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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-27
wASh.nGT0s LETTER.

fFrcm our s;eguiar correspond eni
Washington. D. c., Sept. 81 just
as the plutocratic press, the j. L. Nor |
gan personal organ, and other repres-
epratives of Wall Street are hurting
anathemas at the President and his
methods OF trusting busting because
OF the administration relentless pro.
.secution of the Standard Oil Company,
the legal trial in progress in New York
serves to reveal the astounding appro-
priation OF the peoples money by Inc
illegal possesses of thai corporation
With capital stock amounting to
1897 900 coo, profits have been made I'D
the past twenty five years amounting
to $500 600 900 La other words, for
every $97 paid for capital stock, SSeO
profit has been taken out and the value
Of the assets has greatly Increased.
John d. Rockefeller, the father OF
Standard Oil, owns One-fOurtb OF The
stock of the Standard Oil Company,
his holding being valued at $1O9. 00O ,O0o.
which gives him an income OF WI 20
for every minute 10 the twenty-four
hours. The record of the Standard,
as ruthlessIy dragged 10 the light OF
public scrutiny by the governments
attorneys. shows career OF crime and
bribery probably never before equalled.
Dissolved by the courts of Ohio, the
trust continued to pursue its way,
wholly unconcerned over the mandate
of the law, and with the same man
agement, methods and officers, main
tanned the same control of the supply,
of the means of transportation and the
price Of oil for seven years, ending
with 1899.
| When the Supreme Court of Texas
dsbarred the Standard, under the name
of the Waters Pierce Oil Company.
from further operations in that state,
it Immediately seized upon the market
with a new company. the Corsicana
Refining Company, as much creature
of the trust as was the Waters-Pierce
concern. The outlaws of former times
were petty thieves compared with this
great octopus which fixed its tentacles
upon the consuming public and with
, fragrant disregard of law and even the
specific mandates of the courts pro
tceeded to exact its tribute from the
: people. And now that prosecution
has been instituted and that there is
!, some prospect that the great corpora
| ton may be made to disgorge some
i, small portion of Its illgotten gains. a
| hue aud Cry goes up from the self
Z, righteous holders of stocks and bonds
, against this "uDwarrantable, inteffer-
/ ence with business enterprise and i'm
Iapcial stability" And when the
President, in not remote speech, de-
clared that some remedy for the ''swol
lien fortunes. which constitute "a
, menace to American institutions and
to commercial freedom" must be found,
, the CRY went up from the same sources
that he was preaching anarchy. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has his faults, like other
men. and bis administration has fallen
, far short of the perfection which be
doubtless desired for it. but there
seems to be little prospect that he will
be condemned by the American peo-
pie for bis prosecution of The Standard
= Oil. That any individual. by the ex-
ercise of proper business enterprise or
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-27

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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-27
LEG BONES VALUABLE

Tie coIored porter Oh the Southern
Ry. train which was wrecked ana
burned at the time the president OF
that road, Mr.. Samuel Spencer, lost
his life. who had both legs broken n
that accident, has recently obtained a
verdict for So, 600 damages. He could
not have recovered but $2 600 more had
every bone in bis body been broken
Leg tones are therefore considered
valuable.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-27
Popular Couple Married at North River

Mr.. John w. Hartman. an enter
prising and prosp rous farmer OF the
SunDyslGe ueigho0rhuod. Rockingham
county and Miss Maude ) Root, a
charming young lady formerly OF
Greene county, bua more recently OF
Rockingham, Were Marie d Sunday at
the residences of tne oiiici sting minis
ter, Raw. y ,u iel Pence, OF North Xiv
er. They LEFT tie next fporuiHg for me
jamestown EkpJsItiou i'll It bridai Tip
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-27
Seal asd lsakins Held for tbs Grand Jury

Culpeper, Va, Sept "A William
Seal aud Byrd .lenkius we're sent back
to j4il'Iast evening after The prelini-
nary hearing, which resulted i'll their
being held without bail for the grand
Jury of the Culpepe, cnunts circuit
court 1t is iikelY that they will rot
be tried until November.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-27

A circular was shown US few days
ago which we were told was Issued by
the officers of the Anti Saloon League.
1t among other statements says IN
effect that the "wets' won in StauutOn
because they had registered 500 illegal
votes. There were not 500 new votes
registered, and of course they were
not all ..wet.n No s'moral'' cause can
succeed with such Immoral treat
ment.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-27
C T. 0 TO RESUME WORK

We notice that Mr.. Stevens, presl l.
dent of the G. & D. Ry., says that Work
will soon begin along the line again,
and that abandoned improvements
will now be pushed TO completion.
This is good news, and we hope may
prove true.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-27

