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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
The Queer Cardiac.

The carabao is said to be slower than
a camel and more obstinate than q
mule. Every one seems agreed that
the chief ambition in life of cara
bao, If he has any at ALL is to lie down
In a puddle of water with just his nose
and horns sticking out. Consequently
considerable commotion rules the wag-
on train when it approaches stream
that must be forded. The soldiers
who are walking behind the carts as
guards lay aside their rifles and begin
to belabor each animal. In the mid
die of the stream the excitement
reaches its highest pitch. The cara
bao will begin to stretch his neck and
bend. his knees and grunt-infallible
indications of his intention to lie down.
Everybody works like beaver to pre-
vent him from accomplishing this fell
purpose, but their labors are not al
ways successful. They may get him
over the stream, but this is unusual
good fortune.-Harper's Weekly.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
Psychology Of Store Planning.

The basement Of a store was former
~ regarded merely as cellar, fit for
storage. packing boxes. etc. Then
came a merchant of the present day,
gifted with an imagination to an IN
usual degree. who observation-disclosures,
perhaps, not In these terms shat the
customer was guided by subconscious
control and argued that the lack OF
effort in going downstairs would APP
peal to the subconsciousness and that
the glimpse of displays seen at the
foot of the stairs would lead customers
to the basement, Notwithstanding the
low ceiling. the imperfect ventilation
and the absence of daylight This
merchant has lived to see not only a
daily attendance on basement floor
ten or a dozen times greater than that
on the average floor above the first,
but also to see his discovery copied by
practically every store III the land.
The real gist Of his discovery was
that subconscious control leads US to
do the easy thing first-namely, go
ownstairs-without reckoning with
the next problem, (which was. OF
course. getting out of the basement
Casters Magazine.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
Cursinq In Korea,

A strange way of cursing is that OF
the Korean. His ordinary swear word
is "Oenuma," or You brute" The
Japanese have the same partially fol
this term of endearment But accord
ing to the Oriental Economic Review
the Korean considers himself especial
ly abusive when he calls a person his
child or grandchild. When he wants
to call somebody down the Korean
demands hotly, "Are you not my
childY And the angry retort is:
"Whatl 1 your child? You are my
grandchfid." Then the first goes a
step further and cries, you are a
grandchild Of my grandchildr; to
which the rejoinder is: You conceit-
ed fellow! Have you forgotten that
you are a grandchild of a grandchild
of%my grandchildy When their vi
tuperation reaches its climax the PEG
pie Of Chosen at last come to the oc
cidental standard Of exclaiming, "You
grandchild OF a dogP'
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09

They Are Gssd Winners, but Drown
Their Losses In Tears.

They Are Gssd Winners, but Drown
Their Losses In Tears.
Te many brokers' women are hoo
docs, and some stock exchange houses
refuse absolutely to have anything to
do with the fair sex. The majority CT
brokerage firms try their best to keep
women's speculative accounts out Of
their Offices. Some houses are obliged
to take women's accounts as matter
Of personal friendship, but they will
not open accounts for other women, no
matter how well they may be intro
duced.
Wall street men do not have high
opinion of the average woman's bust
ness sense Most women have an idea
that one needs only to get a Tip"
from some ''insider" in Wall street to
be sure of making barrels of money
for new gowns. hats and 1ewelry.
The dictum Of Wall street is that
women are good winners, but bad
losers. 1t is difficult to reason about
money and business with an angry or
weeping woman. Her view of Wall
street and all its works suddenly be-
comes entirely emotional, and only q
broker with infinite patience can calm
her. Many a time stock exchange
house has taken woman customers
loss rather than face her tears.-Strand
Magazine,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
friday. June 2 1911
EDITORIAL APPErIZERS

With so many monkeys all over
the country hankering for a little
Presidential attention, we don't
understand why Taft singled out
that ore in the New York zoo.
Some Congressman are actually
getting so finicky that they object
to one mans drawing two govern
ment salaries. What's the good
of having a strong official drag, if
you can't cash in on it?
Since Colonel Bryan dined with
Governor Dix there's been revival
of talk about the governors Presi-
dental chances. Is it a case of
cause and effect?
Over in Dear OF Lunnun, :"
when the banquet wine gets above
the wisdom line, they prattle OF
annexing the United States. Over
here-oh, we just laugh, knowing
a good joke when we meet it in
the road.
Rainbow chasers may not gather
the substantials, but as a class
they get more fun out of their ex-
pectations than rich men do out of
their coin. The real rainbow
chaser is born, not made.
About year ago the republican
state convention of South Dakota
protested against putting railroad
lawyers on the Federal bench. A
S. D. railroad lawyer, backed by
both Senators, has just been NOM
mated to be U. S. district judge.
What's the answer?
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
Servants In 1ur<ey.

