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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09
Japanese Flower Garden.

The committees in charges of the
flower show to be given by the Kings
Daughters, Oct. IA, Is and 16 met We'd
nesday afternoon.
1t was decided to call the entertain
meut The Japanese Flower Garden
and it will be on the ground floor O.
the Virginia Hotel.
Mrs. J. M. SPOTS is general chair
man, Mrs. M. P. Funkhouser, chair
man of fancy work, Mrs. A. e. Dab
ney of refreshments, Miss Lizzie Kin
ney of ice-cream, Mrs. B. L. Partlov
of cake, Mrs. A. Y. Pffferling OF candy
and Miss Sallie Brown and Mrs. P. H
Heydenreich have charge of the de
coratiOns
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09
Mosby's Men Hold Reunion.

The fourteenth annual reunion of the
Forty-third battalion, Virginia Cav
airy, "Mosby's men," was held at
Hamilton, Loudoun county last week,
the veterans being the guests OF Blue
Ridge Chapter, Daughters of the Con-
federacy. All ex-Confederates in the
county had been invited, and from
dawn to noon steady stream OF those
who wore the gray poured into town
to handshake and greet once more the
survivors of the famous band in Cen
federate history.
Col. Mosby was not there, his health
preventing him from engaging in such
festive gatherings.
A business meeting was the first in
order at which new officers were chos-
en-, as follows: Commander, Capt. Will
liam H. Chapman, of Richmond; first
lieutenant commander, B. +. Palmer,
of Richmond; second lieutenant COM
mander, Robert Narrower, OF Washing
| ton; third lieutenant commander, T..
| w. Lake, of Loudoun county; sergeant
major, Boyd M. Smith, of Louisa;
chaplain, Rev. Frank A. Strother, OF
Fairfax; adjutant Henry A. Ashby, OF
Delaplane.
| After this meeting, dinner was served
on the lawn of S. L. Rogers, by the
Daughters of the Confederacy. From
the portico of the residence Mayor G.
Ernest Leith delivered an address OF
welcome in behalf of the town and the
Daughters of the Confederacy, to which
a response was made by Rev. J. t.
Williams, of West Virginia.
Capt. John III. Alexander, OF Lees.
burg, who has written most excellent
history of Mosby's exploits, himself
member of the command, was chosen
POSTMASTER. The first to address the
assemblage after dinner was Henry L.
Harrison Mr.. Harrison's subject was
'sMosby and his men," and his eulogy
of the Confederate cause and of the gal
liant deeds of Mosby's command was
greeted with plause.
Capt. H. NJ. McIlhany, of this city
past commander of the camp, respond
ed to.Mr. Harrison.
A review of the old battle groun(
, around the town was made, and many
changes noted by the visitors.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09

A campaign dodge is just beginning
among the corporations. 1t is an agree
ment or their part to restore wages to
the prices paid just before the slump.
The railroads are to do this at once, we
hear. The B. & o. expects, so say the
newspapers, to make their pay rolls the
same as before the Roosevelt panic and
to do it of couse before election day.
This is a smart trick. Whether the
voter will be caught by it is uncertain,
but the Republican otficeholder, now
known as the Republican stump
speaker, will very soon be shouting
this restoration of wages, as one of the
brightest and best evidences Of the
glories of Republican rule.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09
A PERIOD OF REST.

For almost one week Mr.. Roosevelt
has been quiet. He may be incubating.
This period of torpor, or rest, or incuba-
ton, or reserve, or calm, may be- por-
tentous. 1t may be the gathering OF
a great outburst. 1t is not unusual for
a stiffness to precede terrific storms. SO
may it be here. The Big Stick may
already be in hand and in few days
the bearer may run amuck and every
thing be beaten down before his mer-
CHESS onslaughts. But just now he is
quiet. The belief is that the storm is
over, that he cannot illuminate again
without largely repeating himself, and
that he has done the cause little good
by what he has had to say. In the
campaign in which the President was
opposed by Judge Parker there was
never a thought Of his taking the
stump He never so much as discussed
the question. 1t is safe to say that 1t
would have been far more decent for
him to have taken the stump in his
own behalf than in behalf of his sue
cessor. A man outside the president is
always allowed to make canvas fol
an Office, but no president has been al
lowed to do so. Yet the public woulo
possibly not have looked harshly or
Mr.. Roosevelt had he stumped thu
country in his own behalf in the cam
paign of 1904 But when he undertake
to go on the stump for his successo
and protege, then two things are ap
parent. One is that somebody i
alarmed, stskeeredn as the darkies cal
it; and second, that there is arisen
new danger in America, the DANCE
of Capitalization and monarchy. Whel
the President of the United State
sends into the canvas over THREE HUN
DRIED THOUSAND of his underlings +
work for HIS candidate, then he ha
gone much farther than an arouse
public will permit. But when he take
off his own coat and leaps into tn
arena himself, then he feels the DANCE
of his party's destruction, and the pee
pie feel the danger of the destruction
of the country. If then the peopl
shall rule, the ONE man shall not, an
the issue is made up. If the policies
Mr.. Roosevelt are so important, S
overwhelmingly essential, it does seer
that the people would have found
out, and the policy maker could rel
on the people to continue them, or o
the policies themselves, as in the cas-
of virtue generally, they would be thei
own reward and work out their ow
salvation.
Policies which have to be pounde
into the people with big stick by tn
president, and with little sticks by a
army of underlings, certainly are nc
so important as that their beautie
shine with any marked efficiency.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.

