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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-06-24

The guards on Cabin Greek
are on the alert for union organ.
1zers aud have their black Jacks
anu guns ready TO MAIN and muir
der them if they place their foot
on the soil in that grand and
glorious land of milk and honey
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-06-24

The police seem to have turned
Summers street over to the street
walkers entirely and they have
assumed authority with a vcng-
ancc. Such is "buy' Bipartisan re-
form.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-06-24

DON'T count your poultry until
they get big enough to get away
from the cat. This has no refer
ence to the ''big five whiskcy ring'
or the ''buy' partisan promoters.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-06-24

The United Mine Workers will
rout the long ton in the Kanawha
District if they stand by their guns
and wage a relentless war upon
their opprcssors, and it will throw
out its protecting wings to other
sections of the State ere the time a
Joint Convention to make a new
scale arrives. Miners, stand to-
gether and battle on for as YOU
well know you have nothing to
lose but your chains and those
congenial cusses-thc Hguards'-
who do not hesitate to send Won
into eternity upon the slightest
provocation
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-06-24

The excuse of the criminal cor
porationS in the scab coal fields fol.
violating the law, is because the
State must be the prosecutor and
that they hold the State and its
laws in contempt, The corpora
tions have the lShrewuest LAWYERS
that money can buy to fight the
enforcement of the laws, and they
find legal fees cheaper than obedi
ence to the law in their fight to
Cypress and inpoverish the work
ing masses and wiring from them
the product of their toll.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-06-24

How would you like to be the
''buy" partisan bosses who have
lost their strings
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-06-24

Gauley river is now enjoying a
seige of Taft and the long ton.
political betrayal and no, run.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-06-24

The union label is the shield of
the union men and women.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-06-24

1t seems as though the street
walkers, gamblers and other pro
motors OF vice and shame were
immune from police interference
under the ''buy' partisan regime.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-06-24

The knocker soon sours the milk
of human kindness.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-09
Towels, etc.

17x3f-inch Turkish Towels at &c.
1896 Turkish towels 2 for 25c.
23xf5 heavy ''Huck" towels 25c.
Twilled blea. cotton crash 4c yard.
Sc all linen crash at &c.
fOc linen brown crash INC yard.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-09

$25.O0 Brussels Rugs at $17.2O.
$35 Wilton Rug (9x12 ft.) $24.2O.
manufacturing We quote only few Of the items here:
$5 Jugs ize) )reduced Ito -
$25 are greatAn at
sssso sss-A vel rug
$s2iS was $ss5o-a Brussc.
wv and
6xe nowS and
'.ss Tapestry tsxs
discount ON all "CouchCo ssndP Porttes
81 our Curain
70 Our Curtsin Goods" IS
F1oor Dcpa
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-09


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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-09

A line of all sizes In womcn's best
81 washable chanois skin gloves re-
duced to 75c pair.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19
Blushing a Sign Of Sense.

Sir Arthur Mitchell, K. G. b., of
Edinburgh, who knows much that is
strange about dreams, laughter and
other commonplace human character
istics, has just advanced the consoling
theory that blushing is an achievement
of which every one who can blush
should be proud.
He says it requires brains to blush.
Idiots cannot blush, neither can ami
mails. Sir Arthur calls attention to the
fact that tiny infants do not blush, a.
though they learn to at an early age,
just as soon, in fact, as the brain be-
gins to exercise its functions. In blush
ing, he says, the mind always must be
affected. 1t is always and only bodi-
ly expression of mental state. 1t is a
natural thing for blusher to say that
he had tried MOTTO blush. No indi-
vidual blushes of his own free will.
The blush arises without. call instanta-
neously and vanishes almost as quick
ly. Neither for its coming nor its 60
ing is there any exercise of volition. 1t
is controlled, Sir Arthur says, solely
by the BRAIN, and is positive sign that
there is an activeIbrain there.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19
Who Owns the Earth?