Turkey is not nearly so benighted as
we imagine, for there is no servant
question there. Though slavery is still
recognized, the kadun (mistress Of the
house, is a mother to her servants.
whom she treats as children. and no
childrenfin the world are better treated
than Turkish children. The most pain
full thing the kadun can do to maid
is to say: 1.-THE master has found o
good husband for thee. Thou wilt be
married at such and such time"
'Oh, mistress. what have l done to
be thus abandoned?' is the usual sor'
rowful response.
Even after the servants marriage the
kindly relations between mistress and
maid continue. There are no fixed
servant wages in Turkey. Faithful
servants are rewarded from time to
time In accordance with their masters
or mistresses' good pleasure or circum-
stances.-Chicago Journal.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
Strainino the Ked.

Rufe Blevins, giant woodchopper,
whose good nature and ready wit
made him welcome addition to the
store circle, entered the village gro
Gerry. The loafers moved a little closer
together to make room for Rufe on a
soap box, but he marched past the
friendly circle, pumped an empty mo-
lasses key down on the counter and
drew a stained bill from his pocket,
which he held out to the proprietor Of
the store. An expectant grin went
round the circle, for Storekeeper Jones
had the reputation of never wronging
himself by overwhelming or under
charging. The merchant adjusted his
glasses and looked expectantly from
the bill to the woodchopper.
''Notice you charged me for five gal
Ions O. molasses last time had this
four gallon keg filed" drawled Rufe.
II don't mind payin' for the extra gal
Ion, Mr.. Jones, but ! do kinder hate
to have good keg strained to pieces"
Youths Companion :.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
Wins Fight For Life

1t was a long and bloody battle for
life that was waged by James B. Mer-
shon, of Newark, N. j., of which he
writes: 81 had lost much blood from
lung hemorrhages, aud was very weak
and rundown. For eight months 1
was unable to work. Death seemed
close on my heels, when L began three
weeks ago, to use DIR. Kings New
Discovery. But it has helped me
greatly. 1t is doing all that you
claim" For weak, sore lungs, obsti-
nate coughs, stubborn colds, hoarse-
ness, la grippe, asthma, hay fever or
any throat or lung trouble, it's SUI
preme. soc and S1.00. Trial bottle
free. Guaranteed by B. F. Hughes.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
ROASTING an Eqq.

Every boy and girl down on the farm
in times gone by used to roast eggs,
pieces Of meat and potatoes in embers
in the old wood cook stove or in the
big open fireplace. Barns were search
ed for hens nests, and the fine, fresh
eggs were wrapped in heavy paper.
The, paper was dampened, and several
thicknesses Of it protected the eggs
from scorching. You know. wet pa
per in a ball is hard to burn. Well.
the wrapped up eggs were put on the
live Goals and partially covered by
them. In from five to fifteen minutes
the egg was roasting hot and ready to
eat with salt, pepper and butter. A
pin hole was made in the big end of
the egg so as to let the steam escape
to keep it from bursting the shell and
the meats from running out. If you
have never as a small boy roasted such
eggs you have missed one of child
hoods greatest joys.-New York Press.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
INTERESTING EXPERIMENT
ON FARM Of v. v. SPROU[

