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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03

Most soldiers are only too glad of
light burdens on march. Not SO I'm
Gle Robert" His bump of acqulsltive-
ness oyerbalanced all inertia. and his
muscles responded readily to the call OF
possession. j. A. Munroe, In Remin
iscences Of the Rebellion" tells how the
old soldiers knapsack was llghtened
The officers OF the battery reported
to me that Uncle Robert had about a
cart load Of old trash, and that they
were unable to make him get rid Of any
part OF II. lie had an itching for pick.
ing up anything which he thought
might under any circumstances, come
into play.
! directed the sergeant to bring Tn
Gle Robert up with his knapsack. He
reported, carrying that article and a
huge bundle Of traps tied mp In bIan.
ket Never was such a miscellaneous
lot Of stuff put into 50 small a rpace
before or since. There was almost CIV.
erthlng in the way Of small notions /:
shoe strings, socks Of all sizes, and old
cy3thing Of every description
Perhaps the funniest thing Of all WA
an old east iron cook stove which he
had come across In some deserted
house taken to pieces and carefully
packed among the clothing.
] ordered most Of the things thrown
into the fire, proceeding which nearly
broke the old mans heart, but which
greatly reduced the weight Of mis- KNAPP
sack.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03
Silver Slippers at Weddings.

Silver slippers and rose petals are
taking the place of rice at all fashionable
weddings" said a clergyman. ut is a
change for the better.
1.-The silver slippers-to replace the old
boots-are about half an inch long; sill
yer paper cut in the shape Of dainty
slippers. The rose petals--to replace the
rice-are the real thing; thousands of
petals stripped by hand from hundreds
Of pink roses.
sIn great bowls the silver slippers and
the pink petals are heaped IN the hall
and when the bride and bridegroom
emerge, instead Of being cannonaded
with coarse rice and dirty old boots. a
sunset cloud, as il were. euyeiops them.
an odorous pink and silver cloud Of rose
petals and little shining slippers.
Eyes, il Is a change for the better. this,
and day by day II gains ground. -
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03
NESTS LESSON.

Author of Down by Doubls
"IAoyds Delveranc"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-03

It Pays to Advertise.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-04-03
The Rotator is the Name of a Per
feet Nickel Alarm Clock.

Whether you are required to report
for work ION the minute" or person
of leisure, good alarm clock is often a
necessary. The Rotator is dependable
and is recommended to both light and
sound sleepers as positively the safest
and surest guarantee of being aroused
at the time desired.
Ultra sound sleepers, after using the
common, continuous alarm clock a
short time, have found that the alarm
awakens them momentarily only, and
they again lapse into slumber, the
alarm having failed of its purpose. The
alternate noise and silence of the "Ro-
tatoru is so irritating in it's effect and
so persistent in keeping at it that it
never fails of its object.
The retail price of the clock is $3.50.
On account of the universal depression,
the manufacturer was compelled to
have ready MONEY, and ''The Philadel-
phia Press" made an arrangement di-
rect with him that enables them to
offer THE Press" Daily, one whole
year, and one of the "Rotator," deliv-
cred at your door, both for four dollars
and twenty-five cents.
The saving is yours, but hurry, as the
demand is greater than the supply.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-04-03
q ISLE OF sPICE.n

B. c. Whitney's beautiful and gorge
Gus piquant musical mixture, the elsie
of Spice" will be seen at the Beverley
Theatre, Matinee and Night, April 4th.
There is much in the elsie of Spice
that makes it popular. There are tune
full, catchy musical numbers dialogue
that is sufficiently bright, gay costumes
in abundance, and large and capable
company, including chorus that COM
bines the unusual attributes of cOmli-
ness and good singing voices. In the
scene and plot the. elsie of Spice" con-
forms to all the traditions of of the
comic opera stage. The locale is Orien-
tai, the inhabitants of the elsie of
Spice" sembling closely the Japanese.
The central figure is charming little
maiden of native origin, who loses her
heart and marries a hobby naval lieu
tenant, just as the king of the Isle,
whose ward she is, is preparing to en-
roll her as No. 81 on his matrimonial
list. Placing their scence in dream
countries, those who worked out the
elsie of Spice" displayed excellent APP
probation of art. The scenic effects are
beautiful, while the gowns and cos
tunes, with the charming background,
is very pleasing to the eye. Seats on
sale at the Beverley Bookstore. Night
prices, 35c, SOC, 75c, 81, and $50.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-04-03

