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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05
Death and Tired Lens.

Alpine climbing, long walking tours
and similar fatiguing recreations may
be suitable enough for those who
keep in training all the year round
but are disastrous for those whose
ordinary exercise consists of a short
daily walk
l have often thought that the reason
Of the many mountaineering acct
dents which we read of lies in the in
ability Of the muscles of the legs to
retain that steadiness and firmness
which climbing demands and which
are soon lost in the absence of strenu-
Gus practice or in those who have
never followed the sport seriously
Cassell's Magazine.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05
How 1t Works.

Mr.. Harriman's recent deal in Erie
is well illustrated by little story re-
Gently started, and which has travelled
so rapidly that its authorship has been
left behind. The story goes: 'Is Blank
a shrewd business MANI" asked Jones.
''That's what he is!' replid Smith.
"Blank can buy a porterhouse steak,
incorporate it, pay the butcher in COM
mon stock, sell the preferred stock,
hypothecate the bonds, and then eat
the steak" If there is any better il
lustration at hand of Mr.. Hartman IS
Erie deal it has not been given to a
waiting public.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05
BACK GIVES OUT.
PLENTY OF STANTON READERS HAVE
THIS EXPERIENCE.

THIS EXPERIENCE.
You tax the kidneys-overwOrk them
they can't keep up the continual
strain. The back gives Quit aches
and pains; urinary troubles set in.
Don't wait longer-take Doan's Kidney
Pills.
Charles Lidgeway, living on Main
ST., Luray. Va, says: ~ can speak of
Doan's Kidney Pills in the highest
terms of praise. My back gave me
trouble for several years. If / stopped
or lifted anything sharp shooting pains
would pass through my loins, and
canse me the most intense misery. |
was unable to sleep at night as there
was dull heavy aching through the
small of my back that forced me to be
constantly changing my position. AS
the result of the loss of sleep arose in
the morning feeling tired and worn out
and would have dull languid feelings
during the day. My general health
became affected, l consulted physicians,
used their medicines as well as many
advertised remedies, but nothing gave
me relief. A friend who had been sim
iiarly affected and had been cured by
Doan's Kidney Pills, advised me to try
them and | procured box at a drug
store. They entirely cured the COM
plant and | have never felt the slight
est recurrence of the trouble since.
know that Doan's Kidney Pills act up
to their representation"
HOME PROOF-There is plenty of 10
cal testimony like the above. Call at
Il. 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
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tllmors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, baokache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, ornervous proStratiOn.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05
The Best Pills Ever Sold.

eAfter doctoring Is years for chronic
indigestion, and spending over two
hundred dollars, nothing has done me
as much good as DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. / consider them the best pills
ever SOLO," writes B. f. Ayscue, of In
gleside, N. G. sold under guarantee at
B. F. Hughes drug store. 25c.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05
ChcIIy's Awful Mistake.

Marie-Wasnt it shocking about
Cholly Worthington! He fell out of
his new airship when it got stalled
a half mile up in the air!
| Lilly-How did Cholly come to fall?
| Marie-He thought he was In his
automobile and jumped out to push
| it back home!-Bohemian.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05
lYDIAE, PINkHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

to conquer all female diseases.
Mrs. Norman R. Barndt, Of Allen
town, Pa, writes:
ever since 1 was sixteen years of
age had suffered from an organic de-
rangement and female weakness; in
consequence 1 had dreadful headaches
and was extremely nervous. My physi-
clan said I must go through an opera
ton to get well. A friend told me
about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and took it and wrote you
for advice, following your directions
carefully, and thanks to you am to-
day a well woman, and / am telling
all nv friends of nv experience"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05
Social Duties,

Mamma Roxtoburn-Ethel will be
five years old in week
Papa Roxtoburn-True
"Of course, she will have to have
her own footman now, as well as her
three maids"
"Of course"
And I've been wondering"
"Well?"
IF she oughtn't to have her own
social secretary likewise, what with
all the affairs she will be invited to. J."
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05
No Occasion For II.