The U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture, in connection with its potato
work throughout the country, is
carrying on a fertilizer and variety
test with potatoes on the farm of Mr..
w. n. Sproul, at Middlebrook.
The fertilizer experiment consist of a
series of q flats of one twentieth of an
acre each. The object of this expert
ment is to determine, if possible, what
plant foods need to be added to the soil
of this vicinity, and in what quantity,
to produce the largest field of potatoes.
On two of the flats there has been
applied complete fertilizer at the
rate of one ton per acre, on two other
similar mixtures at the rate of one
half ton per acre. AS is very generally
known ascomplete fertilizer contains
nitrogen, phosphorie acid and potash.
In order to determine whether all of
these arelnecessary Tor the soil in this
vicinity, one of the plats has received
an application of nitrogen and phos-
phoric acid only; the potash having
been emitted another plat has nitrogen
and potash only the phosphoric acid
having..been omitted and still another
has received phosphoric acid only, 9th
er plats have been treated with but
one of these three plant foods, that is,
one has nitrogen only, another phos::
phoric acid only and another potash
only. 1t is not expected that very re-
liable results can be obtained in a sin
gle season but in two or three years
something of comfortable value should
be Iearnd.
The experiment with the different
varieties of potatoes is to determine
the best and most economical source
of seed supply for southern and east
ern truckers who grow potatoes for the
early market. Several of the most
promising varities are being grown in
each .of the important seed potatoe
producing centers of the north. Au-
gusta county is included in this exper-
iment. The potatoes are grown in
these localities and then taken to the
trucking regions and grown side by
side to determine their respective val
ues for the truckers use. If seed pota
toes from Augusta county are as good
for the growers of eastern Virginia as
those from much farther north and
west, then the growers of potatoes in
this county and early potatoe produc-
ers of the south and east will be NUT
ually benefited. Results already OBJ
taiued would seem to indicate that this
is not improbable.
The writer will be glad to meet any
and all of the people interested in these
experiment little later in the season
at Mr.. Sprouts and explain more in
detail the nature of these experiments.
Notice of this meeting will be made
latter.
W. V. Shear
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09

The elster tPica candata) is a bird
that d respected and feared through
out south Germany. 1t belongs to the
raven tribe and'is about the size of a
dove. with black and white feathers
and long. pointed tail. 1t builds its
nest in orchards. and its life is sacred
If it. is seen three times in succession
on the same housetop In a place re
mote from it's home it is believed to be
sure sign of death in that house. If
it flies over house where any one is
III and gives its peculiar cry the sick
person is sure to die, but if it does not
scream the patient may recover. 1t. is
better for the sick person if the bird
does not come near. No one could b.
hired to bother these birds for feal
they might seek revenge, and if b!
chance one Of them should die it is 4
sign of bad luck to the owner of tht
property where it is found. Tn,
bird is a valuable insect destroyer and
in this way probably more than com
pensates for the fear it occasions
among the farmers.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
Miscellaneous MARKETS

Baltimore, June 7.-Special-Wheat
closed firmer; Spot and June 9514, July
s111s; Augusta 9034.
Corn closed firm; Spot and June
5934; July 59s4.
Oats quiet; No. white 4134a42;
standard white 4111sa4134; No. 8 white
4la414.
Eggs; market steady; Md, Va,
Western, w. Va, Is; Southern 15a151a.
Live poultry; market firm. Fowls,
old hens, 1873; chickens spring *
lbs. and over 80; ditto N lbs. 27a2S;
l Id. and under 25.
Ducks, white Pekings y; Muscovy
and Mongrel IL; Puddle IL; spring,
3 lbs. and over 20.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
Applied Science.

When James Russell Lowell was
minister to England he was guest at
a banquet at which one Of the speak
ers was Sir Frederick Bramwell. Sir
Frederick was to respond to the toast
applied Science, 1t was long after
midnight when the toast was pro-
posed, and several speakers we're still
to be called. Rising in his place, the
scientist said
"At this hour Of the night, or, rath-
er, of the morning, my only interest in
applied science is to apply the tip of
the match to the side of the box upon
which alone it ignites and to apply
the flame so obtained to the wick of
bedroom CANDLE"
A moment later Lowell tossed a pa
per across the table to him bearing
these two lines:
Oh, brief Sir Frederick. would that all
could catch
Your happy talent and supply your match!
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
NEW TRAIN ON THIS
DIVISION Of B. { D.
HASLONG BEENWANTED.
Other Important Changes And
Improvements Granted by Com
pany Through Chamber

