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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-18
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Entered at the Postofiice at Stsunton,
Va. IS second class mail matter.
Friday, November 10, 1910
lEr's CIT DOWN TO BUSINESS

The election ia now over. Fragmen-
tory returns will be coming in for sew.
esal days, but these will not affect the
general result. It's all settled now,
We know the democrats have won q
splendid victory and the republican
have received q singing rebuke fol-
breaking faith with the people. So
let US dismiss the matter from ouI
minds and get down to work. Crops
have been good, the country Is pros
porous, and from n ow on there ought
to be splendid business in all lines Of
trade. Staunton merchants are pro
gressive, and their lines, while perhaps
not SO extensive as in the department
stores of big cities, are just as choice,
and the prices are just as low and il,
many cases lower. They can afford t.
sell as cheaply as goods are sold in the
0lH CAtlC6y ACCuuSC VI TIC INV Cl GA pCASS
for rent and operating charges. 81
there is absolutely no reason for any
one In Etaunton or Augusta county
going a~ ay from home 10 make put
ehases.
AN examination of the advertising
pages Of the DISPATCH AND NEWS
will itG, all t,ytlk with their late.
offerings, and in the stores will bt
found every necessity and every lux.
ury even that reasonable folk could
desire. Bargains that ale advertised
In the big cities are often not bargains
Ct all and While comparison Of prices
advertised there and those asked in
Etaunsen, might SEEM 10 be to the DIS
sdvantaee of ftaunton, such Is really
not the Gaze. Ibis is stated as . fact,
based on personal knowledge.
So let's get down 10 business-every-
body, and make this fall and winter
one Of the most active and prosperous
this section has ever known.
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GETS VERDICT FOR s41,soo 5
Special Master Gives Decision IN
Lynchburg Water Works Case

Lynchburg, Nov. 15.-Though the
report has not been filed, it ia learned
that Prof. Martin p. Burks, special
master in the suit of g. G.. Williams
against the city Of Lynchburg, has
awarded the plaintiff al, 500 against
the city on claim for balance due for
construction of the new gravity wat.
or system. The suit was for 500, 600.
The report gives Williams q, 500 more
than the city admitted it owed him
on balance. The report will be argued
in the FEDERAL District Court here If.
ter lying s days for exceptions.
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Representative Champ Clark. who
will no doubt be speaker of the next
House, announces that q bill for the
revision Of the tariff, one that will be
a genuine downward revision will be
offered, Is soon as the democrats as-
sumo control. They will have q good
working majority, and there ought not
to be much trouble in putting such q
bill through the House. There is also
hope that fair, squa.e bill would &c
through the senate. The senate now
consists of fiftv-eight republicans and
thirty-three democrats with the seat Of
senator Dolliver, republican of Iowa,
vacant. OF the fifty-eight republicans
the terms of twenty-four expire in
1911, eighteen In 1918 and sixteen in
1916. OF the democrats, the terms O.
Xix expire in 1911, twelve in 1913, and
fifteen in 1916.
The republicans have lost at least
ten seats, those of Beveridge of Indi-
ana, Burkett of Nebraska, Carter o,
Montana, Depew Of New York, Dick
Of Ohio, Hale of Maine, Kean of New
jersey, Nixon of Nevada, Scott OF
West Virginia and Warner of Mis-
,ouri. The democrats have held theil
own at all points. This means q ne,
republican loss of ten seats, bringing
Them down TO forty-eight seats in tht
next Senate, as against forty-thret
democratic seats, with one vacancy
probably to be filled by republican,
thus giving prospect off Senate COM
posed of ioriy-nine republicans and
iorty-,hr democrats. Further chan
Res are possible. But even should
there be no other changes, and the seat
OF Senator Dolliver be filed by a re-
publican, the republicans thus possess
ing party majority of six, it becomes
possible for any four insurgent sena-
tors to control the situation. The
POLITICAL possibilities of such combi-
nation are infinite.
The failure of the Payne-Aldrich law
to satisfy either the insurgent senators
or their constituents, would, 1t seems,
make it easy to secure sufficient insur-
gent votes TO pass any fair tariff law.
particularly as the election of Tuesday
has shown such q decided revolt from
hidebound party traditions. In view
of the general breaking away from
strict party lines no insurgent republic
can could plead the cause of party ak
justification for failing to vote for q
measure that would reduce the bur
dens of taxation.
OF course any tariff law that might
be passed would be subject to q presi-
Dental veto, but as Mr.. Taft il now on
The defensive, and as he has been prac
tically eliminated from consideration
in 1912,it is not believed he would veto
a tariff bill, unless 1t was extreme, al
though he might not sign it. bu, allow
it to become q law without his sigma
ture, as President Cleveland did of the
Gorman-Wilson bill which measure
he denounced as party treason and dis
nonor.
All in all, it looks as If there is re-
lief from oppressive taxation almost in
light.
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LET US PLAY FAIR