candidate four years ago, when they
accepted Judge Parker at the dictation
of the New York leaders, but they do
not-seem disposed to repeat the expert
ment.
For time it looked as if it was any
mans game in the Republican party
and certainly the Roosevelt, anti
Taft faction did include some of the
loudest shouters in the party. But as
the days go by they demonstrate that
their capacity ends with shouting and
that they are not the men who control
the party or who cnn capture the dele
gates. Senator Foraker still talks of
his showing and of the number of dele
gates he will have, but sensible men
only listen and laugh.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-04-03
500 Reward, 500.

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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-04-03
Friday, April 3. 1908.
A RAILROAD LIE.

Travel the Pennsylvania railroad
from Philadelphia to Pittsburg and you
will know that the LIE told about hos
tile legislation of the States with refer
ence to rates to be paid for passengers
and freights is made out of the whole
cloth. Cut the States passing such
bills out of the Union, wipe them off
the map, and you could not create the
depression which pervades every mile
of railway mentioned, much less could
proposed reduction of or even cent
per passenger have any such power of
depression as is evidenced there. When
one sees a mountain lifted out of the
sea he knows there has been terrific
force at work, something superhuman.
When one beholds miles, and miles,
and miles of sidings banked with emp
ty cars, and sees yards-as at Altoona
stacked with rusting engines until
his eye is bewildered with the multi
tude of stacks out of which no smoke
IC hIO liO lCteiNSo Nt1Nt tl1lo' LIZ
knows the whole story about hostile
legislation causing distrust and lack of
confidence is cannard, and indeed a
lie out of the whole cloth. Beyond AL
toona, beyond the crest of the Allegha-
ny mountain, the road bed has been
changed and possibly ten miles or more
of the old road has been thrown away
and new road built. The old line is
used to bank empty freight cars and
there they stand, miles and miles of
them, rusting and rotting in the sun.
Poor old Virginia and North Carolina
in their "rate war; never did this.
They are simply scape goats, and used
to cover up the real reason nearer home.
All work is stopped and the little en-
gines and dump cars are sickly looking
objects. The man who is fool enough
to believe the rot of ''hostile legisla-
tom is too much of a simpleton for us
to talk to. He would believe the moon
is made of green cheese.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-04-03
FULL BOMB---EMPTY DINNER
PAIL.

A bomb which was aimed at the po
lice of New York, but which exploded
before it could be thrown, killed the
thrower and his companion there Sat
urday night last. The fact that no po-
liceman was killed is simply an Incl
dent, the fact that bomb was present
is the story. There is terrible unrest
among the working people. In New
York alone we find as an incident to
Republican prosperity, 100000 men
idle. These had arranged to hold a
public meeting to call public attention
to their woes. The police got news of
the movement, and it was determined
to break them up. They have no news
papers in New York through which
they can speak, all are the property of
corpora ions except a few, through
which honest labor will not, and ought
not to talk. Their only mode, therefore,
was by mass meetings. This was de-
MED them and wherever six or eight
were found cOngregated they were
ridden'into and dispersed 1t is the
police rule-we believe that public
open air speeches-must be made under
permit. Now bankers meeting in
the Waldorf-AStOria, nor conclave of
the iron and steel manufacturers at the
Plaza, need not have permits, but a
meeting in garnet or a celler in the
down town quarter, and an open air
meeting must be held under police
permit. This is new. This arises from
conditions existing. The conditions
existing arise from Republican man.
agement, along with which is its tariff
laws, its trust protection, its favors to
National Banks, its railroad policies,
its favOriteism to certain interests, its
debauchery of the ballot, and its lack
OF thought for the poor. That the pros
perity balloon was too heavily inflated,
SO that in moment it burst and fell.
is past history. Inat there was, and
is, no substantial basis for business in
this country, is again, and has been
told by many panics That many in
terests flourish on panics, especially the
banks, is too well known to be repeat
ed. That the banks will not allow any
proper change in the financial system,
is pate.l. now, and emphasized by the
passage of the monstrous Aldrich bill. |
When DeODle become restless under
such ubiquitous government, and want
to tell their woes to the nation, they
are dubbed out of the public parks and
offfthe streets. Is it any wonder that
misguided fanatics throw bombs ? The
conditions are those created by the gov
eminent, and that government should
not be too harsh on those it has driven
to starvation.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-04-03
RAG BABY CURRENCY.