Long desired changes and improve.
ments in the schedule Oh this divi-
sion of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road have been secured by the Cham
Der OF Commerce acting in conjunc-
tion with Frank Roller, who reprs-
ssnted the commercial travellers.
Mainly to MIR. Roller and Peyton
Cochran, of the Chambers railroad
committee. is due the credit for the
better service prom ised by the rail-
road. Both of them worked very hard
for 1t.
The new schedule will include q
new train as we'll as several impor-
tant changes affecting the old ones.
The new train will issvs Lexington
at a. M. and will do local work be-
tween that station and Staunton, ar
irving here about 80, and continuing
through to Washington as fast trair,
making such stops as Gave Station,
Harrisonburg. Broadway, New Mar
ket, Nit. jackson. Edipbarg, Woods
took, Strasburg apd other stops "a
Train No. "A now makes between
Strasburg ana Washington. The B.
and o. is to connect with this train
and make such stops as may be deem
sd necessary between Str as burg,
Harper's Ferry and Washington.
Returning: The B. and o. will put
on train either at Washington or
Harper's Ferry to connect with
Southern Train No. IS at S.rasburg
junction for Harrisonburg, connecting
there with B. and o. fast train for
Stanton and Lexington.
Train No. 30 which nov arrives at
Lexington at Cos p. ~. will, With
the new schedule i'll effect, return 20
Stanton the same day, laying over
night here, thereby affordinR a local
train for the cnnvenisnce OF Staun-
ton and Lexington and people living
between these stations. Lsaving
Staunton the next morning this train
will continue through to Washington
as local train over the tracks of the
B. and o. and Southern.
3he other features OF the schedule
will remain as at present.
Miss Clyde Franklin left yesterday
morning for Franklin,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
A Pair Of
Good Eyes

may grow constantly strong
er in hard and continuous
work and retain their vigor
as long as any other organ
of the body. But when one
discerns a hint of dimness, a
tired feeling, an ache in the
eye balls or repeated head
aches, then glasses may be
of great service in arresting
the failures that if neglected
may cause deep anxiety and
inconvenience
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09

Red hail is not unknown, even IL
Great Britain, for In May of 1885 there
was quite heavy fall of it at Castle
wellan, in County Down. Red and
white fell together, and the red hu,
was not merely ON the surface of the
pellets, but went through and through
When one was squeezed between the
fingers it stained them.
At Minsk, in Russia, an even stran
ger hail shower had fallen five years
before. Some of the pellots were ring
shaped. and. while some were distinctly
reddish. others were a bright blue
Some scientists declare that the color
ing is due to various mineral salts.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
WEAK KIDNEYS MAKE
WEAK BODIES
Kidney DISEASES Cause Half the
Common Aches and Ills
of Staunton People

AS one weak link weakens a chain
so weak kidneys weaken the whole
body and hasten the final breaking
down.
Overwork. strains, col DIS and Other
causes injure the kidneys, and when
their activity is lessened the whole
dy suffers from the excess of uric
poison circul ated in the blood.
Aches and pains and languor and
urinary ills come, and there is an ever
increasing tendency towards dropsy
and fatal Bright's disease. There is
no real help for the sufferer except
kidney help.
Doan's Kidney Pills act directly on
the kidneys and strike at the root OF
the trouble. Staunton cures are the
proof.
Mrs. George w. Eubank, 212 S.
Washington ST, Staunton, Va, says:
"For six months | was troubled by
backache and could not attend to my
housework. My kidneys were also
weak and 1 was annoyed by a diff
Guilty with the kidney secretions. The
contents of one box of Doan's Kidney
Pills, procured at Thomas Hogshead s
Drug Store. entirely relieved me ard
| have not had a return attack of kid
new trouble.O
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents
Foster Millburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remem Der the name-DOan' IS and
take no other.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09

Which is the most recent siren (O1
the animal variety in history? Jacobus
NOieras relates that in 1903 siren was
captured in the Zuider Zee. aShe was
(says Mr.. Norman Douglas in "Siren
Land'o brought to Harlem and, being
naked, allowed herself to be clothed;
she learned to eat like a Dutchman;
she could spin thread and take pleas
ure in other maidenly occupations; she
was gentle and lived to a great age.
But she never spoke. The honest bur
ghers had no knowledge of the Ian
guage of the sea folk to enable them
to teach her their own tongue, so
she remained mute to the end of her
days.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
Easy Enough.