It has been suggested that one result
of the recent election, is the opporthni-
ty it gives to the democrats to redis-
trict some of the leading Northern and
" estern States, under the new census.
Il is unquestionably fact, that some
Of these States have been 80 gerrymant
dered by the republicans, that only q
landslide, such as We have had, could
make them democratic. Where this
Is the case, it would be well for the
democrats to SO arrange the districts,
as 10 give them fair show in future
elections, aud to remove the dvsu.
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SPANISH SWJRDlERS STILL Ac
TIVE

I'VE
In the news columns Of the DIS
PATCH and NEWS Sunday, appeared
~ article on the Spanish swiudle. I.
it was statement from Postoffice In
spsctor Bousnee to the effect that tbs
'windle letters were particularly nu.
uerops in Augusta county at thi.
time, and that he had been surprised
It the number Of persons who had
been taken in by them.
It is surprising that anyone should
mite on thiLg like that, yet fer years
this country has been flooded with the
letters, each addressed to some bust.
aeBs man, or man with q comfortable
bank account asking aid in recovering
fortune share Of which, never less
tl,an 500, 600, ls to be given to the
person performing an easy service for
3 man in prison. These letters vary
from time to time. Sometimes it IL .
political prisoner to be aided and his
lively daughter to be saved from pow.
srty by the recovery Of q hidden for.
tune. Again It 10 man condemned to
lie, and who wants his estate recover
sd for tue beautiful daughter, and man
Who RECEIVERS it;now it ia St. Peters
burg banker. who has cached in
America half million of loot from
his bank. and wants it recovered. AL.
ways there is the beautiful daughter,
ana al ways the writer of the letter is
in some Spanish cslaboose, usually in
Madrid. He can never receive letters,
he must be cabled in care of truste1
friend, who will deliver the message
and the recipient of the letter always
huds that he must make q trip to
Spain where he Ia feeced. All the
victim usually gets out Of it IL his
trip abroad, but ordinarily he IL in NO
mood to enjoy 1t, even ii he has . te.
turn ticket.
The gang operating the swindle
seems to be beyond reach OF the an.
thOlities here or abroad. That they
have agents in America, who supply the
crowd In Spain with names and ad.
dresses, seems certain. So wide has
been the field Of operation Of the,
gang and 90 successful have they been
that the United States government
s,me time ago sent broadcast . circu-
lar letter warning people against the
scheme. This evidently has had very
little effect. The Spanish gang seen
to be working on the old theory that
there's q sucker born every minute"
and have apparently proved it to be
trne. There is NO way Of telling how
much their operations have cost the
psople, but 1t is conservatively eeti-
mated at from, 81, 600. 600 to $1,000. 600.
] It's al ways we'll to Look . gift horse
of this sort in the mouth.
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LET Us HAVE 4 CONVENTION

Democrats throughout the state are
discussing the adyisability Of calling
state conventicp to FORMULATE q par.
ty platform on which, the candi 1atea
next year shall stand. The complaint
10 made that a. things are now man.
aged there IL NO definite party deciar-
alton on matters with whi5h the peo.
pie are vitality concerned, nothing to
guide the members OF the Legislature
as to legislation for the state ~ .
whole and that under present condi.
lions Legislators vote ~ they please o.
as local sentiment demands, without
regard to the general good Of the
state, or perhaps in direct conflict Of
the principles of the party.
Some such arrangement ~ 10 sug.
gested should be made, and all candi.
dates for Office ought to stand on
= definite platform Of principles. Tn.
Ter the present primary system each
candidate makes his own platform.
This il good, 20 far - it goes, but In
addition to his personal declaration.
the party should tell him what II
wants, and he should obey. There
shopld be 4 we'll defined plan Of legis.
lation outlined BY the party before
the legislature meets, and this should
be carried out. The democratic party
10 responsible for general legislation
in Virginia, and by the legislation en-
acted az Richmond it 10 judged. !. Too
much ought not to be left to cauous
The party itself should say what II
wants, and the democrats should put
it:in the form Of law. Let M have
the convention. by all means. And
staunton would b . good town in
which 10 hold II.
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tases under which they have been
working. At the same time. it il we'll
to be careful, and 70 DO nothing in !
spirit of revenge. No: arrangement
that would give the democrats an I'M
fair advantage should be attempted,
and the only re-districting that should
BE done, ought TO be based on the doc
trine Of square deal. Let US play fair.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-18

