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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-08-12
RAPH|NE NEWS

Raphine, Va, Aug 5.-The Chill
dren's Day was decided success at
the M. E. church last Sunday morn
ing, large crowd was present from
different churches in ockbridge.
Mr.. W. H. Rowan has established
soda water fountain in his store all
kinds of soft drinks and sundae's can
be had which is great treat during
these hot summer days.
Miss Eglantine Beard arrived here
last Monday morning enroute for her
home near New Providence after a
sojourn of six weeks at the Universi-
ty Of Virginia. We are glad to well
come Miss Beard of old Rockbridge
again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ham Wade Of near
New Providence were visitors in our
town for a short time last Tuesday.
Mrs. Fred CLANCY of Danville is
expected to arrive next week to visit
at the no ne Of her grand parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Parker.
Mrs. E. CLANCY is the guest of Miss
Nettiess ssBowles in Clifton Forge this
week.
Mrs. Rucker and family of New
port News have been visiting Mrs.
G.E Wade.
Mr. and Mrs. Hickman of STAUN-
TON are spending a month at the
home Of Mr.. D. H. Rosen.
Miss Alexander Of STAUNTON ia
visiting Miss Irene Huffman.
Miss Edna Houff has returned from
a trip to Powhatan Co.
, Mrs. Florence Rawlings of Freder-
icksburg is spending the summer at
her old home Las Vegas.
Mr.. J. D. Parker and family are
absent on a vacation.
Mr.. Parker is recuperating after a
general breakdown.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. J. Bell are at the
Wilson Springs, one Of the popular
resorts of Rockbridge.
Rev. J. NJ. Shreckhise filled the
pulpit here last Sunday afternoon in
the absence Of Rev. Mr.. Harmon.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-08-12
The Best Hour cf Life

is when you do some great deed or dis
cover some wonderful fact. This hour
came to J. R. Pitt of Rocky Mt, NC,
when he was suffering Intensely, as he
SAYS, sfrom the worst cold 1 ever had
1 then proved to my great satisfaction,
what wonderful cold and cough cure
DR.. Kings New Discovery is. For, af-
ter taking one bottle, | was entirely
cured. You can't say anything too
good of medicine like that" Its the
surest and best remedy for diseased
lungs, hemorrhayes', lagrippe, asthma,
hay fever-any throat or lung trouble.
SOC and 81. Trial bottle free. Guaran-
anteed by B. F. Hughes.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-08-12
INSURGENTS IN CONTROL
Old Committe Ousted and New One
Elected in Its Place

Ronceverte, w. Va, Aug. 5.-For
house of delegates, Jas. T. Rucker,
of Lewisburg district, and Jack Rob-
inson, of Falling Spring district; for
Commissioner of County Court, JOS
eph> W. Stevens, of Blue Sulphur
district, and for Superintendent of
Free Schools, w. J. Sneder, of Fall
ing Spring district. The insurgent
element of the party seems to have
had complete control. The old COM
mittee was ousted and new one
elected with VIM. A Boone, of Irish
Corner district, as chairman.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-08-12
GgEENv|lLE HAPPENINGS

