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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13
Violates Postal Regulations.

Violates Postal Regulations.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral De6raw calls attention to unwit.
ting violation Of the postal.regulations
committed. by senders of third and
fourth class mail matter - photo.
graphs. books. merchandise, etc. "a
good many folks" said Mr.. DeGraw
Monday, ''see no. harm in writing a
message of good cheer. or Merry
Christmas on a photograph or. book
or on card. in a package of mer
chandise. but such, nevertheless. is a
distinct violation of the postal regula-
tions and laws of the land. The de
partment Is lenient with those who it
thinks are innocent offenders. The
statute prohibiting sending written
messages in third and fourth class
matter, contains provision that the
postofice inspector may, at bis discre.
tion. settle with the offender by fininR
him $40 Otherwise the matter would
be brought into the courts.''
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13
Badly Mixed Up.

Abraham Brown, of Winterton, N.
Y, had very remarkable experience:
be says: doctors got badly mixed
up over me one said heart disease;
two called it kidney trouble; but none
of them helped me; so my wife advised
trying Electric Bitters, which are
restoring me to perfect health. One
bottle did me more good than all the
five doctors prescribed" Guaranteed
to cure blood poison, weakness and all
stomach, liver and kidney complaints,
by B. F. Hughes, druggist. soc.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13
stands 10 the streets.

bCanOe 10 C0o 6Ireet6.
Ivan Stepanoff is sixty. tall. we'll
built. with white hair and beard. hav-
ing the appearance of well to do ar
tisan or minor official.
Yet he has piled his "trade" for a
good thirty-fve years, and always at
the same stand, the largest and most
fashionable cemetery of st. Peters
burg, situated In the suburb of Hol-
Omna. Here he Is one of the most
noted figures, dressed in picturesque
rags He has soft voice, an engag
ing manner. and with visitors and
sigbtseers, as well as mOurners, he is
success In soliciting aims for him
self, his poor" wife and starving
children.
Yet the police know his wife wears
valuable furs and diamonds, one of bis
daughters is married to merchan
who, with her, received large dot,
and his two sons are students at tn G
Lycee, and may shortly gain well paid
positions in official service. Ss-
The police also know that very
handsome villa enclosed by large and
we'll kept garden. situated in the Kol
omna suburb. is Stepanoff's home.
For his 35th anniversary in beggar-
dom Ivan caused invitations to. be
sent broadcast to the beggars and
tramps of st. Petersburg, to attend a
banquet in the cemetery.
The police raised no objections, al
lowed the caterers wagons to unload
piles of eatables and baskets filled
with bottles of vodka and allowed the
guests to gather to the number of a
round Thousand.
The gravestones were used as tables.
A dozen or more of the strange. guests
gathered round each grave. depending
on its size, and there feasted. Ivan
presided at one of the central graves
great mausoleum, the family vault
Of a prince. During the fesst be
drank toasts at others of the tombs.
This strange scene continued from
noon until the cemetery was to be
closed for the night. There was no
unseemIy noise.
Ivan Stepanoff announced early in
the day that, in view of the festivities
be would abstain from importuning
strangers for aims for that day, the
first day in 35 years in which be had
not attended to business.
Toward closing time Stepanoff mar
shaled bis guests in small. parties and
conducted them to the gates. From
there they vanished to their various
holes.
1t Is estimated that the celebration
cost the king of beggars fully $500.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13
BEGGARS' BANQUET.

RUSSIAN MENDICANTS HAVE ROYAL
FEAST IN A GRAVEYARD,
An odd story comes from st. Peters
burg of banquet given to bis asso-
ciates by Ivan Stepanoff. king" OF
Russian beggars, in a st. Petersburg
cemetery.
Those familiar with Russian life
know the army of beqgars. There are
no charities to bother them. and the
police are friendly so friendly, in
fact, that there is probability that the
b sggars pay them for their numerous
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13
NEW COAL FIELD.

