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The Dolores star., 1909-05-07
sRoA.s,4,oM a SUCCESS.
aeeseds which Show Thst People Are
Dsstss on without oaiosns.

The end Of 1908 brings some inter.
esting statistical information concern
ing the results Of prohibition in some
municipalities md states Of the Amer
can union. which last year were under
prohibition for the flrst time.
The town Of Bristol, Va. reports
that for the last II months OF license.
November. 1906, to October. 1907. the
total number Of police cases dealt with
was 1855. of which 90 were for drunk
enness. while for the year beginning
November. 1907. and ending October.
1908. under NO license. the total cases
were only 656. and the indictments for
drunkenness were only 240.
Knox county. including the city Of
Knoxville. in Tennessee, records 397
commitments to jail for the single
month Of November. under prohibition,
whereas. 1t had 72O such Compliments
for the same month Of the Year 1907.
when the baF-rooms were running.
The city Of Jackson. Tenn. reports
146 arrests from April to December
II. 1908. and recalls $50 arrests for
the same period in 1907.
The city OF Brunswick. Ca. went
under prohibition on January l. 1908.
and during the nine following months
had only 81 police cases. as against
30s for the same nine months the pre-.
ceding year when the saloons were
running.
II the lowering Of the criminal rec
ord II evidence of the success of pro-
hibtion. II must be admitted that pro
hibition Is . complete success through.
out Georgia.
Taking the first nine months of the
year 1908 under prohibition. and com
pairing them with the similar nine
months Of 1907. when the saloons were
doing their work. there Is obtained the
following statement Of the total mum.
ber of arrests by the city police:
Total arrests. Drunkenness
Under license ...........l5.OS6 4.S52
Under prohibition. =. $3.50 1.59s
hibition .............. s.oss 2.7A
While crime was falling on even be.
fore the new conditions had opportu.
nifty to produce their full results. the
city was growing In prosperity. order
and morality. The city health officer
reported falling on Of about so per
cent. in the number Of serious asci.
dents which came under his obser.
vation. Building permits for the nine
months above mentioned represented
values rs follows:
Under license ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. - S25. 10
Under prohibition ................... 4.l56.90
No more striking evidence could be
furnished to show the value Of prohi.
billion for any community or state.
The Dolores star., 1909-05-07
Seeiagtiae.


oh, who does not welcome the early
spring?
When winter hes bid ~ Farewell" !"
When the suns bright rays tell oi
Iengtheniug days,
The days that we love 20 we'll.
When blossoms peep out from among
the green,
And are famed by gentle breeze,
That watts ON Its way the SWEET scent
Of May,
And whisper among the leaves.
When . songster perched on . lofty
tree,
Joins his mates - they sweetly sing
And he looks with pride, ut his pretty
bride,
By Lily J. Williamson.
The Dolores star., 1909-05-07
Tracing Gods Answer to Our Appeal

Tracing Gods Answer to Our Appeal.
There Is in all Of US, though often un-
expressed and often unrecOgnized,
demand for the proof that God cares for
US, and thi, Is the more necessary be-
cause Gods care has 80 many disguises.
Sometimes 1t does not look like protec-
ton at all, and we are inclined to COM
plain. or course complaining does no
good, but 1t betrays the altitude of the
helpless. We must endure our lot
whether we like It or not, and yet, by
that very experience, 80 varied are
Gods methods, we may be receiving
an education and fitness for greater
and more noble living.
One way to prove that God is caring
for US now Is to remember how he has
cared for US in the days that are gone
Very few thoughtful people can look
back over their lives without discover
ing that the years that are past seem
to have been controlled by power
greater than the events, and greater
than the individual. To the eye Of
faith that power is the providence o.
God. Recognizing 1t in past events,
we may say with reverence and not 9
little awe: "God has thus far helped
me-" Once q stone Of remembrance
was set up, when this thought came t,
mans heart, and he called the place
Of 1t Ebenezer, that Is to say, "Hither
to hath the Lord helped"
The Dolores star., 1909-05-07
RELIGIOUS.
Christ and Other Gifts.

The supreme gift Of God to men is
the gift sthe life of Jesus Christ, who
Is the revelation Of himself He cam
not do more than this, and having done
this, as the Scripture SO strongly puts
1t, will he not freely, with him, give US
all things?
The one question that anyone needs
to ask himself Is not "Can get this or
that or the other gift from God?" but,
"Have accepted the gift which means
most and involves most and costs most,
and has the largest value?" II that
has been accepted, we can be sure that
every other gift that we need is ours
for the asking; only we must remem-
Der always that having asked for what
we need. we arg not the hest judges OF
our needs. So we must leave the form
of our prayers answer to him who
knows all our need aud Is ever seeking
to satisfy 1t with his own exhaustless
abundance.
The Dolores star., 1909-05-07
NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT DAY.

