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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
Has Millions Of Friends

How would you like to number your
friends by millions as Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve does? Its astounding cures
in the past forty years made them.
Its the best Salve in the world for
sores, ulcers, eczema, burns, boils,
scalds, cuts, corns, sore eyes, sprains,
swellings, bruises, cold sores. Has no
equal for piles. Csc at B. F. Hughes.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
"A nUIJr9tsN FABLE.
Il Comes From the West to Instruct
People in the East.

Il Comes From the West to Instruct
People In the East.
Once upon a time Lively Bass
migrated from the Clear Water OF
the River in which he was Born and
Raised and found Home in a Mud
dy Pool where Catfish were his only
Neighbours.
He was greatly Disguised with his
new Surroundings. He gave his
Neighbors. therefore. Daily Lectures
"a their Filthy Habits. and an
aoanced his Determination to clear
up the Muddy Pool So long as he
confined i.inself to lectures they en-
dured him with patient Resignation.
But later on he procured Supply
Of Reform Alum, aud began to Dis
tribute 1t through tie Muddy Water
In order to clarity 1t.
Thereupon an old Catfish with
Long Horns waited upon him, and
said to him IN a Firm, Determined
Tone of Voice:
Young Man, you are getting alto
| gether too Fresh. My friends ana my
family and myself have resided in
this muddy pool since the days OF
the Sea Serpent, and have enjoyed
the best of health, become Fat and
Corpulent, and Lived to a Green Old
Age. If it isn't q healthy place fol-
you I guess you would better Move
out to another Summer Resort. But
! Il you Distribute any more of thai
Internal Alum around this Hole
You'll be q Dead Fish, and my fam
lily will have you fried Crisp and
Brown for our breakfast In the
Morning.
Moral: Those who try their level
best to reform the world are seldom
appreciated by the ones for whose
benefit they undertake the reform.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
TUo-TOned Wells.

Automobile wells of chiffon, in mon
otone, and the exquisite two tone,
glace or chanGeable effects, are in
excellent demand and the ingenuity
Of manufacturers is taxed tc produce
more and MORE attractive two-tone
combinations.
The following are some of the lead
ing combinations: Amethyst and gold
myrtle and garnet, brown and green
kings blue (several tones lighter
than navy, corresponding nearly tt
the older blue), and bronze, new
red (much like crimson,) and ole
blue.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
The Old Rag
Carpet -

Oh well I remember the home OF my
srihood,
The sitting room opened on Sun
dA0s alone,
- big roomy sofa upholstered IL
horssha4r,
Fl, p4tIs old organ so wheezy Oh
tsns,
The green paper shades that were
hung at the windows
Tho round braided rug that was
laid at the door.
The album, the vases. the white COT
ton tides,
And the breadths of rag carpet that
covered the floor
The gayly-striped carpet, the olo-
fashioned carpet,
The cherished rag carpet that Gov
cred the floor.
4 was woven not only OF linen and
wooden,
But with fragments Of sorrow ant
JOY and romance;
The lavender silk that was worn u
wedding,
The figured delaine Of a maiden
first dance,
A baby's pink frock and the weeds
a widow,
The blue of the coat that soldle
boy wore;
knew and l loved every strip tina
was in 1t,
The dear old rag carpet that GOV
The good honest carpet, the pIali
humble carpet,
The homemade rag carpet tns
covered the floor.
-Minna irving, in New York Sui
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
MAKING FRIENDS IN OFFICE
NOT WISE FOR GIRL