The Pittsburg Standard Coal Com
pany, a syndicate composed Of promi-
nent AIew Workers, will start extensive
development in the Hancock county,
W. Va, coal field within the next few
days. The company has secured sew
eral thousand acres of the finest coal
land. and several mines are to be
Opened.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13
3 Reasons Why Marriages Failed

He did all the counting before MARI
age.
He never talked over bis affairs with
bis wife.
He thought of bis wife only as a
cheap housekeeper.
He never dreamed that a wife de
served praise or compliments.
He though his wife had very easy
time.
He married an ideal. and was disap.
pointed to find it had flaws.
He paid no attention to his personal
appearance after marriage.
He treated.his wife as he would not
have dared treat another woman.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13

The Sewell Valley Railroad Go. has
applied for charter to build line
from she mouth of Big Sandy Creek in
Greenbrier county, to the mouth of
Meadow creek In Summers county.
Headquarters will be at Evenwood,
w. Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13
Whv Spider Is Protected.

The origin of the well-known super
stition that it is unlucky to kill a
spider lies in the fact that 1t was the
custom in ancient Rome to make prog
nostications from the manner in which
cobwebs were woven.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13
Possible Controversy Her

Why, asks the London Gentle
woman, are men better looking than
women? It is a problem whic;. must
perplex and piQue modern wonel, for,
taking them in the aggregate. men
nowadays leave women behind In
point of personal beauty.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13
Hia HAoiIerU Tooth

"This morning an italian came into
my store and asked for something for
a toothache," remarked the druggist.
'T inquired If the tooth had a hollow"
"Holler!" he exclaimed; "sure, all
lasta night I holler lika hell
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13
Uncle Eben.

1T often happens" said Uncle
Eben, "dat a man wants credit for
bein' truthful an outspoken, when he
is simply indulgin' a desire to be dis
agreeable"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13
Rritons Fond of Butter.

Great Britain consumes more butter
than any other nation. The average
per head is 13 pounds year, as
against eight pounds in Germany, four
pounds in France and two pounds in
Russia.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13

With a few exceptions all turbine
steamers have three shafts with the
high-pressure turbine upon the CEN
trail shaft and the low-pressure tur-
bines ON the wing shafts.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13
INDUSTRIAL NEWS
Items That Will Interest Our
Readers

1t Is reported from Floyd. Va, th; t
a railroad will be built bv the lessees
of the Toneray Copper mines of the
New York & Virginia Copper Co.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13
Up-to-Date Painters.

The latest fashion among Austrian
painters is to establish themselves at
picturesque points in the mountains in
summer, and make the portraits of
tourists amid such surroundings.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13
A New Store.

Go to the New York and 10 cent
store to buy your Underwear, Rugs,
Gloves. Table Covers. Lamps, Queens
ware Enamel Tin, Glass and Wooden
ware.
DAVIS g. HOLT,
II 3m Is N. Augusta Street.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13

Recruit Cto instructor at rifle prac-
tice)-"Please, zur, do e ave to pull
much 'arder at thick ere five 'undred
nor at the two 'undred yards?-Lon-
don Punch.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13

The Buchanan & DickensOn Rail
way is reported to have completed its
line from the mouth of Grassy creek
over the Sandy Ridge mountain, IA
miles. This road is backed by the
Yellow Poplar Lumber Company Of
Ohio.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13
Great Ideas,

Great ideas travel slowly, AMI for
time noiselessly, as the gods, whose
feet are shod with wool.-Janes A.
Garfield.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13
M aunetjc,

A prominent firm in the retail dry
goods district-Styles & Cash.
man who can write successful
love letter should be able to turn his
hand to fiction
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13

The fancy stock on a gun doesn'1
make it shoot any further.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13

The spots on the sun don't worry
the fashionable mother so much as
the freekles on the daughter es~,N n
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13

The Carr Coal & Coke Co.. general
Offices at Pittsburg, which was incor
porated about year ago with capital
stock of 5000, 900 and secured control
of $50 acres Of coal land near Fair.
mont. w. Va, is reported as develop
ing mine from which it is producing
800 tons of coal per day. This produc
tion. it is said, will be increased to
about 1000 tons per day within the
coming year.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13
A STRANGE Requirement,

What a man who wishes 10 run
an automobile needs most" said the
experienced chauffeur, "is good horse
sense"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-13

According to the Manufacturers
Record, the Southern Railway is in
the market for 200 locomotives for
freight and passenger service. Though
expenses are being cut by many of the
great railway systOms. the increase in
traffic has made the purchase of extra
equipment necessary, and the building
market is active.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-05-03
Editor McManus Freed.

