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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-12-25
Circuit Court.

In the.circuit court during the past
week the following business been dis
posed of:
The suit of Geo. NV. Liptrap against
e. F. Criddle for 1850 for assault
while CrlddIe was member OF the
police force of the.city, and who at
tempted to-arrest.. Liptrap, was decided
in favor of the plaintiff, and a verdict
for 5000 damages. rendered.
A motion''to set asidesthe verdict In
the case of Hartman VS.. Baugher, was
overruled. and the verdict for $500
damages stands. = Mr.. Baugher. ran
into Mr.. Harman's buggy with his au-
tomobile andsbadly injured Mr.. Har-
man.
The motion to set aside the verdict
in the case of Houff Il Hollar VS.. the
German American Insurance Company
was upheld.
John w. Hess qualified as guardian
for Homer Clifton and Virgie Anna
Hess.
J. A. Sutton, Charles McLauglin ane
Fl. II. Coley were appointed trustees
for the United Brethren church a
Verona.
Mrs. Ora L. Reed, nee Arehart, re
newed her bond as administrative TO
David II. Arehart, decd.
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Virginia News.

Capyain M. J. Dimmock, Conteder-
ate veteran, and who is well known LOT
his ability as an engineer and designer
of monuments to some OF the more Ia
NOUS of southern chieftians, was
stricken by paralysis in Richmond
Sunday while attending services IN
church and now lies at his home IN an
neutrality-suspicious. condition
A local option election was heid III
Abingdon on Tuesday, and wet ma
iority of So was given. This town mas
a dispensary which has paid of all the
bonds of the town, paved its streets
and made many other Improvements.
In pistol duel on the street u
| Wytheyill Saturday evening, Chlef-o1
Police Walter McClintock and E. A
Cregger was killed. McClintock sho
Cregger to death after he himself mac
been mortally wounded, and the wv
bodies fell near each othee.
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DR.. Hugh Trout to Wed.

DR.. Hugh Henry Trout, son OF Mrs.
o. B. Trout, of this city, will be united
in marriage to Miss Leonora Cooke,
daughter of Mrs. Charles Henry Cooke,
of Hollins, Va, on the evening OF
Thursday, December 31st, at eight
thirty o'clock at Hollins. This an
nouncement will interest DR.. Trout's
friends in Staunton and elsewhere, and
| will doubtless come as a surprise to
many. of them, as few knew OF his en-
gagement. DR.. Trout is a native OF
Staunton and took his M. ID. degree 81
Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, where
later he was associated with the medl'
cal staff and afterwards took a pos
graduate course in Germany He is
young physician of promise and is helt
in high esteem by all who know him.
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Fire at Greenville.

A destructive fire visited Greenvllle
Sunday afternoon and destroyed the
Methodist church, and the residence OF
MIS-. Gentry, and did considerable
damage to that of Mr.. VIM. McGutfln,
two or three other residences.
The fire started in the church shortly
after morning service, and in very
short time the fire had spread to near
by dwellings, and for awhile it looked
as if the whole town would be swept
away.
1t is said that the gallant work OF the
bucket brigade saved the town IRON
destruction. The church was insured
but the dwellings were not. The dam
age doneis estimated at about 5000.
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What's in McC1ure's.

An important feature of McClure's
Magazine for January is the hrst IN
stallment of Wharfage la Mode"
new novel by Mrs. Humphrey ward,
dealing with American life. There Is
also a great story of the South Seas
seThe House of Mapuhi," by Jack Lon
don, and five other good, strong short
stories. The articles are fully up to the
Mcclure standard. An educated man
who went into the saloon business IN
New York tells his experience; 6en.
Kuropatkin declares that the treaty OF
Portsmouth was premature and dan
gerous peace, and cites facts to prove
it; DR.. Brandreth Symonds gives some
interesting figures on the mortality OF
overweights and underweights; James
l.. Ford contributes paperl on "lhe
Appeal of the Stage" and WIN u
Barns has some interesting things te
say about wild horses.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-12-25
BAYLOR Crawford.

