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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21
Bills In The Legislature

Vigorous applause greeted the an
nouncement in the house last week
when the Richmond, Fredericksburg
g. Potomac railways monopoly Jaw
was repealed The bill was presented
In the senate by Senator Sims of Lou
lisa, and had been pending since the
early days of the session. The vote in
the house was 81 to in favor Of the
repeal The members who voted
against the bill were Cooke, Clement,
Churchman, Hall, W w. Owens, Ster.
rett. Throck morton and Wilson. The
bill becomes a law July l.
Senator Chase of Dickinson, has
offered bill which appropriates the
sum of $3.50, 900 for the purpose of sup
plying school books free of charge to
all public school pupils in the State 1t
provides that the fund shall be appor-
toned to the cities and counties &C
cording to the school population.
The senate has passed the house bill
fixing the rules of evidence In cases
arising under the ''un written law" and
permitting the Introduction of testi-
mouy in disproof of the alleged crimi-
nal assaults. The bill was introduced
by Delegate Bell. Senator Walker
offered an amendment, which Was
agreed to, extending the provisions of
the bill to that class of cases compris-
ed in section 1871 of the Code, wherein
the victim of the would be aveDger is
not killed, but merely cut, stabbed,
shot or otherwise manned.
The Byrd liquor law, which is codi
fication of all existing statutes, and
which also means total prohibition
Virginia in all cities and
towns of 500 Inhabitants or less, was
last week passed in the House of D lie.
gates by vote of SO to3 1t will now
60 to The Senate for concurrence. Tnis
measure is the most important one
dealing with the liquor question which
has yet come to the attention of either
brand of the General Assembly.
The general pension bill has passed
the house unanimously. The bill raises
the appropriation for Confederate vet.
Grams from $3.50 900 to $4O0 90. and
allows widows who were married prior
to May l, 1868, to come under it's bene
fits. 1t alec increases the pension of
totally disabled veterans from $75 to
800
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21
WASHINGTON LETTER
tFrom our Regular correspondent.

tFrom our Regular correspondent
Washington. d. G., Feb. 15.-One of
the most brilliant speeches to which
the Houae of Representatives has list
ened in recent years was that which
Rep. Camp Clark of Missouri, deliv-
cred this week. There was no malice
in Mr. Ciark's remarks, but they fair
ly scintilated with wit and the House
almost shrieked laughable, SO that
many times Mr.. CLARK was compelled
to suspend. Mr.. Clark discussed the
President and said; He cannot express
bis views upon any question under the
sun. even upon a subject so prosaic
and threadbare as the weather, with
out precipitating a row, his extreme
adherents swearing that there never
has been such a weather prophet on
earth since Adam and Eve were driven
from the Garden of Eden with fl aiming
swords, and his extreme enemies vo-
ciferating that be knows no more about
the weather than the ground hog"
Parenthetically. there is story
which Mr.. Clark is telling of the Presi
dent, to illustrate his supreme self
confidence. which seems to me worth
repeating here. It appears that when
MIR. Roosevelt was a very small boy
his father approached him one day and
said, Theodore, l am going away, on
a long railroad journey. expect you
to be good boy and to take good care
of Mother" That night as the little
Teddy was about to retire he knelt by
his bed repeating his nightly prayer to
bis mother, and in conclusion be add.
, ed. And dear God take good care of
papa, for he has gone on long rail-
road journey. Never mind about
Mamma. I'm taking care of her,"
To return to Mr.. Clark's speech.
however, he pointed out how the Re
publican majority had been reduced
from ia in the last Congress to So in
this and declared that the next election
! would witness sweeping away of the
Republican majority altogether, and
q return of good working Democratic
majority with Dem ocratic President
in the White House. Mr.. Clark pic
lures Speaker Cannon surveying bis
reduced majority ID the House and
repeating the sad exclamation of
Pyrrhus, King of Epirus, when sur
veying hard won field, Another such
victory and we are undue"
An extraordinary spectacle is being
presented iD the Senate where Mr..
Aldrich is crowding through bis fnan-
cial bill. Almost no Republican
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21
Friday, February Fl. 1908.
WING WISER