When "Coal Oil Johnny" bought all
the champagne in New York and en-
ptied it into a plunge bath, so that he
might take swim in the sparkling
wine, he was by comparison a mean
and penurious miser. The only real,
genuine, openhanded and hearted
spendthrift in the tides of time is the
government of the United States, For
instance:
When Jay Cooke and his colleagues
were projecting the Northern Pacific
railroad they took off their hats and
made bow to Congress.
"We're thinking of building to the
Pacific Coast" they said. "Can't you
give us little help?"
"Why, certainly" the Congress re-
piled enthusiastically. "Just take the
state of New York and 60 to work."
"Oh!" said the railroad promoters
in a panied voice, sis that all? Why,
we really expected something substan-
tial."
SWELL" Congress answered, swelling
with philanthropy and putting its
hand into the public pocket, "of course
if you feel that way about it you can
put Massachusetts,, Connecticut, New
Jersey, Rhode Island and Delaware on
the string, too. Now run along and
get busy
Still the promoters stood and looked
pathetically at that tender-hearted ag-
gregation of statesmen.
"Why, certainly, sobbed Congress
finally, vainly endeavoring to conceal
its emotion, "w'ell have the people
lend you what money you need, too.
Please don't look at us in that tone of
voice any longer"
In other words, the land-grant of
forty-seven millions of acres made as
free gift to the Northern Pacific Rail
road Company by the national Con-
gress more than equals in extent the
total area of the state of New York,
Massachusetts, connecticut, New Jer-
sey, Rhode Island and Delaware.
Up to twelve years ago Congress had
given away the public domain to rail-
road and other corporotions to the ex-
tent of 266, 100000 acres, bit of terrlt-
ory the total area of France and Ger
many, two countries which support
between them a population much
greater than the whole population of
t le United States when the last census
was taken.-From Henry M. Hyde's
'Who Owns the Earth and How Did
They Get it?' in Technical World
Magazine for January.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19
BARRIERS
BRUSHED AWAY
BY s. e. kiser

After ALL" she said, why should
We be slaves of eonventionality? Why
should we stupidity go about conceal
ing our real feelings from each other
and making pretenses that each of US
knows are tnsincere?"
There is no reason why we
should" the young man replied.
Then let us begin from this mo.
ment to be perfectly frank. We have
known each other long enough to
brush away the barriers which society
insists on placing between men and
women. Why should we limit our.
selves to talking about stupid books
or making foolish remarks about tire
some musical performances?
Il am ready to break away from
conventionality right now. Go ahead
and brush away a barrier or two. I'll
help If you need assistance. What one
do you propose to tackle first?"
Lot mo see. Well, suppose we
begin by ceasing to Miss and Mister
each other? You call me Helen and
I'll call you Tom"
"All right, Helen. Let's not go to
the performance of II Trovatore' next
Thursday night. 1 don't care much
for it. and I'm dead sure that l could
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19
Making Ice at Home.

How to make ice at home, cheaply
and effectually, has long been the de-
spair of the housewife, for, notwith-
standing the many systems at present
in the market, most of them are more
or less unsatisfactory, some, indeed,
being outside the pale of the practice
on account of the cost of production.
Ice for domestic purposes has become
so essential to the well-being of Ameri-
cans in especial and dwellers in hot
countries in general that no excuse is
needed for bringing to the notice of our
readers simple and comparatively
inexpensive little apparatus capable,
its inventors claim, of producing ice at
minimum of cost and labor through
the direct agency of sulphuric acid.
The machine in question is made at
Reading, in England. We have not
had an opportunity of personally test
ing the invention, but if all we hear
from a good source be true, there is
scarcely doubt but that this machine
has come to stay-at least, until some
inventive genius, working on the same
lines, goes one better, as the saying is,
and simplifies what is already admit
tedly an extremely simple appliance.
Where, we fancy, the invention will
prove special boon will be in the scat
tered districts where a refrigerating
plant is conspicuous by its absence and
whose inhabitants for months on
stretch every year are reduced to the
necessity of imaging what ice is.
1t is claimed for the new invention
that it will produce a carafe of iced
water in three minutes and one-pound
brick in twenty-and that so easily that
a child can safely be entrusted with
the work of manipulation. With half
gallon of acid-which constitutes a
complete charge-One can ice from SO
to 100 carafes of water, and the cost OF
this is entirely the localcharge for sui
phuric acid, plus the initial expense of
the machine, which is purchaseable for
less than fifty dollars, the only extras
being dollars or two for spare absor-
bers or carafes. The machine is built
on the principle that water will freeze
when rapidly evaperated by vacuum
pump and powerful absorbent, such
as sulphuric acid.-From "Every Cook
Her Own Ice-Man," in Technical
World Magazine for January.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19
ADVANCES NEW THEORY
AS TO CATCHING COLDS.
SAN FRANCISCO PHYSICIAN ASSoCI-
ATES DISEASE WITH PERIODS OF
"ANTICYCLONIC" WEATHER.