Washington. Nov. lathe demcoxat-
ic victory in New York IL decla,ed to
make it almost certain that associate
Justice hughes of supreme court,
will be made chief justice It was ex.
pected that Senator Root, Of New Yosk
would have received an appointment,
but for him to resign now a. . .sena-
tor, would mean that Democrats would
be named in his stead and this he win
not do.
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The women seem to be having
things their own way. In Washing
ton state woman's suffrage amend
ment to the constitution was carried
BY = vote of 2 to /. Who shall say
that men are not willing to give the
women what they want, from coal
pcuttle honne&s to votes7
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-18
THEY NAVE NOTHING TO .Av

Neither President Taft, nor former
president Roosevelt have anything to
cay about the election. AS Kermit
Roosevelt said of his father "What can
he ssy?" That about sizes up the sit
uation. The only true statement that
either the present or former president
could make would he that the country
isdissatisfied with the Taft administra-
eion, and dissatisfied with the Roose-
welt methods, and they would hardly
cay that. They are wise in keeping
quiet.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-18
Five crs.. Governors

The democrats have elected five gov
ernors IN northern states who rank as
men of the highest type. They all
bring to the public service records OF
solid achievement outside politics.
That Eve men like John A. Dix, Of
New York, Woodrow Wilson, Of New
Jersey, Judge Baldwin, Of Connect
cut, Eugene. n. Foss, Of Manachu.
sets and Judson Harmon, of Ohio, by
popular vote should be placed in the
front rank of their party augurs well
for the future. 1t signifies strong
and united democracy, q sIrong oppo.
sition represented by q party guided
by character and principle, with clear
aims and definite duties to perform.
If Woodrow Wilson alone had been
taken from private life and within q
few weeks lifted to . pre-eminent posi-.
ton in the affairs of the country II
would have been a national event.
The campaign DR.. Wilson made In
New jersey was revelation of powen
SO striking as to attract universal at.
tention. 1t proves again how great
are the latent resources Of this coun.
try In men.
Not only to the states which they
have been chosen to govern is the cleo
ton of such men q discinct gain but tc
the nation at large it means general
raising Of the tone both Of. politics and
public service. The influence that
these five democratic governors will
exercise as local leaders of their party
will affect national standards through
tae example that they set within thell
parale fel ss.-New York Worl d.
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An AMBITION THAT SEEMS
SELFISH

Mr.. Henry G. Davis, who was can
didate for vice president on the demo
cratic ticket in 1904 has announced
himself q candidate for the United
States Senate to succeed Senator Scott.
Mr.. Davis is a kindly and q very es.
Unable gentleman, but there are
many good reasons why he should no.
be sent to the Senate. No doubt his
son-in-law, Senator Elkins, would be
delighted 10 have him for a colleague,
and will probably do all he can to in
duence the legislature in his favor.
This would make the West Virginia
,enatorship something of a family af-
fair, hardly the thing to be desired
by the state Of West Virginia. The
democrats made their recent gains all
over the country on the theory that
democrats stand for o reduction IN
tariff taxes, and the people are looking
70 them to reduce the cost of living.
There Is serious donbt as to just how
much of low tariff man Mr.. Davis
is. The man to be chosen senator
should not be one tainted with the
doctrine Of high tariff1sm, and he
'ught to be man free from any sug-
gestion of corporation control. Sena-
tor Davis fortune is largely the result
of his corporation affiliations, and
while no fair man wants corporations
dealt with unjustly, they ought to be
compelled to obey the law, and a man
whose interest in them is SO manifest,
and who would be inclined to look
leniently upon their shortcomings is
not the man to help make laws that
are intended to bring them to book.
The attitude Of Senator Elkins toward
them is well known. He showed that
very plainly in the last session of con-
gress. 1t is hard to believe that his
father-in-law's attitude would not be
much the same, their financial inter.
ests, lying rs they do, in the same
direction.
Again, Mr.. Davis, IL not In tho full
vigor Of manhood. What is needed in
this crisis are men, strong and mental
~ alert, men who can Withstand :the
tremendous pressure Of business that
will fall TO the democratic senators in
the next few years. If Mr.. Davis had
served his state in the senate for years,
as, for instance, Senator Cullom of
illinois has done his age would MA be
so great bar to continuing him in
office. He did, in fact serve as a sena-
tor from 1871 to 49, and at that time,
twenty-seven years ago, declinedla re-
election on the ground that his bust
ness interests and his age made his re-
turn impracticable. Now, at the age
of 81 he desires to return. That seems
to be asking too much Of the demo-
Gratis of his state, much as they admire
him. At best he would hardly serve
out his term of six years and the for
tune of politics might 70 shift that a
republican might be sent 10 fill the un-
expired part Of it. Even should he
serve to the end of the term, March 4,
1917, he would hardly be an active and
aggressive lawmaker, but would proba-
bly, be no more than q figurehead.
Tais Is no time for fgureheads on the
democratic side Of the senate.
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Took Two Boys to Garry Game

