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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-16
nnctnrs ara PuZziar',

The remarkable recovery of Kenneth
McIver of Vauceboro, Me. is the sub
iect of much interest to the medical
fraternity and wide circle of friends.
He saws of his case: lowing to severe
inflammation of the throat and con.
gestion of the lungs, three doctors gave
me up to die, when, as last resort, l
was induced to try DIR. Kings New
Discovery and am happy to say, il
saved my life" Cures the worst coughs
and colds, bronchitis, tonsiiitis, weak
lungs, hoarseness and la grippe. Guar
anteed at B. F. Hughes drug store
soc and ST. Trial bottle free.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-16
.CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss the Of &kzzz$zM
They Saw the Point.

The following, where moral Is clear
ly shown, we take from an exchange:
Recently church congregation in q
little Kansas town built new church
To pay for it they were obliged to cal
on the merchants of the community
for donations. The merchants respond.
ed literally, and $500 was raised from
this source. The last man asked tC
subscribe was John Smith, a iewler.
II will give you $40 if you will al.
low me to add something to the sub
scription list," said he.
The permission was granted and be
wrote at the foot of the list al follows
John Smith, ieweler, $4,000
Sears, Roebuck & Co, 90 90
Montgomery Ward Il Co., 90 20
Lyon Brothers, 90 90
the church people saw this point
when the minister read from the pull
pit the list of donors to the building
fund, and since the dedication of the
church no mail orders have been sent
ont from that Kansas town.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-16
The Gulf Coast Resorts. Mobile, New Or
leans, Mexico, Arizona, New
Mexico and California.
VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY

VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Winter tourist tickets now on sale to
the noted resorts of the Gulf Coast and
Mexico. Arizona. New Mexico and
California; tickets to be sold up to and
including April 80, 1905, iral limit
May 81, 1906, for return passage.
Stopovers.
Elegant train service: the route of
the Washington u Southwestern
Limited,'' solid Pullman train; also
handling "Sunset Annex" Pullman
sleeper to New Orleans, connecting at
that point with the Sunset Limited
via the Southern Pacific for California
and intermediate States, with direct
connection for Mexico.
Ask nearest Southern Ry. ticke,
agent for full information, or write
l. S. Brown, General Agent, Wash
! ng ton, d. Z. jan Am
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-16
IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS.
DON'T MISTAKE THE CAUSE OF YOUR
TROUBLES.

Many people never suspect their kid
news If suffering from a laiDe, weak
or aching back they think that it is
only a muscular weakness; when ull-
nary trouble sets in they think it will
soon correct itself. And so it is with
all the other 8, stems of kidney disor-
ders. That is just where the danger
lies. You must cure these troubles or
they lead TO diabetes or Bright's dis
ease. The best remedy to use is DOan g
Kidney Pills 1t cures all ills which
are caused by weak or diseased kid
neys.
| John P. Rhodes, of Main St., the
we'll known farmer, whose farm is one
mile east of Lexington, Va, says: II
shall always speak a good word for
| Doan's Kidney Pills, for they are a
valuable remedy for kidney trouble.
| At intervals for some time | suffered
from a heavy, dull aching across the
small of my back which was always
|
or STOPPING. There was also difficult
ty with the kidney secretions which
were irregular and highly colored
Reading about Doan's Kidney Pills in
our paper led me to get box They
relieved me from the commencement
Before finished it the kidney secre
tions became normal. the backache dis
appeared and at present / am able tt
attend to my duties without any IN
convenience whatever. Under rh'
circumste nces it is only natural that
should strongly recommend Doan'
Kidney Pills
= For sale by all dealers. Price 30 ct
Foster Mllburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
: sole agents for the United States.
/ Remember the name-Doan San
take no other.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-16
Matrimonial HOPES
RUTHLESELY BLASTED.
WOMAN ANSWERING CUMBERLAND
COUNTY MANS ADVERTISEMENT
WAS TOO HOMELY TO WE'D.

