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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-28
HEALTH AND FOOD.
A Doctors Idea of a Perfectly Balanced
All Year Round Diet.

A Doctors Idea of a Perfectly Balanced
All Year Round Diet.
That every one is more or less sus-
ceptible to tubercular trouble is a mat
ter on which all old fashioned medical
authorities are agreed. They tell us
that we may pass through phase and
out again without knowing it. Accord
ing to DR.. L. Y. Hull in the Dietetic
Gazette. there Is only one thing very
certain. and that is that if we keep in
good health or adapt ourselves to
perfectly balanced diet the danger is
slight
He advocates a reduction Of vegeta-
BILE food, relying more upon butter,
meat and nuts. Here. Of course, one
has to face the increased danger Of
tubercular meat. itself probably
large contributory cause of consump-
ton.
This is DR.. Hull's idea Of perfectly
balanced diet, calculated to keep the
average individual in perfect health all
the year round: The basis for the diet
is found in meat, eggs. milk. butter,
bread. potatoes and fruit. 1t consists
daily Of two quarts Of milk. five eggs,
four ounces of beef, one and one-half
ounces Of butter, two ounces of nuts
(pecan). four ounces of bread. three
and one-half ounces of rice, three
ounces each Of potatoes, peas and oat-
meal. one ounce sugar. one ounce raj
sins, one apple and one orange.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-28
Sicnalinn at Sea.

The custom of signaling at sea by
means Of various colored flags is very
lncient. and the method seems to have
been brought to degree of develop
ment bordering very closely on perfec.
ton. Many people have been astonish-
ed at the length of messages conveyed
In few moments and with the use OF
but half a dozen flags in various COM
binations. and when the extent Of the
language and the cOmplexit. Of many
necessary messages are considered the
eighteen flags in the signal flag locker
seem very inadequate. However, 1t
must be remembered that the signal
code Utilities a sort of shorthand, and
many long messages, known to be OF
frequent occurrence, have been con-
tracted to a single showing of flags
in a given combination. The number
of flags hoisted when a signal is made
never exceeds four. With the eighteen
flags of various colors, using four for
each signal. no fewer than 1862 COM
binations can be made.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-28
A CURIOUS DREAM.
Warning That Game to Granddaugh-
ter of Sir Walter Scott,

Warning That Came to Granddaugh-
ter of Sir Walter Scott.
An instance in which a dream was
useful in preventing an impending ca
tastrophe Is recorded of a daughter of
Mrs. Rutherford at Ederton, the grand
daughter of Sir Walter Scott. This
lady dreamed more than once that her
mother had been murdered by a black
servant. She was so much upset by
this that she returned home, and, to
her great establishment and not lit
tie to her dismay, she met on entering
the house the very black servant she
had met in her dream. He had been
engaged in her absence. She prevail
ed upon a gentleman to watch in an
adjoining room during the following
night.
About 8 o'clock in the morning the
gentleman heard footsteps on the
stairs, came out and met the servant
carrying some Goals. ISeing question
ed as to where he was going, he
answered confusedly that he was 60
ing to mend the mistress fire, which
at 3 o'clock in the morning in the mid
die of summer was evidently impossi-
BILE. On further investigation strong
knife was found hidden in the Goals
The lady escaped, but the man was
subsequently hanged for murder. and
before his execution he confessed that
he intended TO ASA SSinata Mrs Ruth-
erford.-London Standard.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-28
WATERSPOUTS.
Old Time Mariners Fought Them With
Noise and Cannon.

Old IInne mariners Foughe mem WIN
Noise and Cannon.
In the waterspout the medieval
mariner saw a malevolent living mon
ster-a sea dragon. There were vari-
Gus means of combating them. Once
all sailors carried black handled knives,
which the monster was believed to
hold in special adherence.
When a spout made its appearance
these knives were produced and point
ed in its direction. waved in the air SO
as to make the sign Of the cross or, ac-
cording to the recommendation of GER
tain contemporary authorities. driven
several times into the side of the ship.
Certain passages from the gospel of
st. John were recited as charms
against waterspouts.
A loud noise of any kind was also
believed to be eficacious against them
shouts. the clash of swords. the beat
ing Of drums and gongs, etc. The GUS
tom Of firing cannon against water
spouts. says the Scientific American,
dates back at least as far as the six
teenth century. The original idea ap-
pears to have been to brighten them
away by the noise Of the report, but in
the later times it was believed that the
watery column could be cut in twain
by the cannon ball and the spout thus
dissipated. 1t would be interesting to
know whether the cannonading of wa
terspouts is still sometimes practiced.
1t was certainly common much less
than a century ago. 1t is hardly nee
essary to say that it is entirely futile.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-28
O'Conneirs Wonderful oratory.