The various nominees for president
mentioned by the Safe and Sane ele-
mept of the Democratic party might
be mistaken for captains of base ball
nine, if it were not for the fact that
most of them cannot even control nine
men.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-27

urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
reaches an age when it should be able to
control the passage, it is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon it. the cause of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble.
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp=ROOt is soon realized. 1t is sold
by druggists, in fifty f.E
cent and one dollar :ss;:aa
sizes. You may have IL 49,
sample bottle by mail - $3.50 80
free. also pamphlet tell Home of swampR Root
ing all about it, including many of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing DR.. Kilmer
& Co.. Binghamton. N. r.. be sure and
mention this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but remem-
bar the name, swamp Root" DR.
Kllmer's Swamp Root. and the ad-
dress, Binghamton, N. Y, or every
bottle.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-27

Mr.. Bill Loeb says he did not mix
the cocktails for President Roosevelt
at Vice President Falrbank 3. This is
the first mixup in any way involving
the President in which William bah
not figured, let it be understood.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-27

The report is being studiously clT-
cuIated that Mr.. Bryan is losing ground
in the South, but the authors of that
warn have failed to note who is finding
the ground lost.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-27
An Echo Of the Loving Case.

The chances are good that there will
be a bitterly fought battle in politics
all along the line in Nelson county
this fall. 1t is said that all officials in
that county will have opposition for
reelection.
This includes Sheriff NJ. K. Estes,
whose son, Theodore, was shot and
killed by ex Judge VIM. G. Loving,
because of alleged mistrea tment Of bis
young daughter, Elizabeth. and who
took an active interest in the senatOri-
al contest recently fought out in that
district.
8. B. Whitehead, Commonwealth e
Attorney, who led the forces for the
prosecution in the case againt Judge
Loving before the case was removed
from Nelson to Halifax county. was
appointed to Office by Judge Bennett
Il. Gordon when Judge Gordon him.
self vacated that Office for the purpose
of going upon the bench. Whitehead
now, for the first time. comes before
the people as candidate.
The shooting of Estes by Judge Low
ing played an important part in the re
cent senatorial fight in Nelson, II
which W. K. Allen defeated State
Senator Aubrey E. Strobe in thai
county by only % votes. Most Of th'
officers who are now asking for re
election were identified with the pros
ecution of Judge Loving, and were
active supporters of Allen.
| Who the candidates against Estei
and Whitehead will be, is not ye'
known.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-27

ana CnSSrluiHS SS soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. If the child urin-
.ates too often, if the
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-27

Judge Austin L. Crothers. Demo-
cratic nominee for Governor of Mary
land, is declared by his physicians to
be suffering from typhoid fever In
mild form at ElktOn.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-27
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessons ambition; beauty, vigor
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-27

The weather man seems disposed to
cut out the usual drenching equinox1al
rains this -Harrisonburg Times
of Saturday.
Our brother got the above one day
too soon.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-27

Entered at the Postoffiee al Staunton, Va,
as second class mail matter.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-27

where. oh Lord, but there. He ls re-
ported to have looked on visitors. that
is the common people, somewhat as
swine, and this was 80 marked, and SO
evident to most people, that one OF the
Governors of the Exposition, Mr.. Bar
ton Myers, wrote to Mr.. Vim. R.
Hearst on the subject. The letter was
not intended for publication, but Mr..
Hearst visited the Exposition a few
weeks ago, and was more than delight
ed, and on returning to New York bis
newspaper, the American Journal. be
gan giving due praise to one OF the
most worthy enterprises that was ever
inaugurated in America and also pub
lished Mr.. Myers letter. No sooner
did Admiral Evans see the Myers let
ter In the American than he beheld bis
opportunity. Much as a bull tOaC
when you prod him with stick
Evans seemed to have been swelled
since "our officers" and ''our navy
had been put to such base uses. He
must have longed for vent and Il
came to him just here. He wrote Mr.
Myers, and "blast furnace is a milo
phrase for the character of his epistles
He told Mr.. Myers of his "imperti
pence" In daring to write about hin
or the naval squadron under his com
mand to daily paper. Here is little
of his bald erdash which we quote. not
that we ever pinned for word uttered
by Admiral Evans to be seen in ouI
paper, but print it to give our readers
an idea of what dangerous man Ev
| ans seems to be in times OF peace, and
how doubly dangerous be must be in
| times of war. He wrote:
1.-The unwarrantable character of
your first letter. as published in the
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-26
OVER TWO THOUSAND
VISITORS A DAY
Cooper Explains Reason for Remarkable
Average OF Boston Callers