1t Is gratifying to see that the den'
eral Assembly of VirgiHia has learned
wisdom since the last fight OF the h.,
F. & p. Ry., to prevent competing
line between Richmond and Washing
ton. When the time arrives that the
capital of the Nation and the capital OF
Virginia cannot have but one road
leading to and from them, then the
people should know the real reason
why. and not be told that the reason ID
because the State is an owner OF some
stock in the one line, and should not
let in a competitor. The policy of this
or any other broad minded State
should be to charter every railway like
~ to be built. If any set OF people
want to build railways in Virginia
neither the States interest in an exist
ing line nor the existence of another
line should weigh moment. 1t
should make no difference if they par
alleled each 9th er through the entire
0GdtCs w q ale hOV ACAC w SlSe%cS NV
nopolies, nor are we here to give spec
ial privileges; every railway that can
be built should be built, and let the
devil AXE the hindnost. When Vir-
ginia granted charter to railway it
did not thereby guarantee it the entire
monopoly of the territory through
which it passed, nor ought the State
to allow one road to fatten on any
community if another road saw enough
there to induce it to enter the same
field. Above all things the State should
sell her stock In the R., F. & F., if it
tends to create monopoly or discour,
age railroad building in the State. We
hope the question is now forever set
tied except that we want to see that
road pay taxes.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21
NOT OF THE OHIO KENNEL.

Once upon time there was lean,
lank, NANCY cur, which had by some
accident gotten hold Of large bone.
so much larger than he ever before
had. So be slipped away TO secluded
place to eat it all BY himself. In
crossing stream be looked down into
the water and there saw the bone he
WAS carrying magnified SO greatly in
tue water that he dropped the bone he
had and jumped in to get the one he
thought he saw, and thus lost both.
But that dog was not of the Ohio bree d
Out there they hold on to the bone
they have until they get the larger one
viii ch they try for. Mr.. Taft will not
resign from the cabinet until he is
nominated for President, SO he tells
the Public. He will cling tenaciously
to the mOrsel now in bis mouth.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21
LEGISLATIVE DIFFICULTIES.

Mr.. ByIds bill to compel the R F.
& P. Railroad to take out new char.
ter, was Withdrawn we learn from the
Times-Dispatch, because the bill had
a double object in view, and the
onstitution requires that no bill shall
have more than ONE object, which
SD all be stated in the preamble. The
ch after of the r., f. & 2. BY, requir
d it to take up, and set down pas
sengers. 1nasmuch as taking up, and
setting down, are two separate and
dis tinct things, under the constitution
a single object bill cannot be drawn to
meet the emergency, SO Mr.. Byrd's
bill would haYe proven unconstitution'
al. This is fully set forth in an able
editorial In the Times-Dispatch of the
18th inst.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21
Republican Delegates

The Republicans OF the city held a
meeting Saturday night in the assem-
bly, room of the county building. pre-
sided over by Mr. HI. H. Harlow, with
Mr.. J. A. Noon, secretary. After elect
ing the old 20 en- befs of the city COM
mittee, the following dele gates to the
State convention in Lynchburg, and
the COMPRESSION Al convention to be
held here were elected:
Delegates-Mes H. 7. VOORHEES,,
5. Brown Allen, Walter Smith, Geo.
r. Talley, j. A. Peterf fish, Fl. FL. Har-
low, j. A. Noon, r. A. Fulwiler, J. W.
Frepger. and j. H. Allen
Alter ates-S d. Goo enour, L W.
Clements, John ID Rodgers, John
Hensley, Luther Dull. joan Sulli
van, J. A. Shewey. John d Gceaver.
Henry Lickliter and T. E Jackson.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21

Edward Boyd was tried 10 the corpo.
ration court here last week for horse
stealing, and the jury failed to agree,
standing eight to four in favor of con
victiOn. 1t seems that in a horse trad e
Boyd offered ''seventy five" to boot,
and when the other man accepted
threw down ''75 cents" and rode off
with the other mans horse, claiming
that was the amount he meant. He
was arrested. brought back and tried,
with the result stated. He was releas-
ed on bail.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21