Estate Of Emma Mc3rew deceased.
The undersigned, having been appointed ad-
ministrator OF the estate of Emma McGrew
deceased, late of the county of Montezuma, in
the State Of colorado, deceased, hereby gives
notice that he will appear before the County
Court of said Montezuma County, at the Court
House in Cortez, in said County, on Monday,
the 18th, day of May, A. d. 1913, at the hour Of
II o'clock A. NJ. of said day, at which time all
persona having claims against said estate are
notified and requested to attend for the pur-
pose Of having the same adjusted. All persons
Indebted to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment to the undersigned
Dated at Cortez, Colorado, this 9Th, day OF
April, A. d. 1903.
JOSEPH d. McGrew,
Of the estate Of Emma McGrew, Deceased.
First pub apr 16, last pub may Z, 1903.
The Dolores star., 1909-05-07

The English tourist approached the
ticket-seller Of the Hayfield Grand
Opera House: ~ want stall, me good
man ~ he said, opening his purse.
"This is horse on me-" said the
smart ticket man to himself, aud aloud:
1.-Two blocks down the street, turn to
your right and you'll find the Palace
livery stablew
The Dolores star., 1909-05-07

Christian love Is the only kind Of
love In which there Is no rivalry, no
jealousy. There is jealousy among the
lovers of art; there is jealousy among
the, lovers of beauty. The glory Of
natural love is its monopoly, Its power
to say: ut is mine." But the glory Of
Christian love Is its refusal Of mpnop.
oily. The spiritual artist-the man
who paints Christ In his soul-wants
no solitary niche In the temple of fame.
He would pot like to hear any one say:
HE is the first Of his profession; there
fs not one that can hold the candle to
him." He would be very Sad to be
distinguished in his profession Of Christ,
marked out as . solitary figure. The
gladdest moment to him will always be
The Dolores star., 1909-05-07

"Dang that feller's hen-track writin',
anyway" warmly snarled Mr.. Hay
rick, who had been trying to solve the
latest letter from the boy at college.
II can't make head or tall Nv II,
Marthy- it's all Greek to me-"
"WelI. just send him . check and
it'll be all right. All he ever writes for
Ii money"
The Dolores star., 1909-05-07

the moment when the cry IL heard,
"Thy brother h coming up the ladder
also; thy brother will share the inher-
ftauce with thee"
The Dolores star., 1909-05-07
Barn Dancing FashIonabie Exercise.

0otU 69SuSsSH = @AStVtoV.
Barn dancing 10 being turned into a
fashionable exercise. But don't think
barn dancing" means dancing in q
barn. It simply implies an old
fashioned. vigorous square" dance
Fencing has made many 4 woman
gracefully slender and developed her
wits as we'll as her arms. yet fencing
is not as much In vogue as 1t used to
be. The barn dance is the thing to
bring fat girl down to the right pro-
portions for the bolster case empire
gown. When half dozen girls get to-
gether now It is likely they will fling
about with great vigor in the barn
dance. But there is one drawback.
Such dancing does not suit the way
most women wear their hair. Puffs
and eurls strew the floor and such ex-
hibits are embarrassing.
The Dolores star., 1909-05-07
BORROWED WIT.