Daniel O'Connell, the Irish orator,
spoke in Covent Garden, London, many
years ago, and John Coleman, an old
English actor, pictured him as fol-
lows: THE audience hung spellbound
on the words of the great orator. His
resonant and magnificent voice, flavor
ed with its rich Hibernian accent,
held both soul and sense captive. As
for me, my Celtic blood took fire, my
heart throbbed with passionate indig-
nation or melted into tears as he
dwelt upon the wrongs of my beloved
country. Never, surely, was such
born orator! Stern men cried one
moment and laughed the next Strange
to say, they never laughed in the
wrong place, though once at least he
afforded them a unique opportunity.
AS he approached the end of his ora
ton, carried away by his theme, he
took his~wig off "a brown jazeyo put
it in his hat and mopped his beauti-
full bald brow with a great flaming
crimson bandanna. The action ap-
peared so natural and appropriate
that no one seemed to think it absurd
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-28
Learn to Think on Your Feet.

1t does not matter whether one
wants to be public speaker or not. a
person should have such complete con-
troll Of himself, should be so self re-
liant and self poised. that he can get
up in any audience. no matter how
large or formidable. and express his
thoughts clearly and distinctly. In
all ages oratory has been regarded as
the highest expression of human
achievement. Young people. no mat
ter what they intend to be. whether
blacksmith or farmer. merchant or
physician. should make it a study.
Nothing else will call out what is in
man more quickly and more effec-
lively than the constant effort to do
his best in speaking before an audi
ence. When one undertakes to think
on ones feet and speak extempora-
neously before the public the power
and the skill of the entire man are
put to the severest test.-Success Mag
azine.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-28
TURKS APPLY TORCH
Constantinople's Fire of Supposed
Incendiary Origin

Constantinople, July 24.-The con-
fiagration which started yesterday
afternoon continued until o'clock
this morning, by which time the
flames were gotten under control, but
practically because there was no
further fuel in their path. The dis
aster was the greatest since the great
fire IN Pera, the European quarter, in
1870.
II is believed that the present fire
was the work of political incendiarles.
1t broke out simultaneously at several
points in Stambul, the ancient city,
while the people were celebrating the
anniversary of the new constitution.
The most formidable blaze fared up
near the ministry of war and was
borne oy strong north wind through
the residential section to the southern
coast.
From the square in front of the war
ministry east of the center of Stambul
to the Sea of Marmora on the south
PARTIALLY nothing was left standing.
Two square miles of the city were
devastated, 1t is roughly estimated
that over 5000 houses 80 destroyed.
The greater number e. these were
wooden buildings, but several import
ant stone structures were ruined.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-28
: 9,h Annual Reu sion Netf-siee
Camp conieder; iss Veterans.
Eor.stvi,ie Cross &ng New Mar.
vt Va, .Aupu st ao.1 tn

1ath Annual R eunion NeH-Rice
Camn confederate Veterans, Forest
lille Crossing (New Market), Va,
Amonst 1Oth--l1th, 1911.
Southern Railway has authorized
~, account of the above occasion V cry
Tow ROUND TRIP FARES from
ali stations Harrisonburg to Front
ROYAL. inclusive, oates OF sale August
q 10. and 18th, 1911, with final limit
SneciaI Train will leave Front Royal
Angmst 18th, 600 A. M, making all
stons up to and including Qulcksourg'
ssTrs Forestyille 500 A. NJ;
Special Train will leave Harrison
burg 80 A. H., August 18th, stopping
at ali points, arr ye Forestville Cross
ing 1880 A. Nj On same afternoon
at 400 z. M, this train VIII ieave
Forestville Crossing for Harrisoh6uFg.
On same date Special train will leave
Forestville Crossjn g 5:25 P. NJ, making
all stops up to Front Royal inclusive.
Trains 2i7, % and 216 will stop at
Forestville Crossing on August lOth
and 18th. :.
For further information consult
Agents or write L. S. Brown, Gen.
Agt, 7O5 18th St., NV, Washington,
ID. d,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-28
FACULTY NAMED FOR
WEYER's CAVE SCHOOL
Large Congregation Hears Inter
esting Address BY Learned
Japanese Student