''My dear" said the old man to his
daughter on the morning of her we'd
ding day, Il don't see how l am going
to get along without you"
Now, don't let that worry you,
papa" replied the fair maid as she ad.
justed her bridal veil. George con-
fessed to me last night that he hadn't
enough money even to buy second
hand stove, SO instead of losing me ii
looks as if we were going to stay right
with YOU"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05

Honor the tree that gives you shelter.
Danish.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05
Some Clothing Specials:

Mems Grey Chevot Suits, worth 300 at ) 4.90
Blue Serge Suits, worth 1000 at o.90
Youths long pants suits, ages l3 to l8 years, 490
plaid worsted suits in the latest cut
and style. worth 100 at 80
Boys SUITS knee pants summer goods, l.2o
Boys suits in blues greys, blacks ana
plaids, worth 800 at 1873
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-06-05

Boys everyday pants, 25c
Mems odd pants, sizes 81 to AZ inch
waist, from LOO to ESQ
Drummers' Sample Hats for men, worth
from ST to $780, now 75C.
Mems fine soft shirts with separate cuffs worth Soc 39
Mems every day shirts with collars aa he'd strong worth
SOC, at 800.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16
PROPER CARE OF THE RUG.
Preventive Measures Will Prolone Its
Life and Usefulness.

There seems to be popular impress
sion, according TO Good Housekcep
ing, that an oriental rug will wear for.
ever no matter what sort of treatment
| 1t receives, but this Is one Of those
mistakes which are often discovered
| too late to be rectiiied. In the east.
where they are worn smooth by the
gliding of bare feet, their chances for
Immortality are great but In America
bootheels are their constant and In.
sidious enemies However their lives
may be prolonged by skilful attention.
II the oVercasting on the edge is gone
or giving way, thread of carpet wool
or yarn will supply new overcasting
and give new resistance II warp or
Weft thread on the back is broken, 1t
should not be left to slip out, taking
the knots with 1t, but should have a
linen thread tied to 1t at one end be
woven over and under as far as the
break extends, and then be tied at
the other If knots come out they
should be replaced at once with the
aid Of a coarse, old fashioned worsted
needle. If the selvage wears crooked,
it should be rayeled out and overcast,
saving the surplus wool for other re-
pairs. All these are valuable pre-
yentiye measures, A good oriental
rug is work of art. and it should be
treated with the reverence which 1t
deserves
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16
FOR SALE.
INDIAN WOMAN GOT THE BEAR.
Prodded Him Out with Her Scissors,
Then Tomahawked Him.

As for that grit of mountaineering
Indian women which has been cele-
brated in a well-known book, there is
n story in Fur News which is good
evidence of their physical courage
A dealer in skins tells of a squaw
who was walking along on her snow
shoes one day when her small boy
saw bear curled up under the snow
in his winter sleep. She could not Kill
him whore She was. so she dashed a
pair Of scissors TO a sapling. prodded
him out and smashed his head in with
her tomahawk as he emerged
u gave her ten dollars for the skim"
writes the dealer so It was not bad
mornings work Another Ingenious
piece Of hunting that / remember was
accom- lished by an Indian who found
two moose IN yari-that is. the
sno. clclrigs which the animals
make when the frosts are breaking
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16
Stocks y Bonds Cereals
BREAK IN STOCKS STRONG POSITION
Occurred at Close of Market Yester-
day After Day of lrreguIarity in
Whole List.

New York, Sept Evidences of
| the benevolent control of the course
! Of prices of stocks by well fortified
IpOwers was still apparent today. Its
exercise did not save prices from a
downward drift, but the fall was reg
ulated and restrained That the sup
Iport accorded the market was taken
| advantage Of to the effect of reaIinz-
| ing sales, was the suspicion of the
trading element, and the confidence
| in the market was dissipated in con
sequence. That element was unim-
pressed by the occasional strength
in the Hartman group and Reading,
and by the ostentatious buying of
these stocks by brokers supposed to
be often employed by members Of the
Standard Oil party
At moments of weakness, however,
the support of the market was made
effective and numerous rallies were
the consequence. Such support was
accorded when prices opened at sharp
declines in response to the interpro-
tation placed on the Maine election
result by professional traders. 1t de
yeloped again when the Hill stocks
first weakened and was thus timed
in a way to suggest protection of the
market against unfavOrabe intlu
II was only in the last hour that
the support lost its effect. The weak |
tone Of the two Hill stocks, especial |
ly Great Northern preferred, was OF
sinister influence on the speculative |
The money market was |
called easier and the lessened dis |
count rate on New York exchange at |
Chicago indicated diminished flow |
Of currency in that direction. The |
grain and cotton markets declined in
response to reports Of the breaking |
Of the drouth. The price of copper
was reduced at the New York Metal
Exchange
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16
REAL ORIGIN OF UMBRELLA.
Defoe Credited with Its Introduction
Into England.

