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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-01-14
A STRANGE BEE'olvKY.
MOVE FROM TREE, OCCUPIED FOR TEN
YEARS, JUST BEFORE ITS DEsTRuc-

MOVE FROM TREE, OCCUPIED FOR TEN I
YEARS, JUST BEFORE ITS DEsTRUc-
TIoN.
Some one tipped off a big hive OF
bees in a hollow tree at the foot OF Hog
Mountain that ten-ton bowlder was
going to roll down from the top OF the
mountain and smash everything in It's
path, including the tree in which they
had stored 700 pounds of honey. In
what way they got the tipis not known.
The best evidence the bees had IL Is
thew moved to another tree out OF the
danger line a few hours before the big
bowlder made its sensational DOWN
ward rush, and that Reuben Van
Wrinkle. who owns the farm on which
the bee trees are, returned from Mont
clair loaded down with presents he
bought after he had sold the 700 pounds
of honey for fancy prices. incident
ally, when in Montclair, he felt SO rlch
as a result of the bee tip and the bowl-
der. he went to the Central Hotel ana
had full course dinner.
The bees occupied the hollow tree ten
wears. Van Wrinkle never disturbed
them, because he knew the only way
TO get the honey was to cut the Tree
down. He was averse to doing that.
So the insects worked away until the
tree literally was saturated with honey.
Two weeks ago he noticed the bees
wore moving to another hollow tree.
He thought it was because new
swarm was being driven out OF the old
quarters TO find new home. AS he
sized it up, nothing short OF big hght
in the hive could force bees to go out in
December.
On Sunday night the Van Wrinkles
were aroused by a terrific crashing on
the mountain side. Van Wlnkle go'
oft of bed and went to investigate, by
that time the the noise had ceased anc
ba could not discover the cause. In
the morning, however, he saw the big
bowlder in his meadow and up the
mountain side trees which had beer
felled bv its rush. AT the end OF thu
line lay the old bee tree.
Then it dawned upon Van Wlnki'
why the bees had moved.-Ne" ofN
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-01-14
A Wild Blizzard Raging

brings danger, ,sufiering-often death
to thousands, who take colds, coughs
and lagrippe-that terror OF Winter
and Spring. Its danger signals are
ssstuf1ed up" nostrils, lower part OF
nose sore, chills and fever, pain in back
of head, and throat-gripping cough.
When grip attacks, as you value your
life, don't delay getting DR.. Kings
New Discovery. 'One bottle cured
me.u writes A. l.. Dunn, of Pine Val
lev, Miss, s'after being laid up three
weeks with gsip.' For sore lungs,
hemorrhages, coughs, colds, whooping
cough, bronchitis, asthma,its supreme.
soc and 81. Guaranteed by B. F.
Hughes.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-01-14
DOWNWARD COURSE
FAST BEING REALIZED BY STAUNTON
PEOPLE.

"A
PEOPLE.
A little backache at first. Daily in
creasing till the back is lame and
weak. Urinary disorders quickly fol-
lows: Diabetis and finally Bright's
disease. This is the downward course
of kidney ills.
Dor,t take this course. Follow the
advice of Staunton citizen
J. H. Bell, IS E. Frederick street,
Staunton, Va, says: "For ten years
nv kidneys we're disordered, the chief
symptom being too frequent and pam
full passages of the kidney secretlons'
Twas obliged to arise often at night on
this actoudt. My back was also pam
fu, and weak at times. Doan's Kid
ney Pills, which procured at Thomas
Hogshead's drug store, cured my back,
freed me from pain and restored my
kidneys to normal condition. L can
| recommend this remedy highly"
For sale by all dealers. Price % Gu
Milburn Co., Buffalo, New orK
sole agents for the United States.
! Remember the name-Doan's--an'
take no other.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-01-14
THE FIRST ELEVATOR.
FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL IN NEW YORK
STARTED ONE FOR PASSENGERS.