saying word. Everything is being
left to Aldrich and it Is freely admitted
on the Republican side that the Sena
tor from Rhode Island Is the only man
who really understands the financia.
q uestion. Democratic Senators are
daily attacking the bill but of course
with membership of only one third of
the Senate they can accomplish moth
ing, and especially is this true when
some of that third seem to be more in
sympathy with Mr.. Aldrich than with
their colleagues on the Democratic
side of the chamber.
The political situation in the Re-
publican party becomes daily uglier,
while in the Democratic ranks order
and discipline are steadily Increasing.
Every now and again the newspapers
make much of some anti Bryan move.
ment but the large majority OF Demo
Gratis in Congress. at least, are con.
WINGED that Mr.. Bryan will be the
Democratic nominee and are prepared
to support him Loyalty and enthuslas.
tically. OF course it would not be a
campaign if there were not, from time
to time, sensational stories regarding
Democratic disaffections, but the most
farseeng men in the party assure
me that there need be no apprehension
regarding the outcome of the conven
tion at Denver or the unanlmity with
which the party will support its former
| leader once the convention is over
The movement to elect Rep. Ryan,
chairman of the Democratic Congress
sional Committee was an anti-Bryan
movement. but it "died aborning."
The Republicans, on the other hand,
were never more widely split asunder.
The Roosevelt-Taf faction is working
strenuously, of course, to secure the
nomination of Mr. Taft and the con
tinuance of the Roosevelt policies, es
pecially those dealing with corpora
tons. The genuine "old line Republi.
Cans" headed by Crane of Massachu
sets, Speaker Cannon, and Senator
Foraker have adopted a rule or ruin
policy and are willing to go to any
lengths to prevent the nomination of
Taft and the continuance of those pc.
licles which are so Objectionable to the
interests which are always the f0un.
dation and support of the Republicans.
The latest proposition, and it is seri.
ously considered and promoted by the
Crane Foraker Cannon faction, is to
steal the national convention by the
election of what are known as ''rOtten
borough" delegations from the South
ern states where a handful of negroes
may be bought for box of cigars and
song and sent to the convention as a
cOntesting delegation. Of course this
movement may not succeed That all
depends on the willingness of the Re-
publican National Committee to be
party to the fraud. But whether it
succeeds or not it will inevita bly leave
the Republican party so badly disor.
gained that the chances for Demo-
cratic success will be brighter than
| they have been for years. If Taft is
nominated, there will be no fat cam
paign contributions for the railways,
the Harrimans ct al, and from the pro
tected interests ON which the Republic
cans have hitherto always relied for
support.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21
HOW's This Z

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Take Halls Family Pills for consti
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21

Mr.. John II. Crozier of Union, W.
Va, who was for some years a resi-
dent of Staunton, where We knew him
as a "gold Democrat" without the
gold, has been writing letters for the
Richmond News-Leader decrying Mr..
BrYan's candidacy. The letters are
readable, but we fail to see anything
calculated to convert anybody to Col.
Crozler's views. The world seems to
be going the other way so fast that if
Col. Crozier and the News Leader for
that matter, do not get out of the way
the Bryan band wagon loaded with
gentlemen holding not long since just
such views as theirs, will run over
them. Col. Watterson is already on
the front seat.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21

Mem bers of the Board of Supervisors
will, we hope, soon receive 81 per day
in stead of So az formerly. These men
have work to perform, and should be
rewarded according to their time and
their ability to labor, and the RESPONSE
bility of their positions, especially
when we have some officers in the State
drawing nearer ten dollars per day,
whose services to the State could about
as well be dispensed with altogether.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21

Those who want central bank cite
Germany as an instance where such a
bank is suppose to supply the demand
aud drive away panics. We have SO
many things 'made in Germany" that
We could we'll dispense with so vast a
one as our money making machine
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21
Not How Cheap But How GOOD

A brick front painted with l.. s. NJ.
Paint % years ago and not ptintt d
since, may be seen st 472 Bergen St.
Brooklyn, New York. Paint with L..
& M. Brilliant Red and trim with
Shaker Green or White. Tue body
won't need painting in % years.
l.. u M. Paint Agents.. Ii. Cob
ron. Stuart's Draft j. B Roden.
Waynesb0ro; Augusta Milling g. Mer
camille Co., Messy Greek.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21

MIR. John 2. Morgan came all the
way from New York to Washington
to hear Mr.. Aldrich's speech in favor
OF his new currency bill. AS the money
MIR. Aldrich proposes to give the coun-
try is to be based on railroad bonds,
no doubt Mr.. Morgan could see the
Empire State Express strewing
money at 80 miles an hour gait before
the Senator closed his remarks.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21
A little son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. s

A little son of Mr.. and Mrs r. 8.
RalstOn of Monterey, last week swal.
lowed silver quarter while at play
and after much choking the
quarter went through the throat, and
has so far refused to yield either to
emetlcs of purgatives. The little fel.
low suffers intensely and has eaten
very little since the accident occurred.
The coin appears to be securely lodged,
and the parents are apprehensive of
serious trouble.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21

Mr.. Lodge in his address on the cur
rencY bill opposed an asset currency,
such as is proposed by the Aldrich bill,
but favored Central Bank. He
wante d bank sued notes instead of
government issued notes. He. how
ever, wants the government to stand
sponsor for the notes no matter how
and by whom issued. His objection to
government issued notes was that he
did not see how the money could be
gotten into the hands of the people.
Seeing that 240 millions went out of
the Treasury into the banks during
the panic, and presumably into the
hands of the people, and more would
have gone the same way if the govern
ment I had had it, this trouble
ought not to give Mr.. Lodge night
mare.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21

cures made by DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
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and bladder remedy.
1t is the great medi-
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covered after years Of
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21

1t is now admitted by the railroads
almost everywhere, that had they sold
their mileage bhoks at 2 cents fat, and
lowed anybody to use them, they
would never have been worried by
Safe legislation compelling 2 cent
rite. What fools we mortals be.n
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21

