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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
BLAcKsBURG, VA.

Degree course in Agriculture,
Horticulture, Applied Chemistry,
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ry Medicine. Sixty-four Instruc-
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heating and electric lights in dormi-
tories. Library $4,000 volumes.
Farm of 100 acres.
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURAL APPRENTICES
Zone Year Course for Young Farmers)
Total cost OF session Of nine months, fnclu.
ding tuition and other feea. board, washing.
uniforms medical attendance etc, $26l.00.
Cost to Virginia students. $234.e0
The next aes.ion opens Wednesday. Sep
PAUL 5; BARRlNGER, Md, IL. D.
7.6tf President
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08
LOOKING FOR a LEADER

Politicians of the democratic pursua-
sion are hunting for issues for the next
cam paign. They are gloating over the
fact that they have told MI. Bryan he
is not wanted and they will have some
great and good man who is wanted to
take his place. This sounds good. MI.
Harmon Of Ohio, we learn, is to be
that great and good man, and he is to
be run on platform of tariff reduc-
ton. republican wastefulness, and high
prices of living. So certain are we that
the present democratic organization
cannot be held to reduction of the
tariff, that we smile when we hear
such talk. We are also disposed to
laugh when we hear the present organ
izatioD talk about success. This Or
ganization would not succeed if it
could. 1t has been in the renegade
column ever since 1855, and republican
principles on money, tariff and trusts,
suit it better than any other. 1t has
played into the hands of the republi-
can party ever since then, and will do
so again..
The real tariff reformers are republic
cans. They are Dolliver, and Cum
m ms, and LaFollette, and Beverage,
and others known as 'Insurgents.
The speech Of Mr.. Dolliver in the SEN
ate recently, was unanswerable, when
he told that Mr.. Taft went about
through the west defending the Payne
A ldrich tariff bill with a bundle of sta
tisties made up by an army officer
st atistics Mr.. Taft knew no more about
than child. He put the president in
q more ridiculous and unpleasant atti-
tude, If possible, when he showed this
fact than he got into in the Ballinger
case by.that celebrated letter. When
he told him the sugar trust dictated
much of the Payne-Aldrich bill and
of the reduction it permitted of cents
per hundred pounds on refined sugar
1t putlthe whole administration into a
bad light. Then again when he
showed that the total cost of smelling
lead was $500 per ton, and yet in order
"to protect labor" there was tariff of
$42. so per ton put on lead, and under
the same condition tariff of $3.50
put on copper in all forms, the coun-
try smiled with righteous indignation.
1t is from these people and mass of
people from the democratic party who
are sincere tariff reformers, that there
will come change in the affairs of
this nation.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08
THEY ARE NO LONGER SILENT

Political gossip which has been
hushed to the public ear. but which
has gone on increasingly kbehind the
screens and closed doors ever since
Major Daniel became sick last winter,
is now beginning to be heard in the
open. Those who know can tell what
Governor Mann has had in mind all
these months that a1or Daniel has
been sick. A contributor to this pa
per in yesterdays issue made the fol-
lowing significant statement, which
recalls "a multitude of sins" which
some may have forgotten. He in
part said:
when every one was waiting for
the sad news of the Senator's death
the legislature was on the point Of
adjournment. had he died before
adjournment the privilege Of filing
the post would have fallen to tn. leg.
islatufe, but otherwise the Governor
would have had the right to appoint a
successor. So jealous we're these two
powers Of the privilege, that the Leg
islature prolonged its session after its
work had been nnlshed IN the ill dis
guised hope that the end would
come" This arraignment Of both
the executive and Legislative branches
of the government, each OF which has
to do with the filling of senatorial
vacancies under certain conditions is
not wholly. unjust or unmerlted.
There was such delay in adjournment,
and there was rivalry between the
governor and that body over the right
to exercise this great privilege. The
scramble was unseemly. But poll
tics is a Cold proposition, and the
office seeker a heartless mourner.
There were those then who sat up
and watched the bulletins, and listen.
ed hopefully for news from the sick
man. At last the legislature could
hold out no longer. They reluctant
ly it seems surrendered the work to
the Governor, and he has the appoint.
ment now in hand. There seems to
be no doubt as to where the appoint
meDt will go. Yet there are sor1e
who believe that if tie Hon. H. D.
Flood would accept il, he could get it.
But Mr.. Flood is not likely to drop
the bone he has for the one he sees
re Elected as he crosses the political
stream. So the appointment will &c
to the Hon. Claude A. Swanson we
are told, and then there may be
scr amb le for it when the next legis-
lature is elected. Of this there will
be much said hereafter, for it will
prove an interesting topic.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08
BALTIMORE MARKETS