In a recent controversy in England
rogardiu- the origin OF TIE umbrella.
and Dcfoe's knowledge of that now
universal article OF wearing apparel 90
London writer says this knowledge
may have been acquired in Spain
which he visited on business. his line
being Spanish and Portuguese goods
long before he wrote Robinson Cru
soc" II is noteworthy that John Mac
donald. footman, mentions in hiI
autobiography that he brought his
own silk umbrella from Spain, and
was denounced by the hackney coach
men Of London as a Frenchman when
he took his walks abroad with II. De
foe makes Crusoe explain that he has
seen umbrellas made in the Brazils
where they are useful I'm the great
heats which are there" and adds. as
a new point. that he found his um-
bIeila las well FOR die rains as the
heats"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16
Maintained BY Wheat All Day, Des
pite Adversities--Corn and Oats
Less Steady,

Chicago, Sept l5.--WHEAT-Tho
market maintained its strong position
today despite Che continued heavy
arrivals at Minneapolis and Duluth,
although prices were for time some
what depressed. September created
a new high record for a crop, selling
at l001s. AT the opening there was
some weakness, influenced by large
additions to the visible supply, heavy
northwest receipts and rains in Kan
sas. AT the declines, established
shorts accepted profits and offerings
becoming light, while the whole list
| advanced. Southwestern and foreign
advices We're bullish and good eX-
port demand was reported from the
east. The market closed firm, 4 to
* higher No. red 1O0R; No. 3
red 100; No. 2 hard 99$l; No hard
9SM9a. December opened 9SM ass
ri highest 993s lowest 9SA closing
991s. May 1919 G1017s.
CORN-T There was just fair trade
on a weaker tone, but towards the
close the market became steady, a
TO q lower than yesterday The sell
ing was general at the outset with
considerable liquidation by smaller
longs, and selling by warehouse in !
terests. The country sold little, and
receipts were larger than were ex
pected. The Iowa crop report was
regarded as somewhat bearish No |
,, 50; No. >, S0a4 ash; No. , yellow
80; No. 3 yellow ST. December open
ed GS&s@G913; highest GS1a; lowest |
G78 closing GS. May 6G%0GG12,
OATS-Moderat trade with bear
ish feeling, with cash houses more
to sell December On the
break the shorts We're fair buyers.
No. ,, 80; No. white 501s; No. 3
white 1850. December opened 1873
450; highest so; lowest 49h; closing
1875 049& May -
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16
RUCkWHEAT CAKES FOR TWO.
BY Leaving Starter, They Can Be
Kept Going for Several Weeks.

One quart lukewarm water, one
tablespoonful cornmeal, one teaspoon
full sugar, one-haf cake of compressed
yeast, one cupful buckWheat -four, one
cupful white flour; let rise over night;
in morning add one teaspoonful salt,
Leave two-thirds eupful of batter for
starter, and put in cool place until fol-
lowing night. when you repeat as be.
fore, with the exception of the yeast
(which you do not need AGAIN., and
the sugar. The second morning turn
out the batter you want to use In an
other dish and add the salt and sugar
and a pinch OF soda. Ii any of this
batter is left do moi put back with the
starter, as it is not good to keep after
the soda is in IT,
BY leaving a starter each time and
doing as directed, these cakes can be
kept going for several weeks. but he
sure and not put in salt until just be
fore baking, and they will always be
light.
This recipe is sufficient for two peo-
pie.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16
Baked Bean Rarebit.

A novelty in the shape Of a beaa
rarebit Is recommended in the Won
ans Home Companion as a good way
Of using up the leftover baked beans
The recipe is as follows:
Melt two tablespoonfuls Of butter
add one teaspoonlul Of salt. one
eighth Of a teaspoonful Of paprika,
onehaif cupful Of milk and one cupful
Of cold mashed baked beans. Stir uH-
I'll thoroughly heated and add ne-half
cupful Of grated soft. mild cheese.
As soon as the cheese has melted
serve on small circular pieces Of toast
I'd bread or zephyrettes. The recipe
is admirably adapted for chatting dish
Sc.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16

up and the snow is too sharp and brit
tie for their comfort
lie crept up and got the female
with his tomahawk. The male was
driven 10 fury and il WAS unsafe to APP
proach him. The stroke Of a hooi
would put the Indian out Of business
in close order.
Having no gun he lmproWsed n
bow and arrow from the trees, stuck "a
sharp file into The point of the arrow.
.aada b9wsiriug with tho laccs Of his
moccasins and shot the beast throulh
the heart"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16
Cheese PUDDING.