Henry Watterson now openly pro-
claims that VIM. j. Bryan will be
sected this fall. Few greater convul-
sions in nature have ever taken place,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21

Maryland is now arranging for the
disfranchisement of the negro. There
must be bunch of SO called Demo-
cratic politicians who have been train
ing with Republicans in that State,
who want to hold on to their old jobs,
or get new ones, for whom even a
''nigger" wouldn't vote.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21

The Taft sentiment among our Re.
publican Office holders here in Virgin
la has not been pronounced or uniform.
Somehow we cannot help thinking our
Office holding friends have made great
mistake provided they expect to hold
their Jobs. of course they made tie
best guess they could.
Objection Is made to MIR. Bryan
making speeches, and Mr.. Roosevelt
writing special messages. No doubt
there were some who were not pleased
with Paul's preaching on Mars Hill, or
with the sermon on the mount.
Every State so far which has held
its Democratic convention has declar.
ed for Mr.. Bryan, and yet there are
some very good Democrats who fail to
see the handwriting on the wall.
It remains for the U. 8. Supreme
Court to discover the difference be.
tween Labor Union" and a "Gen
tleman's Agreement. The first IS
very criminal, the second very moral.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK =?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-21

In prehistoric times there Was said
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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-14
RAILROAD TIME CARD.
LOCALS AND PERSONALS.

LOCALS AND PERSONALS. .
will see you at the Cozy. 295
Mr.. w. T. Young is in Houston.
Mr.. +. w. Yeager is in Houston.
Judge v. b. Hudson left for Frank
lin yesterday.
Mr.. Bob doom is confined to his
room with illness.
Mrs. Lille Johnson is visiting
friends In Houston.
Mr.. C. c. Anglin is transacting bust.
ness in Groesbeck.
Mr.. Watts McNeely was ON the
sick list yesterday.
Mr.. T. X. Presnall of Tabor was a
visitor to the city Friday.
Mr.. T. b, Goodman OF Steep Hol-
low was In the city Friday.
Dr. w. F. odom OF Kurten was a
vNitor to the city yesterday.
For Rent--Mrs. II. Il. White home.
]. Webb Howell. 294
Rev. j. b. Turrentine returned last
night from a trip to Houston.
Fresh bread, cakes, etc. at the Tex.
as Bakery. Mrs. Otto Boehme, Pro
prietor. DIFF
Mr.. Ed Schram OF Kurten has re-
turned from trip to Big Springs.
Mr.. Jack Graham OF Steep Hollow
was visitor to the city Friday morn
ing.
For Rent-The Tom Lee restau-
rant, already furnished for running.
Apply to ]. N. Cole. 2sl-3l6
Mrs. S. j.. Balm and children OF
Houston are guests of Mrs. NJ. Par
ker.
Your merchant handles fresh home
ground meal. ask for II. II
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Mr.. Jim Vance OF Cross, Grimes
county, VISA a business visitor to the
city Friday.
Mrs. Leona Simpson and children
have returned from a pleasant visit
to Houston.
Mrs. w. r. Williams OF Cross,
Grimes county, transacted business
here Friday.
Go to the coy Theatre and see the
Moving Pictures. ~295
Mrs. VIII Higgs and lltne daugh-
ter, Miss Catherine, have returned
from Houston.
Mrs. 4. A. Denman and children OF
Willow Hole, Madison county, was in
the city Friday.
For sale-My home in Bryan, on
easy payments. Apply Mrs. c. II. Mar
rett, 9O6 Cannon avenue, Fort Worth,
Texas. 294.6t
Mr.. ]. Harris OF Harris school house
community, transacted business in the
county capital Friday.
Miss Judy McConnico arrived from
Houston yesterday noon, and is the
guest OF Miss Helen Poverty.
Ring Vick's Feed Sore for all kinds
of feed stun. Home ground chops are
purer and better. Corn bought. sold
or exchanged for meal. Phone 376 II
Capt. c. T. Sutton, a prosperous
merchant of Benchley, was transact
ing business in Bryan yesterday.
Don't forget TIE Cozy, new pictures
every night. 296
Mrs. Harry Burger, Mrs. NV.
Gamer and Mrs. s. c. Williams left
yesterday afternoon for Houston.
Just Received-A beautiful line of
Pickard's hand painted china. All
lovers of fine art win call and we will
take pleasure in showing our line,
whether you wish to buy or not 291
JOHN NJ. CALDWELL.
The Jeweler.
Ni<e President II. o. Boatwright OF
the First National bank has returned
from a business trip to New Orleans
Miss May Jackson arrived from her
home in Mumford yesterday after
noon. and is the guest of Miss Gene
Dennis.