From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington, D. c., Oct. 3.-That
the Government may establish a Ma
tional Board of Health with an officer
at its head who will be virtually
member of the Presidents Cabinet is
prediction that does not seem so unlike
Iy of fulflIment as in the days when
the government has not begun its su-
pervision and regulation of everything
under the sun. Various Republican,
Democratic and Independence Leagues
throughout the country have been adj
vocating for some time such a depart
ment and the tuberculosis Congress in
session here has gone on record as in IA
vor of such an innovation. 1t is well
known that the President would lend
his approval to the suggestion and it is
one which is sure to meet the wishes OF
the public, there is strong probability
that we may soon have Secretary Of
Public Health with large corps Of
medical experts under him. There is
already in Washington public health
and Marine-hospital service but its
work is confined principally to quaran-
tine, the examination of anti-toXins
and the care of sick sailors. There is
also the Bureau of Pure Foods and in
the Census Office there is division OF
vital statistics all of which would be
com bined in the new department. A
special medical officer with corps OF
experts would be given charge OF the
tuberculosis division and for the first
time in history national government
would be working for the extirpation
of a worldwide scourge. 1t is evident
to the medical profession that to make
effective the crusade against tubercu'
losis it is more necessary to educate the
people than to go on in private labora.
tories trying to find specific for it. A
national department of health would,
of course, encourage and undertake on
its own account experimental work
looking toward the discovery of ar
anti-toxin of tuberculosis but an ever
more important endeavor would bt
made toward supplying the public with
information concerning the disease, it,
| treatment and the means of preventing
its spread. AS there are $4,000 death!
each year in the United States from
consumption and as from these eases
at least million persons are directly
menaced by infection, it is evident thai
a campaign of education is the only
means at present of reducing the NUM-
Der of it's victims.
81 have long felt" said the world ia
nous DIR. Koch, the discoverer OF tub
erculosis bacilli, "that in this general.
infections disease of tuberculosis, as
have felt in regard to many infection
diseases in the study of which I hav
occupied my life, every effort must b.
taken to prevent the spread OF this con
tagion, and most important of all, tn
contamination of human beings b,
each other.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09
Mrs. Kingscote Dead.

The lady mentioned below lived for
several years in Staunton, and was
well known to many of our people.
Through the death at the Chateau
d'Oec, on the Lake of Geneva, in Swift
erland, of an English novelist, who
wrote under the pen name of "Lucas
Cleeve," Sir Henry Drummond Wolff
has been relieve of further worry and
humiliation in connection with his
only daughter, wife of Col Howard
Kingscote, formerly of the Forty-third
regiment.
AS Mrs. Howard Kingscote, she spent
a considerable time in this country, to
which she came for the purpose of lee
turing on ''The Position of Women in
the Victorian Era" AS lecturer she
was, however, a lamentable failure, and
in consequence thereof was compelled
to resort to all sorts of questionable eX-
pedients for the purpose of raising
money.
On the strength of her being the
daughter of Sir Henry Drummond
Wolff, the British ambassador at Mad
rid, and of her being the sister-in-law
of Col Sir Nigel Kingscote, who, with
his wife, Lady Emily, are among the
very oldest members of the household
of King Edward and Queen Alexander,
she was able to obtain considerable
sums of money from all sorts of people
including even English diplomatic ant
consular officials, who were willing to
help her for her fathers sake.
Time and again her luggage wa
seized here for non-payment of boart
bills, and many were the hotels from
which she was elected as beat. With
all that, she was very gifted and clev
er woman, possessed of great powers o
fascination, and of considerable litera
ry gifts, as may be seen by her variou
novels, some of which, such as 9Th
Woman Who Wouldn't" and "Blu
Lilies" have had quite large sale.
NOBLEMAN ONE OF HER VICTIMS.
Mrs. Kingscote did not come over t
America until she had made Englan
l altogether too hot to hold her, ant
among the many men whom she re
duced to ruin by fraud was Lord Byron
collateral of the poet, from whom sh
managed to extort sum of no less tina
$780, 200. She has nothing but con
tempt for him when he was overtakel
by bankruptcy, and after having ruir
l ed himself for her sake he had the MOI
t LITIGATION Of hearing one of her letter
: read in court, in which she pronounce
t him to be "the biggest idiot in all Eng
land"
= Two clergymen, the vicar of Cowle
: and the vicar of Headington, were ais
e bankrupted through her articles, an
she is likewise known to have obtaine
Il a very large sum from wealthy pee
s. of brewing fame, who, as intimated b
Is Sir George Lewis, the great Grimm
u lawyer in London, preferred to suff
IS the loss in silence rather than to
publicly shown to have been feeced
a the woman.-Wa shington Post.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09
500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
ing constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building
up the constitution and assisting nature
in doing its work. The proprietors
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ers that they offer One Hundred Dol
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Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. ]. CHENEY & CO., To
ledo, 0.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con,
situation.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09
Had a Close Call.