SAN FRANCISCO PHYSICIAN ASSoCI-
ATES DISEASE WITH PERIODS OF
"ANTICYCLONIC" WEATHER.
There is timeliness in recent dis
cussion by DR.. G. M. Rechter, of San
Francisco, of the causes of grip and
pneumonia. He associates these dis
eases with "anticyclonic" weather,
when the barometer rises and the tenn
perature falls. He is disposed to be-
lieve, however, that the effects observ-
ed at such times are due to the me-
chanical influence of increased air pres
sure, and perhaps to an improved op-
portunity for some solar activity to
manifest itself as consequence of the
heightened purity of the atmosphere.
DIR. Richter does not consider the cold
responsible.
OF course, it is for the professional
brethren to pass judgment ON this opin-
ion, but it is fair to suggest the possi-
bility that DR.. Richter may have over
looked one factor in the case. The air
in high-pressure areas is exceptionally
dry.
The usual method of measuring hui
midity is to place two Thermometers
side by side, the blnb of one being kept
moist. When the atmosphere is pref
ty well charged with vapor, the read
ings of the two instruments may not
differ more than two or three degrees
On very dry days the wet bulb ther-
mometer will read IL or Is degrees low
er than its companion, because evapor-
alton then takes place rapidly, and
evaporation cools.
When a person is in a perspiration
the condition of the skin more nearly
resembles the wet blub thermometer
than the dry blub instrument, and
there is special susceptibility to the
chilling influence of dry atmosphere.
Not infrequently at this season and
during the winter months the ordinary
thermometer will show that in a peri
cd of twenty-four hours there has been
a fall of 20 degrees or more in the tenn
perature. Yet the risk which the
change involves is not fully indicated |
if, as is usually the case, there has also
been aconspicuous reductionlin humid
ity.
Properly to estimate any influence
which the weather may then exert or
10 degrees should be subtracted from |
the dry blub reading. May not cold,
aggravated by dryness, be the chief
agency in inducing grip, pneumonia
allied disorders, after all?
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19
The Secret of Long Life.

A French scientist has discovered one
secret Of long life. His method deals
with the blood. But long ago millions
of Americans had proved Electric Bit
ters prolongs life and makes it worth
living. 1t purifies, enriches and vital
ICES the blood, rebuilds wasted nerve
cells, imparts life and tone to the en-
tire system. It's godsend to weak,
sick and debilitated people. "Kidney
trouble had blighted my life for
MONTHS" writes w. M. Sherman of
Gushing, Me-, "but Electric Bitters
cured me entirely" Only soc at B. F..
Hughes drug store.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19

Richmond, Va.,-The fact that
Hawley and Scott headed the syndicate
which secured control of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway through the
purchase of 240,00 shares from Kuhn,
Loeb & Go. leads to the belief here
among those interested in railway
transactions that the Chesapeake and
Ohio has passed into the Atlantic Coast
Line system.
This opinion is maintained because
of the fact that both Hawley and Scott
are both directors of the Atlantic Coast
Line: Hawley, it is said, was at one
time the partner of Sully, the cotton
king, and even at that time cast envi-
GUS eyes at the Chesapeake and Ohio.
Whether or not there is any truth in
this report remains to be seen. At any
rate, on the surface, it seems reasonable,
even probable. Talk along this line
may be heard on every corner, and is
being upheld in all local railway cir
cles. This report is contradicted.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19
TESTED AND PROVEN
ABLE TO DEPEND UPON A WELL
EARNED REPIIT ATIQN