FIT ri ANEUNU hOI Ir1i1 A1> 1>AS"
STARTED ONE FOR PASSENGERS.
1t is certain that the earliest and the
most indispensable of the factors which
have enabled the construction OF the
mighty skyscrapers of to-day was the
passenger elevator, and that this was
brought into use during the '6O. s OF the
last century, its firstappearanceinNe in New
York being in the Fifth Avenue Hotei.
1t was at about the same time intro
duced into the Astor House, then al
ready generation old. So obvious
was the utility of this device that the
wonder again is that it had not been
brought into practice long before.
Hoists are, of course, as old as the
Dutch warehouses. of which the pict-
uresqueness is enhanced by the pro-
jecting cranes that worked the hoists,
doubtless as old as Archimedes. But
hotels, even when the Fifth Avenue
was built, were conditioned in altitude,
as were all other buildings not exclul-
vely monumental, by the powers OF
ascension of the unassisted human leg
Five stories was the maximum for
commercial buildings, except that an
attical sixth might be added for the
Accommodation of the janitor, whose
name was Hobson and who had to 60
where he was sent, which, naturally,
was where no "paying guest" could be
induced to go. He and his may have
taken their outlook on life from Sits
or bull's-eyes just under the roof. In
the cases of hotels the sixth story was
assigned to servants and store rooms.
Tenants or inmates could not be in
duced to climb more than four flights
of stairs and grumbled grievously in
the case of inmates of hotels and accus-
ell the clerk hotel of perfdy when they
had to climb so many. A device which
would make all the floors, even of
five-story hotel, equally accessible, ano
so equally desirable, was device very
sure of immediate adoption, so SURE
that the only wonder was that the sup
ply of it should have so Jagged behino
the demand The beginnings of the
elevators were, it is quite true, the be
ginnings also of what in their earlier
stages were known as the ''elevatOl
buildings ,p-Scribner's Magazine.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-01-14
L1ghtning's Singular Freak.

During storm in Frederick, Nd,
played peculiar prank at
the residence of G. Herbert Kreth. A
bolt struck the lightning rod and ran
down the rod at the side of the house
until it struck nail in the metal band
by which the rod was fastened to the
wall. The bolt drove the nail through
the brick wall and across bedroom
into the opposite wall, where it was
imbedded in lath beneath the plaster.
Where the nail was driven into the
house hole an inch in diameter was
cut in the brick wall. Nobody was In
the room at the time, but Mr.. hreh,
who was in the yard, was stunned by
the stock.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-01-14
Saved at Deaths Door.

The door of death seemed ready to
open for Murray w. Ayers, of Transit
Bridge, n. Y, when his life was won
derfully saaed. II was in dreadful
condition." he writes, ''my skin was
almost yellow; eyes sunllen; tongue
coated; emaciated from losing 40 lbs,
growing weaker daily. Virulent liver
trouble pulling me down to death in
spite of doctors. Then that matchless
medicine-Electric BiIters-cured me.
l regained the 40 lbs lost and now am
we'll and strong" For all stomach,
liver and kidney troubles they're SUI
preme. SOC at B. F. Hughes.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-01-14

A Philadelphia physic ian CLAIMS
that the Tactic acid tablets now so much
used for intestinal disorders are also
helnful in the treatment of catarrh and
other affections of the throat, ear and
nasal passages. A liquid containing
these bacilli sprayed into these cavities
is said to destroy the germs with when
if comes in contact.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-01-14
Making Life Safer.

Everywhere life is being made more
safe through the work of DR.. Kings
New Life Pills in constipation, bilious
ness, dyspepsia, indigestion, liver trou-
bles, kidney diseases and bowel disor-
ders. They're easy, but sure, and per-
fectly build up health. 25c at B. f.
Hughes drug store.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-01-14
Laces and Embroider1es.

The New York 5 and 10 cent store
has lust received new shipment 0
aces and embroideries, ladies' collars
inflow tops, towels and table linens.
DAVIS g. HOLT,
Is N. Augusta Street.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-01-14

Ordinarily Asiatic Turkey produces
in year about 1875, 100 barrels OF olive
oil, as compared with LAOS, $50 for
Spain and 1875, sso for Italy. Much
of the Syrian olive oil enters into the
manufacture of soap.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-01-14
INDUSTRIAL NEWS
Items That Will Interest Many Of
Our Readers.

The Preston Coal Lands Co. of King
wood, w. Va, has been incorporated
with an authorized capital stock OF
$lOO, 900 to develops coal mines and
manufacture coke in Preston county.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-01-14

Under exceptionally good condlonlis
of weather and clouds vessels OF the
navy have exchanged searchlight Sig
nails at a distance of 50 miles,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-01-14

The Barr Ore and Iron Corporation
of Richmond, Va, has been incorro-
rated with an authorized capital stock
of $3.50, 900 to develop iron ore deposits.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-01-14

The New River, Bolston & Western
Railway, which is now building an
extension to Rocky Gap, 2l miles from
Norrows, will, it is said, build fur
ther extension of about Is miles to
Bland Courthouse.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-01-14

Out of total of eighteen South foie
expeditions, nine have been from "rea'
Britain.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-01-14