Pendleton, Ore.-May AFTER re-
naming out all night the jury in the
case of John P. McManus, editor of
the Pilot Rock Record, whose trial for
murder of Robert Estes was concluded
Tuesday night, returned a verdict Of
not guilty.
Mrs. McManus, who was sitting, an
xiously waiting, by the side Of her hus-
band when the verdict was announced,
threw her arms around his neck and
for several minutes the two were wrap
ped in a loose embrace while tears
streamed down the cheeks of attorneys.
and the spectators present arose in ex-
citement to their feet As soon as Nc
Manus recovered his composure the
judge wrapped for order and annouhc-
ed that the defendant was discharged.
McManus declared he would never
take another drink of liquor. He left
with his wife for his home at Pilot
Rock.
McManus while under the influence
of liquor, imagined he was being rob
bed, and mistaking Estes, a gambler
for the robber, shot him. McManu'
never denied killing Estes, but ALLEGED
he was justified in shooting because HI
was being robbed. The jury which
acquitted the editor was with one ex
ception made up of farmers and repre-
sended an aggregate wealth of $500,
900.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-05-03
The Entombed Miners Rescued.

Pittsburg, Pa, May AFTER being
entomed since last Friday noon in the
Berwind- White Coal company mine
No. SO, at Foustwell, near here, the
seven miners who were shut off from
the world bv a sudden rush of water
caused by the breaking Of wall OF an
abandoned mine, we're found by the re-
scuers at 10 o'lcock Tuesday night.
The men were greatly exhausted. Ow-
ing to their weakened condition it was
decided not to bring them out until ar
ter the mine had been drained.
The men were reached by Sidney Re
don and Charles Ream, who had made
dash through SO feet Of water-flled
headings. EARLY in the day John Boil
va, brother of one of the men, ano
three comrades made futile attempt
to reach them. They came back hall
drowned and reported that portions o.
the headings were still completely fill
led with water and that more pumping
would have to be done before the i'm
prisoned men could be reached. Thu
efforts at pumping were then redoubled
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-05-03
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

For the first time in many years the
town of Springdale, Wash, was tight
ly closed last Sunday.
Judge Hedges, one of the members
of the noted Washburre expedition to
the Yellowstone park in 1870 and
which agve to the world authentic &C.
counts of the strange phenomena in
that region, died in Helena this week.
Judge Hedges was the first to suggest
the idea of the ceratiOn of national
park.
Saturday, June 1, will be memorable
in the history of Washington and Alas.
ka as the ground breaking day" OF
the Alaska Y ukon- Pacific exposition of
1909.
Hurled from the third story of the
county courthouse in Butte, after being
condemned to incarceration, what re-
manned of % slot machines, after they
hit the ground, were publicly burned
in the Jail yard. The aggregate value
of the gambling devices was more than
$4,000. Without exception, when seized.
it was found that the machines had
been plugged so that the higher prem
iums would not pay.
The forestry bureau has been reor-
ganized in a manner similar to the
force of a railway corporation, with
standardization of the work and div
ision of responsibility among the divi-
soins, which will enable the transac-
ton of immensely more business than
heretofore. The administration of SO
large an area as that now embraced in
the national forests, between 140, 0OO,'
900 and 100. 900, 900 acres-is an i'm
mnese undertaking.
New York-Sheriff Hays has receiv.
ed an attachment for $205,595 against
property of Thomas A. Hodgens, a res!
dent of Butte, Mont, in favor of the
State Savings bank of Butte, to recover
money which it is alleged Hodgens, al
cashier of the bank, allowed variou
corporations and parties to overdrav
between 1900 and 1905.
i At Allyn, Wash, recently, Pete
Rotbrop, aged II years and jaime
Booth, aged AZ years, committed sui
eide.
An explosion of dynamite at Johl
Linn's sheep camp in Trapper creek
Big Horn county, Wyoming, recently
killed 700 sheep and completely def
: troyed camp wagons and other posses
sions of the camp.
Federal Judge Wolverton at Port
> land, Ore. recently fined the Souther
Pacicfi company 5000 for violation {
3 the interstate commerce act relating
safety appliances on freight cars.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-05-03
MORE CASH
is WANTED
COMMANDER PEARY in
NEED FOR HIS TRIP.
EXPLORER SAYS HE MUST HAVE
MORE MONEY TO REACH
THE NORTH POLE.