10 "A OF SOLACE IN BEL Nj
ABLE TO DEPEND UPON WELL
EARNED REPUTATION.
For months Staunton readers have
seen the constant expression of praise
for Doan's Kidney Pills, and read
about the good work they have done in
this locality Not another remedy ever
produced such convincing proof of
merit.
T. E. Dulaney, musician, living on
Jefferson ST., Lexington, Va, says: 81
known Doan's Kidney Pill to be a
splendid kidney remedy from personal
experience. had severe attack of
kidney trouble, being seized with sharp
pains through my back and loins and
for two days being unable to leave my
bed or even turn over in it. When /
did get up the pains were so intense
that 1 was forced to walk in a stopped
position, at the same time suffering
terribly. My kidneys seemed to be
contested and felt like two hard Jumps
in my back. The secretions from these
organs were also terribly disordered
and very scanty. At last I decided to
try Doan's Kidney Pills, and procured
a box. After using the contents great
improvement was noticeable in my
condition, and l continued using them
until 1 was improved in every way. 1
am still taking Doan's Kidney Pills
and cannot say too much in their
praise"
Plenty more proof like this from
Staunton people. Call at B. F. Hughes
drug store and see what his customers
report.
For sale by all dealers. Price so cts
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's- sand
II o4I.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19

have a lot more fun with the money
If spent 1t in some other way"
VERY well. But you have your
tickets. haven't you?"
81 can return them and get my
money back"
"Of course, II 1t would not be pleas
ant for you to attend the opera with
me shall be glad to release you
from the obligation"
Glad? Remember that we have
decided to put formality aside and be
frank with each other"
well. at least should not find it
pleasant to go If knew that 1t bored
you to accompany me-"
go on, Helen, that isn't being half
frank. Admit that you want me to
take you 30 that will not have
chance to take any other girl"
"Mr. Ferguson, you are"
Now. Helen. you are dropping back
behind the barriers Of conventional
ity. You were going to call me Tom,
you know"
But you are exasperating."
I'll try not to be. Come on, now.
Tell me candidly why you want to go
to the opera. You intimated a mo-
ment ago that you were not interested
In musical performances"
Il don't see why it is necessary to
harp on that. There are other things
we can talk about, aren't there?"
Yes. plenty of them; but we ought
to have that settled first. It makes
you glad to snuggle up beside me in
theater. doesn't it,"
you have no right to talk that way
to me-"
But we are to be free from the re-
strictions Of conventionality."
Even If we are, we can still be re.
spectful to each other"
Certainly. 1t isn't disrespectful to
say what just said. is it,"
1T is hardly the thing a gentleman
would be expected to say to a lady"
But a man might say 1t to his
wife, mightn't he?"
"A man might say lots of things to
his wife that it wouldn't be proper TO,
you to say to me-"
"Oh, no-not If we are going to
brush away the barriers you referred
to a little while ago. We can't be
frank If we are going to limit our
frankness."
But didn't mean that, exactly"
What did you mean, Helen?"
why, that-that 1t seemed foolish
for US to be so formal"
I'm other words, you wanted me to
speak right out and teN you 1 loved
you, If did, eh?"
You may consider yourself released
from the engagement for next Thurs.
day evening. l have no wish to ac-
company you to the opera"
You had. in fact, got rather tired
Of waiting for me to say something
that would relieve your anxiety con-
corning my purpose in calling on you,
hadn't you, Helen"
''You will oblige me by calling me
Miss Fancher, If you must mention
my name"
Don't be offended, Helen. l am
only trying to be informal. Come, now,
admit that you have been thinking of
me great deal lately"
IF you were capable of understand
ing how disagreeable you are making
yourself you would, am sure, take
your hat and CO."
Remember this is leap year."
What of it?"
IF you send me away tonight with
out giving me the right to hope that
may in the near future say to you
whatever any gentleman may say to
his wife shall never return"
'Tom, do you really mean it,"
"Of course l mean 1t, Helen"
I'm so glad" she said as she put
her arms around his neck, that we
decided to brush the barriers away"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19

The Deckers Creek & Cheet River
Railroad Co. is reported having been
granted franchise by the court of
Monongalia county, w. Va, to build
an electric line from Granville via
Morgauton to Dellslow, and later to
Cheat River.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19