WOMAN ANSWERING CUMBERLAND
COUNTY MANS ADVERTISEMENT
WAS TOO HOMELY TO WE'D.
Filled with the brightest hopes of
marrying and living happily ever af-
ter, a woman ventured all the way
from near Lincoln, Neb., to Cumber-
land Courthouse. Va. to meet an un-
known swain and to win his undylng
love at first sight.
But the ''plans of mice and men
and women-gang aft agley.' and the
poor woman who had stased her all on
the venture, was doomed to bitter dis
appointment.
The story is that the woman answer
ed matrimonial advertisement in
srted in Nebraska newspaper, Offer
ing her q home of ease in Virginia. She
answered the advertisement, and in
return received q photograph Of the
man who was SO desirous of securing
better half. After a little cores
pondence the man in Cum berland sent
the woman money to pay her expenses
to this State. With beating heart
aud hopeful mind at the thought of
her distant lover she packed her things
and came east on the first train.
She arrived in Cumberland on Mon
day and was met by the expectant
advertiser. He cast one lingering look
on her beaming countenance, and the
game was up. My God, woman, " he
exclaimed, Il could never marry you:
you're too ugly" For moment her
heart stopped beating. Yes" she
answered family, II am ugly, but 1'ln
good cook and housekeeper. "
But the recompense was not sutfi
cient to pay for the facial imperfection
and the man sorrowfully informed the
expectanJ minister of the Gospel that
his services would not be needed just
then. 1t was not case of love at first
sight, and the little god, Cupid, bowed
himself off the stage.
The man. not wholly bard of heart,
brought the would be bride to Rich
mond to secure her some position in
lieu of the matrimonial bliss she had
expected. They were directed to the
Ballard House, where the sorrowful
story was told, and where the couple
b Ade each other a last goodbye.
Mr.. Buchanan soon secured her a
position at the home of prominent
business man of the city, where she is
at present located. The man journey,
ed back to Cum mberland, where he is
known as a we'll to do farmer.-Rich.
mOnd Times-DieDatch.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-16
Southern Baptist Convention.

Tickets to Chattanooga and return
on account of the above, will be sold by
Southern Ry. May Sth to 11th, inclu
sive, final limit ten days from date OF
sale, extremely low rates applying
from all points Oh Southern Ry. For
further information call on nearest
Southern Ry. ticket agent. or write l..
l.. Brown, Gen. Agt.. Washington,
DC. til may II
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-16
Pickle GrOWa IN a Bottle.

A curiosity in the shape of a large
cucumber inclosed in a glass bottle is
attracting considerable attention at the
meat market of J. M. Young. The
pickle, for it has been cured in vine
gar. is abont eight inches long, two
inches shor ter than the bottle. and
about two and one-half inches thick
while It's inclosure is less than three
quarters of an inch in thickness. Ol
course the bottle was not cut or broker
to insert the wonder-it just growet
there, the wee baby pickle being push
ed through the neck and allowed to re
main until it matured.-W indbel
| Era
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-16
CONSUMPTION
PREvENTABLE.
DISTINCTION IMPORTANT.


The importance of disinfeetion Is shown
by the results obtained at the Brooklyn
Home for Consumptives, the finest institu-
ton of the kind in New York. A letter
from the President is quoted:
eve have used Platt's Chlorides in the
Brooklyn Home for Consumptiyes for more
than ten years, and find it not only a COM
fort but necessity. Through its use we
defy the germs to make any nroads on
the nurses and employees who are in con-
slant attendance upon the sick. one hum
dred of whom are now in the institution.
One nurse has been there well on to ten
years, second almost as long, and not one
person ever employed in the Home has de-
veloped lung trouble. Mrs. s. V. White.
President, Kingston Ave-, Brooklyn, N. Z.
Platt's Chlorides is an odorless, colorless
liquid disinfectant which instantly removes
any foul odors and destroys disease breed
ing matter. A quart bottle will last an
average family month and 1t can be
obtained at all druggists.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-16
To Be 40 Story BulIdinQ-TaIIest Sky
scraper in the World.

