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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28
GIGANTIC SHIP TO
SAIL THE SEAS.
ENGLAND BEGINS WORK ON THE
LARGEST WAR VESSEL IN THE
woRLD-To COST SIC, 100000

ENGLAND BEGINS WORK ON THE
LARGEST WAR VESSEL IN THE
woRLD-To COST SIC, 900, 900.
Construction of the largest and most
powerful battleship in the world is to
begin shortly at the Portsmouth, Eng
land. dOckyard 1t is planned to build
the vessel from the laying of the keel
plates to the hosting OF the pennant
in a period of sixteen months. Thirty
to thirty six months is the average
time at present devoted to the build
ing of battleships of smaller size. This
rapidity is calculated to result IN a
great economy, but, nevertheless, the
cost is estimated at nearly $40, 600, ,OOO
so heavily will this vessel be armed
that she will be equal to any two bat-
tleships now atloat, and her striking
power at such d range as that at which
the engagement opened in the battle
of the Sea OF Japan will be as great as
any three battleships of the ordinary
type. The displacement will be ABOUT
Is 900 tons. The Dreadnaught, as this
OaJtleship will be called. will mount
twelve II inch guns of the latest type
throwing three $50 pound shells every
two minutes. The vessel will be drlv'
| en oy turbines, and will be able &c
steam at upwards of 20 knots an hour
She will carry no secondary armament
| The elimination of the 6-lnch guns
borne by practically all the battleshlpl
of the world hitherto, is one of the
main lessons deducted from the long
range actions which have been Tough
in the far East. The essential feature
of a battleship in modern conditions
lit is now realised, must be the ability
to deliver stunning blows at dlstanc
of five or SIX miles, and this the Dread
snaught, with her twelve great guns
will be able to do with terrific effect
No battleship has hitherto mounted
more than four of these weapons.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28
WHAT He FOUND.
The Censor Discovered the Hidden Mes
sage and Understood.

During the South African war, when
that country was under martial law,
letters sent home by British soldiers
had to pass through the hands of a
censor. n private in a YOrks hire reg
iment had sent four or five letters
home, telling his parents about the
doings of his regiment, aud portions
had been Obliterated by the censor and
were theI efore illegible on their arri-
val at the destination. He decided to
even accounts with the censor, and at
the foot of the next letter he wrote :
"Please look under the stamp"
At the censor's office the letter was
opened and read as usual. The officer
in charge spent some time IL steamlng
the stamp from the envelope, so that
he could read the message which he
was certain he would find there. Al
| last his patience WAS rewarded, but
his feelings can be better imagined
than described when he read: WAS
| it hard to get off. "
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28
The Diamond Cure,

The latest news from Paris is. that
thew have discovered diamond cure
for consumption. If you fear cOnsump-
tion or pneumonia, it will however,
be best for you to take that great rem
edy mentioned by w. 7. McGee, OF
Vanleer, Tenn. Il had q cough for
fourteen years. Nothing helped me
until took Dr. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, coughs and colds
which gave instant relief, and effected
q nermanent cure" Unequalled quick
cure for throat and lung troubles. AT
B. F. Hughes drug store: price SOC and
81, guaranteed. Trial bottle free.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28
C. l. 0 Sunday Outings.

Beginning Sunday, June 4, and con-
tinuing each Sunday until October 1,
1905, the G. & o. will sell tickets to all
stations Charlottesville to Clifton
Forge, for one fare for the round trip.
Tickets limited to date of sale.
WEST BOUND-Ticket sold for train
No. Is only, leaving StaunGon o:5S a.
III. and returning good OF train IA only,
arriving I IA p. III.
EAST BOUND-Tickets sold for train
No. s only, leaving Staunton 1910 a.
IN. and returning good on No. only
arriving 6:2S p. III.
$685. W. Z. MEHURIN, Agt.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28
HAS AN ATHLETIC CABINET
The President Has Surrounded Himself
with Men Fond of Sport.