Eucalyptus ties in Hawaii are said
to last Is years. East of Albuquerque,
N. NJ, one road is using Georgia pine.
At present certain California roads are
using many thousands of redwood ties
on the coast. They are also getting
oak ties from Japan.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19

Pittsburg capitalists have purchased
10000 acres Of mineral lands in Bote-
tourt county, Is miles from Roanoke.
The tract includes the site of the old
Catawba Iron Furnace, which furnish
ed iron the Confederacy. Prospectors
have found the same conditions exist
ing on the tract that prevail at Biz
mingham-coal and iron alternately.
An iron vein, 40 feet wide, is followed
by veins of coal to 10 feet in thick
ness. The veins are being opened for
a distance of ten miles along Catawba
Creek. 1t is believed the N. & w. and
the G. & o. Railways will build tap
lines to the new fields.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19

The Sewell Lumber Co., with head
quarters at Parkersburg, w. Va, will,
according to reports, establish mills at
Sewell and build narrow-gauge rail-
road. The enterprise will involve an
investment Of about $780, for timber
lands and plant. Mr.. F. o. Havener
of Parkersburg, is manager, and he to-
gether with Pittsburg capitalists, have
taken over the Sewell Lumber Co. and
purchased 1000 acres of virgin timber
land estimated to contain from 75,00O,-
900 to 100000 900 feet of white oak, pop
lar, ash, cherry, walnut, chestnut and
hemlock lumber in Fayette county,
w. Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19
Wonders of Evolution.

Boy-Papa, was any of my ances-
tors ever potato bug?
Eminent Man Of Science-No, my
son; the potato bug belongs to a
collateral branch Of natures great
family. You are probably a cousin
to the potato bug, several billion
eimeS removed.-Chicago Tribune
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19
INDUSTRIAL NEWS
Items That Will Interest Many Of
Our Readers.

The Monroe Lumber Co., incorporat-
ed with $4,000 capital stock, has pur-
chased timber rights on 615 acres of
in Monroe county, w. Va, and will
develop it.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19

1t is reported that the Norfolk &
Western Ry. will Immediately begin
the construction of a branch line from
Matewan, w. Va, to a new mine on
Mail Creek, distance of miles.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19
LaceS and EmbrOiderieS.

The New York and 10 cent store
has just received a new shipment of
pillow tops, towels and table linens.
DAVIS & HOLT,
Is N. Augusta Street.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19
Soldier Balks Death Plot.

1t seemed to J. A. Stone, a civil war
veteran of Kemp, Tex, that plot ex-
listed between a desperate lung trouble
and the grave to cause his death. 81
contracted stubborn cold," he writes,
"that developed cough that stuck to
me, in spite of all remedies, for years.
My weight ran down to 130 pounds.
Then 1 began to use DR.. Kings New
Discovery, which restored my health
completely now weigh 17S pounds. !"
For severe colds, obstinate coughs,
hemorrhages, asthma. and to prevent
pneumonia it's unrivaled. SOC and 81.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by B.
F. Hughes.
Consul Henry H. Morgan of Amster-
dam, says that it is generally admitted
throughout Europe that there are no
dentists equal to the American and
that the American dental colleges are
admittedly far superior to the Euro
pea1.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19

The Surry Lumber Co. will enlarge
its facilities by building big planning
mill at Norfolk. This mill will have
from Is to 20 machines and accom-
panying equipment for the daily pro-
duction of 200, 900 feet of lumber.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19

Josiah V. Thompson, the millionaire
coal operator, of Uniontown, Pa, has
purchased tract of 1000 acres of coal
lands in Harrison county, w. Va, un-
derlaid with the Pittsburg vein, from
the Marsh Coal and Coke Company,
which was organized by Sam R. Nuz-
nm. Mr.. Nuzum has owned the prop
erty for number of years, principally
in his own right.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-19

On February the Norfolk and Wes-
tern Railway began. laying eighty
pound rails from Honaker to Tazewell,
a distance of forty miles. This is made
necessary SO the large type engines can
be-used on the Clinch Valley division
for the heavy coal traffic. Iron bridges
are replacing wooden trestles on the
Blackford branch.