Once Opportunity came to door on
which was q placard bearing the
courteous invitations: "Please Don't
Knock-Boostv
'.Some folks are too clever for any
thing? snapped Opportunity, vIsibly
annoyed, hurrying away.
Grocery Drummer Gin crossroads
tore)-That venerable fossil who just
went out must be one Of the Oldest
settlers around these parts, isn't he?
StOrekeeper-Settler be burned! Why,
he amt yet settled fer the suit he wss
married In, nor nuthin' since!
Mrs. Payne was glancing over the
evening paper.
as 1t going to be fine tomorrow.
asked her husband, who always read
the weather probabilities first.
Perfectly lovely" replied Mrs
Payne, absently: There are no fewer
than seven bargain sales advertisedp'
Jones--Why don't you try the
Deniosthenes cure for your stamner-
ing? You know that celebrated orator
cured himself by keeping pebble IN
his mouth when he talked.
Smith-T-t-to darn ex-ex-expensive.
Jones Tin surprise)-Why, how can
that be?
Smith-F-f-first time tried it, 1t
cost me t-t-t-two hundred dollars f-f-for
appendicitis op-op-operation!
Teacher-Now, children, 1 suppose
you all know that Willie Wrinkles
papa is going to address the school this
afternoon?
Jimmy Jenkins-Yes'm-I told my
pa about 1t, too.
Teacher-Indeed! And what did he
say?
Jimmy Jsnkins-He said "Why,
that old blatherskite can't address an
envelope"
The hold-up man was practising his
profession on lone farmer he dIscov-
cred after dark in city street.
~ understood" said the ruralite
peevishly, as he handed over his solid
silver watch, that the perlice stopped
you fellers from carryin' on like this?'
.'Sure they didv' replied the law
breaker, grinning; "but you see, took
out an injunctionw
The pesonally-conducted tourists
+ were. viewing the ruins Of the, Alhanl-
bra.
T"How inspiringr' rapturously ex-
claimed Mrs. Windfall. Who built
that eaatle?"
"The Moon," explained the guide.
1.-THE Moores?" repeated the near
cultured lady, "oh. yes, (turning to her
husband) some Of their descendants
are particular friends f~ours, aren't
fhav (4oOruoeIf
The Dolores star., 1909-05-07
DOLORES MARKETS.

Wheat-$2.25 to $3.50.
Oats--$2.OO.
Carrots. 90 to 1.5O.
Cabbage-$2.5O to $500
Potatoes-$l.25
Hogs-$5.25 to $3.50.
Poultry-Hens 10 to 124.
Butter-3O to 35
ego.
Honey-S to 10.
Hay-Alfalfa, baled $l7.OO; timothy,
baled Sc. 90.
The Dolores star., 1909-05-07
Shoe Repairing.

have located In the rear of ]. r.
Hughes blacksmith shop and am ready
to do all kinds of shoe repairing at
reasonable prices, work guaranteed.
Geo. H. Allen.
The Dolores star., 1909-05-07
CURED or "swoRD.sWALLowihe.'
knIfe-EatIns Incident Calls TO Mind
q little Trick.

while seated In the dining-room Of
one Of our best hotels my attention
was attracted to a dignified. we'll
groomed. prosperous.appearing man.
who was deliberately eating with his
knife. He also had sort Of strangle
hold on his fork which he used back
wards and sideways" said a western
Pennsylvania man. according to the
New York Morning Telegraph.
g! cast my eyes about and noted a
number doing the same thing. Folk
Of whom you would expect better man.
ners. II from no other cause, from
pure instinct.
1T recalled to me the time when
was young fellow and my uncle-a
Judge In q country district of Penn
sylvania-gave a reception to many
Of the farmers thereabout, at which a
gigantic old-fashioned spread was
placed before them.
Il knew well how these sons of the
soil would gobble up all they could
hold. showing the food into their faces
with their knives.
Il was full of mischief at this time,
30 got hold Of all the knives on the
quiet. took them to the grindstone
and sharpened them like razors. Then
slipped them back to the cupboard.
When the guests began their
sword-swallowing. one after the other
cut their lips with the keen-edged
weapons. while sat in a corner bub
bling over with laughter at the affair
and hoping the lesson they were be
Ing taught might be Of advantage te
them In the future"
The Dolores star., 1909-05-07

Once Opportunity came to door on
which was a placard bearing the
courteous invitation: "Piease Don't
Knock-Boostv'
'.Some folks are too clever for any.
thing" snapped Opportunity, visibly
annoyed, hurrying away.
The Dolores star., 1909-05-07

Grocery Drummer (in crossroads
tore)-That venerable fossil who just
went out must be one of the oldest
settlers around these parts, isn't he?
Storekeeper-Settler be burned! Why
he amt yet settled fer the suit he Wa.
married In, nor nuthin' since!
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20
Woman.
Untamed and forever the tameless,
The fraii vet forever the free.