Baltimore, Md July 6. -Wheat-
Easier; spot contract, 95 Ia; July %
IA; August, 96 S-8; September SO 3-s;
December, 1.O2. Receipts, 80, 760
bushels. Exports, "a, 480 bushels
Southern by sample, 75a95; southern,
on grade, 89a96.
Corn-Dull; spot contract 50 Ia;
July SO Ia. Receipts. II, 800 bushels.
Exports SO, 2l4 bushels.
Oats-Firm ;VNo. 2 white, As 1-4a45
3-4; No. white, A 1-4a45; No. 2
mixed, 44a44 Ia. Receipts, Is, 1914
bushels.
Rye-Easier. No. 2 western domes-
tic 75a78.
Hay-Firm, unchanged.
Grain freights- Quiet, unchanged. |:
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08
EvANGEL1sT1c APPOINTMENT
Where Ministers Will Serve During
Summer Months

Lexington Presbytery has made the
following evangelistic appointments
for the summer mouths.
Goshen, Rev. L. L. Moore, NJ. d. =,
Coalition, Rev. F. II. Barron, Bridge
water, Rev. VIM. @. White; Pickens,
Rev. @. W. Mcdonald; Sutton, Rev.
G. L. Altfather; Chenille, Rev.
Henry Miller; Alpoena, Rev. ]. B.
Massey: Hartman, Rev. J. A. Thom-
as; Mountain Grove, Rev. G. r.
Stribling; Greenwood, Rev. VIM
N. Scott; Broadway, Rev. B. F. Will
son, D. D.; Belington, Rev. G. A.
Wilson, D. D.; Lebanon, Rev. d. N.
Yarbro; Phlilippi, Rev. J. N. Van
devanter; Dayton, Rev. H.A. Young;
huntsville, Rev. G. R. Lacy; Casa
way, Rev. w. A. Beverley; Coal VAL
ley, Rev. J. A. Trostle; Gladly, A. T.
Graham; Westminster, Rev. A. M.
Fraser; Stony Run, Rev. G. B. Han
ahran; Sinking Spring, Rev. G. B.
Ratchford; Basic City, Rev. A. G.
Hopkins, Jr.; Collierstown, Rev. A.
W. Wool; Edom, Rev. G. D. Waller.
VIM. G. WHITE,
Stated Clerk
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08
Stua.i 81: Tie Hastings

Tazewell, Va. July 1. Hon. Henry
Carter Stuart, De-n ocratic candidate
for congress was the orator OF the
day at Fourth Of July celebration
today at Honaker. in this co unity.
The largest crowd ever known in
Honaker was present, and great hon.
or and respect was paid the former
citizen.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08
EFFECT OF the FIGHT