Swoope, Dec. 1S.-The pretty home
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Crawford, "Hill
Top" yesterday morning was the
scene OF beautiful wedding when their
daughter, Miss Mary Agnes, became
the bride of Mr.. Frank Baylor, pro-
gressive young farmer of the Swoope
neighborhood. The ceremony was inn
pressively performed by Rev. Holmes
Rolston of Hebron Presbyterian church,
the brides pastor. The bridal party
entered the beautifully decorated par
lor to the strains of wedding march
played by Miss Matte Bell. The bride
wore tailOr-made suit of brown with
hat and gloves to match. The best
man was Mr.. Gaines Baylor of Crimora,
brother of the groom, and the maid OF
honor was Miss Mamie Crawford, a
sister of the bride.
After the wedding ceremony and con-
CALCULATIONS, the newly welded couple
took the &. & o. train at Swoope tC
make tour of the northern cities. The
popularity of the bride was attested by
the many useful and beautiful presents
received. A reception was held Wed
nesday night at the home of the bride
which was attended by the bridal par
ty and few personal friends. Among
TIE guests were Mr.. Z. 5. Baker
Mrs. James o. Hobbs, Miss Carrie Con
don, Mr.. and Mrs. HI. G. Eichelberger
Mr.. and Mrs w. A. Crawford, ant
!, daughters, Misses Estelle and Annie
f Lee, Mrs. j. B. Smith, Mrs. s. ID. Bel
and daughters, of Staunton, and Mrs
: J. H. McCl1ntic and daughter OF tn
e Hot Springs, Mrs. John Pirkey an
Mr.. T. M. Hoover of Grottoes, Mr.. an
$ Mrs. Basil Baylor and Miss Fannl
! Gilkeson of Fishersville, Mr.. and Mrs
w. P. Campbell of Stuart's Draft.
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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS?
PRESIDENT REBUKEs PARTY OF SEMI
NARY GIRLS.

PRESIDENT REBUKES PARTY OF SEMI
NARY GIRLS.
A press dispatch from Washington
Friday SAYS: How President Roosevelt
severely rebuked a party OF girls from
the National Park Seminary at Forest
Glen. Md, for riding past him Thanks
giving Day in Rock Creek Park, ana
how ne caused the horse one OF the
girls was riding to rear and jump by
striking it with his riding whip IS tolo
in story which has just leaked OUT
and been confirmed today by Miss Il.
T. Sisson, teacher in the school, who
was the chaperon for the party.
Miss Sisson and three OF the girls OF
the institution, whosenames are WIN
held, went for horseback ride through
Rock Creek Park in the crisp air OF
Thanksgiving morning. AS they were
Jogging along one Of the tree-lined roads
of the national reserve they saw a par
ty ahead of them, which included TWO
ladies and two men. AS they closed
up the gap between the two parties
Miss Sisson says she recognized one OF
the men as President Roosevelt.
For some time the seminary party
rode slowly behind the Chief Executive
and his party. But the spirited AMI
mails wanted to go faster, declares Miss
Sisson, and finally the girls galloped
past the presidential party.
When they slowed their horses down
again a few minutes later they heard
rapid hoofbeats behind them. The
rider was pressing his horse hard and
he soon overlook them.
"As we were riding four sabreast al
the time, the Presidens's horse crowd
ed us no little as he dashed past" sale
Miss Sisson, continuing the narrative
GAS he brushed past, his horse strucl
the foot of one of the young ladies'
knocking it from the stirrup, and
blow from the Presidents crop fell OF
the horses flank. The young woman
horse reared, and, but for her coolnes
and admirable Workmanship, SD
might have been thrown beneath tn
feet of the horses. T. do not kno'
whether the blow was Intentional
. "tYou know that you should not e
y ahead of our party said the Presider
!; as he rode past US and turned In Il
: saddle to look US squarely in the fac
- He then joined his companions.
? "Naturally, we felt very much NOR
- fed. None of US intended an afro
= to the President, and [ cannot undf
Of stand his action.
no "The President appeared to be IN
"a rage, but, of course, 1 do not knt
&C about that. l only know.how we
.as about it.
nj 81 prefer mott to give the names
the young ladies in the party. III
70 are daughters of wealthy parents hlt
"a ly connected, and L am sure their P
80 ents would object to the notoriety
+ho tending such an affair"
In The story was.told about the SCI
~ nary later, and has been heard by ms
1T society people in Washington.
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A Christmas Gift which will
Last A Lifetime.

Parents, while thinking of suitable
Christmas gift for your children, have
YOU ever considered the value OF one
that will last lifetime and increase In
value as the years go by? Can you
think of a present that will give more
ioy, and happiness, and contentmentt,
and satisfaction, than one which will
assure your boy or girl good living,
self-support, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS {?
The opportunity of presenting your
bow or girl with such Christmas gift
is offered you by the Dunsmore Bust
ness College. No more useful or valu-
able present could be given boy or
girl than business training course at
the sDunsmore." 1t will never be for
gotten, it will never wear out and 1t
cannot be lost or stolen. Its usefulness
and value will increase with use, and
it will make each succeeding Christ
mas brighter than the last by reason OF
the increased blessings it will bring.
Such gift only commences on Christ
mas. 1t continues year after yeal
bringing success to the receiver.
For further information address,
The DunsmOre Business College.
STAUNTON, VA.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-12-25
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an inEamed con-
dition of the mucous lining OF the Eu-
stachian Tube When this tube is IN
famed you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed, Deafness is the result, I'M
less the Inflammation can be taken Out
and this tube restored to its normal
conditions, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out of ten are caused
by Catarrh, which is nothing but an
infiamed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by ca
tarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall:
Catarrh Cure. Send for circular free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constr
patton.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-12-25