Mr.. 9. F. Dunn, Of Cliff n Forge,
who had been hunting with his
brother. law, Mr.. W. B. Anderson,
IN the Iattsrss farm in. AIhamarle
county, reached mere Monday with
50 much game that 1t took two boys to
garry it He says they killed 265 birds
and so rabbits.
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Robin Cooper is free. His father
Col. Duncan B. Cooper was pardonec
By Governor Patterson Of Tennes.e
soon after he had been sentenced t.
: venty years In the penitentiary. Al
low, the cold blooded murder Of Sena
tor Edward W. Csrmack, who wal
shot down on the streets of NASH.
Vile, apparently goes unsvenged, ex.
,ept 80 far as the over whelming de.
feat Of "Fiddling Bob" Taylor, demo.
cratic candidate for Governor Of Ten.
uessee, can be considered. In this in.
stance the democratic party in Ten.
nessee has had to suffer for the sin Of
some of its members. Governor Pat.
tsrson is doom I'd to oblivion and will
probably never again appear promi-
nently before the people.
But the real murderers 60 unpunisb.
cd exospt 30 far as their own con-
sciences may punish them. And NO
ioubt this will be keen enough. Their
hands are red with blood, and every
time they meet ana talk with men
they will know the first thought OF
those they speak to, will be of their
crime. Little children will be afraid
of them. AL through life their crime
will haunt them and the picture Of b
falling man with ont thrown arms
the vision Of crumpled figure lying
in the street will be before them.
They will not wear prison stripes nor
march lockstep with men whose sin
has not been so black, but they will
be punished. The murder Of Senator
Carmack will be avenged.
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'v1gOr and cheerful-
ness soon disappear
when the kidneysa are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncom-
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys, IF the
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-18
Countess roIssoI Attempts Suicide

Countess TelstoI Attempts Suicide
st. Petersburg, Nov. IA private
message received here from Tula says.
that Countess Tolstoi twice attempted
to commit suicide today by drowning
through hole in the ice.
] Count Tolstoi left Yasnaya, Poliana.
on the morning Of Oct 10, accompanied
oy physician, and neither has been
heard from since. The countess II In
despair.
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Any insurgent Who wants to join
the Democratic church, will be admit
ted BY letter to full communion, if he
believes that the tariff should be for
revenue only; but any tandpatter will
hAse 10 Sit ON the anxious seat until he
shows works mete for repentance.
Portsmouth Star.
The burglar who stole a red-hot stove
from the Hoboken Police station, is ca
pable of greater deeds. He might be-
come promoter.-Boston Transcript.
No sooner has Maine gone Demo-
cratic than Canada wants 10 annex it.
Ii Canada wants Maine, she should
have spoken before the ele, ton. Uncle
Sam cannot spare the Pine Tree State
taow.-Baltimore sun.
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child urinates too often, If the urine sca1ds
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age when it should be able to control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet-
ting, depend upon it, the cause of the diff
Guilty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to q
habit as most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men ere made miser-
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp.ROOt is soon realized. It issold
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by druggists, in fifty
cent and one-dol1ar
Fsze bottles. You may
nave a sample bottle
by mail free, also a
pamphlet telling all
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including many of the thousands of testi-
mortal letters received from sufferers
who found Swamp-Root to be just the
remedy needed. In writing DR.. Kilmer-
& Co., Ringhamton, N. Y, be sure and
mention this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address,
Biughamtou, N. Y, on every bottle.
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r'For myself have no regrets over
iefeat. For my state and my peoplt
an sorry" Interview with Senator
scott Of West Virginia. lent Senator
Scott the modest man?
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-11-18

A gents are tmaking $50 toS200 week
~ ly with our new substitute for slot
machines. SHARP MFG CO.,
429 Sixth Ave-, N. Y.
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On THE HONOR ROLL
Pupils at Various Schools Who
Have Attained Distinction

Honor Roll Of Verona school is q
follows:
FIRST grade Dorsey Huttel. Russell
Ran, Brenerd Sutton. Floyd Robinson,
Virginia Harris, Leah GolIday, Bessie
deyerhosffer and Lilly Weaver.
Second Grade Annie Bell Harris.
day Meyerhosffer, Ethel Whit more and
dargaret Reese.
Fourth Grade-Lncy Meyerhosffer.
Fifth grade Mabel Harris AMI Lena
Weaver.
Sixth grade-Lennie Splitter, Clau "
Weaver and -Dabney Ran, =.s-r.--
Requirements Present. every. day,
10 tardy marks. average IS iper cent
IN oil studies. -i .-.-..sa:-
Frances O. Britton,
Principal
Laura A. Keester,
Assistant.
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U,nn 4 wa u Hsa 10 H,ds ntlnbls
b. Kidney and Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
discourages and lessensa beauty,