Last years output OF coal in England
showed decrease of over 100000
tons.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-01-14

extension to Rocky Gap, q miles from
Norrows, will, it is said, build fur
ther extension of about Is miles to
Bland Courthouse.
An officer of the Morgantown u
Dunkard Valley Ry. Co., which is
building an electric line, says that 3
miles have been constructed from Nor
gantown to Randall, and that in 1910
the line will BIZ completed from Ran
dali to Blacksville. w. Va, II miles.
The Virginia & Southwestern Ry.
has completed track from Moccasin
Gap to Cameron, Va, over six miles,
and from Persia Junction to Surgeons
Vile, Tenn, over Is miles. 1T is now
completing the line from the latter
point to Cameron, Va, about fourteen
miles, and expects to put all in opera
ton by the first of April. None OF the
line already constructed is yet being
operated.
The Atlantic Coast Line, according
to a report from Florence, S. G., is sur
veying for possible new line from
Hartsville, in that State, via McBee,
S. c., to Charlotte, n. G., with cross
line from Wadesboro to Monroe. This
This company is now building, in con-
neclion with n. & W., a line known
as the Winston-Salem Southbound
from Winston-Salem southward tc
Wadesboro, N. c., 80 miles.
The Manufacturers Record says il
is advised that the Pocahontas Goa
Co. of Bluefield, w. Va, has affected
its organization. The company VIII
begin operations at once and conduct
general selling agency for large
tonnage of Pocahontas, Raven Rec
Ash, Thacker, Winifrede and othel
other Goals in the fields accessible Il
the N. g. W., Carolina, Clinchfield q
Ohio, and Virginian railways.
The formal organization OF the Z. L.
Ritter Company Of Graham, w. Va.
has been effected by the election OF Z
L. Ritter, president; Edwin Mann
vice-president, and b. B. Burns, secre
tary and treasurer. 1t is stated INA
the company has taken over the saw
mill and timber holdings OF the Vel
low Poplar Lumber Co., and has pur
chased extensive timber properties II
Buchanan, Wise and Russell counties
Va. To facilitate the development 0
these properties it is understood that
railroad will be constructed to White
wood, Va.
The midland journal., 1910-04-29
WASHINGTON
By TELEGRAPH

The bar of the Supreme Court OF
the United States will hold a meet
ing on Saturday, April 80, In the
courtroom, at the Capitol, to take
appropriate action in memory of the
late Justice Brewer.
Mrs. Scott, president general of
the Daughters Of the American Rev
olution, was presented with a gavel
made Of wood from the is original
states by Francis Scott Key Chapter
of Baltimore.
Coropation tax assessments up to
date amount to $15,203,136. Only
$132,047 has bcen paid into the
Treasury on account Of the tax. Cor
porations have untif June 80 to pay
up.
The Bureau of Statistics reports
that the trade in domestic merchan-
disc between the United States and
the Philippine Islands increased SIS
per cent. during the past year.
1t is reported in administration
circles that President Taft may ap-
point Governor Hughes a member
Of the Supreme Court bench to sue
ceed the late Justice Brewer.
All the important officers Of the
new Court of Customs Appeals were
announced at a meeting of that tri-
bunal.
Senator Hughes prevented a vote
being taken on the cost of living
appropriation in the Senate.
Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Norton told the House Commit
tee that subtreasury officials could
steal all they want, without fear of
punishment.
Senator Smith. of South Carolina,
stated in the Senate, referring to
the indictment of cotton spectators
in New York. that Attorney Gem
eral Wickersham has been made the
victim of plot.
The Senate discussed Senator
Lodges resolution to appropriate
$685. additional to extend the
Senate inquiry into the cost of liv-
ing.
The midland journal., 1910-04-29
Digging Into Butter Prices.

Chicago Especially Relations be-
tween the butter boards of Chicago
and Elgin. Illinois, were the subject
of informal inquiry here by o. e.
Harrison. a special investigator from
the office of Attorney General Wick
ersham. Mr.. Harrison's visit is said
to be preliminary to an investigation
by Federal authorities into condi-
tions governing the fixing of the
price of butter weekly at Elgin.
Chicago dealers declare the Elgin
board arbitrarily fix the price too
high.
The midland journal., 1910-04-29
wife Chaws Tobacco