"0N NE OF the men at the Office
the under bookkeeper, has
asked me IL he may call at
my house." writes q young girl. Il
think he Is a gentleman, but before
giving permission would rather have
your advice on the natter
There was more to the letter, which
closed with a description of the young
man, and 1 gathered that he was a
rather nice fellow Of the usual type
of office worker.
He was good looking, came from a
fairly good family. had been well edu-
Gated and dressed nicely. That he
was a gentleman l had no doubt.
I cannot say that there would be
anything wrong in allowing the young
man to call, but, on the other hand.
the office is strictly a place of bust
ness, and If we allow Of this sort OF
intimacy out of the office, after Q
while it will surely creep into the Of
flee to the detriment of the work.
Evidently this girl had not known
the young man previous to her ad.
vent into that office and it Is not al.
ways wisest plan to take to the midst
Of our family well spoken stranger
Of whose antecedents we know abso-
lutely nothing.
One hears so much nowadays OF
men forgetting their marriage vows
and making advances to the young
and attractive girls they meet in their
business life.
How is the girl to know he is mar
ried? She is pleased and flatter ed
that he should pick her out from the
rest of the ol4Ice force and show by
his actions that he cares for her.
And what is the result? She finds
herself caring a great deal for him;
he Is playing, but she is in earnest
And after that?
Well, if he really cares for her ant
will throw off his obligations t.
society, he may persuade her to g
on with him. and a marriage will
ensue.
Or it may be that he reneges at tn
last moment and let's her find out tn
truth.
In either case, nine times cut o
ten, her heart is broken, while b
goes on his way rejoicing that b
Is such a gay Lothario and that h
makes such a chit" with the girls.
But this Is only one side of tn
question.
All men are not of this calibel
! Woe to womankind if they were!
It may be in this case that tn
young fellows intentions are harm
, less enough.
II there is a mutual attraction,
the girl thinks he is worthy of he
friendship, and, above all, If they
not make this friendship SO evider
in the office that it will attract tn
attention of the other workers, the
I think it would be permissible
let the young man call.
Many friendships are formed in Il
office which last for years and al
a comfort to both parties.
But, also, it cannot be forgotte
that many heartaches could have bee
avoided If the little girl did not a
: low her foolish little heart to RI
away with her discretion in the ma
ing of intimate friends among Il
men in the office.
My advice to my little correspon
e ent would be to first satisfy herse
IS thoroughly that the young man Is {
b together estimable, and deserving
IS her friendship, and then If she st
!" wishes it and he is still desirious
S, coming to her home, let him CON
e but do not let him interfere with t
J. daily work.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
Wider Skirts.

The new spring frocks show de-
e;Aed leaning toward wider skirts.
ON the whole it seems safe to wager
that the very narrow straight skirt
has passed its heyday of popularity
and will be dropped even by the
extremists, the conservatives never
faving accepted it in its pronounced
phases.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10

Homemade Brooder.

Not Hard to Make and 1t Will Do
Good Service.
have made and used a brooder
that gives good results. The ma
terial costs about two dollars and
a handy person can build one In q
day. The gas from the lamp does
not go into the chick apartment al
all, but filters around under the
floor, making it dry and warm, ex-
plains a writer in Farm and Home
The lamp flame is about three inches
from the sheet iron. The heat flows
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
Poultry Notes.

While oats are a good egg pro-
ducing food, better results cam be
secured by alternating with bran.
Rolled oats soaked in sweet milk
is a good ration to commence feed
ing young chickens.
Scald out the drinking vessels once
a week. Filth is easily carried to the
system through drinking water.
Clean dry earth is one of the best
absorbents for the poultry house.
Scatter it literally over the floor.
Sprinkle the nests with solution
of diluted carbolic acid. 1t will aid
materially in keeping down lice.
Boiling milk that Is fed to the
fowls will increase its value and les:
sen the risks of its producing d.
sease.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
Kidnevs on Toast.

Procure two sleeps kidneys, or IN
pounds of bullock's kidney, one ounce
of butter, cayenne, squeeze of lemon
salt, two slices of hot buttered toast
Stew the kidneys with a. very little
water until tender, remove the Skin
and gristle, and pound smooth in
mortar, with the butter, lemon juice
salt and cayenne to taste. Spread thu
mixture on the toast, which should b.
buttered on both sides, and put in tn
oven to get hot through.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
Too Deep for Her.