During L. T. Cooper's recent stay
in Boston, 1t is estimated that sixty
five thousand people talked with him
and purchased his medicine. This
is an average of over two thousand a
day
His success was so phenomenal at
to cause universal comment both by
the public and the press. There must
be a reason for this. Here is the
reason given In his own words by Mr.
Cooper when interviewed on the sub
ject. He said:
THE immense numbers of people
who are calling on me mere in Boston
experience for the past two years
wherever / have gone. The reason is
q simple one. 1t Is becaus. my medi-
cine puts the stomach In good condi-
ton. This does not sound unusual,
but 1t is in fact the key to health Tn.
stomach is the very foundation of
life. attribute 80 per cent. OF
all sickness directly TO the stomach.
Neither animals nor men can re-
main well with a poor digestive appa-
ratus. Few can be sick with a dige5-
ton in perfect condition. A. matter
of fact, most men and women today
are half-sick. 1t is because too much
food and too little exercise have grad
ually forced the stomach into a half
sick condition. My medicine gets the
stomach back where it was, and that
is all that is necessary"
Among Boston people who are
stauneh believers in Mr.. Cooper's
theory, is Mr.. Frank D. Brown, Of 81
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-26

Dloomingdale street. Chelsea, Mas
He says:
For five years I have sought re-
lief for indigestion, stomach trouble
and dyspepsia, spending nearly all my
wages with doctors and obtaining no
results. ! had dull pains across my
back, radiating to the shoulders 1
had splitting headaches, which nothing
seemed to cure. There was a gnawing
and rumbling In my stomach and
bowels. | was troubled with vertigo
and dizziness, and at times almost
overcome by drowsiness.
Il felt tired and worn out ali the
time, my sleep was not refreshing.
and l would get up In the morning
feeling as weary as when ! went 10
bed. My appetite was variabir-raEen-
GUS at times, then again nauasated at
the sight OF food. Sometimes ~ face
was pale, at other times flushed.
vas coustipated and bilious. and had
catarrhal affection In nose and throat.
which caused me TO hawk and spit
a great deal, especially In the morning
| heard so much of the Cooper rene
dies that decided to try them. After
taking one bottle a tapeworm 80 feet
long passed from my system | felt
better almost Immediately. All my
troubles disappeared as II by magic,
and my improvement was rapid. I
now feel entirely well. and can honest
ly recommend Mr.. Cooper's medicine
to anyone who suffers as did
We sell the Cooper medicines
which give universal satisfaction
C X FOgg
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-26
An American Classic.

"Snow- Bound" of course compels
mention among the immortal few of
Whittier's poems that were not born
to die. This idyl of New England ru-
raj home life stands apart in English
literature. 1t Is not a stirring epic TO
move nations. but Just homely.
heartful record of sane and whole
some phase OF life that has departed.
Its appeal Is not to the intellect, but
straight to the heart. In these days of
overgrown cities, Changing Interurban
trolleys, farmhouse telephones, auto
mobiles in the bsrnyard shed or on the
fine turnpike that passes by the gate
this picture Of New England life as II
was lived hundred years ago, with
the quaint and kindly comments OF
the Quaker poet is just as surely one
of the American classics as 10 Shelley's
"Adonais." so different In theme and
treatment. n part of the high glory of
English song
1t may startle the student OF poetry
to find the name of Shelley mentioned
with that of Whittier even In contrast.
Yet between these two poets there was
certain analogy which should not be
overlooked Shelley In his brief time
was the British bard OF protest. Cast
ing aside all religious teaching. he
sounded high and piercing note
against human injustice. Whittier.
while retaining his early religious I'm
presslons, sounded a note not less high
and piercing against the one form OF
human injustice which In his first Pc
Rod raised Its head for attack.
HE is eminently poet of humani.
ty-the champion of the oppressed. the
leader of the aspiring, the comforter
Of the afflicted. the lover of the lowly."
says the critic quoted earlier above
all, the dominant note In Whittier's
poetry Is that of sweet, simple. re-
ligious faith. No other great poet Of
our century has written precisely In
this strain. How many u line of his
PUSHES to the memory, pure and CRATE
ful as draft from n mountain spring!
Radiant, sunny, trustful without sup
plication and devout without cant, In
their unaffected grace they sing them
selves into every heart not totally de-
void of susceptibility to the religious
sentiment"
In view of the Quaker poets exem-
plary life and his writings, "trustful
without supplication and devout with
out can't" it Is interesting to learn that
his publishers announce constantly
increasing demand for his works.
Whittier. however. was one poet who
was not compelled to wait until after
death for recognition Of pecuniary
sort. His poems sold well during his
lifetime, particularly after the publica-
ton Of his Snow Bound" In 1865 BY
wise investments his holdings were in
creased. so that he left n fortune OF
nearly quarter of million dollars.
And yet didn't we just hear the com
plant that poetry doesn't payT
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-26
BADLY MIXED UP.