The Aldrich currency bill has been
driven through the Senate. 1t is
scheduled TO be driven through the
House much more rapidly. This is the
currency measure which is to save the
nation when it gets sick. The nation
is bound to get sick, but we hardly
think it will ever be sick enough to
take any NUX vOMICA mixture of this
character. Usually when a great big
nation gives its people money it gives
them something which does not make
THEM sick. If Uncle Sam himself is
sued the money provided in the Aid
rich bill, it would be all right. The
Democrats wanted him TO do this, but
the monied power did not, SO they
framed the Aldrich bill This requires
the government TO print and turn over
TO the banks not exceeding Five Hun
bred Million of emergency notes, the
basis of which shall be such State,
county or municipal bonds as shall be
approved by the Treasurer We are
coming to a point where Brown Co.,
Kan, Buncome Co., n. c., Slippery
Co., Texas, and a vast number of other
counties, never heard of before, will
stand for our money. Think of the
towns lining up for their share. Tomb
stone, Arizona, for instance, and
SINCE Cat, Montana. 1t would have
been just as easy for the bill to have
read (which notes shall be issued by
the government redeemable, &c. Then
everybody would have been satisfied
except the bankers, now nobody is
dissatisfied but them. This makeshift
currency has not been damned as il
should be by the Democrats. If Mr.
Bryan had proposed such thing he
would have been arrested as an anarch.
ist. When he proposed simply that
silver be treated as gold and coined in
the minis as gold, the bankers held uI
their hands in holy horror. They sale
all the silver in the world will pour into
the United States. Mr.. Bryan has said
that he ''prefers the product of the
mines to the product of the printing
press" Silver is admitted now worth
IS cents on the dollar, the other propOs-
ed stuff is the merest trash.
But bone has been promised the
dog. The Aldrich bill is the bone, and
the hungry animal must be content.
The people have no money. They will
get something that resembles money in
appearance, if not backed by anything
beyond the promise of the jewellers in
Tombstone, Arizona, this is all. The
fiat has gone forth, the bill is TO pass
1t may put few of the 100000 idle
workmen in New York to doing some
thing and prevent further bomb throw
ing. If it does this much there will be
some to worship. If it puts revenues
into the Golfers of the bankers in whose
interest it was passed, it will be more
worshipped. But before those who
conceived it get the slime of this hate
full measure, they off their hands
will spend some sleepless nights. We
think it will go long ways toward
defeating the party which is response
BILE for its passage
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-04-03