Mrs. Jones often declared that she
really enjoyed little chat with their
fish dealer because he was man OF
such original ideas, but one day she
returned from market somewhat puz
zled by his remarks.
81 said to him, just in the way OF
conversation" declared Mrs. Jones
chat l had heard that man becomes
like that with which he most asso
ciates."
"'That', ridiculous, Mrs. Jones!'
he answered. I've been fishmongel
al my life and can't swim yard.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
Killed by a Traia

Roanoke, Va. Mach A. - r. T.
Garner. of Blusfeld, was run over
and and instantly KILLED Thursday
morning by eastbo1nd passenger train
No 4 about two miles east Of Ala
Mr.. Carper stepped from the west
bouui track to avoil a freight tram
and was struck by thu passenger
train g oing in the Opposite direction.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
BE Clean At All Seasons.

Greater regard for cleanliness is
demanded in warm and damp wea-
Their than at any other time, but
cleanliness ought never be neglected
in any season. Don't let the houses
and yards become filthy and foul
smelling simply because it is warm
weather,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
New Militia Company Formed

Richmond. Va. March "A new
company of infantry was admitted to
the state militia last night at Lees
burg. Col. J. Lane Stern, assistant
inspector general, went to Lsesbarg
today to muster the new company il
to service.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
A PLEA FOR OPENNESS.

IT hate a sneakin' feller," said the
general storekeeper. "If feller's
goin' to spit terbaccer juice on the
floor I'd ruther see him let 'er go
right out of the middle, stead of in
the corner, where you can't get to it.
indianapolis Star.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
SACCHARINE.

Husband ION his wedding tour
want rooms for myself and wife.
Hotel Clerk (politely)-Suite?
Angry Husband-Of course she is
perfectly lovely! The sweetest girl
in England.-The Tattler.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
ADVICE

"He insists on holding my hand"
said Naude. What would you ad
wise me to do?"
Write to the heart-totheart de-
partment of the Lady's Magazine. It
will be at least six weeks before you
get an swer."-Exchange
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
A PERFECT MATCH.

Clever-Have a nice sirloin this
morning, mum?
Mrs. Newlywed-No; 1 think I'll
have q round steak. It will fit our
new platter Observation-Disclosures Bull
letin.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10

Yeast-Why does a woman al
ways look worried when she sees
boy coming up the walk to her house
with a telegram?
Crimson beak-Because she does
MT know whether it's prepaid or not.
-Yonkers Statesman.
Her Message.
A woman living in a town not far
from New York commissioned her
husband while in the city to pur.
chase a motto for the Sunday school.
After he had left it suddenly &C.
CURED to her that she had neglected
to tell him the desired inscription or
the proper size of the card Going to
a near by telegraph Office she wrote
out a message to her husband con-
tanning the necessary information,
and handed it to the operator. 1t
read as follows:
John Johnson, Broadway.
New York City:
Unto Us Child Is Born,-8 feet
long and feet wide. -'-Harper's
Weekly.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
Wher- Conservation Is l.eeded.

]. Pie pont Nor an is try ng to en-
gineer an international telephone
trust. II this will! make talking more
expensive, we are Cor it. - Chicago
Journal
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10

Raising a hundred bushels OF corn
per acre is more importar. than es-
tablishiEg a new altitude record, or
going through the Niagara whirlpool
in a barrel, even il it does attract
less attention.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
KiIlikinnick.

We ran out Of tobacco while fish
ing in the Canadian wilds," said a
clubman. Our guides put up on to
killikinnick, and we smoked that for
ten days. 1t wasn't bad.
"Killikinnick is the inner bark of
the red willow. You dry it, then you
cut it up. 1t really tastes like to-
bacco. The Indians always use 1t
when they can't get the real thing,
and 1 understand that there are GER
tain brands of Canadian tobacco that
are favored with killikinnick."-
Washington Times.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10

"A man who passes through strange
town in an automobile LOCKS as i'm
portant as railroad officers used to
look in private cars, in tn. old days
before railroad officers were disciplin.
ed.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
IDLE MOMENTS

Your credit may be good, but your
money is better.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
Not . Millionaire.