) Everybody knows that Presiden
, Roosevelt is an all round athlete, say
} the Philadelphia North American, bu
it is not perhaps so generally know
that he has gathered about himself !
Cabinet of men whose tastes are similar
to his own
j Or the Cabinet officers chosen by
President Roosevelt, Messrs. Shaw
TAFT, Morton, Moody, Metealf and
Cortelyou are men who delight in sports,
and Moody, Metcaif and CorGelyor
have each achieved distinction.
Secretary Metcalf is slightly above
six feet in height, straight as an arrow,
and is fond of almost all outdoor sports
He is a Y ale graduate, and as fresh
man rowed stroke on his class crew.
He played base ball. the old fashioned
type of football. rode the bicycle and
| was an expert swimmer. In later years
Mr.. Metcalf has taken principally to
shooting, fishing and golfing.
Postmaster General Cortelyou, who
was born and reared in New York city !,
played baseball until be entered col
lege, and at Georgetown and Colum
bia was the crack pitcher for the var
sity team.
Notwithstanding bis $50 pounds, Sec
retary Taft's chief sport is horseback
riding, with golf, yachting and boxing
as diversions. He leaves the War De-
partment almost every afternoon about
5 O'Clock. accompanied by one or more
of his bureau chiefs and mounted on a
large gray horse. When Secretary Taft
does not ride into the country he slips
away from his desk about 4 O. clock and
joins Judge Harlan, of the Supreme
Court, Oh the Chevy Chase golf links
before dinner.
Tim Murnane, the baseball writer,
declares that the profession of baseball
lost a star pitcher when, in 1876. Viii
liam II. Moody, the present Attorney
General, with Harvard sheepskin In
his hand, turned to the law. Mr..
Moody was captain and catcher of the
famous Haverhill Club, and when be
entered Harvard, in 1872, as a fresh
man, was placed behind the bat on the
varsity team.
Secretary Shaw, of the Treasury De-
partment, finds that the horse fultills
all his desires for recreation and sport.
In fact, the President, on his Wyom
ing is perhaps the only equestrian who
Can follow the Iowa man on his famous
mount, Prince.
Secretary Morton, of the Navy De-
partment, is very fond of shooting,
yaching, golf, shOrseback riding and
dancing. Before the trap be is d crack
shot, plays better than an average
game of golf and has entertained the |
President at some very close games on
the tennis courts. MIR. Morton finds |
himself unable to acquire The baseball
or football habit.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28
I&PS AS FlNAMCIERS.
A Wonderful Record Made In Raising
Money for War Purposes

Had it been asserted eighteen months
ago than Japan would be able. In the
energency, to raise $7S7 200, 900 for the
Ip1rpose of waging warfare against q
European nation, the statement would
have been given little credence, yet this
is the remarkable showing made by
that nation Not only that, but the
loans negotiated abroad have been up
on terms which bespeak the confidence
| the rest of the world has in the Mix
| ados people and their future. The
initial fo,eign loans of $l1O, ,0OO 900
were in short-terms bonds, upon which
Japan was required to pay per cent.
interest and pledge the customs duties
as security. These were negotiated in
May and November, 1904, but when
Japan again found it necessary to go
abroad last March the tide of battle
had turned in her favor TO a degree that
made the placing of $3.50, ,O0O,0 900 at At
per cent. an easier matter than was the
negotiating of the earlier loans at a
much higher rate. The recent loan
of another $3.50, 900 900 was like wise ar
ranged on similar basis without the
slightest trouble, in both instances the
tobacco monopoly being pledged as
security for the interest. Besides the
amount she has borrowed abroad, it
has raised by eXchequer bonds at home i
since the beginning of the war $l2O,- |
000, 900, the last installment being over
subscribed by the patriotic Japanese
to the extent of nearly 500 per cent. |
Increased taxation has yielded $106, |
900, 600; economies in administration.
S4S. 900 600; transfers from special ac- |
counts, $l1, 100000, and from other
sources more than 81 900, 900, bringing |
the total amount raised for the prose
cution of the war against Russia up |
to $7S7 100000
Even more remarkable than JAPAN |
ability to raise money is the fact that |
in spite of the war there has come no |
depression in industrial and
commercial lines at home, the nation |
today being in a prosperous condition.
This may be accounted for largely by
the fact that the country derives prac-
tically all its income from it's natural |
agriculture, fisheries, and
being the chief sources of reve
nue., and the demands upon the former
two being increased by the war. The
place of the half million men or more
who have gone to the front has been
taken at home by the women and the
younger men, and activity has been
sustained III every line. The develop
ment OF the country has gone forward;
foreign commerce has been maintained.
La spite of the Unavoidable depression
attendant upon war, the nation has
to a remarkable degree, and
promises TO come out of the struggle in
! financial and commercial condition
more favorable, comparatively, than
would have been possible by any Eu-
.opean nation under similar clrcum-
. ]
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28
Bent Her Double.