\ delicious cheese pudding is made
from one five-cent loaf Of bakers
bread with half pound Of good
cheese about the strength of that
used in making Welsh rarebit Cut of
the hard crusts of the bread. slice and
butter, laying slices loosely in the bak.
ing dish with alternate layers Of
cheese, cut in thin slices Beat one
egg and add a quart of milk with a
pinch Of salt
Pour this mixture over bread and
cheese and let it soak until every slice
is moistened. Bake 80 to As minutes
until brown on top as I'm bread pud
ding. Serve on hot plates and quick
Is. The hotter the better.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16
For Weak Throata

An excellent cure for sore throats Is
to have the patient eat fresh pine
apple or as much of It as possible
If unable to eat the fruit let the Juice
be pressed out and given freely. II
you live in the country and cannot OBJ,
tain fresh fruit canned pineapples will
do. Another safe and simple remedy
is: Take a tobacco pipe, place a live
coal in the bowl, drop little tar upon
the coal and let the patient draw
smoke into the mouth and discharge 1t
through the nOstrlls.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, Sept l5.--CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 5000 Weak; common TO
prime steers SLGOn170; cows and
heifers $30oG5.5o; bulls $3OOa4.50;
calves S3.50nS.5o; stockers and feed
ers $2.50dI40.
HOGS-Receipts 10000 Strong.
touching $3.50, the highest price of
the year Choice heavy shipping and
butchers sLS5@I50; lights S7O5n
1i5; packing $7Ooa7,35; pigs s3.75a
GOO.
Receipts $4,000 Steady.
sheep S3.5od 435. yearlings sL35a
as; lambs si25H j.7J.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16
Two shes--50 cents end y1.Ss.
Paul g. Schulz Il Sons, Special Agents
CALLED KING OF SOUPS.
Beef Bone and Vegetables Make an
Ideal Combination.

After thoroughly washing n tepid
water l5-cont beef shank soup bone.
place it in an eightquart kettle and
cover with cold water, and when slow.
~ boiling remove all scum. Add a cup
OF cold water, which will cause more
scum to arise, and when clear cover
closely and allow to boil slowly two
hours, adding water occasionally.
Then add salt to taste, a large onion
cut in two, two large carrots cut
lengthWise in about six pieces each,
and a large cupful of best tomatoes
use the tomatoes as they come from
the can, the thick part as well as the
juice-and boil the whole until the
carrots are we'll done, when add half
teaspoonful Of celery salt, and boil
few minutes longer then strain and
serve hot, A strip or two of the car
rot can be served in each bowl II de-
sired, they being palatabe so cooked
and great complexion beautiliers This
soup will be found most excellent for
a weak stomach, or found most excel
lent for anyone recovering from sick
headache.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16
NorthboUnd

No. z, Express daily lv-..-t:35 pm.
No. 4, Express daily, 81 hasn,
J. n. JONES, Ticket ES9nt.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16
MOBILE & OHIO R. R
Corrected to September fst. 1908.
Time Of Trains az
CAIRO

Southbound
No. I. Express daily. w.. .2:O5 pm.
No. }. Express daily. lv..--2:O5 an.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16
croauettes Of Cold Fowl.

Pick off the white meat from cold
roast fowls, mince It fine and season
it with pepper, salt and a very it'll,
pounded mace. Add about tire,
ounces Of grated ham. stir all together
and bind with the yolk of an egg ant
a tablespoonful Of milk Roll the mix
ture into oval balls, brush each on,
with the yolks of beaten eggs and roll
them in bread crumbs Fry them uu
til brown in butter, and serve will
mashed potatoes and gravy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16
Chocolate Pie.