Weyer's Cave, July "a Rev.
Murata, Japanese student of the
Vanderbilt University of Nashville,
Tenn, delivered an address on mis-
sions past and present in Japan, Sun
day morning at the Mthodist church.
A large congregation was present,
many of whom heard a japanese
speaker for the first time Very
many expressed themselves as we'll
pleased with the speaker and the able
way in which he handled his sub
ject, also with his good use of Eng
lish, considering the short time he
has been in America.
After some delay the entire liter
airy faculty for the coming session of
the high school here have been Sc
cured. Mr.. L. L. Koontz will be
principal, Miss Mamie Cline first as
sistnat, Miss Rose Coffman second,
Miss Bertha Barns third, and Miss
Tenie Cline fourth. Only two, Mr..
Koontz and Miss Coffman, were in
last years faculty.
In an uneventful ball game played
here Saturday afternoon between the
Weyer's Cave Athletic Club and a
visiting team composed of players
from Grottoes, New Hope, and Mt.
MERIDIAN, the home team trimmed
the visitors to the tune of eight to
two. Claud and Valley Leavel were
the battery for the home team and
Western and Smith for the visitors.
Mrs. Isabel Crop of Glencove, Va.
and Mrs. Cahrles Ledford and daugh-
ter of Atlanta, Ga, were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. S. Roller the
latter part of last week.
Mrs. Charles Huber of Indianapolis
Indiana is visiting Mrs. John Foley.
Mr.. Myrvin Tutwiler, who lives be-
tween here and North River Station
was suddenly taken sick while in
Staunton Saturday. He was moved
to the Augusta Sanitarium where the
doctors pronounced his case appendi-
citis. He was operated on Sunday
and is exported to be doing as well
as could be expected.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-28
SEEING A JOKE.
1t Depends on the Brand of Humer to
Which One Is Accustomed.

Foreigners, as a rule, do not under.
stand our wit and humor. Sir Alfred
Harmsworth once remarked to me,
says writer in the st. Louis Globe
Democrat, that American humor was
coarse and sometimes brutal. Mark
Twain and Finley Peter Dunno are
the only American humorists who are
accepted by Englishmen. On the other
hand. we do not appreciate the humor
of Punch, the Englishman's delight.
| have seen an Englishman laugh
heartily over joke in Punch that I
couldn't see any point to until it was
explained to me, and no doubt that
gentleman considered me as dense as
we consider them when we tell them a
funny story and get sort of panied
look, rather mystifyng to be sure, in
stead of the laugh which was expected.
1t Is the local application of the joke
that counts the world over. The fun
NEST thing ever saw was the charge
a yearling Hereford bull made at a
barbed wire fence in the Texas Pan
handle. He struck the fence full tilt,
and the rebound caused him to turn
complete back somersault He landed
on his hoofs all right. and there he
stood all straddled out with a look of
establishment on his face that was al
most human. 1t was so ludicrOus that
| lay down in the mesquite grass and
rolled over in spasms Of mirth. Then
he began to bawl like a whipped child.
turned tail and ran as from a banshee.
was at dinner in Bradford club
and told about it. expecting to get a
laugh. but all l got was this from Hon.
Smith Feather, mayor Of that York
shire city:
by Jove. I didn't know those wire
fences were so strong. It's a jolly
good thing the poor brute wasn't in
jured'
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-28
FoLLIEs OF SCIENCE.
Seven Problems That Have So Far
Baffled Mans Mighty Brain.

Seven Problems That Have So Far
BaffIed Mans Mighty Brain.
The history of science has seven
problems that men in all ages more or
less have tried to solve, but which
have finally been given up by all. To-
day they are called follies.
The usual list comprises the follow
ing: First. squaring the circle; second,
duplication Of the cube; third, frisco
ton of an angle; fourth. perpetual mo-
ton; fifth. transmutation Of metals;
sixth. fxation of mercury; seventh,
elixir of life. Some lists put the phi
losophers stone for the last three and
then add astrology and magic to make
the seven.
To the unlearned it would seem pos
sible to draw a square which shall be
exactly equal in area to a given circle
which is the first problem in the list
but we are told by the highest author
tiles that it is impossible.
Since the discovery of radium it is
claimed that the change of one metal
into another has been accomplished.
but it is yet too early to dog datize
about the matter.-Chicago Journal.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-28