The prize fight ended long antici-
pated event, and resulted as it in fact
should. When a white man in the
United States tries to put himself on an
equality with negro socially, the ne
gro rises above him. There cannot be
that sort of equality, there is no level
on which both can stand at the same
time, hence when a white man goes
into the prize ring with negro he
loses sympathy and the respect of the
white people who have regardifor aci-
al conditions he goes beneath the black
man, and they care not what becomes
of him. The masses of white people were
well satisfied that the negro knocked
that particular white man out, because
they had no sympathy with him, and
it has had no racial effect, beyond the
fact that some racial clashes may re-
suit from 1t. The sensible negro may
never let it affect him, yet there may
be others less prudent who may say or
do things as the result OF this fight,
which may bring about trouble. This
is the only injury that could come
from it, to racial detriment. Many
persons lookton thestrength of a people
by their ability to fight. When the
Philistine, Goliah of Gath, stepped
out from the ranks of his army and
defied the Israelites, the feeling inspir-
ed his followers that victory must be
theirs, because Of the physical strength
OF their champion. A youth, a mere
STRIPPING, went out and slew him, and
the Philistine army fled. Such feeling
comes from ignorance, and those who
imagine that this fight settles racial
superiority may suffer for their folly.
This is our only regret. The two races
will occupy the same relative positions
as before, and this big, husky black,
with his white wife, will 60 bounding
over the country till somebody whips
him. Then he will disappear from
human notice. He has great physical
strength, but from the troubles he has
had with police courts and his bar
room fights, it seems he lacks wisdom
and lacks it badly.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08
Ask Them About II.

For many wears physicians and nurs-
es have considered Kemp's Balsam the
b.st cough cure. Every druggist and
dealer in medicine sells and recon-
mends Kemp's Balsam. Ask the doc
tor, the nurse, or the druggist about it
Ii Is for coughs, irritation of tie throat,
bronchitis, asthma and all throat and
lung troubles. The Price is 25c and SOC
bottle.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08
: A HOT TIME IN OLD VIRGINIA

In the election of our next general
assembly there will be a great deal of
interest. There will be two u. S.
Senators elected by that body. Mr..
Martin will Of course stand to succeed
himself, and whosoever Gov. Mann
appoints will no doubt make the race
for, the long term, made vacant by
the death Of Senator Daniel. Under
these circumstances it is very evident
that Virginia will be a hot bed of
politics at that time, indeed it is safe
to say that even at this distance we
can see there will have been nothing
comparable to it since old readjuster
days.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08
Norwegian Minister Dies
at White Sulphur Springs

at White Sulphur Springs
White Sulphur, W. Va, July L.
Minister o. Guide, of Norway, died
suddenly here tonight at 10 o'c lock.
Death was due to apoplexy. The
minister had been here for two
weeks with his family.
Minister Guide came to Washington
as the representative Of the Norwe-
gain government April %, 1908, dur
ing the latter part of the Roosevelt
administration Previous to being
accredited to the United States he
had been minister of Norway and
Sweden at Copenhagen. being sta
toned at that post at the time Nor
way severed her connection with
Sweden, resigning the post of min
sitter Of the d ual countries. Later he
was appointed minister at Berlin AMI
came from that country to Washing
ton.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08
COLOR BLINDNESS DANGEROUS.

Ohio is the birth place Of many
great men. She has now. and has
had many favorite sons. James J..
Jeffries, until recently one Of the
greatest ever. was born Just outside Of
Carroll, Ohio. One James B. Forak.
OF, if we are not mistaken, was also at
che time . fevorite son. Both of
these grew color blind and boil: ARE
fast disappearing from public regard.
Ohio has yet = favorite son in the
person of VIM. H. Taft. Reports are
that he is about become color blind.
The two illnstrious examples above
should be warning.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08
FUNERAL OF A. S. coEFMAN
Confederate Veteran Is Widely At
tended