Abraham Brown of Winterton. N. Y, had
very remarkable expe ience he says
doctors got badly mixed up over me- one
said heart disease; two called it kidney
trouble; the fourth. blood poison. and the
fifth stomach and liver troubles. 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 Sampson & Avore and G. R. Fogg. dru.
gin. soc.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-26

The finest Coffee Substitute ever made,
has recently been produced by DR.. Shoop of
Racine, Wis. You don't have to boil it
twenty or thirty minutes. "Made in a min.
ute says the doctor. "Health Coffee" is
really the closest Coffee Imitation ever yet
produced Not a grain Of real Coffee in it
either. Health Coffee Imitation is made
from pure toasted cereals or grains, with
malt, nuts, etc. Really it would fool an ex-
pert-were he to unknowingly drink it for
Coffee. G. X. Fogg.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-26
Poet Who Never Marriei.

While Miss Bray was In school her
portrait was painted by an able artist
of that section. Years afterward. he
cause Whittier had admired this like
ness, she gave 1t to him. 1t hung In
his study until after his death Miss
Bray married another man and sur
vived her poet lover for years
But more or less authentic history
provides us with still another love af-
fair of this dear old poet, who never
married. After his Haverhill academy
experience In book learning and love
making he returned to the farm. His
father needed his help In the fields
But all the while the youth was writ
ing verses diligently. He had com
posed that extra long piece entitled
"Mogg Megone," an Indian tale In
verse, which was published consider
ably later. His shorter pieces went
the rounds" of the country press and
attracted the attention of George Den.
nison Prentice, then editor of the New
England Review at Hartford, Conn
Prentice was about to go to Kentucky
where he became famous as editor Of
the Louisville Courier-Journal. He rec
commended Whittier to succeed him at
Hartford. so the young man became
editor of the Review. III health caused
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-26

Herbert s. Dyer of Portland,
prominent throughout the state, as a
mineralogist and expert in graphite
mines, was accidentally shot by his
own gun, Friday afternoon, at Madrid
and died, that evening, from his
injuries. Mr.. Dyer had been spend
ing two weeks at the sporting camp
of Frank Chick and started into the
woods to shoot rabbits. Half an
hour later a man passing in a sleigh
heard cries coming from the bushes
and upon investigating found Dyer
lying in the snow. He was very weak,
due to a serious wound in the body,
but was partially conscious.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-26

wv HITTER, the Quaker poet
M somehow 1t seems that of all
w Americas bards he is the
best beloved That may be
due to the fact that he. of all our elder
group of poets, kept closest to the
heart of humanity in most of his writ
Ings Only fifteen years ago he died.
but 1t Is hundred years Dec. II since
his birth. For we'll nigh eighty-tive
years the poet dwelt In his native New
England, never betaking himself to
other parts Of the world, and now he
sleeps within the bosom of his own
adored Massachusetts. The other New
England poets were globe trotters from
time to time. Longfellow, Emerson.
Lowell, Dr. Holiness all did the grand
tour of Europe. some of them going
abroad several times. Bryant spent
the greater part of his life an exile
from New England. as a New York
newspaper editor. But John Greenleaf
Whittier was thoroughly a home man.
despite his lifelong buchelorhood.
1t was In Amesbury. Mass. that
Whittier spent most of his life. He
lived In that town for fifty-six years
Though several other New England
places claim him as resident for
briefer periods, Amesbury must be
known always as the poets home. and
II Is fitting that the people of that city
should celebrate his centenary by dedi-
eating a Whittier memorial. But that
is only the central piece In the centen-
where he was born; In Danyers, where
he dwelt for parts of several years in
Center Harbor n. H, where he spent
many summers. and elsewhere In New
England the hundredth anniversary of
his birth is a day devoted to his mem
ory. Throughout the nation grateful
thousands whose lives have been infu-
enced for good by the gentle Quaker's
simple rhymes join In the devotions.
Yet Whittier not always was the
gentle poet There was a considerable
period In his career when he was
stern and fiery bard. That was during
the antislavery movement In New
England. For the poems he wrote In
opposition to human slavery Whittier
Is destined to be known In our literary
history as the poet of freedom. His
voice was loudest and longest in that
crusade for nearly generation. Not
only did Whittier write many stirring
poems In the cause, but he wrote I'M
counted columns Of prose. for during
many years he was q working newspa-
per editor and general contributor.
Both Lowell and Longfellow wrote
antislavery poems, but Winters notes
were the keenest and carried their
protest farthest. Very early Whittier
came under the influence of William
Lloyd Garrison. the Massachusetts,
compositor who was the head and
front of the abolition movement when
1t first took definite shape. In fact.
Garrison discovered" Whittier This
is an old story, but one well worth
retelling In this connection.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-26
atiSm

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