To Be 40 Story BulIdlnQ-TalIest Sky
scraper in the World.
Plans have been fled in New York
with the Building Superintendent by
Ernest Flagg, an architect. for the
proposed uniting and remodeling of
the IA story Singer Building and the
II story Bourne Building, at the north
west corner of Broadway and Liberty
street. The plans calls for most re.
markable engineering undertaking.
These plans provide for central
tower of 40 stories, which will be 599
feet high, considerably taller than the
Washington Monument. 1t will be
the talIest American skYscraper. The
building proper will have a height of
2O2 feet of steel skeleton construction,
the tower will be 65 feet square for SO
stories and have dome of four addi.
tional stories.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-16
A Scientific Wonder,

The cures that stand to its credit
make Bucklen's Arnica Salve scien
tiffc wonder. 1t cured E r. Milford
lecturer for the Patrons of Husbandrv
Waynes boro, Pa, of distressing cast
of piles. 1t heals the worst burns, sores
boils, ulcers, cuts, wounds. chilblaini
and salt rheum. Only 25c at B. F
Hughes drug store.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-16
A Lively TussIe

with that old enemy of the race, con
stipation. often ends in appendicitis
To avoid all serious trouble with stOm
ach, liver and bowels, take DR.. King &
New Life Pills They perfectly regu-
late these organs, without pain or dis
comfort 25c at b. F. Hughes, drug
plSt,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-16
Wanted.

Distr let M aragers 10 pest sigma g d
vertise ana distribute samples. Salary
S18. 90 weekly, So. 90 per day for expen
ses. State age and present employ
ment. Ideal Shear Co, 80 Randolph
St, Chicago. Jan 26 Am
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-16
saved uY LIFE

That S what a prominent
druggist said of SCOTS
Emulsion a short time
ago. AS a rule we DON t
use or refer to testimonials
in addressing the public,
but the above remark and
similar S expressions are
made so often in connec-
ton with SCOTS Emulsion
that they are worthy OF
occasional note. From
infancy to old age SCOTS
Emulsion offers a reliable
means of remedying i'm
proper and weak develop
ment, restoring lost flesh
and vitality, and repairing
waste. The &C t i 0 n of
IScott's Emulsion is no
lmore of a secret than the
composition Of the Emul-
Ision itself. What it does
lit does through nourish-
Iment-the kind of nourish-
lment that cannot be OBJ
tanned in ordinary food.
No system is too weak or
delicate to retain Scott S
Emulsion and gather good
from it.
II y We will send you
:: !: : !: !: !: !: !: !: : ! ! : !; !; :: :
i SM~A sample tree.
ai .ANWA Be sure that this picture IN the
N<N INA form of a label Is on the wrapper
D ,SK Tlha ia of every bottle Of Emulsion you
, ! GyMS<Nl ia buy.
: pMMylE SCOTT & BOVINE
NH 1IY Chemists
-l(ZH AE 400 Pearl St., N. 7.
] e&N SOC. and 81; all druggists.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-16
INDUSTRIAL NEWS
Items That Will Interest Our
Readers.

Ths Tidswater Railway has, is is re-
por,e1, completed it's track between
Suffolk and Norfolk, Va. about ~
miles Tracklaying is being continu-
ed westward.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-16
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.

Itching. Blind, Bleeding, Protrudlng
Piles Druggists are authorized to re-
fund money if Pazo Ointment fails to
cure in to IA days. SOC.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-16

A telegram from Sir Johns run
W. Va. says. 8. F. Shelly OF Berkeley
Springs, W. Va, has purchased 4oo
acres of land containing glass sand
deposits, and will arrange for mining
same aud converting it into finished
product bv a new secret process. He
also proposes to install the latest lm'
proved producer by product gas plants
for heating purposes, as well as to
manufacture gas for power purposes to
supply gas engines.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-16

Reports from Thurmond. W. Va,
state that the G. j. Wlttenberg inter
ests of New York have purchased a
majority of the stock of the New River
Snokeless Coal Co. at $50 per share.
paying an aggregate of 1854, 900. At
the annual meeting Of the company
Messrs. r. 8. Spilman of Charleston
and W. N. Jasper were elected presi-
dent and secretary, respectively. 1t is
stated that the New River Smokeless
Coal Co is operating seven mines.
producing an annual output OF about
700 900 tons, for which the New River
Consolidated Coal " Coke Go. OF Thur
mond has been general Gales agent.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-16

