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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05
Thinks it Saved His Life.

Lester NJ. Nelson of Naples, Maine,
says in recent letter: 81 have used
DR.. Kings New Discovery many years
for coughs and colds, and L think it
saved my life l have found it reli
able remedy for throat and lung COM
plants, and would no more be without
u bottle than | would be without food. "
For nearly forty years New Discovery
has stood at the head of throat and
lung remedies. As preventative of
pneumonia, and healer of weak lungs
it has no equal. Sold under guarantee
at B. F. Hughes drug store, soc and
S1.00 Trial bottle free.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05
WORK WEAKENS THE KIDNEYS
DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS HAVE DONE
GREAT SERVICE FOR PEOPLE WHO
WORK IN STAUNTON.

WORK IN STAUNTON.
Most StauntOn people work every day
in some strained, unnatural position
bending constantly over desk-riding
on jolting wagons or cars-dOing labO-
rious hOusework lifting, reaching or
pulling, or trying the back in Il hum
dred and one other ways. All these
strains tend to wear, weaken and in
jure the kidneys until they fall behind
in their work of filtering the poisons
from the blood. Doan's Kidney Pills
cure sick kidneys, put new strength in
bad backs.
Thomas M. Richardson, living in
CambeIl, near Luray, Va, says: 81
have used Doan's Kidney Pills and
found that they act as represented. My
kidneys annoyed me great deal. The
secretions were dark in color, painful in
passage, and gave me great difficulty to
control them. | was scarcely able to
move about on account of the sharp
twinges which caught me at every
movement. | doctored great deal and
used many advertised remedies, but did
not succeed in finding relief until
Doan's Kidney Pills were brought to
my attention and | procured box at a
drug store. They cured me and | have
not suffered the slightest return of the
trouble since"
HOME PRooF-There is plenty of To-
cal testimony like the above. Call at
b. f. Hughes drug store and ask TO
see copies of statements of StauntOn
people who have used DOan's Kidney
| Pills.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cts.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
| take no other
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05
A Grand Family Medicine.

at gives me pleasure to speak a good
word for Electric Bitters," writes Mr..
New York. "Its IA grand family med
icene for dyspepsia and liver complica-
tions; while for lame back and weak
kidneys it cannot be too highly recon-
mended." Electric Bitters regulate the
digestive functions, purify the blood,
and impart renewed vigor and vitality
to the weak and debilitated of both
sexes. Sold under guarantee at b. F..
Hughes drug store. soc.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05

An officer of the Virginia IL South
western Ry. says that no plans have
yet been settled on for building a line
from ClinchpOrt to Toms Creek, Va.
Several years ago surveys were made
and considerable right of way obtained
for it.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05
Bucklen's Arnica Salve WINS.

Tom Moore, of Rural Route l, COch-
ran, Ga, writes: II had a bad sore
come on the instepof my foot and could
find nothing that would heal it until l
applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Less
than half of 25c box won the day for
me by affecting a perfect cure" Sold
under guarantee at b. F. Hughes drug
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05

The greatest gusher yet in the oil
field at Follansbee, w. Va, came in
last week on the Frank Mahan tract,
the well flowing 1,250 barrels daily.
The gusher is located within 500 feet of
the Ohio Realty Company's 10 barrel
producer, and about the same distance
from dry hole.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05

An officer of the Allegheny Coal
Railroad Co. is reported as saying that
construction for its proposed line from
FairniOnt via Clarksburg to Jarvis, W.
Va, a-distance of As miles, has been
deferred for the present.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05

New England Coal q Coke Co., OF
Boston, reports the recent purchase of
the Federal Coal & Coke Co.'S, prop
critics near Fairmont, including $500
acres of coal and gas lands. 1t is re-
ported the purchase price is 81, $50 900
and that S75O,0OO will be expended for
further developments, plans contem-
plating the increase of present daily
production from LOCO to 5000 tons of
coal
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05