We have received from its editors IN
Lynchburg, Va, the first number OF
their new monthly periodical, entitled
1.-THE Virginia Magazine" 1t has an
attractive make up and is filled with
good reading matter interesting 10
Virginia people. The magazine claims
that its editorial policy will be lnde-
pendent, and that it stands for clean
politics and good government ana INA.
each month will be given review OF
what is being said and done ali over
the State. In the present issue COM
ment on current topics under the tltle
of sIn the Old Dominion, is OF wloe
and varied interest. Other things tc
be noted are "The Enrichment OF Ru-
raj Life in Virginia." History Repeats
and ''In the Virginia Schools.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-12-25

The list of state officers to be elected
next year embraces governor, neuIeh-
ant governor, attorney-general, secre-
tary of commonwealth, treasurer, SUI
perintendent of public instruction and
commissioner of agriculture. In ad-
dition to these there are be chosen loo
members of the House of Delegates.
No state senators are to be chosen. The
election of the various officials in the
counties does not occur next year.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-12-25

policy of his carried out unless it be the
policy of actual non-interference win
the tariff, and the currency. 1t IS SAFE
to predict that with all the vaunteo
power of Roosevelt, and his activity
against them, the trusts are more
strongly entrenched now than at any
previous period, and they will nave Ia
the White House during the next four
wears a man on whom they can abso-
lutely rely.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-12-25
ROOSEVELT AND TAFT.

The talk We hear about carrying Out
Roossvelt policies has as much real
trsth in it, as that there will be SUD-
sian tial reduction of the tariff. Both
are frauds, if not falsehoods. Let what
may be said about Mr.. Roosevelt ne
did for awhile make the corporations
sit m and take notice. He is the hrst
and only man who has held high place
in the Republican party who was not
tied body and soul to that juggernout'
He accomplished, it is true, only a
msdisum of what ought to have been
accomplished, but the courts were
much against him, as well as the COM
siasd power Of the trusts. One court
did nns y corporation 20 million DOL
lara bat another court has set aside
that Judgment, and that is all that
will ever be heard of that fine. 1t Will
disappear as mist before the SUM- MI,
Rockefeller is said to have announced
long since that the great grandchlld o.
no man living would ever live to sex
that fine paid.
But ~ between Mr.. Taft and MIR
Roosevelt there is no likeness. They
are az different as day and night, a
opposite as the poles. Mr.. RooseVel
did have pure food law enacted AM
it has done much good. He did get
few of the rassals out of public EN-
plsyment. He did fire the negro sol
disrs for shooting up Brownsville. ID
did make the packing houses scru
their floors. He did get some ndic'
msnts against the powder trust, an
he has procured few insignlhcan
6nss to be assessed against a few raj
roads for rsbating. But he has taile
lansntably in the great things fe
which il was supposed he was pres
ing. He failed to obtain for the Int
state Commerce Commission any ad
aaate power. He failed entirely
have any tariff bill passed. He failt
almost eriminally to provide relief
cases of panic. He failed in giving Il
contry currency based on even hs
desant securities. He failed to upho
tbe confidence of the people in his
ministration, sufficient to avoid pa
lie. He failed to have enacted durn
his whole administration any Ia
which will stand out as safeguard
the people from pillage and robbel
from trust oppression, and the lmpe
alism of the courts, and the nation.
But he did dictate the nominate
and, to some extent, the election OF
successor. He has made promises
hina. He will live to see not one SIM
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PITTSBURG IN II NOW.
CoUNCILMEN AND BANKERS ARRBr-
ED CHARGED WITH GRAFT-SAlD
TO BE WORSE THAN THE SAN
ERA NCISls0 CASE

Pittsburg, Dec. 23.-Following the
arrest here last night OF
seven councilmen and two bankers on
charges of alleged corruption in con-
Quoting the public affairs of this city,
it IS intimated that even more startling
will transpire. In the
meantime the people of Pittsburg are
surprised almost beyond description at
the suddenness of the arrest of nine
men who are all well known. The mu-
nicipaI officials Of the city held meet
ing at which it is said plans were per
fected for the arrest of other men alleg-
ed to be implicated in the bribery scan
dial. According to the best informa-
ton obtainable it is possible the mu-
nicipal scandal of San Francisco will
be INSIGHT can't when compared to the
alleged grating here. g The following
men are accused, Councilmen VIM. IL.
Brand, John F. Klein, John WATSON,
r. C. Atkinson, Jacob. Soffel, w. ID.
Melaney and Hugh Ferguson, and for
mer president w. w. Ramsey and for
mer cashier A. A. Vilsack of the Ger
man National Bank. The Information
against the seven member of the coun
Gil charges them with conspiracy u
corrupt, solicitation and bribery Al
ditional information against Brand
WATSON and Klein, charges them will
bribery and corrupt solicitation. Al
gave bail amounting in the aggragat
to $17S,000.
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FRIDAY, December Is. 1903.
THE NEXT CABINET.