Mrs. Ada L. Groom, the widely
known proprietor of the Groom Hotel,
Waugh, Miss, says: "For several
months suffered with severe cough
and consumption seemed 10 have its
grip on me, when a friend recommend
ed DIR. Kings New Discovery. L be-
gan taking it, and three bottles affect
ed complete cure" The fame OF this
liIe saving cough and cold remedy, and
luhg and throat healer is world wide.
Sold at b. f. Hughes drug store. 5Oc
and 81. Trial bottle free.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09

Mr.. RooseveIt's threatened stumplng
tour in behalf of Taft has no terrors for
the Democrats. The more he talks,
the more votes will be cast for Bryan
in November. They, of course, Object
to seeing the dignity of the high office
of President lowered by its incumbent
making a partisan exhibition of him
self before the world, but little addi-
tional damage in that direction re-
mains to be done Mr.. Roosevelt has
already degraded the office almost t.
the limit.-Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09
Tragedy Near Norfolk.

Norfolk, Va, Oct. IA shocking
and terrible tragedy was enacted at
Lambert's Point, suburb of Norfolk,
early today, when John w. Richard
son, a young farmer, evidently insane
from drink and from domestic unhap-
piness, shot to death his sister-ln-law
and his father-in-law, and then blew
out his brains A shotgun was the
weapon used. His victims were Miss
Josephine Cromwell and her father, b.
Il. Cromwell.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09
Augusta Lady WEEDS.

DR.. J. w. Devine, a well known
young physician of Lynchburg, and
Miss Bessie Files, daughter of Rev. D..
w. Files of Mt. Sidney, were married
at Clifton Forge on Tuesday morning,
Rev. Father w. CASTOR Payne officiat-
ing. The bride has been trained
nurse at the Home and Retreat in
Lynchburg, having graduated some
months ago. Miss Mamie Croghan OF
this city, attended the wedding.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09

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 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 EsE
cent and one dollar 6Eai'5EzReE s:s :es.fa
sizes. You may have as!s:ss
sample bottle by mail sasls4s @s@
free. also pamphlet tell Home of swaupRo
ing all about it. including many of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing DR.. Kilmer
& Co.. Binghamton, N. T.. be sure and
mention this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but remem-
Der the name, Swamp Root" DR.
Kilmer's Swamp Root. and the ad-
dress, Binghamton. N. T.. on every
bottle.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09
A Healthy Family.

"Our whole family has enjoyed good
health since we began using DR.. Kings
New Life Pills, three years age" says
l.. A. Bartlett, of Rural Route l, Gull
ford, Me. They cleanse and tone the
systea in gentle way that does you
good. Csc at B. F. Hughes drug store.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09

There is no question about West Viz
ginia going with big majority for
Bennett, the Democratic candidate.
Whether the Republicans can save
anything from the wreck is doubtful.
There will be trading on Taft, but as
the ballot Is secreat trades are hard to
make. The State ticket is discouraged
and disheartened.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09

Two Confederate soldiers over in
Bath county, Va, who have voted the
Republican ticket for,20 years, and one
who lives in California and may have
voted it also for that length of time,
are the only ones of the $4,000 to vote
for Taft yet heard from.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09

and cheerfulness 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 II the
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09

Maryland is coming to the front with
bound. Outside of Baltimore the
Democrats were never better united,
and in Baltimore the Republicans are
| losing heart.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09

senator Daniel spoke in Baltimore
Monday night. 1t is little comfort
ing to know we have one Virginia ora
tor who is willing to speak in the cause
of Democracy
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09