A Pittsburg dispatch says In order
to defeat the Gould Wabash plans for
seabOard road and to form new out
let to the seaboard from the West Vir-
ginia coalfields, the Standard Oil Co.
interests, it is reported here, have COM
bined with the Pennsylvania, the Van
derbilts and the Baltimore & Ohio in a
new deal. 1t is announced here that
the Virginia road now being completed
by III. III. Rogers and other Standard
people with Norfolk, Va, as its east
ern terminus, has allied itself with the
Little Kanawha syndicate, whose lines
will traverse West Virginia over lines
of the Virginia railroad. Coal and
freight will be delivered to the seaboard
at Norfolk not later than the coming
fall.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05

More than 1000 men have been put
to work on the construction of the cleo
trio railway which will connect
Moundsville, w. Va, with Pittsburg.
The road will be double track and the
construction engineers expect to turn
it over to the company by the latter
part of August.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05
INDUSTRIAL NEWS
Items That Will Interest Many of
Our Readers.

The Allegheny Ore & Iron Co. of
Iron Gate, has blown out its iron fur
mace for repairs.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05

1t is stated that the SaXman Coal IL
Coke Co., of Philadelphia, with mines
at Fenwick, w. Va, is at present op-
ening the Sewell seam of coal on Big
Laurel creek in West Virginia, where
it expects to construct 100 coke ovens.
Construction work is in progress, and
it is thought the plant will be ready to
operate about the first of Semptember.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05

A dispatch from Bristol, says that
the stockholders meeting of the Caro-
lima, Clinchfield & Ohio Railway Co.
(SOuth & Westerly held last week to
authorize an issue SIS, 900, 600 of bonds
adjourned for week without action.
1t is said that the issue will be approx
ed next week and first mortgage au-
thorized on the property. After the
winters idleness construction was re-
sumed last March, and is now being
pushed north and south.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05
ROADS RUINED BY
AUTOMOBILES.
Owners Of Motor Cars Should Be
Compelled to Pay for Repairs.

GOVERNMENT EXPERTS so RECON-
END-EXPERIMENTS NOW UNDER
WAY WILL SHOW TO WHAT EXTENT
THE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS ARE SUI
FERING FROM THEM.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16


his employers interest for he does not intend to do
tap more than he is compelled to do; that it means
an early dismissal for wohld think Of retain
ing such man in his service or to promote him
when vacancy It is difficult to understand
why man should display such puerile attitude.
Anybody Of ordinary intelligence ought to realize
that foreman, superintendent, or proprietor, is
going to place very high valuation the services
of the chap who has such antagonistic motto be-
fore him guide.
Archibald, whenever you hear cocky young
chap mouthing such inane plattude as Don't do
any more work than you have to- why tell him to
cut it out, us there is nothing in it. Tell him to go
out to the gravel pit and soak little grit into his
system, and perhaps in time he will have the man.
hood to adopt higher ideals. Tell him that such q
ridiculous motto is pushing to that strata Of life
where smoked lamp chimneys are fashionable and
where responsibility is unknown. Tell him-but
what's the use; fools will only learn by bitter expert
ence, and by the time they get the experience they
will be has been. s
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16

New Years resolution will preserving ALCOHOL
When hove. sight had iA
her garrett
The magnae job CLUES on to
everything in sight
docs not look just right who Processes be- sol
der Of the shooting the
bachelors debating society recently debated the question:
the lady politician necessary evi?'
The ideal husband will skin game money
with which to buy his wife seal skin.
The WHO his by chewing rag
will never cut much of figure in this world
The best make big criminal is to- put
him chain making little stones out of big
When the and holds office put the
on, lock it, and then throw the key in the lake.
If you close observer will
enters saloon where free lunch served that he
sausage
The members of ladies oey
their president with costly silver pitcher and president
seeking separation from her husband he
rush the GROWER
While addressing meeting the South
ton target for small boys armed with bean Shooters
bears from the unges the young
In fact the city bulls did modest themI
who convicted by bloodhounds
Ohio prison for life has been liberty After tests
Pardon Board that reached blood
hounds reliable There much difference between
smell of the hound and the testimony Of the detective
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16
C0stZY Trials.