A clergyman who had neglected all
knowledge Of nautical affairs was ask
ed to deliver an address before an
audience Of sailors. He was discourse
ing on the stormy passages Of life.
Thinking he could make mis- remarks
more pertinent to his bearers by meta
phoricaily using sea expressions, he
said:
Nov, friends, you know that when
you are at sea in storm the thing
you do Is anchor"
A half concealed smoker spread over
the room, and the clergyman knew
that he had made a mistake.
After the services one of his listen
ers came to him and said, "Mr.
have you ever been at sea?''
The minister replied:
mo. unless it was while was de-
livering that address,"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-28
MIDDLEBR0oK

Millbrook, July 33.-Dr. Herman
Welland has returned from a trip to
Atlantic City.
Mr.. William Almarode who had
his leg broken some months ago, is
now able to walk around on his
crutches and was in Middlebrook on
Friday.
Rev. R. A. Lapsley and family are
visiting at Mr.. W. W. Sprouts.
Mr.. Franklin Gale and Miss May
ne Glover attended the picnic at
Trinity Point Saturday.
Miss Miriam Smith and friend
Miss Christian, were shopping in
Staunton Saturday.
Misses Essie and Virginia Mcclure
Of Greenville are visiting Miss Aisle
and Lucy Cross.
Miss Lucy Shelter has returned
after a visit to friends in Staunton.
Mrs. Lula Rosen was called to Mt.
Jackson, Va, Friday on account of
the illness of her mother Mrs. Os-
borne.
Mr.. Manly Marcus and Misses Ber-
tie and Nellie Marcus, spent Thurs
day in Staunton.
Rev. B. S. Dasher has just pur-
chased a nice horse and buggy. Mr..
Dasher is very much pleased with
his new work here.
Miss Margaret Dunlap left this
morning to visit friends and relatives
near Harrisonburg.
Mr.. Walter E. Beard Commissioner
of the Revenue was in our town on
business Saturday.
Mrs. NJ J. Cochran has returned
to Staunton after spending some
time at her farm near Summerdean.
Miss Mary Glendy of Pulaski is
visiting at the home of Mr. R. Frank
Larew near Bethel.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-28
Zulu blouse Boys"

The best of all servants in South
Africa is Zulu, especially If he is
raw-that is, fresh from his native
kraal and totally unspoiled by the
wiles of civilization. Such "house
boy" is honest, sober. quick, clean and
anxious to learn the ways of the white
man. He soon becomes as deft as an
English butler and as handy as the
ideal housemaid. He does everything.
from cooking to answering the door,
and after little practice he does it
well. The boys have all manner of
strange names, usually chosen by
themselves from some one or other of
the words they hear often used. such
as sixpence, Hickey" threepenny
piece). shilling, breakfast, kettle. silly
fool, ugly, pint pot. scrubber. chopper
or whisky.-Harper's Weekly.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-28
THE SPIRAL NEBULAE.
One Of the Terrifying and Mysterious
Forces Of Space.

One Of the Terrifying and Mysterious
Forces Of Space.
The most stupendous manifestations
of force of which we have any knowl-
edge are presented by the spiral nebu-
lac, whose mysterious and terrifying
forms were first clearly revealed by
the Lick observatory photographs
made in 1s9S-19OO by the late Pro-
fessor James E. Keller. The heavens
are full Of them-they exist by thou
sands-and as astronomical photogra-
ply Is brought to greater perfection
their amazing shapes tend more and
more to upset all former ideas con-
corning the processes Of creation and
destruction going on in the interstellar
spaces. They affect in an equal de-
gree all theories about the origin and
ultimate fate Of our own solar sys-
tenn.
Who would imagine on looking up
at the starry heavens some quiet
night that the earth & like a person
lost in the midst OF the whirring
wheels and spinning shafts of some
enormous mill or machine room, where
running bolts. whirling spindles
champing pistons. grinding cogs, gy-
rating governors. dizzying fywheels
and leaping rods confuse the eye and
the mind and paralyze the limbs with
the terror of impending humiliation?
We are not aware Of this startling
situation because, while we see the
stars, we do not see what is among
the stars. The spinning machinery Of
the universe is revealed only in pho
tographs, and as far as our senses are
concerned it performs its functions
with a silence which to the magma
ton becomes a part of the horror of
space.
These cosmic wheels spin with in
calculable velocity. but the span of
human life Is but a second of time in
comparison with their periods. If we
could magnify time SO that second
would become as century, then an
hour would be equivalent to 100000
years. and the true aspect of the
spiral nebulae would burst upon our
astonished senses.-Garrett P. ServiSs
in New York American.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-28
The BaMhea.