LARGE GATHERING AT ASSEMBLY
HALL-SOME WARM TIMES-ALLEN
AND FULwILER IN CONTROL-CLIF-
TON FORGE FIGHTS ALL THE WAY
THROUGH-DELEGAT ES, COMMITTEE
MEN AND EEECTOR CHOSEN, ETC,
ETC.
The Republican convention of the
10th Congressional District met here
Tuesday night at o'clock with dele
gates present from every county but
Buckingham. Craig, the new addition
to the district was repres snted by four
votes.
Promptly on the hour Mr.. Jen-
nings of Rock bridge, the district chair
man called the meeting to order, and
was elected temporary chairman, with
Mr.. Thos. Spiller of Botetourt county,
secretary.
There being no contests Mr.. John S.
Collins offered resolution that the list
of delegates prepared by the chairman
be accepted. This was adopted and a
committee on permanent organization
and resolutions were appointed.
H. b. Mckinney of Covington, was
made permanent chairman, and
John Donovan, Jr., of Clifton Forge,
and Thos. Spiller of Botetourt, secreta-
ries.
The committee on resolutions offered
series of articles of some length laud-
ing the party and party leaders and
winding up with one instructing for
VIM. H. Taft for President. Then
things began to get warm. Mr.. Jos.
Bryant Of Clifton Forge, moved that
the resolutions with the exception OF
the institutions for Taft be adopted.
Jas. H. Frazier made warm argument
in favor of the motion, and at times
several delegates were speaking at once.
Col. Allen replied that the sentiment
of the district and state was for Taft
and he believed in expressing those
sentiments. Mr.. Bryant's motion was
put and voted down by vote of rs to
IA. The entire set of resolutions offered
by the committee was then adopted by
vote of SO to s.
Delegates to the Chicago Convention
were then nominated. John Donovan,
Jr., of Clifton Forge, being placed in
nomination by Mr.. Hamilton of that
place; VIM. Jennings by J. M. Upkyke
of Buena Vista, and R. A. Fulwiler by
County Treasurer J. B. Buhrman OF
Botetourt. The vote stood Donovan Is,
Fulwiler IS, Jennings 80. On motion
the nominations of Messrs. Fulwilel
and Jennings were made unanimous.
Alternates were elected as follows: r..
j. Mccullough and +. d. Gregory.
Mr.. John S. Collins was elected a
member of the executive committee, as
were the following gentlemen of the
State COmmittee-Messrs. H. B. Nc
Kinney, Jacob HI. Rohrer, f. J. Nc
Cullough, n. 0. Heyden and J. T. Pat.
ton.
Mr.. VIM. Jennings was reelected
chairman of the 10th district Congress
sional committee.
District Elector-For this office Mr..
A. G. Garnett was unanimously elect
ed.
AT this point Mr.. J. S. Collins arose
and offered resolution endorsing. S.
Brown Allen and G. Bascom Slemp fol
delegates at large to the National con-
vention, and it was adopted.
Mr.. w. G. Franklin was placed in
nomination as candidate for Congress
and was unanimously nominated. Be
ing called to the platform he made q
few remarks. He thanked the conven-
ton for the honor conferred on him,
and promised to make it hot for his
opponent in the coming campaign.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-04-03
Address to Odd Fellows.

Last Thursday evening quite num-
Der of Odd Fellows and their friends
assembled at Lewiston, to listen to an
address from Mr.. J. G.. Williams of
Culpeper, member of the Grand
Lodge and most fluent speaker. Mr..
Williams explained the origin of Odd
Fellowship, and gave facts and figures
of its growth and the good it had done
from 1880 down to 1906. He was list
ened to by his audience most attentive
ly, and the seed there sown will no
doubt bear abundant fruit.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-04-03
The Evidence in the Case.

33 years use is evidence-Millions of
consumers is evidence-sales made by
$1,000 agents is evidence. You buy 4
gallons l.. NJ. Paint and gallons Pure
Linseed Oil lat go cents mix them and
make gallons best. paint ready for use
cost only 81 20 per -gallon-Done in
minutes.
l.. & M. Paint Agents-C. H. Cob
ron, Stuart's Draft; J. B. Roden, Way
nesboro; Augusta Milling & Mercantile
Co., Messy Creek.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-04-03
N. & w. Lays Off Men.

A telegram from Roanoke yesterday
says:-The Roanoke shops of the Nor
folk and Western Railway Company
have discharged 800 men, many of
whom have been in the employ of the
shops for long time. The cut is gen.
eral and applies to every department.
Under normal conditions the Roanoke
shops employ 1000 men, and the
monthly pay roll is about $4,000
The shops will work full time with the
reduced force.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-04-03