OOCOOy OC0OC'
SINCE the Pettibone jury brought in verdict
of not guilty. many specializing to the
fate of the master hand in the whole conspiracy
Harry Orchard As two juries refused to credit his
statements that embraced carnival of crime, could
it be possible to find twelve who would convict
Orchard on his testimony? It would be almost
impossible to do STILL there is growing belief
that Orchard should be convicted on general princ-
pies; and the man who induced hinf>to confess who
weaved a chain of circumstantal evidence out Of
sand, should be notified to leave the state These
trials have cost the state vast sum of money, and
the taxpayers will breathe sigh of relief at their
termination.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16
BARGAIN Hunters.

bCTgLL7L II IL7LLHTS.
INTERNATIONAL divorce scandals are becoming
80 numerous that one wonders why the wide public
ygiven to them does not disenchant those American
girls who have become title hunters. Notwithstand-
ing the sad experience of the latest Of this kind
a count from Holland announces that he is searching
for an American bride with dowery not less than
five million.
When consider the.effrontery of this penn-
less count, cannot imagine how any sensible
woman could accept his advances. Before coming
to America he examined the rich matrimonial prize
in Paris London, and Berlin and brazenly admittt
that their fortunes too inadequate to satisfy his
luxurious tastes. Perhaps the time will yet come
when such an absurd thing as title will cease to
attract the fancy of those girls who have money
than good sense.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16
SALT > SUPERSALT.
BY A NC L &c U S.

nF THE HEINOUS CRIME OF POETRY. It does follow
~ that there few poets sojouning here because only four
ca works taken out of the library the month For
satisfactorily without reading poetry at
ALL and stands that if has the fine frenzy
rolling all day, nighttime he going relax little Tomake
estimate of the number poets within the walls would
ascertain the of works of humorous fiction like Con
Record of like Science and Health Mrs
Eddy in circulation Some like to skim thru Webser
Dictionary and works English But this rather
usual and longer considered by the best people An
other plausible upposon that generally likes make the
best himself and having been elected member of this community
keeps the heinous dceety background
deprived <of his wedding garment For while there
than poetry there elicit
nation of public When paterfamas hears that his
y Does say That How much
you make q liner"
nF SPECIALIZATION IN MUSIC. AS instance Of the
which specialization carried this consider the
of making of sweet sounds hundred mns
culture required of writer's that time This wi superficial
knowledge reflected the compositions the early
nineteenth which distinct resemblance be traced be-
highest and the lowest forms of music As things
the who than instrument
and the abyss which between the Saint
those of Sousa instance Deep wide and easily
bridged The world of not only split up
oncab those classical and popular mns but each
divided nnumerab which tend develop
Me song that the composer Of
little in nth the orchestral
composer claims knshp with
the of this class who confines his attention
kind Of composition be
the waltz OF particular
specialization partly brought about by following the line of
such modern developments the sranger Of
the phonossph and pian0 sufficiently show the trend
fho a0o@4
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16
ECit TreUdWliZZ.

ACCORDING to one of the magazines, England
contemplates abolishing the famous treadmi that
has been part of her penal system for years past
We say famous, ,advisedly, because "The Ballad of
Reading Gaol" has made it talked Of wherever civil
ization exists The treadmill wasy Instituted as a
disciplinary measure, and its passing will not be re-
GREETED by those unfortunates who subjected to
its unceasing grind
One by one the old barbaric and inhuman meth
DDS are being suppanted by civilized ideas. It is
said that the treadml was very eficadous in MAIN
tanning discipline The same has been said of the
rack, the thumbscrew and innumerabe other brutal
instruments that have been, handed down from the
degenerated people of the Dark Ages There can be
no question but that the wide publicity given to it
in 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol" had much to do
with the agitation that is now demanding the abol
ishment of the treadmill.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16
NOTICE.