Muncie. Ind. Especially Whether
the fact that wife is addicted to
the habit of chewing tobacco is cruel
treatment Of the husband within the
meaning Of the statute is a question
that will be interpreted by Judge
Joseph G. Letter when the divorce
case Of John w. Hefferline against
Mrs. Georgia Hefferline is called in
the Circuit Court. The Hefferlines
have been married 2S years, and the
husband says he can no longer stand
his wife's habit Of chewing.
The midland journal., 1910-04-29

j.
New York Especially ALBERT VOL
ter. degenerate youth Of 1e years,
who was crazy" about women, must
die in the electric chair for the muir
der of Ruth Wheeler, a pretty a q
year-old stenographer. After only
one hour and so minutes Of deliber-
alton, jury in the court of Special
Sessions found him guilty of murder
IN the first degree at 1920 o'clock,
bringing to close trial marked
Dy Its swift movement and its tes-
timony of horror.
The boys counsel said with elo-
quence that Wolter was too tender
hearted to harm cat, but IL men
decided that he had strangled Ruth
Wheeler and thrust her while yet
alive In his fire place, where, soaked
with oil, her crumpled body writhed
and burned.
With the same waxed-face indif-
terence that he had shown through
out the trial. Wolter evinced no emo
ton when the verdict was announced.
With almost inhuman complacency
ne had been asleep in his cell-and
sleeping soundly while the jury was
celebrating on his fate. This was
made known by court attendant,
who said that he had to arouse the
prisoner to bring him into court.
Hears Verdict Unmoved.
The Jurymen themselves showed
emotion, while the boy who must die
showed none. AS the jurors fled in .
the prisoner was led into the room
and took his seat, facing the Judge.
His face was the color of putty. but
his complexion is naturally unwhole-
some and its ashiness was accentuat-
ed by the brilliant lights OF the court
room.
When asked If they had found q
verdict William v. Klilp. foreman Of
the jury. answered IN SHAKING
voice: I'VE have" He then annoInc-
ed he and his associates had found
Wolter guilty of murder in the first
degree. All eyes Immediately shifted
toward the prisoner, but he was as
stolid as piece Of stone. AS he
was being handcuffed to officers, pre-
paratory to being taken back to the
Tombs. ne gazed about him uncon-
cernedly. then wobbled away with his
custoiians 81
No relatives of the murderer or of
his victim were in court to hear the
verdict. His aged parents were in
court during the afternoon, but as
he heard the decision which means
death, he was alone among strangers.
Efforts were made to get C statement
from Wolter while on his way to the
Tombs., but he refused to talk. II
don't want to talk. I'm tired and
] want to get little good sleep first"
The midland journal., 1910-04-29

year did lad I'LL hsE 5ckbei, was not
as good as he could be. In the pres
ence Of the school, on December s
1906, so Miss Kelley tells the court
he Committed a breach of proper
decorum by using indecent, vulgar
and profane language at and toward
your petitioner, and jerking her up
on the floor and while in that posi-
tion striking and kicking your petit
TONER"
The teacher took Michael to the
principal, according to her state
ment, and asked him II he was sor-
ry..
s'No," she said he responded.
When she asked him II he would
SO she says. Then. after the prin-
cipal had ordered her to chastise
Michael, she fiogged him with a
pointer, and the state courts in Illi-
nois found that she did not stop with
the job half completed. In fact,
when the Burkes brought q suit for
damage against her alleging tres
pass and other things, the state
courts, on general verdict, entered
q judgment against Miss Kelley.
After the Judgment was procured
against her, Miss Kelley was der
clared a bankrupt. On the ground
that the National Bankrupt Law does
not discharge person from pay
ment OF debt incurred through the
committing Of "wilful and malicious
injuries to the persons or property
of another" Miss Kelley was an
rested under an Illinois statute for
failure to satisfy the judgment. She
went into the federal courts for her
discharge.
q The District Court Of the United
States for the Eastern District of
Illinois admitted testimony, offered
by Miss Kelley, to show that this
was not a debt incurred through will
full and malicious injuries, and the
court found it was not Such pro-
cedure did not meet with the ap-
proval of the Circuit Court Of APP
peals, however, and the judgment
was reversed.
The midland journal., 1910-04-29
9hI@BE CASE flR
THE SUPREME COURT.
Schoolteaeker Wants Odd Ques-
tion Decided.
4 INVOLVES GHAsTSING A PUPIL.
4 Tribunal Determines That She Did
Right In Using The nHickOry
Stick On Recalcitrant Child She
WIN Be Declared A Bankrupt-,
II It Decides Against Corporal
Punishment She Will Have To Go
TO Jan.