Another one of the cabinet officers
who Mr.ETaft has named publicly Is
the Hon. Philander C. Knox OF Penn
sylvania. q his.is.sufficient to cause
any one to.see the drift of approaching
conditions. ! Mr.. Knox is to be Secre-
tary Of State, which is the highest
place in the.cabinet.l He will not only
largely govern, if mott absolutely olc-
tate the foreign and domestic policies
Of the government. What those policies
will be in regard to the great vital lssuse
is therefore already written. MI. Knox
has q record. His views are well known
on many subjects, his. leanings are an
open book. From Mr.. Knox the PEG
ple have nothing to expect, and, OF
course, nothing from an administrator
of which he isl thess.most important
adviser.
Mr.. Knox has always been corpo-
ration lawyer. He has always peen d
proteetonist to. the extent OF PRoH1Bl-
TIvx tariff. He comes from P1ttsourg
where protection hangs thicker than
the smoke of that dingy city. He was
horn amidst protection, and his father
was banker. He was the choice OF
Mark Hanna for President McKlnley's
cabinet where he was Attorney Gener-
al. On the death of M. s. Quay, the
Pennsylvania: Railroad, which has al
v.ys dictated q. 8. Senators from
Pennsylvania, was much put to for a
Senator in whom it had s'perfect con-
f,asues' and one Sunday.at the nome
ofMr. Cassatt, president of that rail-
way. near Philadelphia, Gov. Penny
packer and few other lights OF lhf
same candle power assembled and tn'
plan was arranged which resulted IL
MI. Knox resigning his place In Tn
cabinet, and his appointment by Fen
nypacker to the Senate. vi course
when the election day came round n
was CHOSEN. He is now in the Senat
where the Pennsylvania railroad place
him, assisted, of course, by other equall
AZ philanthropic corporations NO
he is going to reverse the case. In
time he is going to resign from u
Senate to 80 into the cabinet. 1t
pla;n to be seen that Mr.. Knox is a US
ful man. The.praises OF his FITNE
will be sung by every corporatio
owned newspaper and every indepen
ent and Republican journal in the IAN
Mr.. Knox is not so great a man ID
he must always be in the cabinet
the Senate, but he is so SAFE nj
tsst the trusts can never feel sale
other hands.
IfNr. Knox is so great man as
friends claim he is, MI TAFT has 90
well to get him, if for no otner p
nose than to balance up his cabin
and en- this ground we are disposed
feel more lenient toward the chol
Mo- sn can look al a cabinet made
of Luke Wright, and Jim Garfield "a
liza Wilson, and Frank Hltchco'
and possibly Bill Loeb, and not 81
for balance wheel of brains II not
psliey. If Pittsburg gives brains
that baneh, then Pittsburg as MAJ
featuring center has done gooo ut
and possibly needs the protection
will get from the incoming admir-
tration.
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it is proposed to divide the country IN
to postal districts on administrative
not geographic lines. Fourth-class Oh
fees are to be placed on salary OASIS
and postal money orders without ad-
vice are recommended for sums OF 80
and less.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-12-25

yith doctoring the effects, while the orsg-
inGI diseas6 undermines the system.
What To Do.
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the address, Binghamton, N. Y.
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C. & o. New Depot.

The Chesapeake Il Ohio Railway
Company has purchased fine piece
of property at Covington on which IL
will shortly erect handsome new sta
ton. The property is near the present
depot.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-12-25

Mr.. Kemp Ellinger of Crimora, met
with an accident at the mines there
on Saturday afternoon. A loaded car
broke loose and fell on his foot which
proved to be painful and serious accl-
dent.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-12-25

OF kidney disease.
While kidney dis
orders are the
most common
diseases that pre-
vail, they are
almost the last
recognized by
patient and ply
sicians, aohO con-
tent them Ell oes
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Death of a Centenarian.

The Roanoke World of Monday says:
sMrs. Harriet Armstrong died at her
home in Catawba valley, Roanoke
county, on Friday night, aged 100 years
She was born February "a, 1898, and
next February would have been lol
wears old. She was born within three
miles of the place where she died, and
had spent all of her life in that neigh
borhood. She is survived by three
sons. The interment took place at the
Armstrong burying ground near the
home Sunday afternoon"
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AT a called meeting Of Lexington
Presbytery Tuesday call from Gosh
en- and Lebanon Presbyterian church
es was placed in the hands OF Rev. b.
B. Druen of Basic City, but it was de-
clined. Mr.. Druen also supplies Olivel
church near Staunton.