Englishmen are familiar with the
name "bawbee," applied to the Scotch
halfpenny. but to few does 1t bring the
association of baby queen and a 10y
al people. 1t appears that the first at
tempt at the portraiture Of the unfor-
tunate Mary, queen of Scots, was made
In her infancy, and her small face was
engraved upon the Scottish halfpen-
MES at the time of her coronation in
1913. when she was but nine months
old. A number of these small coins
are still preserved. and it will be east
ly understood how the name 'bawbee,"
or baby, came to be given to the coin
bearing the effigy of the baby. The
halfpenny Of Scotland is still common
~ called the bawbee, although the baby
face no longer appears on it.-Pear-
sons,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-28
.YNESBORO

Wan; &. CO. - 24.-Miss Mary
Licklider of Shepherdstown, w. Va,
is the guest of Mrs. E. M. Cabell.
Mr.. William Gallagher left Friday
for Kentucky on business and will
go from there to Cincinnati where he
will spend week.
The dance of the season was given
by the people of the Hotel Brandon
in honor of the Richmond Light In
fantry Blues camping near there
Mr.. and Mrs. Matheson led the ger
man figures which were in true mill
tary style. Besides the guests of the
hotel and the Blues a number of
Basic and Waynesboro people were
present. Punch was served during
the evening and the music was furn-
ished by the Blues band.
Mr.. James Winston is home after
spending a week with friends in
Richmond.
Mrs. B. E. Watson left this morn
ing for Staunton where she will
spend several days.
Mr.. VIM. Meade Addison of Rich
mond spent the week end with his
family who are summering here.
Mr.. Winston Boiling of Richmond
is a guest at the Barksdale cottage
this week.
Mr.. John w. Smith, Jr., who has
bad q position with Hamilton-Cook
Hdw. Co. left this morning for Hunt
ington, w. Va, where he has accept
ed a position as stenographer with
Mr.. Burke, Division Superintendent
OF the c. & o. railway. Mr.. Smith
has many friends who regret to see
him leave but who wish him success
in his new field.
Miss Mary Routt of Richmond, who
attended the Mary Baldwin Semin-
airy during the past session, is visit
ing Miss Mary Peale where she will
spend the rest Of her vacation return
ing to the seminary in the fall.
Mr.. Harvey Spence of Richmond,
an old Fishburne cadet who has been
camping with party near Ivy spent
the day here with friends Saturday.
The Richmond Blues broke camp
early Sunday morning and left for
Richmond on a special train about
eleven O'Clock. Many of the fairer
sex regretted very much to see them
leave.
Miss Elizabeth Clemmer of Mid
dlebrook, who has been visiting Miss
Ruth Cabell and Mrs. W. J. 10th. re-
turned to her home this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clothier of Richmond
are guest of Mrs. w. J. 10th.
DR.. Scales of the Blues who has
been camping with them near Basic
spent yesterday at the Brunswick and
left for Hot Springs Monday where
he will spend some time.
MIN. J. Bell of Montgomery. Ala.
IS visiting Mr.. Thomas Coiner on
WayneS Avenue.
Mr.. w. N. Walker left this morn
ing Tor Richmond after having spent
lew days here with friends.
Misses Aline and Mary Shaut and
Mr. Guy Shaut who have been spend-
ing some time at the Brandon left
for their home in Ashland XIV. early
Monday morning.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-28
The Youna Idea.

In certain school a schOolboy of
tender years is said to have produced
the Following essay on the camel: THE
cannlmal is sheep of the desert It
is called backteria because it has a
hump Oh its back The cannimaI is
very patient and will lie down and die
without groan. but when it is angry
1t gets its back up. which is called the
hump. The shepherds of cannimals is
called Arabs When they live in towns
they are called street Arabs. When the
cannmal goes on journey it drinks
as much as 1t can to last for many
days. Such animals are called acqu
ducks. Those that cannot carry enough
are called inebriates.''
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-28
Geer Slanq In GERMANY.

Even the serious Germans, it ap-
pears. have a rich and racy slang
Here are some examples that a writer
for the Baltimore Sun lately clawed
out of German dictionary: Bierfisch
(beer fish. the little bits Of cork that
sometimes float in beer; bierrede (beer
harangue), a speech made at ban
quet; bierbass (beer bass), heavy. up-
melodious masculine voice; bierbruder
(beer brother), barroom acquaintance;
b1ereifer (beer zeaD, extraordinary and
absurd enthusiasm.