Greenville, Va, Aug 4,.-Bar
ranger, the two year old son of Mrs
Fred Smith Jr., of Richmond, now
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Chapman here has been i'll for a few
days, with spasms, but through the
skilful attention of DR.. J. H. Thom
as Is quite well again.
R. F Larsw, while returning from
here. last evening, driving, in some
way his horse, fine one, fed, and
sustained fractured skull and is still
in semi conscious condition. Mr..
Larew was thrown from the buggy,
but was not badly hurt. The buggy
was wrecked. An hour or so later,
Mr.. Geo. Pilson, and Henry Davis
while driving home, met an ANTONIO
bile just out side Of town, their horse
became frightened and started to run
but fortunately for Messrs. Pilson and
Davis, the horse lost his footing and
fell into ditch, this of course, put
an end to the fight and gave the oc-
cupants of buggy, some chance to get
out safely. This buggy was also badly
damaged.
Geo. Harrison Col, and life long
resident of Greenville was on Tues.
day arranged before Magistrate
Mckee on a warrant sworn out by
Lacy Pilson, charged with the theft
of sixteen chickens. George was
tried, and the local sleuths produced
some very damaging evidence against
him. Squire Mckee held him to the
grand jury, and W. 7. Mckee con-
stable took charge of the prisoner to
deliver him safely to jailer Hutcnens
at STAUNTON. The night passed
without event and the pair proceeded
to the B. and o. uepot Wednesday a.
m. for the 8 O'Clock train Mr. Mckee
turned his gaze for an instant and
George disappeared. Some bystander
says he gave them a Wilbur Wright
stunt.
However he took cross country
flight and has not been heard from
since. Constable Mckee was later seen
for George, and had with
him dog chain and collar.
Miss Wise Of Harrisonburg is visit
ing w. A. Shower.
Misses Mae and Ruth Hess Of Steel
Tavern are the guest of Miss Eliza
beth Thomas.
Mrs. W. B. Steel, and children, Miss
Kate Fitch are tho guest of their IN.
cle r. N. Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Melton are
spending a while at the home of Mr..
Meltons father.
E. M. Shultz who has been confined
to his home for a wee'z lis getting
out again. .---~----..---
We are glad to welcome to our viii
age Prof. and Mrs. E. M. Hide, Mr..
Hide will teach here again this sea-
son. They will occ upy the residence
Of the late DR.. Davis on Main St.
Mrs. S. J. Chapman who is visiting
At her old home in Clark Co., reports
having a good time, and will be at
home again in few days.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-08-12
Staggers Skep'ics.

That clean, nice, fragrant COM
pound like Bucklen's Arnica Salve
will instantly relieve bad burn, cut,
scald, wound or piles, staggers, skep-
tics. But great cures prove its a Won
derful healer of the worst sores, ulcers,
boils, felons, eczema, skin eruptions,
as also chapped hands, sprains and
corns. Try it. Csc at B. F. Hughes.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-08-12
TRIED AND ACQUITTED
Romeo Bennett Not Guilty of Muir
der of Robert Bradford

In the clrcuit court at Fayetteville
last Monday, Romeo Bennett, son OF
Judge w. r. Bennett, and charged
with the killing of Robert Braff crd,
near Fayetteville, on April 18th. an
account of which was given by this
paper at the time, was tried by a
jury and acquitted. Osenton and
Horan and Dillon and Nuckolls ap-
peared for the accused. .-Greenbrier
Independent.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-08-12
Struck A Rich Mine.

S. w. Bends, of Coal City, Ala. says
he struck perfect mine of health in
DR.. Kings New Life Pills, for they
cured him of liver and kidney trouble
after II years of suffering. They are
the best pills on earth for constipation,
malaria, headache, dyspepsia, debili-
tv. Csc at B. F. Hughes.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-08-12
SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE
Odd Fellow, Allan a, Ga, Sept. 1924

Greatly reduced round trip fares via
Southern Ry. from Washington, DC,
and principal Virginia points TO At
lanta, Ga, and return on account OF
above occasion. Dates of sale Sept. 16,
II, Is and for trains scheduled to arrive
Sept. 28. Ticket will be extended to
Oct. Is by payment of 81 per ticket be-
fore Sept. 2S. Consult agents or write
L. s. Brown, Gen. Agt., 705 18th st.
N. w., Washington, d. c., for full
particulars. s 4 6W
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-08-12
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY

Lexington, KY, Aug. 3-James B.
McCreary, of Richmond, former gov
ernor and former senator today an
nounced his candidacy fol the demo-
cratic nomination for governor.
He has as opponents Mayor W. o.
Head of Louisville; Representative
Ben johnson, of the Fourth district,
and William Adams. of Cynthiana
McCreary was governor of the state
when quite young man, more than
80 wears ago,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-08-12
Alumni Association Of Washington &
Lee Meets

There was meeting yesterday OF
the Alumni Association of Washing
ton and Lee University. Judge H. W.
Holt was reelected president and Mr..
R. D. Haislip secretary. The schol-
arship was given to Mr.. Thomas Ran
son, the son of Captain T. d. Ransom.
No other business was transacted.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-08-12
lynehbura Free From Smallpox I

Lynchburg, Arg, Especial. 5. :
For the first time si-.ce February,
Lynchburg is free from Small .,ox
Last case discharged yesterday.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-08-12
To Undergo Operation for Appen di.
citiS

Miss Frances Wcodhouse went to
the Kings Daughters Hospital last
night and will be operated on this
morning for appendicitis. DIS. Lew
is and Parkins will perform the op-
Grafton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-17
IMPORTANT POINT SETTLED.

