia of the
b sart, aged about 80 years. She is
survived by her husband and one little
boy. The funeral was conducted by
Rev. J. w. Slower, and the remains
were buried in ThOrnrOse cemetery.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20

wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou-
bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is not rec
commended for everything but if you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble 1t will be found
just the remedy you need. lthas been tested
in so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have
sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
s sffsT 1 in this s5 Raps, and I'd A
Dr. Kilmer Co.. Bing a II :s'EE
hamton, N. Y. The -@@zss.s Esl sa ssEEsgn
regular fifty cent and Home of swamp-Root,
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
Don't make any mistake, but remem-
Der the name, Swamp-RoOt, DR.. Ki1mer's
Root, and the address, Bingha m
on N. Y. on every bottle.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20
waits to be seel

The railways inform the public that
they themselves are unable to control
their rates. For instance out of Chi
cago the Beef Trust controls them, out
of Plttsburg the Steel Trust, and 50 on.
This Is sad story. We wonder who
has yet been found 30 simple as to be-
lieve it.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20

cures made by DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great medi-
cal triumph of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years of
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
der specialist and ie
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20

Mr.. Roosevelt is now on his South
ern tour. He is now "bearding the lion
in his den, the Douglas in his hall. J"
He is walking right up ty Yellow Jack
and bidding him stand aside. Whether
Jack will obey or whether he will Crap
pie this intruder and give us another
version of Jack the Giant Killer"
awaits tO he seen
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20

The probing of the insurance com
panies in New York continues, and
every day presents fresh evidences OF
the regard paid to the first law of ma
ture. by our captains of industry.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20
Sale of Valuable Farm

Unless sooner sold privately, the nnder-
signed, as attorney in fact for the owners,
will offer for sale at public auction in
front of the court house in Staunton on
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20
CapitatiOn, Land and Property Taxes

for State, County, District, and School
purposes.
ALL taxes due from Beverley Manor dis
trict will be received in my Office in the
Court House. l will be at
Deerfield, Nov. 2 SpOttswOOd, Nov. IL
Craigsville, Nov. 3 Greenville. Nov. 10
Churchville Nov.6 Mt. SIDNEY, Nov. II
Parnassus, Nov 9 New Hope, Nov IA 8
Mt. Scion, Nov. 10 otuart's Draft, Nov. Ii
Spring Hill. Nov. IL Fishersville, Nov. IA
Newport, Nov 13 WaynesbOrO Nov 10 II
MiddlebrOOk, Nov 18th.
Tax payers will please not come to the
office to pay any taxes on the days when
the books of the District in which they
live are out, as shown by the above list.
All persons failing to pay by December
1st, will be charged
Five per cent. Additional.
My office will be open every day Sun
days excepted) for the collection of taxes
until December LIST. No taxes will be col
lected from any District while the books
of that District are out of the office. The
books CT no District viii be out more than
four days By referring to the above
dates it will be seen what days the books
of any District will be away from the
Office,
J. n MCFARLAND.
oct20 ct County Treasurer.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20
Notice To Tax Payers
OF AUGUSTA COUNTY.

Notice is hereby given that the Taxes for
the year 1905 are now ready for collection.
l will meet the tax PAYERS of the county,
in person or by proxy. at the following
places on the days mentioned prepared to
receive all
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20
FOR SUPT. OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
JOS. D. EGGLESTON, JR.

FOR SECRETARY OF COMMONWEALTH.
DAVID @. EGGLESTON.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK ?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20

There is a report ublished to the
effect that Mr.. Swanson made an
agreement with the whiskey men of the
State before the primary in order to
defeat Judge Mann. How reprehen-
sible such thing might be if it had
occurred we cannot say, but in plain
English it never occurred. We are
certain that if the Republicans could
make an agreement with the whiskey
men or any other men, white, black,
tan, gingerbread, or any other class or
color, by which they could defeat Mr..
Swanson, morals, religion, height,
depth nor any other creature would
keep them from it, nor would profess
sion, calling, trade, occupation, nor
any other thing make the slightest
difference. II they could be cajoled
we'll and good, if they could be bought
the money would be forth coming. SO
what are they kicking about?
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20
A SILLY YARN.

A short time ago newspaper report
became circulated that the g. u y. ny.
contemplated running its passenger
trains from Staunton by way of Har-
risonburg to Manassas and on to
Washington. The report was silly,
but tended to show the genius of some
editors. In the first place the distance
Is greater that way, the grades are
heavier, and not one foot of the pres
ent track would support the pOnderOus
engines which pull the great vestlbuled
F. +. V. trains of the G. & o., nor
would any bridge on the line be safe
for them to cross. One is however
pleased at the originality of these
stories, and they amuse if they do not
instruct.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20

FOR COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
GEORGE w. KOINER.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20

FOR STATE TREASURER.
ASHER W. HARMAN.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-10-20
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

FOR ATTORNEY.GENERAL.
WILLIAM A. ANDERSON.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-17

with the Milwaukee and Burlington
mail trains and show them their heels,
there has been little doing and it has
been years since this club has held a
match with the Minnetonka owners.
Revival Is Assured.
This year the conditions are so ideal
that revival is assured. Unless there
is a great deal of snow it will not in
terfere with the sport. The ice is
smooth as glass and a considerable fall
Of snow will drift off leaving plenty Of
open ice for the boats. In years past
the ice has frozen rough and has held
the snow so that the sport was dead
ice alone does not spoil the sport, in
fact little roughness is much better
than glare ice as it offers better hold
for runners.
In past years the best running
has been late in the season after the
snow has begun to thaw. A thaw that
will soften the surface to slush followed
by sharp freeze leaves a fair run
ming surface and it is on this that the
sport has been obliged to dep&nd for
several seasons.
Minnesota has been a leader in ice
boating for years. In the east the
Hudson river sport is the best and is
known the world over. At Lake City
almost similar conditions are offered by
Lake Pepin and for many years the
finest boats in the west were from the
Lake City club. Outside Of this Min.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-17

The Indians Of the Choctaw tribe in
Indian Territory have formed good
roads association