Just before the capture Of Savannah
General Logan, with two or three Of
his staff, entered the depot at Chicago
to take the cars east on his way to re-
join his command. The general, being
short distance in advance of the 9TH
ers, stepped on the steps of a car but
was stopped by an Irishman with:
Eye can't go in there"
"Why not?' asked the general.
Because them's leddies' caer, and
no gentleman II be goin' in there with
out Teddy. There's wan safe in that
caer over there if yees want it."
YES" replied the general, 'I see
there is one seat, but what shall l do
with my staff?"
"Oh, yer staff" was the reply. "Go
take the safe and stick yer staff out OF
the windy" -
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
OBITUARY

Died May 30th, at Buffalo Gap, Mrs.
Catherine Ingram after short illness,
aged 50 years, widow of HI ugh Ingram
was devoted wife and mother, a
good Christian from her early life up,
m ember of Methodist Church. She
leaves several sons and daughters to
mourn her loss. Services were held at
Buffalo Gap Chapel conducted by
Rev. DR.. White of Churchville. Her
remains were laid to rest at Buffalo
Cemetery.
Miss Lily Baker of Winchester waa
here yesterday on her way to New
York.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
A Dreadful Wound

from knife, gun, tin can, rusty nail,
fireworks, or of any other nature, de.
mands prompt treatment with Buck
lens Arnica Salve to prevent blood
poison or gangrene It's the quickest,
surest healer for all such wounds as
also for burns, boils, sores, skin erup-
tions, eczema, chapped hands, corns OF
piles. Csc at B. F. Hughes.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
How 1t Got There.

a gamekeeper was going over his
masters estate one morning, when he
encountered a gentleman Of the poach-
ing class. The gamekeeper noticed
that the others hat was bullying in a
curious manner. After subjecting the
hat to an examination he found a fine
young pheasant
"How did this get here?' the game
keeper asked. glazing at the culprit.
Beloved if I know" growled the
poacher, gazing at the pheasant with
an apparent look of great perplexity.
1.-THE blooming thing must have crawl.
ed up my trousers leg."-London Tit
Bits
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
TRUST LAWS AND CRIMINALS

In the minds of many persons
who applaud the recent Anti
Trust decisions, there turks a fly
in the ointment in the fact that no
criminal proceedings either accom-
panied or followed the civil suits
and that the "malefactors of great
wealth" have not been sentenced
to terms in prison for having taken
part in illegal proceedings.
1t is so rarely that we have &C.
casion to agree with Mr.. Roose-
welt that we are happy to quote
commentator from his special
message of January 81, 1908 in re-
gard to the enforcement of the
Sherman law, in which he declar-
ed that advocates of criminal pros
ecution are really opponents of the
law and advocates of the Trusts.
The reason for this apparent para
dox is obvious to any one who
knows the very basis of our GRIM
inal procedure.
In the first place the persons
forming corporation differ wide
ly from the company itself. No
matter how deeply the corporation
may be indebted, each stockholder
is only liable to the extent of his
holdings, and no suit can be
brought against him for the whole
of the'debt.
If we.could imagine a railroad
train "wilfully and maliciously"
running over a man and killing
him, the engineer may be held
crininally liable, but no mere
stock holder can be tried for muir
der. The corporation has an ex-
istence utterly distinct from that
of its several stockholders. If
stockholder commits a personal
crime, the company is not respon-
sible on his account, nor is the
stock holder punishable for viola
ton of law on the part of the COM
pany, except as loss of dividends
may be considered punishment.
Now. to punish member of
corporation it must be shown that
he personally was responsible for
the illegal acts. A specific crime
must be clearly defined, and it
must be proven beyond reasonable
doubt that the special person &C
cused committed or was accessory
to the commission of the crime.
For example, if man be accus-
ed of murder, it must first be
shown that a murder was COM
United; the dead body must be
produced-the corpus deficit, as it
is called in law-then the fact that
a certain specified person COM
mitted the crime must be proven.
with all doubtful points in favor of
the prisoner. AS result a ma
jority of ordinary trials for COM
mon crimes result in acquittal,
and if this be true, the difficulty of
proving individual guilt in viola
ions of such laws as the Sherman