The newspapers of Virginia unfriend-
ly toward Mr. Bryan, and a few toad
les of the same character outside, have
sought to intimidate those Bryan men
who think Senator Daniel should not
be sent as delegate to Denver whether
he represents the sentiments of the
masses of Virginia Democrats as to the
proper choice of presidential candi-
date because he is opposed to their
views One thing is sure, and that is,
Senator Daniel has not been sainted,
nor is he of that divine origin which
compels the knee to be bowed when in
his presence. Ita lis no crime, except
among a certain few, to suggest that
when the people want a thing done
they should chose as their servant a
man who thinks as they do, and is
willing to do what they want, If the
people of Virginia want Mr.. Bryan
northumberland they assuredly do
are they expected to take chances by
sending men to do the work who are
opposed to him? Does anybody go to
Chicago for the purpose of nominating
Taft, but Taft men? Do the Republi-
cans send Cannon men from Taft
States, or Taft men from Cannon
States? There is PRECEDENT for sending
our two Senators to the convention,
which ought not to be broken. But
circumstances might sometimes force
it to be. Should an anti-tarif reformer
be sent to tariff convention by those
who seek reform? If the convention
sends a solid delegation outsider of
Senator Daniel for Mr.. Bryan, then
the Bryan men would possibly not OBJ
ject. But if there is any likelihood of
a defiant minority undertaking to de-
feat Mr.. Bryan's nomination, as is dis
cussed and planned by Murphy and
that New York batch, and Senator
Daniel would join them as he is ex-
pected to do from published reports
then Senator Daniel ought not to be
sent as delegate from Virginia.
We know THERE'S secret effort being
made in Virginia by the political wire
workers to get majority of delegates
nominated who are opposed to Mr..
Bryan. When this is done caucus of
our delegation will be held and that
damnable Unit Rule will be adopted,
and Virginia will wake up to find that
they have sent to Denver an ANTI
BRYAN delegation. We say this is
being secretly discussed among the
'high and mighty" The plan may
not materialize, because before the 18th
of June arrives so many States may
have gone for Bryan that even s'the
great thinkers" of Virginia and the
"loyal Democrats who handle the
reins, may find it safest to quietly
crawl into the band wagon and thus
hide their duplicity. We scarcely
think the question goes beyond a mere
academic one, as the various portions
of Virginia will effectually declare that
no man other than Mr.lBryan has any
favor on Virginia soil for president,
save and except William Jennings
Bryan. But if it should come TO test
those threatening newspapers who are
daring Bryan men to decline to chose
Senator Daniel as delegate, will find
that if either is to be. sacrificed Senator
Daniel will be the first to go. The
motto will be, at is better. for the con-
vention to lose Senator Daniel than for
the Nation to lose Mr.. Bryan.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-04-03
Norfolk & Western Rail way Co.,

Norfolk & Western Rail way Co.,
81 In The Circuit Court of Augusta
county
R B Lambert, R b. Lambert, Trustee,
Mrs Rus HE A. Lambert. VIM, q Lam
: bert, Margaret A. Lambert. Agnes NJ
Lambert, Mary E Wilson. P. H Gold,
j. N Kirk, w V Kirk. j. D. Kirk. D.
y Reed. the unknown b. irs, devisees
orerantees of Lew D. Travers, deceas-
ed. and T. H. Keene and Frank Will
son
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
StauntOn. Va March 81. 1908
All parties interested in the condemna
ton proceedings in the Circuit Court OF
Augusta county, in the style above Sc.
forth. IRE hereby notified that will pro
coed at my Office in StauntOn, virginia. on
Monday, the 9th day of April. 1908,
to make. state and settle scheme of dis
tribution of the award in said proceedings
among the parties and bene6ciaries emit
tied thereto at v hich time and place they
are required to appear and repr, sent their
interests
ARMISTEAD c. GORDON,
Master Commissioner in Chancery.
apr 3 1t
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-04-03

Everybody who opposes Bryan is an
angel. Everybody who stands for him
Is chanting dervish, so we are told.
We don't get among angels often, few
who oppose Bryan would be received
in that circle, we think, without wei |
authenticated papers, certainly not on
their looks. We have not had much
TO do with chanting dervishes unless
we be one of them. But there are a
few folks in this quarter who are likely
TO become angels before the wheels of
the Bryan band wagon gets off their
PROSTATE bodies.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-04-03
Pension Notice.

The blank applications for old SOL
diers who wish to apply for new pen
sions can be had at county clerks office
and the blanks filed with Mr.. Jos. B:
Woodward before April 18th, 1908.
SAMUEL +. PILSON.
Chairman Pension Board.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-04-03
BIG SATURDAY MATINEE.

Matinee Prices-Lower Floor 50 and
IS cents; two Front Rows in Balcody
so cents; Balcony and Gallery 35 cents.
Children admitted for 25 cents, but they
must secure reserved seat cupon before
entering in order to secure seat. All
seats down stairs reserved.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-04-03

In Washington great effort is being
made to prevent people from betting.
So far has Congress been asked to go,
that it will certainly be Capital Of
Tense to sbetcher life" if the law passes.