Washington. D. C. Especially -
ssIs the tune OF the hickory stick
ID the teaching Of .readin' and 'ritin'
and 'rithemtic'' to be given the NOR
al support of the Supreme Court
of the United States? That is one
Of the questions it will be called
upon to decide between now and va
cation days. If the court gives its
approval to this ancient method of
discipline Annie Kelley, an Illinois
school mistress, will escape from a
school sQuabble with no greater pun
ishment than having been declared
bankrupt. If the court, possibly
with q memory of the days Of old,
puts its foot down on corporal pun
ishment she, will have to go to Jail
for fiogging one OF her pupils.
Never before in the history Of the
court. it is said, had it been con-
fronted with such a question. In
1906 Miss Kelley was teaching in
the primary department of the pub
lie schools OF Tolono, Champaign
County, Ill. According to the brief
Miss Kelley has just fled in the Su-
preme Court, Michael Burke. an IL
The midland journal., 1910-04-29

Washington, D. G. Especially -
Ultimate disarmament of the nations
Of the world is practicable in the
opinion of Secretary Knox, He be-
lieves the establishment Of court
of arbitral justice to which nations
Of the world may appeal for the
settlement of their controversies
will have the effect as its own nat
ural consequence of not merely re-
ducing armament, but ultimately Of
rendering large armaments unnec-
essary.
His plan for the establishment Of
an international court of arbitral
justice which was outlined in an
Identical note sent in the fall of last
year to various nations is said to
be meeting with general favor, and
Mr.. Knox believes that such court
will be constituted at The Hague in
the near futures
BY way of explanation of his plan
for the establishment of the court
the Secretary said that the existence
of 9 permanent tribunal of arbitral
justice would make a resort to it
very easy, as, being in permanent
session, 1t would not have to be con-
stituted anew for each case as 1t
arises; that the expenses of the
court would be borne by the ma
tions jointly, not as heretofore by
the parties in controversy, and that
the judgments of such a court
would bind all parties interested in
the particular controversy. The
court would be compos,d Of judges
representing various ntsdons or sys-,
TENS Of law. and it is expected
would develop international law just
as the common law of England and
the United States has been developed
by judicial decision.
The Secretary also said that while
the court would be primarily intend,
ed for the powers participating I'M
its constitution, it would neverthe-|
less be open to any power that might
wish to submit a controversy to it,
thus making it in the fullest sense
international. 1t Is not proposed inl
signing a convention for the estab-i
lishment of such court that the na-I
tions shall obligate themselves toI
disarm or make any move toward
disarmament. The successful oper-I
alton of the court, however, would
have for its consequence a reductionl
of armament, If not complete dis-l
armament.
The midland journal., 1910-04-29
HIS VARIED CAREER.

Born November 80, 1885, in
Monroe County. Missouri.
At IL years started to learn
trade of printer.
In 1857 became Mississippi
pilot.
1861 enlisted in Confederate
Army, but only served three
months.
Next tried his fortune at gold
mining.
From miner he turned re-
porter, then editor in Nevada and
his humor began to develop.
Adopted pen name Mark Twain
while working on Virginia city
newspaper.
1859, after tour of Europe,
wrote sInnocents Abroad" and
established fame as. author.
1884, invested in publishing
company and lost his fortune in
It's failure.
Made world lecture tour and
earned enough to more than pay
his debts.
Published his first book in
1867; his last in 1907.
The midland journal., 1910-04-29
IN KENTUCKY.

Louisville, KY. Unprecedented
low temperatures for the season and
steady snowfall throughout Western
Kentucky and Western Tennessee
marked the progress Of the cold
wave which now has spread as far
south as Northern Mississippi.
At Louisville and Memphis the
Thermometer registered 80 degrees,
the coldest late April weather on rec
ord. In Western Kentucky the snow
fall gave prospect that morning
would find a blanket possibly two
inches in depth on the ground.
The midland journal., 1910-04-29
A mother Seeks Death.

Chicago, Ill. Especially .-Despond-
ent because she and one daughter
were invalids. Mrs. Margaret Collins.
&c years old. killed herself and her
two little daughters, apparently walt
ing until her oldest child, Mary six
years old was asleep. Mrs. Collins
turned on all the gasiets in her
room and then lay down in bed
room, The dead woman was found
with her 14-month-old daughter, An
astasia. clasped in her arms.
The midland journal., 1910-04-29
Leaped 12O Feet mo- Death.

New York Especially Mrs. John
Laender. wife of musician. selected
the highest point on the elevated
railway and leaped 40 feet to her
death from the One Hundred and
Tenth Street Station. She died in
an automobile on the way to a hos
pital. She had been a sufferer with a
nerve disorder and was fifty years
old.