In an action for fire trespass on the
Black Hills National Forest brought by
the United States against the Mis-
souri, River and Northwestern rail-
road, according to a bulletin issued
| by the department of agriculture
the jury has awarded damages to the
government not only for the loss of
merchantable timber but also for the
destruction of understandable young
growth. This is regarded by govern
ment officials as establishing a very
important precedent. So far as is
known at the U. S. Department of
Agriculture. 1t is the first time that
any court has recognized what forest
ers call the expectation value" of
young growth as furnishing a basis
for the award of damages. The diff
ficulty in the way of such an award in
the past has been that there was no
way to prove to the satisfaction of the
courts the money value of the loss suf-
fered. The award in the South Da-
kota case followed the presentation of
evidence as to the cost of work in re-
foresting which the government is ac-
tually doing in the Black Hills The
amount claimed for the young growth
burned was $12 an acre, and the
claim under this item was allowed in
full by the jury The total amount of
damages claimed was $3,72s.S5, of
which $2,634.45 was for merchantabIe
| timber destroyed or injured by the fire.
1t is recognized by foresters that
the cost of artificial reforestation will
not always furnish a fair basis for es-
timating the damage to forest repro
duction. Where ne~ growth can be
expected by natural sowing from seed
trees on the ground within a short
time. artificial planting or sowing is
an unnecessarily expensive method.
To meet such cases what are known
as yield tables are being prepared.
By the use of these the loss can be
shown in terms of the final crop and
the time necessary to produce it. Thus,
! if it is known that ten thousand feet
of timber per acre IAN be cut once in
seventy years, it is easy to calculate
the value of the crop when 1t is ten
years old by discounting from its value
when mature. In European countries
where forestry has been long practiced
this method is regularly applied in
selling. condemning, or estimating
damages on forest property. 1t is also
used abroad in insurance. which would
be impracticable if there were not
both an accepted basis for determining
the loss SUI -ared and a reasonably ac-
curate knowledge of the hazard in
volved
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-17
italy and United states.

If our American Department OF
/ State is moved to a feeling of surprise
at the attitude of Italy in the matter
of the extradition Of the confessed
murderer Charlton, it is in order to
remind it that Italy has more than
| once been called upon to wonder at the
peculiarities Of American law and the
| Constitution of the United States.
| Briefly, Italy has formally requested
| of the United States the extradition of
the man for a crime committed on
Italian soil; our government prompt
| ly expresses readiness to comply
says Secretary Knox, it is, of course,
understood that eff we extradite Charl-
| ton, Italy will in future consent to
| the extradition of Italians who commit
crimes in this country and escape to
refused to do in the past; certainly
not replies Italy, or words to that
| effect; and she explains that the ex-
| tradition treaty between the two coun-
tries was made in 1908, but that since
| then Italy's revised penal codes pro-
vides that in no circumstances shall
an italian be tried for crime outside
of his own country-if he is in Italy,
he must be tried there, no matter
where the crime was committed, and
| If outside of Italy, he must still be
tried in italy by the proceeding called
| in contumaciam; our state department
replies that an international treaty
| has the right of way over national
| or merely local law. Our position APP
pears to be thoroughly logical and
consistent; Italy's quite the reverse,
because she asks US to do for her what
she refuses to do for us; and so far
she has made no answer to the re-
joinder from Secretary Knox. But 1t
is now recalled that twenty years ago
when an armed mob had broken into
a New Orleans Jail and murdered some
subjects of Italy suspected of having
killed the local chief of police and
when italy formally demanded of the
United States that she arrest, try and
punish the murderers, this government
was forced to make the rather humil-
iatinz reply that it was powerless to
take any action against the murder
ers: that the crime was committed in
Louisiana, and that the sovereign
state of Louisiana could alone, through
nunishnnent to the offenders; and
when italy expressed wonder and in
dienation that Louisiana did not do
this. the United States could reply
only that public sentiment in that state
was such that no jury there would
convict them. And italy wondered
agafn-but to no purpose-and under
our constitution she could not deal
directly with a sovereign state: Lou
isiana never took any action in the
matter; and that International incident
has never really peen crossed. me
chances are that the present one
NAV never be closed. Indeed. it be-
pins 70 look very much as If the New
Jersey authorities exceeded their
mower when they arrested charlton
without any request for SUCH action
oon stitTItion and international treaties
and national laws "move in myster-
tons wav their wonders to perform"
New york Commercial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-17
THE WHEAT YIELD.