The funeral of Mr.. A. S. Coffman
whose death has already been noted
in this correspondence was held from
st. James Lutheran church, of which
he was member, at II O'Clock yester-
day morning, conducted by the pastor
Rev. D. W. Files assisted by Rev.
Peter Harder. Interment was in
Salem cemetery.
Mr.. Coffman was born Sept. 8, 1s42
aud had reached the advanced age
Of 81 years months and % days.
He was widely and favorably known
and leaves . wide circle Of relatives
and friends to mourn his loss.
He had been a member of the Luth-
eran church for more than "a years,
a large portion of this time served
this congregation efficiently and
was only recently released from
official duty after repeated requests
from him.
The active pallbearers were W. D.
Huffman, D. S. Alexander, D. N.
Landes, W. H. johnson, G. B. Dull
and ]. w. Slower. The honorary
pallbearers were w. r. Landes, J. L.
Shaver, T. A. Calhoun,J. G. Richie,
]. H. Willberger and D. s. Wine
Mr.. Coffman served through the
entire civil war with distinction
never receiving a wound aud was the
youngest member Of the 81 Va, Regi-
ment.
Two brothers, Messrs. Thomas and
David Coffman of DesMoines, Iowa,
two sisters, Mrs. John Aldhizer and
Miss Mamie Coffman of Sauvrel Hill,
wife, one son and four daughters
survive. These have the sympathy OF
the community in their bereavement.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08
Making Valuable improvements

Mr.. Mike Kivlighan has purchased
from Mrs. Samuel x. Kerr her res
idence on North New street, recently
occupied by DR.. George S. Walker
and is tearing away the upper portion,
and will remodel it and transform it
into a handsome colonial residence.
The surrounds are ideal. and the To-
cation all that could be desired, but
the old mansard roof was unsightly
and inconvenient, so this is now be-
ing torn away.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08
New Senator

Baton Rouge, La, July BY an
overwhelming majority Governor
Jared Young Sanders was today de-
clared the choice of both houses If
the Louisiana General Assembly for
the seat in the United States Senate
left vacant by the recent death Of
Senator McEnery.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08
Woods Late
Seed Potatoes

are selected seed potatoes
carried in cold storage. so
as to supply them unsprout-
ed and in the best condition
/ for summer planting.
The best time to plant
Late Potatoes is in June or
:, early in July. to make the
| largest yielding crops for
winter use or market.
Write for woods Crop
| Special" giving prices and
seasonable information a.
bout Late Potatoes and
other Seeds for Summer
< Planting.
]. ny. Wood + Sons,
Seedsmen. Richmond. Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08

The picture of Ex-Governor Swan
son is the only one printed by the
Richmond newspapers. as the person
Governor Mann will appoint to fill the
place in the US. Senate, made vacant
b, the death of Senator Daniel. They
need print no other.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08
Bitten Twice BY copperhead

Harrisonburg, July 6.-Adam
Baker, who lives about six miles
northwest of Timbervilie on Suppen
Lick Ridge. was bitten. last Saturday
twice by q copperhead snake, which
is one of The few poisonous reptiles.
The accident occurred when Mr.. Bak-
er was in the act of taking a stick of
wood from the woodbox. preparatory
to starting the morning fire. He was
bitten in both the right and left
hands, before realizing the cause of
the pain.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08
NO CHANCE FOR FAvoRITE SONS

:: If there were any real question as
to where the senatorial plum would
fall, q number of 'favorite sons"
men of 'matchless character"
"preeminent ability" and peculiar
fitness" would rise as lightning bugs
do just now from the tall grass and
begin their phosphorescent chickering's
through the frightening shadows OF
the circumambient political atmos-
phere. But they can all hide their
little light under a bushel of disap.
pOintment and in the end De snuffed
out as is want with little lights or
suffer the fate of the foolish virgins
who missed the marriage feast be-
cause they had NO oil in their lamps
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08

Miss Nettie Leftwich of Hanover is
the guest of Miss May Miller. Miss
Leftwich was formerly one of the fac.
tuly of DunsmOres Business College,
and has many friends here.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08

Philadelphia, July 5.-The announ-
cement of Johnsnon's victory over
Jeffries was followed by numerous
clashes in this Icity between .colored
men and crowds. of white men and
boys. In some cases the blacks, sexul-
ting in the victory, were the agrees
OILS, but in other cases, inofensive
colored men were attacked by riotous
whites. A crowd of white men was
ais o attacked by negroes.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08

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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08