ALL PERSONS receiving copies THE MIRROR who
regular lists will consider such sample
copies. IT, after reading conclude that THE MIRROR
worthy send name this Office for
trial subscription az published above.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16

II Poor Motto.
"DoN'T do any more work than you have to-" is
a very poor motto for any man to adopt We have
all heard men ippantly quote this text and it is the
most pernicious thing they could do. 0orea young
man who is just starting in on career to adhere to
such an absurd MOTTO is almost equivalent to hang
ing grindstone around his neck No matter how
capable he may be. such sentiments are bound to
react against him.
What does such motto mean? It means this:
That he who lives up to it, is sitting ambition and
degenerating into q shirk that he is Indifferent to
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16

will be has been
j Probation. :
AN EXCELLENT argument for the adoption Of
the widest form of probation system is given in the
statistics just submitted by Mr. j. G. Graveur in the
annual report Of his activities chief probation off,
Ger of the Court of Special Sessions This report
might pro6tably be read wherever the ACCESSIBILITY of
probation is still topic for discussion. In the last
year 1850 cases dealt with by Mr.. Graveur and
his assistants Had this small army of offenders
been summariy punished after the traditional man
ner probably not more than handful would ever
have regained the straight and path. Youths
sent to the reformatory for thoughtess msdeed
would have learned the language and satanic wisdom
of the under. world and women driven to theft
by some misfortune would have been incurably
bittered against the society whose judge consigned
them to the workhouse for their acts. What diff
ferent outcome appears under the highly but not yet
completely developed probation system of this ethyl
Mr. Graveur and his staff investigated IA cases
and found them to deserve suspended sentences which
the court granted There were >55l other persons
who were found to merit commitment to various in
situations; no among all these however could
fairly revile the law and the bench for their unfair
ness, as the extenuating and sggravating circum-
stances of each individual carefully inves
tigated before recommendations were made to the
court No fewer than 565 offenders released
on parole and only twenty of them violated the
quirements of their parole, which goes to show in
slight measure the of reforming incipient male
factors by stern kindness The value of paroling
appears in stronger light when tits noted that 2lO
of the paroled persons had previously served time"
much of the Success met with can be traced to the
substantial help the probation officers rendered to
their proteges For instance $50 boys found posi-
tions thru the efforts of their overseers, and all
these young workers are acquittng themselves cred
itably at their posts. Homes were provided for 96
other youths and rs runaways were shipped back to
their parents, even tho the latter in instances
lived on the Pacific Coast Adults we're arrested
likewise, and as successfully, too from the pencil
ogst's point of view.
In the light of these benefcent results one
hardly dares prescribe any fixed boundaries to the
probation officers sphere of influence. Certainty
can be attached only to the belief that small class
of habitua criminals and degeperates is forever be-
yond his aid But the task of separating these ire
clamables fromthe huge band of accidental, fortui
tous and unintentonal wrongdoers may properly fall
to the probation officer in time. His close contact
with sinners must eventually make him keen Judge
of criminal humanity enabling him. to distinguish
quickly between anti social proclivties and mere
misdeeds. Mr.. Graveur's report adds new emphasis
to the opinion that as and their occupants can best
be reduced in number by increasing the probation
officers work and the number Of his hepers.-New
York Tribune.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16

IT is sweeter to gain wisdom from others woes
than that others should learn from us.-Plautus
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16

THE MIRROR a weekly paper
Prison.
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public pathological
prejudice which
seredempuOn The
dependent public support
surplus wo6
O library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16

ToFoRG1vE fault in another is more sublime
than to be faultless oneself. George Sand.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16