Estimates of the federal department
of agriculture are to the effect that
the wheat yield in the nation this year
viii average about 14.2 bushels to the
acre. as compared with 1873 bushels for
last year and an average of al bushels
for the past ten years. These are facts
which should make the average wheat
raiser of the United States hold down
his head in shame The farmers of
England and France produce annually
yield of wheat that will average
more than double the number of bush
els that the wheat farms of this coun-
try average.
And similar average wheat yields to
those of England and France could be
obtained in this country. Perhaps they
could not be brought about in year or
two but they could before many years
had passed if the farmers of this coun-
try applied themselves to the task. The
wheat lands of the United States have
been and in many instances yet are
the finest in the world, the most fer
tile. But through lack Of proper care
much of them have been permitted to
deteriorate. They have been worked
out, robbed of their virgin fertility and
Lne1r owners nave done nOCh1ng TO re-
store the fertility they have taken
away. Not only that but there is care
lessness on the part of the American
farmers, or many of them, in the selec-
ton of their wheat seed. 1t is these
things which keep down the average
wheat yield of the country to a beg
carly IA bushels to the acre.
Surely the time has come for the
farmers of the United States to realize
their folly in these particulars. A
great work is being done by the agri-
cultural departments of the nation and
it's state, and by the agricultural col
leges to awaken the farmers to their
responsibilities in these directions.
Many of the Kansas farmers who
started in a couple OF years ago to give
attention in an intelligent fashion to
the conservation of the fertility of
their soil and to a careful selection of
wheat seed. have been rewarded this
year with wheat yields per acre that
have surprised them. The same kind Of
farmers are getting the same kind Of
yields in their cornfields. All of their
brethren should follow suit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-17
.JIYHAWKER JOTS

There is a great deal in a yellow
streak" remarks the Rossville Report
er, if that yellow streak should be
gold.
Our idea of taking up valuable news
paper space foolishly, says tho Ottawa
| tended dispatch from Austin in the
Houston Post to the effect that a San
Antonio man believes the Democrats
will win out in Texas this fall
Candidates for Office can hereby learn
of something to their great advantage.
Deacon Walker, of the Osborne Farm
err. states: IT will labor and vote for
any candidate for office who will an
nounce that he can get a law passed
making it a penitentiary offense for a
person to ask to borrow my lead PEN
Gill;
In the country where the editor of
the Greenleaf Sentinel once lived this
was the way society was divided in the
pioneer days. Some belonged to the
church and, refused to go to dances;
some belonged to- the church and also
went to dances; some did not belong
to the church and went to dances, but
were too moral to stay for the fight af-
forwards; others went to the dances
and also staid for the fight afterward.
Some sound sense from the Village
Deacon who occupies such a prominent
place on the staff of the Osborne Farm
STs IL the pGOpl6 H1Q TIE power 70 uldhG
it rain whenever they wanted to by
voting on it, there would be as much
scrapping as there is over politics.
One man would have out nice field
of corn and his neighbor would be right
in the midst of his harvest. One would
want rain and the other sunshine.
Then there would be scrap and all
the rest of the neighbors would take
sides. The man with the corn would
insist that he was right and the man
with the wheat would point out how if
it did rain it would ruin the country.
The man who was running a hambur-
ger sandwich stand at the street fair
would become the mortal enemy of the
man who had a garden. The poll
ticians would tell how they stood for
rainy weather and the country MUST
DE saved. That's about all there is to
politics It all depends on whose OK is
gored among the big fellows, while the
rank and file stand aside and watch the
scrap and vote one way because their
neighbor votes the other. But it is a
lot of fun so long as the machine
doesn't bump into our own fence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-17
THE TARIEE.