Untamed and forever the tameless,
The frail yet forever the free,
Unshamed and forever the shameless,
The top of creation is she.
All civilizations have passed her
And left her barbarian still,
And the man who had dreamed he is
master
Is simply the slave of her will.
She simpers and glances demurely,
And looks like a saint as she goes;
AS sweet as lily, yet surely
She's leading some man by the nose
For hers are the primeval resources
OF strong, unregenerate sense;
Duplicity marshals her forces
And art is her subtle defense.
Oh, man, you may marvel and wonder
May reason and argue and fret;
Oh, man, you may bluster and blum
You never have captured her yet!
You lecture and tutor and teach her,
But still she is ever the same,
The free, irresponsible creature,
Thai nothing can fetter or tame,
Chicago News.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20

Staunton People Have Abso.
Lutte Proof Of Deeds at Home.

1t is not words, but deeds that prove
true merit.
The deeds of Doan's Kidney Pills,
for Staunton kidney sufferers, have
made their local reputation.
Proof lies in the tes imony Of Staun-
ton people who have been cured to stay
cured.
William L. Rohr, 1O41 Front street,
Staunton, Va, says: 81 used Doan's
Kidney Pills, and the results were sat
isfactory. Kidney complaint was
with me for a long time and suffered
from severe pains in my back and
sides. STOPPING or lifting caused sharp
twings to dart through me and 1 had
to have assistance in getting out of
bed. The kidney secretions were very
irregular in passage, and l had but
little control over them. [ tried sew
eral advertised remedies, but received
no relief until l proeured Doan's Kid
ney Pills at Thomas Hogshead's drug
store. I continued taking Doan's
Kidney Pills until l was completely
cured. L publicly recommended
Doan's Kidney Pills six years ago,
and to-day am pleased to state that
the cure has remained permanent.
For sale by all dealers. Price so cts
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the sand
take no other.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20
Washington's Plague Spots

lie in the low, marshy bottoms of the
Potomac, the breeding ground of ma
laria germs. These germs cause chills,
fever and ague, biliousness, jaundice,
lassitude, weakness and general debili-
ty and bring suffering or death to
thousands yearly. But Electric Bit
tiers never fail to destroy them and
cure malaria troubles. ''They are the
best all-round tonic and cure for mala-
ria ever used," writes r. M. James,
of Louellen, S. G. They cure stomach,
liver, kidney and blood troubles, and
will prevent typhoid. Try them, SOC,
Guaranteed by B. F. Hughes, Staun
on, Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20
DARKNESS ENDED GAME.
ALDRIcH LINED ONE OUT AND 1T
NEVER CAME BACK.

Big Bill Taft, mighty pitcher and
captain of the Nationals, stepped
blithely into the pitchers box. 1t was
the first game of the season. The
grand stands and the bleachers were
expectant spectators, for Taft was a
prime favorite and believed to have
many new and intricate curves.
AT the bat was Aldrich, captain of
the Senators, and one of the best bat
tiers of the league. 1t was tense mo-
ment.
Taft smiled. Then he signaled to the
catcher.
ssHe's going to throw an income tax, ]"
whispered shrewd reporter in the
press box. "Watch him. Aldrich Will
never hit it,"
A moment more Taft waited. He
glanced at the rest of the team, motion
ed the outfield to play close in, as the
worst that could happen would be a
pop-up or Texas Lacquer. He looked
at the people again and smiled
Then, with all the grace of a well
groomed bovine, he drew himself up
and sent the ball swiftly over the plate
"Strike, one," the umpire almost
said, so sure was he that Pop Aldrich
could never hit the income tax curve.
But Pop knew better. AS he saw it
coming he drew back his hat and met
the ball squarely. Up and up. and
away it flew, to the CONSERVATION Of
all, over hill and dale, fences and sky
ocrapers, and by the time they found
the ball the game had to be called on
account of darkness. s.-Ellis o. Jones, in
August Lippincott's.
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20
If There Were No Women.

Ii there were no women, men would
have no object in life; their mustaches
would cease to interest them; they
would not care a Chinaman whether
their collars were ironed or not, they
would have nobody to nurse them when
they had the toothache, or to keep
them from believing they were going
to die when an old-fashioned stomach
ache had the grip upon them. There
would be nobody to take for ice cream,
and no small edition of flesh and blood
to hug. There would be nobody to
fight against being kissed and then take
to it as natural as the cat does to creame
Most important of all, there would be
nobody to write against, to complain
of and to love with all your heart and
soul. Without her man would never
get to heaven, and without them they
would never have a taste Of the other
place on earth. So, if man has any
sense whatever, he'll put his arm
around the woman he is the fondest of,
thank the good Lord for her, and Won
der, as she does, what in the world he
would do without her.-Webber Falls
(Okla.) Recorder.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20

The secretary of State has sanctioned
an increase of the annual grant for the
protective irrigation works in. India
from it's present total of $3.50, 900 to
So, 3333, 1888 $50. When the finances admit
an additional 1885, 600 will be appropri-
ated for this enterprise.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20
The Crime of Idleness.