Mr.. Monk-It's duty you owe to
FOUR family, sir, to have your life In
mred.
Thomas Gait would If I knew
which one of them to insure. l can't
afford to insure the whole nine.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10

Subscribe to the Spectator
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10

Dressmakers have MIGHTY poor
opinion OF the average woman's fig.
ure."
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10

Men don't like hard work; they
don't like loafing. Unfortunately, there
is no happy medium.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
MS PRESCRIPTION.

Doctor, l have the strangest feel
Ing. l SEEM to thing that wherever
l go there is man following me-"
Madam, take one glance into
mirror and you will be completely
relieved of your delusion."
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
PROFESSIONAL CARDS

Alex.F. Robertson A.Stuart Robertson
ROBERTSON & ROBERTSON,
ATTORNEYs-AT-LAw.
Staunton, Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
Wouldn't Go Quistly,

SET saa an Irishman was arrested re.
Gently by so English policemen.
"Why did it take so many police
mem"
HE resisted"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
James Edwin Bradley to Marry

NE. James Edwin Bradley will be
harrled in Laurel. Md. on April I9
90 MISS Katheryn Gassaway Gam
brill MI. Bradley is a brother of
al. Charles s. Bradley, formerly of
Staunton.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-04-18

record as are most typhoons encountered
by oneself hut il was sufficiently naughty
60 make all hands uncomfortable, Il not
actually miserable. foe several DAYS
Ii was The second morning OF the blow
that Smith saw thc Sailor / had myself
seen him about the decks ON several oeca-
sions during thc voyage m al Observing
chap you know q rosy-checked, shrin-
voiced sometimes proiane boy Of the sea-
man rate, noticeable ior has restless activity.
But doubt II Up 10 that time Smith had
been aware that there Was ANYBODY On the
cruiser except himself The captain, little
Edith, and On occasion his contrerc,
George Nandcss, yea know. But Fate
had an order iii hdnd that The reserved 1lr.
smith should see ono other person on that
vessel,
That morning about nine clock, while
the ship was rolling and pitching horribly.
messenger boy Knocked at ms stateroom
door bringing the compliments Of the
captain and Il Mr. Wandcss would like to
SEQ hard bit If scalnanship, he should
come 70 the aying bridge at once.
Having iome theoretical knowledge of
seamanship and navigation. | take con-
siderable delight N watching seamcn al
difficult work IN their element, Just as any
ariaieur sportsman joys Mt beholding the
fcais vt the professionals But | WASH 4
seaman enough to relish the Job Of getting
to The pilot house, on the flying bridge.
With the maindeck almost ceaselessly
awash with huge waves broken and hating,
any one Of which would wnisk a man into
billowy oblivion as it would a match stick,
and with every inch and shred Of the ship,
which was leaping before the gale like a
whipped dog, lashed by spraying spume
that hammered ones body sore and took
his breath away | would have been well
content 70 forego the marine sport in pros
pcct, whatever II was to be But pride
oyereame repugnance, and sacrificed my
stateroom ease, such as it was. Smith
came along, not knowing any better
met Smith in the waFdroom country,
he having received the same obviously
complimentary invitation as myself. As
you don't know | viii explain that in
naval parlance the wardroom country is
the open spaces adjoining the staterooms
Of the officers In ships Of the Yaleiban
type, these staterooms are arranged along
both sides and across ait under d poop
deck Emerging through a door at the
forward end from the Nardroom country
on 70 the maindeck, one is still partially
protected BY the overhang Of the poop
deck and by rows Of offices and pantries
on each side
Smith and had reached this first stage
Of our journey forward 70 the flying bridge,
when we were forced to escape the back
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descending feet foremost, arrow-like, irt.