Considerable citation is being mani
tested in anti-Taft quarters because of
the endorsement that has been given
by Colonel Roosevelt to Senator Bev-
eridge for his stand on the tariff.
Senator Beveridge voted against the
Payne tariff bill, but he did so be-
cause it did not provide for what is
called a bona fide" tariff commits
sion a proposition for which Mr.. Bev-
eridge has been fighting ever since
he has been in congress. and on the
desirability of which there is not much
room for disagreement. But the tar
iff commission provided for in the bill.
as it working under the direction of
the president, is a far step in this di-
rection and that particular feature of
the tariff law has come in for spe-
cific endorsement by Colonel Roose-
welt.
In Colonel Roosevelt's endorsement
of Senator Beveridge's tariff activity
he was also particular to state that
he was convinced that the people of
the country favor a protective tariff
which shall equaIize the cost of pro-
duction here and abroad That was
the promise made in the last Republf-
can natiora1 platform. and the only
reason it was not kept more faithfully
figures necessary to make such a tar
iff were not at hand. When the tar
if fight was waging hottest some
months ago many of the prominent in
lgurgent Republicans went a good deal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-17

of silence, that it had been his letters
that had kept he- content.
81 can't understand" she said one
night, what has become Of Everett.
He has probably found SOMEBODY
else No man is going to stano DeAns
treated as you have treated him.
Under cover of darkness Cynthia
wept little. She began 70 unuel
stand what Everett had really meant
to her. She knew now that the VISION
Of her future had always shown ner
in a circle of friendly faces In ner
home town with Everett by her slde.
He was so much in her Thoughts
that when he walked one morning INTO
the Paris apartment, she met MIN
without surprise. :.
"Oh, dear. I have wanted you SO, ''
she said.
at knew it, was his sympathetic
response. "You and belong to eacn
other. Cynthia, and even the seas
couldn't really separate u.s.:
After the first raptures, Cyntnia IN
troduced him to her companion:
1T have had her in training. the
matron stated. 81 wish you could see
the way we live. We sew and reao
and eat American dishes, and If 1t
wasn't for the fact that we can see
Notre Dame from our windows instead
OF the Baptist church spire. we would
not know whether we were In Paris OF
in Pixies Corners"
'fWhy-So we wouldn't Cynlnia
cried. ''I don't believe am as broad
minded as I thought, Everett"
well, you are broadminded enough
for me-" Everett stated. "And now, II
you don't mind. Cynthia, we Will get
married, and continue this foreign
tour together"
"And I'll go home and get things
ready for you" said the other. Il
wanted an excuse and this is the
best ever, and I guess Cynthia and L
will have more fun talking over our
experiences on your front porch tnan
in living in a far eountry."-(Copy-
righted 1910 by Associated Literary
PreSS.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-17
GLOBE SIGHTS.
rFrom the Atchison Globe.1


Either keep still or fight.
A woman's glory is her hair. But jute
is not hair
If a friend does not impose on you. you
should be satisfied.
Bows can't understand why dogs are
not permitted to sleep in the parlor.
Beyond wasting your time agreeably
with them, what good do friends do you?
The state census is always greater than
the federal census That's state pride.
Women pay heavier penalties than men.
1t was probably so intended, or II would
be otherwise.
Do you think there are any men-we
know there are no Women-who kill them
selves by overworking?
When we quarrel with a man, we don t
blame him much If he exaggerates his
side of it; we exaggerate our side.
If you take more delight in hearing your
friend praise than hearing him picked
on . your friendship is genuine.
The collection of words much in need
of prolonged rest, should be enlarged by
at least one: Environment"
I,oyal as we are to home industries. we
have to admit that some allowance must
talent.
AS a rule there is something wrong with
the Young man who can be ruined; he was
ruined before the tempter appeared
Long before Geo. King married Chris
tine Donald. we knew what was in the air.
where.
An Atchison woman calls the polite
notes of thanks guests send their hostess
after returning home. bread and butter
letters"
This joy of anticipation you hear about
doesn't apply to meeting two or three
different trains for kin you are expecting
to visit you.