Idleness means trouble for any one.
Its the same with lazy liver. II
causes constipation, headache, jaun-
dice, sallow complexion, pimples and
blotches, loss of appetite, nausea, but
DR.. Kings New Life Pills soon Danish
liver troubles and build up your health.
25c., at B. f. Hughes, Staunton, Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20

Asbestos, of reported good quality,
exists in large quantity in Rajputanta
and in Afghanistan, and company Of
rich Marwaris has been formed to work
the deposits and to manufacture there
from many articles that are in demand
throughout India,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20
Scared With a Hot Iron,

or scalded by overturned kettle-cut
with knife-bruised by slammed
door--injured by gun or in any other
way--the thing needed at once is
Bucklen's Arnica Salve to subdue in
fiammation and kill the pain. It's
earth's supreme healer, infallible for
bolls, ulcers, fever sores, eczema and
piles. 25c., at H. F. Hughes, Staun-
ton, Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20

The British agricultural colleges
have been testing the growing of pota-
toes from sprouts with great success.
The yield and quality have both been
increased, and the disease-resisting
powers strengthened.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20
CuIDeDer Farms for Sale.

offer 4l6 acres, gently rolling, and
free from stone. Well fenced, watered
and timbered. Large dwelling; excel
lent barn. Close to station. Money
making proposition. Quick sale inn
portant. Let me send you full partic-
ulars. Price SIS, 600. Also splendidlv
equipped dairy farm of 240 acres at
$12, 500. J. A. BOWERSETT,
Culpeper, Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20

British cocoa firms have decided not
to use any more cocoa from the Portu-
gese Islands of Sac Thome and Princi-
pc, because of the ill treatment of the
natives laboring on the plantations.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20

has been established in Manchester,
England. Considered in connection
with the chamber established in Paris
about a year ago, it is apparent that
Turkish merchants, in conjunction
with interested business circles in Eu-
rope, are bent upon extending the COM
merce of their country.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20

The natives of the Malay peninsula
have in use the smallest current coin
in the world. 1t is sort of wafer,
made from the resinous juice of a tree,
and is worth about 1-2O, 600 of a cent.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20

The Kanawha, Glen Jean & Eastern
Railway, according to report by one
of its officers, has let a contract TO
Lipscomb Morris of Roanoke, for three
sections including of tunnel, and to
Janutolo, Long & Co., of Bluefield, w.
Va, for three sections.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20
The Return.

"When do you expect your wife
home ?u
"Most any time now. l understand
one of the neighbors wrote to her yes
terday."
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20
INDUSTRIAL NEWS
Items That Will Interest Many ot
Our Readers.

E. c. Mainous, of Appalachia, Va,
and associates are reported as contem-
plating the organization of a company
to develop 5000 acres coal lands in
Owsley and Lee counties, Ky.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20

In the Highlands of Scotland and in
Ireland, May L, was called Baltane.
This was the name of an ancient pa
gan festival, traces of which have sur
vived to this day. The name is still
used for May day in Gaelic, Scotland.
1t is said that the Druids on that day
used to make two fires with great in
carnations and drive their cattle be.
tween them as safeguard against dis
ease
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20
Had no Experience.

Arthur-There's nothing like hug
ging the stove these cool nights.
Marion-I guess you haven't had
much experience.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20

The Coal and Coke Railway is re-
ported as contemplating the building
OF line of its own from Roaring Creek
Junction to Elkins, four miles,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-20

Pennington, Gap, Van. d. Bach
man, Jr., of Bristol, and Paul Dulaney
of Washington, D. c., have consum-
mated deal by which the Black
Mountain Corporation of Alexandria,
Va, came into possession of 1000 acres
of coal lands adjoining the extensive
holdings of that company in Lee coun-
ty, Va. The transaction involves sew
eral hundred thousand dollars. The
company had recently made other pur-
chases in the same field, and the latest
transaction practically gives it COM
plete control of the Little mountain
field, which is estimated to contain
more than 1000, O,OOO,O 900 tons of coal.
The field is reached by the Louisville
& Nashville, and Southern railways.
Among other capitalists interested are
Benz. L. Dulaney of Washington, d.
c., Chas. M. Warren and Chas. H.
Zehnder of New York, and Congress
man Slemp