Il knew no one for four weeks, when
| was sick with typhoid and kidney
trouble" writes Mrs. Annie Hunter,
of Pittsburg, Pa. land when l got
better, although l had one of the best
doctors | could get, was bent double
and had to rest my hands on my knees
when l walked. From this terrible
affliction | was rescued by Electric
Bltters, which restored my health and
strength. and now 1 can walk as
straight as ever. They are simply won
derful" Guaranteed to cure stomach
liver and kidney disorders; at b. F.
Hughes drug store; price SOC.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28

Col. j M. Schoonmaker, vice presi-
dent and general manager of the Pitts
burg and Lake Erie Railroad practi-
caily admits that all preliminary ar
rangements had been completed for
the transfer OF the Little Kanawha,
the Chesapeake & Ohio and the Coal
& Coke Railroad to the Vanderbilts,
thereby giving them their much des1r.
ed outlet to the Atlantic seabOard at
Newport News. Every effort has been
made to keep the matter quiet, although
it is admitted that the report of the
deal is correct.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28
a Guaranteed Cure For Piles.

Itching, Blind, Bleeding or PrOtrud-
ing Piles. Druggists refund money il
PAzO OINTMENT fails to cure any
case, no matter of how long standing
in to IA days. First application
gives ease and rest. SOC. If your dru
gist hasn't it send SOC in stamps and il
will be forwarded postpaid by Pari'
Medicine Co., st. Louis, Mo.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28
WILL SPEND 81 900, 600.

President Murray of the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad, states that the i'm
provements to be made in Wheeling,
w Va, under the franchise granted
recently by the city council will involve
an outlay of abont $4,000. 000- Grade
crossings are to be eliminated in the
business districts and elevated tracks
will run inro n pew depot. Nearly all
the tunnels OF the Pittsburg division
have now been widened for double
tracks.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28
Forced to Starve.

B. f. Leek, of Concord, KY, says !:
For 20 years | suffered agonies with
a sore 90 my upper lip, so painful.
sometimes, that L could not eat. After
vainly trying everything else, l cured
it with Bucklen's Arnica Salve." Its
great for burns, cuts and wounds. AT
B. F. Hughes drug store; only 25c.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28
A Surprise Party.

A pleasant surprise party may be
given to your stomach and liver, by
taking medicine which will relieve
their pain and discomfort, viz: Dr
Kings New Life Pills. They are a
most wonderful remedy, affOrdiug sure
relief and cure for b headache, dizziness
ard constipation. 25c at l'. +. Hughes
drug store.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28

The Southern Railway Co. aauOun-
improved block signals on its line, and
says that there are 15o block stations
between Washington and Atlanta, av-
eraging miles apart. The block
signals are also being placed on other
parts of the system as rapidly as pos
sibIe, and in the yards at passing
tracks and at grade crossings the most
improved interlocking switch and sig
nal apparatus has been installed,
greatly facilitating the handling of
trains.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28
TERMINAL RAILROAD.

The Atlantic & East Coast Terminal
Co. has given notice that it will apply
for charter In Georgia for the purpose
of building and operating terminal
railroad at Jacksonville to connect
with the Atlantic Coast Line and also
the Florida East Coast Railway. 1t is
also proposed to either build or other
wise acquire warehouses, elevators,
docks and wharves to be used in con
nectiOn with the railroad.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28

Rockingham Union Lodge No. II. A.
L. and A. M, of Halrisonburg, has let
a contract to VIM. Bucber & Son at
SIG 1880 for the erection of a three
store brick building.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28
INDUSTRIAL NEWS.
Items That Will interest Our
Readers.

The Virginia & Carolina Coast Rail-
road Co has been granted a charter to
build it's proposed line from Norfolk
to Beaufort, N. G. The line will be
about 200 miles long via Suffolk.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28
ONE THING NEEDFUL.

Mistress-Why. Jane. the chairs are
all covered with dust ~
New Servant-We they ought to
have covering of some kind to hide
their shabbineSs, ma 'am
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28

The Coal g. Coke Railroad has, it is
reported, extended its line from Adrian
TO Frenchton, w. Va, five miles. and
also from Gassaway to the Little Otter
Tunnel, three miles. 1t is expected to
complete the 81 miles between French.
ton and Little Otter Tunnel ready to
operate by the fall.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28
As You Like H.
WHAT THEY SAID.

AT last. after courtship extending
over peroid of years, 10 months md
II days, he had proposed and she had
handed him the answer.
darling, " be eurgled, lyon are worth
your weight in gold"
Then must be very valuable. " she
replied, "for it has been an awful long
wait"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28

The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway is
reported to have begun another extern
sion of 10 miles from the Big Sandy
line in Kentucky in order to reach new
coal lands in the Elkhorn region.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28
DIFFERENT NOW.

Biggs-You friend Enpeck speaks
four or five languages, doesn't he?
Diggs-He did before bis marriage,
but he seldom gets a chance to speak
any now.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28
NOT QUITE CLEAR.

Il IN happy to say, old man," said
Newed, THAT I've got model wife,
What kind of a model?" queried
Singleton. "Cloak or artist g ?'
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28
Money Wasted.