HARRY MONROE, the Chicago mission worker
claims that he converted Rev. Billy Sunday about
twenty years ago. Longer ago than twenty years
Billy Sunday was reigiousy inclined and as a mem
Der of the Chicago baseball club refused to play ball
on Sundays.-Stillwater Gazette
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16

NONE SO little enjoy life, and are such burdens
to themselves, as those who have>nothing to do
Jordan.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-26

I've told you2 No. no. I'll get it from
him. I'll go to his office tomorrow an
tell him a thing or two that'n make
him sit up an see straight"
He won't give 1t to you" said Nora
doubtfully. He doesn't like you. If
you make him angry he'll tell father
and
"If he makes a move like that you'll
tell pop first" said Patsy grimly.
mo, oh no we mustn't tell pop.
He'd never forgive me-"
To Nora there was no way out of
the situation. All avenues of escape
appeared to be barred to her. Elk
posure and disgrace menaced her. The
whole universe seemed to be crumbnng
about her.
"oh, why did you bring me here7"
she walled helplessly.
She sank into a chair ana, leaning
her arm on the back of it. covered her
face n burst into tears.
The reproach went to Patsy's heart
like a heavy blow. She forgot that her
sister had insisted upon coming, would
listen to no circumstances and had ac-
eused her of being selfish and jealous
when she had sought to dissuade her.
She took all the blame to herself.
why did I bring you here?" she said
remorsefully. going to the girl and
placing her hand on her shoulder. BE
cause I felt it in me bones he'd come
snoopin' around after 1 was gone. An
I brings you here right to him. maxim
1t easy an convenient for him to play
his little game. How he must be giviu'
me the laff! He knew / was next. I
swore to nom I'd look after you an
see no harm 'u'd come to you. II this
gets home, it seems to me, 1 couldn't
ever look her in the face again"
There was a knock at the door. Patsy
found one of the employees of the
theatre there.
Miss O'Brien." he said, Mr.. NAL
lory asst me to tell o that YOU
father an mother was In front with
him tonight an would you please hurry
after the show
Pop and nom! I can't face theml
I can't face them!" cried Nora, spring
ing up in panic.
flush, hushl" said Patsy soothingly.
"Brace up, honey lamb"
81 can't dance tonight can't-it's
no use.' she declared. I'm sick"
But you got to Dance" Insisted
Patsy. 1.-THE curtains goin' up. Stay
here a-minute. I'll get souaethin' from
Coote to brace YOU"
She hurried out. fSHW
Nora gazed around her d~istractedly.
i've got to go to him. I can't face
pop and MON without that note" she
moaned.
Acts oni Acts ont" shouted the
call boy. running along the corrfdor.
Nora rushed out and stopped him.
boy, get me a cab, quick-quick!"
she commanded.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-26
OUR CHILDREN'S CORNER
LOST EDNA.
BY GRATA FLANNERY.

"HERE once was a little girl whose
name was Edna. She was the
daughter OF an English duke
From her polite manner and gentle
nature could see that she had been
well brought up.
One day as she and her nurse were
out walking the nurse stopped to talk
with some friends, and before anyone
realized it Edna had lost herself among
the crowd on the street. She wan
dered and wandered until at last she
reached a forest. She continued to
walk through the forest until at last 1t
grew dark and she became afraid and
began to cry.
All at once she saw a CLEAN of light
in the distance, and as she came nearer
she saw that 1t came from a little hut
in the centre of the woods. She boldly
approached the door and knocked. An
old lady appeared, who asked her to
step in. Now, Edna did not know 1t,
but this old lady was a fairy. and when
she found out that Edna was lost she
took pity on her and said she would
help her to find her way home.
Suddenly she picked Edna up and in
a moment had flown with her but of
the window and through the air, over
the tops of trees and homes, until at
last she placed her safe and sound at
her mothers door, where they found all
the family and friends looking for her.
It was a happy reunion, and Edna
never forgot her adventure with the
kind old fairy.