One of the largest land sales OF tho
year has just been negotiated by State
Senator William Campbell, OF Charles :
town. w. Va. He has sold the Laurel
Run tract of II, 900 acres in Green brier
county to the Donaldson Lumber Com
pany, exporters OF hard woods for
S165, 900. The same property was
bought less than two years ago for
$11O, 900. The new owners will develop
the property by building a standard
gauge railroad up Laurel Run and will
bridge the Greenbrier river at Anthony
creek to connect with the Cheaspeak Q
and Ohio Railroad.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-16

egOtitations have been completed
at Elkins, w. Va. for the transfer Of
the timber and mill properties of the
Glady Lumber Co. to the Glady Fork
Lumber Co. for a consideration OF
$685., 900. Included in the sale are
6348 acres Of spruce and hemlOck tim
ber land, a we'll equipped band saw
mill, railroad and equipment, together
With 1000, 900 feet of lumber. The
Glady Fork Lumber Co., which was
recently organized with capital stock
of 800, 900, has already begun active
preparations for the development of
the timber
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-16

With a view ito perpetuatinR the
growth of red cedar and to improve the
forest already standing the Richmond
Cedar Works of Richmond, Va, has
REQ uested tbs forest service Of the De
partment of Agriculture at Washing
ton to make a preliminary investiga-
ton of a 1000 acre tract of land in Dare
county, North Cal olina. The land l.
low and the soil of deep formation,
consisting mainly of peat, on which
cypress. gum. red cedar aud other
species Of timber grow.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-17
CaD,n Bits Explanation.

After the visitors to the Island OF
Nantucket had covered the course over
which slghtseers are always conduct
ed. saws a writer in the Boston Her
aid. one of the ladies Of the party re-
ouested that the drive be continued to
"Sheep pond"
"The place where the natives used to
wash the wool on their sheep In the
old days" she supplemented. "Ev-
erybody goes to see it,
The driver and guide, Cap'n Bill
looked perplexed He was evidently
puzzled as to the location Of this inter
esting sheet of water. But an old
sailor and town character is rarely
nonplused, and presently Capn Bill
snapped his whip, determination IN his
eye. He drove to a neighDoring hii'
and stopped his horses.
Here it's" he said, with a sweep OF
his hand.
81 don't see any water!" was the gen
eral exclamation.
"Not now" Capn Bill grayely ad-
mitted. you see, the sheep was SC
dirty that the bloomin' pond got filled
up."-Youth's Companion.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-17
A Blur That Failed.

When Professor jerks of Cornell uni
versity was in San Francisco recently
a card was sent up to his rooms at the
hotel where he was staying. 1t read:
Some years ago, on The occasion Of a
visit to Alaska. enjoyed the pleasure
Of meeting your father. and | would be
deeply sensible of the privilege and
honor of shaking hands with his SON"
How old was the man that sent up
this cardT asked Professor jerks of
the bell boy.
"About thirty, sir" said the bell boy
A thought clouded the brow Of Presi-
dent R0oscvelt's representative for O
moment. Then he wrote something on
the back Of the card and handed il
back to the bell boy. The something or
the back Of the card read:
"My father died thirty-seven years
ago II you have any other good rea
con for wishing to see me ! should be
pleased to have you come up"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-17
Monopoly In Rare Wood.

There is firm of decorators and tur-
niture makers in New York city which
stands in the unique position of own
ing every piece of one kind Of wood
that is known to the markets of the
world 1t is called "cominO' and was
brought to this city by an expert IN
rare woods from South America TWEEN
ty-fve years ago. He saw its beauty
and value while it was in the rough,
and after buying all the logs he could
Law his hands on he had them brought
to New York and sawed up into We
neers and then stored his treasure
away.
Some time later he interested the
head of the decorating firm in the
wood. and the latter took it all off his
hands The wood is now slowly being
made into beautiful pieces Of furniture
that are the admiration of experts prin-
cipallv for the beautiful finish the sur
face of the wood takes. 1t looks like a
superb piece of light brown satin that
has been woven to resemble MORE.
Aside from its interest from the view
point Of beauty, the wood attracts the
attention of forestry experts owing to
its extreme rarity.-New York Press.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-17