the abysma tumult Of waters hauying tie
ships waist, his uplifted hands holding the
shapcess thing, which ! altcrward knew
70 be a liie-prescrver.
@ While Smith and / clung helplessy
bepu2zled to the poop rail, seven Or eight
hali-naked fellows tumbled themselves into
the starboard iieboat, which hung from
elongated davits at the break of thc poop,
while other men, manning the falls, leading
out on the quarterback, let the ropes run
out rapidly Only men who knew how to
do ii, could have done what | saw them
do. M
There appeared % me to be about one
chance in hundred for boat bclaanched
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safely in that dreadful sea. But at The
critical moment the falls went on the wh.r
and the boat settled birdiike into the chasll
that was rising UP to crush it The next
instant it was riding the crest OF a great wave
astern Of US, beyond which it @ent out o.
sight
"Lubber like, | directed my own eye.
always toward the spot where the boat hac
vanished And when suddenly man al
my elbow shouted 'Boat-O stared about
bewdered. ~
"A titanic billow was bearing down upon
us, close at hand, and while looked at il
appalled,, there showed above its summit
Of snowy foam row Of human heads then
the boat, riding high over all, q spirit
Margaret, it was blood drop Of the
sea and the storm.
Perhaps it was seamanskip. perhaps
God did it--perhaps it just happened so,
but drifting straight downward on the slope
Of that moving mountain, the iieboat slid
like thing alive, under the davits where il
belonged
AS the roll Of the ship dipped the dang
hing hooks within their reach, the men in
bow and stern caught and chung to them.
They didn' try to hook on the boat that
would have been suicidal The bow and
the stern men-I guess they were a coxswain
and a seaman wrapped their bare legs
about the thwarts on which they sat and
simply held on The strain on their limbs
must have been at the breaking point.
AS the boatcame to the level Of The shin :
ridge rope that's wire rope stretched
about ten feet above the maindcck. in
tended to support awnings the crew. ex-
cept one who held burden in his arms.
leaped out and caught the taut wire
The burden was passed 10 one OF these the
remaining man sprang to safety, ana the
two human chain-links lot 20 with their
legs, dropping tho cutter back into the NAV
Of the sea, where in the blink 81 an eve Il
was dashed into fragments against the
ships side ~
! /" In the excitement, Smith and | had
advanced a little way upon the footbridge
We stood leaning over the lifeline. quite
safe and exhilarated in the intoucation of
the storm, watching the marvellous escape
Of these men'from the sea.
Go-awd in heaven suddenly gasped
Smith. "a -a
" He was leaning out 50 dangerously far
that inyoluntarily graspcd his arm before
permitting my eyes to follow his.
III the arms 81 seaman. who stiIl sat
astride the ridge rope, lay the limp form Of
little Edith Smith, The way the sailor
sat, and the precarious condition Of the
precious little form, under ordinary circum-
stances would have greatly excited ME. but
as far as | can remember now. it seems that
ABOUT the only feeling | had then was
great lovingness tor the little girl. As |
can recall II now ! think the sailor who Wa
holding her had the same kind Of d look en
bis face.
She was such comely little thire
She was all h0dded and dreuched, and
insepsible There Was Iite-pfcse1s
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|.THG#S A1hOR
! I u \ n - 4 1ttBs BY DG.DGRMODY

sr,.urA he.. sr1 her vet, gold sair Sowing
Ground 4 --4ds Yer look ike some kInd Of a
sea-hoFG,
Il guess Il ~as about ten minutes after
that, when ! LETT Smith in his staterooni,
having snlled his raiings, watching the
doctor working over the unconscious girl.
| went forward to learn what might con-
cerning her rescuer There wasn't much
10 learn they said he was lor' Having
placed the liie-preseUer around The child
il wouldn't support two be had gwen him
self up to the sea, which was savage
mother at that hour
asked another deckhand about him.
"'Yep, poor Gugus gone, he sad ~
was an expression oi resignation