Bake a crust the same as for a CO.
coanut pie, then fill with this mix
ture; Put one cup of milk with a
pinch of salt and a square and a half
Of grated chocolate into the double
boiler When hot stir in two level
tablespoonfuls of -four moistened to a
paste With little cold milk Cook
stirring constantly until smooth and
thickened, then cook just ten minutes
longer. Mix the yolks of two eggs
with five tablespoonfuls sugar, and
pour the hot mixture over them. stir
ring we'll Return to the double boiler
and cook two minutes. stirring con
stantly. Cool, flavor with vanilla and
cinnamon, put into the crust, bake ten
minutes, then, after cooling slightly,
cover with a meringue made from the
whites of the eggs whipped stiff with
two tablespoonfuls sugar Set in a
cool oven to puff and color.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16
July and lndenenden nee

July Is an important month In the
history of political liberty The United
States celebrates its independence on
July 4. The patriotic efforts of the
liberator Simon Bolivar for the indie
pendence of Venezuela were consum.
mated on July 5, Colombia Kidding her.
self of the Spanish yoke on July 20.
Then there is France, with her July
IA, marking the date when the suffer
Ing French people stormed the Bas-
tile. The Spanish forces at Santiago.
Cuba. capituated on July 16
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16
NEW YORK GRAIN.

New York, Sept. 15.-WHEAT-Re
ceipts $4,000; exports 101, 900 Spot
firm; No. red 1854 6l07ia elevator
and 107 fob. aHoat Options closed
3sm% net lower, September 1875.
CORN-R Receipts 10000; exports L.
600. Spot steady; No. ,, SO nominal
elevator and S9i2 nominal delivered.
Options closed partly "A lower, Sep.
TENDER IS.
OATS-Receipts 1ilo0o; exports
/ 600. Spot steady; mixed %; white
53655; clipped white 55mGl.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16
NIP IT IN THE BUD.
Firm Appearance OF DandrnY n Fore
runner Of Future BnIdnxs.

That such ia the case has been con-
clusFel" proven by scientific research.
'rof urna, the noted European skin
peeiallst declares that dandrun IL the
9ufrowed-up cuticle of the scalp. caused
by parasites destroying the vitality in
the hair bulb The hair becomes lifeless.
and In time, falls out This can be pre-
vented
Newbro's Hcrplcide Kills this dandruf
germ, and restores tho hair to It's natural
softneSs and abundancy
fIern'cide Is now used by thousands OF
reorle-aN satisfied that it Is the most
wonderful hair preparation on the mar
kct to-day
Sold by leading druggists Send 1oc in
stamps for sample TO The Herpieide Co.,
Detroit Mich
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16
Welsh CIeruy.

II is a diseraceful scandal that 60
many Of the Welsh clergy should live
In state Of acute poverty and literal
beggary, and that no practical EFFORT
should ever be made 10 improve their
condition by bishops and wealthy
churchmen. The wonder is that in the
face Of this state of things anyone
should consider the church establish
rlent in Wales worth Sighting for
london Truth.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16

in stone crock; pour over them one
gallon OF boiling water, Let stand N
a cool place for three days; then put
In a porceain-llned kettle with the
rind OF three oranges and one lemon
cut up fine. Boil 10 minutes. strain.
add three pounds OF sugar and the
pulp and juice OF the oranges and
lemon. When lukewarm add half Of a
yeast cake, Stand one week In a
warm place. Strain again let stand
until II stops working, then bottle.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16
Good Times In Turkey.

You people OF the warmer climates
have little idea Of our exhiaratine
winter sports said the tourist from
New England.
oh, | don't know" responded the
Turk We have some pretty lively
little Staying parties over in Armenia +"
Kansas City Times.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16
Glazed Carrots

I Wash and scrape the carrots and
cook in boiling sailed water until
tender. Drain slice and place in a
buttered baking pan. Sprinkle spar
ingly with sugar, salt and pepper, and
dot over with butter. Add half cup
of water and bake in hot oven until
brown
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16
SEALED PROPOSALS
FOR CITY FIRE HOSE.

Cairo. Ill., SeTt 18th. 1905.
Sealed proposals vii BE- received
by the city council 81 the city OF
Cairo Illinois. az the city clerks
Office up To- o'clock p. m. Tuesday
October 9Th. 1905. for one thousan,
G91H feet more or less two and one
haf l2izl inch cotton fire hsse.
TIE cts council reserves the right
-0 reject ans and an bids.
ERNEST WORKMAN.
City Comptroller.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16

St Louis. Sept 15.-CATTLE- Re
Ceipts 5000. Steady. beef steers 81
n 80: stockers and feeders S25od
l25: cows and heifers s3.01d6.U0;
Texas steers sSO9T525.
HOGS Receipts 1900. Steady,
ranged 81 506720.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-16

To keep the batter for buckwheai
cakes from sourin2 take out cupfu
in the morning before mixing with
the soda. After he cakes arc made
this cup OF batter may be pu' back
Often when baking bread ! put a IT.
No Of the yeast into the pancake ba.
ter.