Each square inch of the human skin
contains no less than $500 sweating
tubes, or perspiratiOn pores. Each OF
these tubes, although wonderfully mi
mute, is about one-fourth Of an inch IN
length. Each of these sweat tubes may
be likened to a tiny draintile. We find
that the avera &c adult has about 1000
square inches Of skin on the surface OF
his body. Each square inch Of this
outer cuticle is, as we have said, liter
ally permeated with its $500 quarter
inch perspiration bitches. If we could
put each Of these little tubes end to
end we would find that they would eX-
tend a distance of not less than POI, 166
feet Had you ever before stopped to
consider the fact that the aggregate
length Of the tile bitches for draining
the human body is almost forty milesE
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-17
IN DARKEST SCOTLAND.
Terrible Condition of Crofters, VINO
Live Like Animals.

The local government board for Scot |
land sent two commissioners TO lhe
Lews 1.-THE island of Lewis to lnVest-
gate the sanitary conditions Oh inc
crofters' dwellings, and their report
has Just been issued. 1t reveals ah
onnaIIing state of squalOr and dirt In
tbe novels of the poorer Inhabitants
The cottages, as a rule, are built OF
looso stones. with a turf roof, the walls
sometimes being wholly of turf. In
tho best cottages the living room,
sleeping room and "byre' are divided
Inv partitions, but In some cases the
hnman beings share one room with the
cattle. In the byre there is large ac-
emulation of manure. about three 10
four feet above the level of the living
room floor. On this heap are standing
one or two cows and occasionally
horse and some sheep. Sometimes
these animals are up to their knees IN
the manure. Irregular holes in the
thatch provide entrance and exit tor
the fowls. which nest in baskets hung
against the walls.
Outside the houses the ground is sod
den with water and drainage from the
byres and is altogether in most I'M
slightly and unsanitary state. Inc
drainage channels in front OF the
houses are often choked.
Among these sQualid and most mis-
cradle surroundings one is astonished
TO find healthy looking young men ana
women. The commissioners were not
surprised to hear that whole house
holds have been carried of by phthisis.
The elder boys and girls we saw look
ed fairly healthy. The young children
under five years were miserable, puny
and anaemic looking things.
"In one house." the report states, I'VE
saw the wage Garner lying in bed I'm
the living room in an advanced stage
of phthisiS and splitting on the floor
Around him were his wife and children
In this house there was no partition
| between the living and sleeping rooms,
and human beings and animals were
living in one large room. In all there
were in it nine people, of whom one
was dying of phthisis; three COWS
standing above their knees in about
four to five feet of manure, a sheep
and number of fowls.
THE water supplies, with few eX-
ceptions. in the whole of the LeWs and
the Long island consist Of shallow dip
wells liable to all kinds Of surface pol
luton. and when near houses often
situated in the most low lying and bog
gv ground. They are almost UNIVERSAL
" unprotected, and animals have free
access to them. In some we actually
saw ducks and geese disporting them
selves. These dip wells only contain
water during the winter months or II
wet weather. In dry summer weather
the people are obliged to 20 long dis
tances. in many cases to the nearest
mountain stream or lOch. In the cast
of typhoid fever the shallow dip wells
which are so common. are certain L
be contaminated by drinking vessels
J from infected households" - LondoI
{ Standard
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-17
The Prague Clock.

Since the middle of the fifteenth cen
fury the city of Prague has possessed
a remarkable clocA, the machinery OF
which is most complicated. The DIAL
which is between six and eight feet
across, has a number of hands, which
mark not only the minutes and the
hours. but also the days, months, years
and centuries. Of this clock a poet
tells us;
At the left Of the dial a skeleton stands,
And aloft hangs a musical bell in the
tower,
Which he rings by a rope that he holds in
his hands
IT. his punctual function of striking the
hour.
But the funniest sight Of the numerous
sights
Which the clock has to show to the
people below
Is the holy apostles, in tunics and tights
Who revolve in q ring or proceed in a
row