Mr.. "Nickn Longworth, President
Roosevelt's son-in-law, would arrange
presidential affairs to the 'sfanily"
satisfaction and save the people any
further trouble in the matter, were it
left to him. In his speech at Rock
Island, ILL.,, on Friday last, he advo-
Gated the election of Judge Taft for two
terms and then two more terms OF Mr..
Roosevelt in the White House, and
then -, but modesty forbade FUR
Their suggestion. He must have meant
that 'Nick" might then have show.
This is all very considerate of MI.
Longworth, but there are others who
might object, not even mentioning the
candidates who present themselves
every four years.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09

Nat C. Goodwin, the actor, has Sc
cured divorce from his wife, the beau
tiful Maxine Elliott. Desertion is the
cause assigned. 1t is the usual fate of
the old man marrying young girl.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09
All Abroad for "The Toymakers.

Charles FELTON, Pidgins who wrote
"Quincy Adams Sawyer" ''the best
New England story ever written
wrote this clever new book and opera
and it is full of mirth and melody that
keeps an audience in perfect gale Of
laughter.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09

Three hundred thousand government
officials who are commanded to go into
the vineyard and labor, is comforta-
BILE force to start with.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09

Eskey says tell you to come to his
store, he will not be under sold IN his
line of Stoves, Ranges and Heaters.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09

The law breakers are all supporting
Taft. EMr Bryan told Mr.. Roosevelt:
"The trust magnates know their own
interests and they are supporting Judge
Taft. Not one of the trust magnates
helped to secure my nomination, while
it is matter of common notoriety that
they were conspicuous in the Republl-
can convention, and it is equally a
matter of common notoriety that they
are supporting your party in this cam
paign. If you will name single OIL
cial connected with "a law-defying
corporation monopoly or trust who
has declared or will declare that he is
supporting me, L will publicly warn
him that I will enforce against him the
present criminal law and will enforce
| against him also the laws demanded II
the Democratic platform as soon as
these laws can be enacted.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09
Farms and Timber Lands.

~ Tract of farming and timber
land, 1877 acres, in lower part of Able
marie county. One-half is in virgin
timber-oal<, pine and hickory; the
other part is open land suitable for Gull
tivation. Price $1,000 per acre.
~ An exceedingly desirable farm
and very comfortable home. 357 acres,
fenced and we'll watered. All cleared
except IS acres in timber. so acres in
rich bottom land. II acres orchard.
Land produces two tons hay per acre.
Comfortable dwelling; barn and every
necessary outbuilding. See this place
at $4,000.
Real Estate Register free.
H. W. HILLEARY & CO.,
91S4t Charlottesville, Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09

One who carries out the polices OF
another unless to dump them in
the sewer, is "a mere vassal. 1t has
been and should be the policy of this
government to elect men to the presi
dency who have their own policies tc
handle, and not to go abe1t as politi
cal garbage cart carrying other peoples
policies, no matter how good thost
neGcies may be.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09

Has Billy Hearst gotten to the bot
tom of that letter file?
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.
;tipation.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessons ambition; beauty, vigor
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09

InMr. Roosevelt's case, he certainly
cannot tell what a Days may bring
forth.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09

Mr.. Bryan asked Mr.. Roosevelt;
eAre you willing to say that any
public interest was served in 1904 by
concealing until after the election the
contributions made to the Republican
campaign committee by Mr.. Hartman
and those collected by him from
others"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09
THINGS SAID TO THE PRESI-
DENT.

Mr.. Bryan told President Roosevelt,
81 regard it as violation of the obli-
CATION that the President owes to the
whole people, to use an office that be-
longs to the whole people, as a party
asset, for the advancement of person
al friend and political portege.
This Mr.. Roosevelt has not dared to
deny or gainsay.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09

Eskey is selling one of the best Ran
ges on the market for S35.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09

Even Pennsylvania is looked on as a
doubtful State.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09
Sim @r4 i Has

3. Which is the Bes: Sewing Machine for You
GAl that can be said Of the Singer is as
nothing compared 10 the way the Singer
speaks for itself. Singer results tell the
story of Singer success.
81 The best way to prove the superiority OF
the Singer is to try it--try it III your own
home-test it by the most difficult work
you know.
But you may say "a cheap machine will
do all this Perhaps ii will fo-day-but
how about year from now?
q The Singer lasts a lifetime. The malt
ccn.ury's reputation behind the Singer
proves its supremacy-why not LET the
millions of Singers n the homes all over
the world prove which is the best machine
for you?
GYou can't get Singer results with anything
but Singer. Please remember this.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09

The crack of Day has been seen land
felt by Mr.. Roosevelt
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-10-09

Entered at the Postoffice at Staunton,
Va, as second class mail matter.