Lack of $50 900 to finance the expedi-
ton may mean the abandonment or the
dash to the north pole which Com
mander Peary has planned FOR tnls
summer. The explorer, who has earned
the distinction of having reached tine
farthest north" and who truly may pe
said to live for the purpose of reveal
ing to the world the mysteries or the
pole itself, is deeply downcast at the
possibility that he may not be able 10
| try again.
"This is a work which l must 90,
great work for which was intended,
said Commander Peary, and with
| confidence that his work must be help
ed from somewhere, he said:
"The money will come; somehow
feel certain of that But If was only
assured now, what relief it would be,
and how l could concentrate all my
energies on the details of the eXpedl-
ton. Remember, we were but IVA
miles from the goal on our last trip.
1t would be pity indeed If we couid
not try again"
Peary wants to start from New York
the latter part of June. His ship, Inc
Roosevelt, which proved its highest
worth on the last expedition, is now
being prepared for tie next attack on
the northern ice fields. The greater
part of the $4,000 already subscribed
} will be spent in repairing the boat, anc
, $50. 900 more will be needed for gen
eral expenses. The Peary Arctic clut
i. is caring largely for the refitting o.
the Roosevelt, and it has issued al
appeal for contributions from the PEG
pie of the country, so that a total O
t $1,000 may be raised.
: The club feels, as does Commando
3 Peary himself, that the people shoul'
share in the next expedition. IN
Q idea of permitting the public schoo
!. children of the country to take part Il
the movement has been suggested t
lPeary. 1t met with his approval, bu
he is in doubt as to how such a Pre-
a gram could be carried out
: 81 am not complaining" he sait
"but if I was certain about the mate
g rial aspect of the expedition a grea
= burden would be>lifted. Did you eve
4 Irealize what the details of the prepar'
!. ton for the invasion of the mort
n means. If anything is left undone
anything forgotten after we have act
II ally gotten away, then it is too lat
Al We get along as best we can"
To this gigantic task of discover
Ia Commander Peary implicitly believe
8, his fellow countrymen should len
# their interest and support, and his
,f solute confidence that he has been
signed to attain the goal express'
20 his conviction that he will win.
10 Peary says if conditions are favo
q. able the objects OF the expedite
AZ might be accomplished in one seaso
al But he might remain north as long
no three years. He was preparing,
IN said, for long and strong battle.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-05-03
New England States.

According to officers of tho working.
mems organizations, the Industrial
situation in New England May l will
be carried by fever contentious be
tween capital and labor than for many
years. In the building trades several
small strikes are threatened in a mum
Der of cities, but in Boston there prom
Uses to be little suspension CT work If
any branch of industry.
The building trades unions, the
members of which are unskilled, havt
requested new wage rates. 1t is un
derstood prospects sor settlement with
out a strike are favorable.
The planters of eastern Massachu
sets are endeavoring to establish
uniform wage of SO day minimum Il
Boston, but there will be no strike a
the wage question will not be adjust
cd until later.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-05-03
MINES AND MINING.

The death of John Smith, known as
"Yellow Dog Smith, in Lynn, Mass,
is reported. He was well known in
the Occur d'Alenes.
John v. Richards, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. J. P. M. Richards OF Spokane,
suffered a severe accident at Rhyolite,
New, recently.
The mines and smelters of Rossland,
p. C.. keep in operation, but their
output is not as large as 1t would be
were the coal mines of western British
Columbia and eastern Alberta at work
again.
Under the care of a nurse detailed by
40 Western Federation OF Miners,
Mrs. w. D. Haywood and her two
small daughters have left Denver for
Roise to attend the trial of her hus-
band. Mrs. Haywood is an invalid.
Johnstown, Pain an accident &C.
curing while flooding the Foustwell
mine of the Bedwindc Coal Co. IL men
were entombed. Their fate Is unde-
termined.
| Los Angeles-Every beach bungalow
from Santa Monica to Redondo has
gold mine for a front yard, according
to the assays of the shifting sand
dunes.
Fernie miners have agreed to re-
sumo work pending an investigation
The Spero mine in the Greenhorns
HAS been taken over by new corpora
ltion. the Stevenson Mining company
The group comprises four patented
claims. Work will be resumed this
spring on the shaft, which will be
deepened.
| The Greenwood, B. c., smelter Il
. running full blast. The company hat
| coal enough on hand to supply thu
Canadian Pacific with months fue
( to haul it's ores, and coke enough OF
2 hand to operate the plant that Length
Of time. Recent improvements mad
V have greatly increased the smelter'
4 efficiency.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-05-03
PEACE is
IMMINENT
BRIGHT OUTLOOK MAY !
IN LABOR CIRCLES.
THROUGHOUT THE EAST EVERY
THING is REPORTED
TO BE LOVELY.