Harrisonburg; Va, July 2.-Mra
Mary Jane Rogers died yesterday At
ternoon at O'Clock at the home of
her son, G. w. Shlflet, who resides ON
the Mauzy farm, near Cub Run.
Death was due to complication of
disease. She was IS years and days
of age.
She leaves three brothers, Daniel
Shiflet, of Greene county; Bizeel
Shiflet, of McGaheysvilie; Geo. Nv.
Shifiet, of Montevideo; and one sis
ter. Miss Laura Shiflet of Montevideo.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08

Captain T. G. Russell has gone to
Camp Greenbrier where he will be one
of the instructors at Dr.. Walter HUI
linens summer school.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08

If Mr.. Joe Cannon of Illinois was
fired, on July the Fourth, we have not
heard of it.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08
Friday, July 8, 1910
WORD FROM Mr.. BRYAN
high FLYERS

Mr.. VIM. J. Bryan landed at Quebec
on Thursday last on his return from
Europe, and went from there to his
home in Nebraska where there is
some heated politics just now. He
was interviewed at Montreal, and,
whilst there was no Significant state
ment made by him as to" paramount
issues," he did say that he believed
the Tariff would be the dominant is-
sue, "unless the democrats fail to
agree upon a satisfactory measure.
Mr.. Bryan is fully acquainted with
the likelihood of democrats to fail to
agree upon satisfactory measures. He
is also familiar with their failure to
agree among themselves, and es-
pecailly to stick together in crucial
moments. He knows that the demo-
cratic party, whilst at times it is nu-
merically strong, is simply a body Of
militia ready to stampede at the first
crack of q gun. He saw that in 1896.
when the republicans were whipped
even in the face of MI. Cleveland's
opposition, and he has seen it many
times since, both in the National and
State campaigns It is we'll, there
fore, that he qualified his expression
and gave room for democratic blind.
ness to manifest itself.
In an interview touching personal
popularity, he spoke of Mr.. Roosevelt
and he used among other things. the
following timely and significant Ian
guage:
"Mr. Roosevelt's wide influence in
politics will depend upon two things:
First, his inclinations; second. his
attitn6 on public questions.
His Influence will depend upon the
position he takes. A man must in
the long run stand or fall with the
principles or policies for which he
stands
He illustrated personal popularity
and it's quick departure, both by Ad-
miral Dewey and Hon. John G. Car.
Isle. Of Mr.. Carlisle he said:
"Another illustration is found in
the case of John G. Carlisle. He
was the leader Of his party for years
and the idol of the young democrats
of his state. Mr.. Carlisle's speeches
on the tariff question, were the AL.
pha and the Omega of the subject.
But when q question: arose upon
which MI. Carlisle differed from his
party in the nation, and from the dem
ocracy of his state. he retired from
public life, and has since devoted
himself to the practice of the law in
q city remote from the friends of his
early days"
He is clearly Of opinion that whilst
a man may be the idol Of his party
today, tomorrow he may commit
some blunder which will shelve him
forever, so melcurial is an American
constituency, and so determined are
they to make their statesmen conform
to their ideals. Even Mr.. Roosevelt
may drop from the political altitude
At which he now scars.
: The Newspapers say that Ara W.
K. Vanderbilt, Jr., took q spin with
Mr.. Harmon at Garden City ON
Thursday in an aeroplane. They only
few q short distance and came down
in rather unexpected fashion, but
nobody was hurt. We are not sur
prised at anything these high flyers
do, either in going up OF coming
down. All that is done we may be
assured is done gracefully, and with
the approval of at least 400 people.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-08
Splendid Blue Grass FAIRNESS
IN LOUDOUN AND FAUQUIER
COUNTIES.

Two valued at $500 each. Five
priced at $4,000 to $4,000 Three at
$4,000. Two at $4,000 1 at $3.50
These farms have good buildings and
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you wish to make a first-class purchase
then examine these properties at once.
Our agency covers the best portion
of the State, so it will be to your inter-
est to correspond with us.
For free full description write to
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Some are born rich, others inherit
riches, and others have riches thrust
upon them.
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