What's the matter, sonny
| paid a quarter of a dollar ter have
er tooth pulled out SOS l could spit
through me teeth, an It's CROWN in
aeain.-N. Y. World.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28
To Cure a Cold IN One Day.

Take LAXATIVE BROMo QUININE
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. e. W.
drove q signature is on each box. 25c
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28
Something Doing in the Country
A MALE EVE.

Lusk (Wyo.) Herald: John Il. HOgg
is ON the marry. We are told, and when
he goes to see the girls he carries apples
to treat them with.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28

Flint (Mich.) Wolverine Citizen :
Mis- JOne s hen turkey. says Mis- J ones,
has hatched out nineteen eggs--eggs
actly.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28

DEFINING THE RELATIONSHIP.
Northern Neck News Warsaw. Va
Miss Mira Oakley is spending quite a
spell with her sister-in-law, who marri-
ed her brother.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-28

all IL and SC coored Lawns -2c all 1Oc colored Lawns
2 2c; a2 IL and 5c Voiles and Lawns lOc; all 8 and
zoe Voes and Lawns IL l2c few nice Hammocks
S3 to $780, IA off, few Croquet Sets low price Also
all of Shirt Waists, Wash Skirts Chdrens Dresses Mus
lin Underwear etc.
The news & observer., 1905-12-14

new school houses have been erected,
and the tachers are doing the best
they can, but are not qualified to
teach There is no local tax in this
county.
Supt. ]. w. Wall of Anson. report
ed the condition of his county better
than ever before. with the consolida-
ton of districts and erection of many
new school houses.
Supt. Joyner stated there was not
better example of local taxation,
new school buildings and consolida-
tion of districts or redistrcting in
North Carolina than Anson county.
Supt r. w. Askew. of Bertie, said
Tho Oducat onal outlook was never
brighter in his county than now. Ac-
tive interest is indicated in every dis
trict Thirteen large and more COM
modous buildings have been built at
the cost of about $500 each, and the
teachers will compare favorably with
any neighboring counties. There are
no local tax districts. but there is an
excellent graded school at Aulander.
Five districts have been consolidated
into two There are five rural IL
braries All the white schools are
school committeeman, he said two out
of every three are worthless
Supt Angus Cromartie, of Bladen
said the present educational conditions
in his county are alive. the people are
interested. and every district has done
it's best to have good schools this
wear. There have been three houses
built this year worth more than all
the houses in the county erected for
merly. There are several petitions
for construction and local taxation.
fax hi Ivy
with those of any other county. None
are paid less than SIS per month, and
$50 is the salary of the highest paid.
There are only two libraries, but be-
fore the term is out the county will
have all that is allowed.
Superintendent A. G.. Reynolds. OF
Runcombe. said with a cost of a few
thousand dollars. there can be a
spIendid school building in every dis
trict in the county. There is need
of fifty professional teachers in Bun
combe, but the school terms must be
longer and the salaries better. Con-
solidation and local taxation. he said,
are the remedies There is some de-
mand in Buncombe, he said, for a
compulsory school law. There are 101
white school districts, and nearly all
have been brought up to the required
number. 65.
Supt. Y. D. Moore. of Caldwell, said
there were many disbursements ana
a few encouragements in Caldwell, but
there was progress, and probably
greater interest in schools than ever
before. The increase in enrolment is
10 per cent. and increase In average
attendance is 80 per cent. over l9O4.
There never was a time in the county
when the schools attracted more pub
lie attention. But there are some
people in the county. he said, who felt
they were fathers of their own child
rem, and that the superintendent and
The news & observer., 1905-12-14
Royal :: |astic | : e|.
MATTRESSES
Writes as follows:
Cheraw, S. c., Sept. -, 1905,
Messrs. KoyalI & Borden,
GoldsbOro, n. G.

OuCJdW, =. C.s 9Spts &$' AOUo.
Messrs. ROyaII & Borden,
GoldsbOro, n. G.
GentIemen:--
On passing through Salisbury this
summer / had occasion to spend the
night at the Central Hotel and was
charmed with the delightful mattress
with which the bed was provided.
Upon investigation / found ii to be one
of your ROYAL ELASTIC FIILTS,
and now write TO ask the price OF
same, both for double and single beds.
You will favor me with early reply.
Respectfully,
Miss
This young lady is now the happy
possessor of one OF our mattresses.
Could any recommendation be
stronger?
If your local dealer does not handle
our Mattresses. writ to us direct
The news & observer., 1905-12-14

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If your water, when allowed to re-
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The news & observer., 1905-12-14

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50 Cottage St, Mairose, Mass
DEAR SIR:
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