The opening of the out-of-door con-
struction season finds New York, both
city and state, without prospect OF
serious labor troubles. In the building
trades especially prosperous and re
assuring conditions prevail. There is
large and well-met demand for both
skilled and unskilled labor, due to the
extensive private construction projects
now under way and the tunnels anc
other undertakings of public or semi
public nature. This cOntentment II
generally reflected in the manufactur
ing and industrial centers and beyond
few localized and sporadic strikes
the labor situation is regarded al
brighter than for many years.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-05-03
In Chicago.
NORTHWEST NEWS.

The overdue bark Zinita has arrived
in Portland, Ore, 1877 days from Ant
werp, with a general cargo, including
24OO tons of cement. She brings an
interesting tale of mutinous crew,
fierce gales, battling Gains and obsti-
nate winds.
The statement of the earnings of the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining COM
pany of Wardner, Idaho, has filed with
the county assessor shows that the net
profit for 1905 was 50, 264, $3.50 %. The
statement shows that there We're 1888,
879 tons of ore crushed.
The fruit in the Lewiston and Ken.
newick countries was badly damaged
by frost on Sunday night.
Another Idaho county pioneer has
gone over the great divide in the death
of Alexander 1. Watson, who died re.
GENTLY.
An agreement has, been signed at
Fernie, B. c., for two years by the dis
trict board Of United Mine workers OF
| America, subject to ratification by the
men at a vote to be taken at all collier
les on Thursday. The terms OF the set
Element have not been made known.
Francis Heney says that as soon as
he can take his leave of absence from
his work in San Francisco in prosecu-
ting the graft cases he intends to go to
Oregon and take up the indictments
against Binger Hermann. in whose
favor verdict Of acQuittal on the
charge of destroying public records
was returned last Saturday.
The last of the suits brought by the
United State agaisnt Senator w. A.
Clark and r. M. Cobban, real estate
agent, and involving patent to large
tracts of timber lands, has been dis
missed by Judge Hunt in the Unitet
States court at Butte.
"If the Panama canal is not com
pleted within eight years, shall b
greatly disappointed. If it is complet
ed in less time than that, shall no
D be greatly surprised. This Statement
7 was made by Secretary of War Taft
8 recently.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-05-03
Blizzard in South Dakota.

With from three 20 IL inches Of
snow falling Saturday over nearly the
whole state of South Dakota, the wind
whipping it into one of the worst
billiards. of the winter and the mer-
curry below freezing.
Sausalito, Gala steady west wind,
freshening as the afternoon advanced,
put a disastrous end to the eight-oared
varsity race between Washington and
California and Stanford, the first of
it's kind to be attempted on the Pa.
cific coast. All three boats were
swamped in a choppy sea within one
half to three-quarters of mile from
the finish, and the race had to be
abandoned.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-05-03
Getting Ready for the Fourth.

Portland, Ore.-The manifest of the
German steamer Arabia, which has ar
rived from Hongkong and Japanese
ports, shows 2S,S45 cases of firecrack-
ers, destined for 48 cities of the Unit
ed States. The total weight of this
consignment was in excess of 700 tons
and 60 freight cars will be required to
transport the Fourth of July material
to eastern cities. The local customs
house will get $96,2s5 duty on por
ton of this shipment.
The average case OF frecrackers
received from Hongkong contains TO-,
GEO explosions. This is one of the larg
est shipments of firecrackers ever re
ceived in the United States.