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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-02
SCIENTIFIC MYSTERIES.
The Problems of Mind, Life, Gravita.
ton and Electricity.


A most remarkable state, condition
or point in nature, the absolute zero
of temperature, has been reached to
within three degrees. This is con-
sidered to be great scientific achieve
ment. Hydrogen gas was solidifed
into pure white ice, and this was en-
ployed in the process of cooling he
Iium, and all works of the hand OF
man were surpassed. The temperature
sank lower and lower until point
only three degrees from absolute was
reached, but the obdurate helium did
not even hquefy.
The imagination, however vivid, can
not encompass what this intense cold
implies. 1t may be the death OF the
activity of matter-that is, state OF
rest so far as chemical reaction is con-
cerned. Thus if the true zero of ma
ture can be reached it may obtain that
matter will put on new aspects ana
hitherto unknown properties, or it may
expire, become chemically inert, total
ly devoid of heat and lifeless.
ever confronting man, always await
ing explanation, gravitation, will act.
Nothing known can affect the uni
versal attraction, forever directly as to
mass, whether hot or cold.
However, the three degrees may
never be overcome, or, indeed, they
may, for it is now thought that science
has no limits, the scientific mind being
capable Of solving all problems-so
saith some mentologists.
The capital problem is first to dis
cover what mind is, then life, next
gravitation, next electricity, and reach
a climax in finding how it Is that case
GUS masses glow and issue light when
existing in frigid voids at zero abso-
lutte.
| There is no solution in sight for any
of these perplexing problems and har'
assing. No progress whatever has been
made in finding what mind is, the rea'
son being doubtless that mind IS I'M
able to think of itself. On trial it will
be soon discovered that one is unable
to set up train Of reasoning regard
ing his own or another's mind. His
own" implies an owner, but no fact as
to who this owner is has ever beer
discovered. Humans are not perfect
Edgar Lucien Larkin in New Yort
American.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-02
Miseries of the Red Sea.

In the waters Of the Red sea the ces-
sation of the engines on steamer for
an hour means extreme physical suf-
fering for passengers; for a day 1t
would involve absolute torture. The
wind which prevails every day Is a
hot, asphyxiating blast, and its COZ
tinuous directions are from north and
south toward the center. AS result
every passing vessel is subjected to
two days Of almost intolerable heat,
followed by two days Of comparative
comfort, but instances have been
known of crowded liners being COM
PEELED when travelling with the wind
to turn round and steam back for an
hour or SO in order to give the pas
sengers even a brief respite from the
sufferings induced by the dull, dead,
unbearable atmosphere.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-02
A Crab That Makes Its Own Wiq.

There is a small crab found upon
the English coast that Is so afraid OF
his enemies that he has found out or
has perhaps been taught a clever way
to hide himself The writer once saw
one of these crabs which was kept as
a pet, and he was lucky enough to WIS.,
it him when be was in the very act OF
making his wig The crab first tore
off a piece of green ribbonlike seaweed
with his pincers and put one end in his
mouth. This he sucked and nibbled
and moistened with some kind OF glue
that hardens under water, and then he
pressed the sticky end upon his back.
By and by his broad back was covered
with a regular green and waving wig,
so that as he crawled about he looked
like a bunch of seaweed in gentle mo-
ton. We must suppose that he makes
a very sweet mouthful for a hungry
fish and that he makes the wig to
preserve him from being gobbled up
From time to time the wig requires re-
pairing, Of course.-Raja Yoga Messen'
poP
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-02
BRl0NQLl IN A RAGE.
An Unappreeiative Audience and
Sympathetic Servant.

An Unappreeiative Audience ana
Sympathetic Servant.
Brignoli, the famous Italian tenor
always expected an encore, no matter
where or what he sang, and II 1t was
not forthcoming he was or IN rage
instantly, In some small town ne
sang his favorite song. Com Gentll,
a serenade from Donizett's "Don Pas-
ouale." with unusual care and walked
off the stage perfectly satisfied, paus-
ing at the wings to listen to the ap
plause. To his utter amazement there
was not a sound Of appreciation. lie
strobe into the dressing room muttef-
ing that he would not respond to an
encore: he would refuse to sing an
other song. Still the Nouse remained
silent. mo" he cried to those abou
him; 81 refuse to sing again. refusf
to respond to the encore"
Barbagelata, who was more cieve
than the ordinary servant, humbiy ap
preached and said:
"Signor BrignoIi, you sang that Xix
an angel. The people could not appre
ciate it."
The old fellow nearly wept.
"Barbagelata," he exclaimed, CIV
me your hand. did not know 20
were such musician. Tagliapietra.
must introduce you to Barbagelata, M
d. servant" turning to Tag" who stoo
near by HE is great musician
went on Brignoli, still in tempe
$ "He appreciates my singing more tina
q all those FOOLS"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-02
Hypnotizing HOLSTERS.

"Hypnotize Holsters? Sure thing
you cam" said the man in South street.
"See here" be said. picking up an
active one by the body behind the
claws. He stroked 1t down the tall
three or four times, and the lobster be-
came very stiff and still. He set 1t on
the floor against the wall, standing 1t
up. He took four or five more Holsters
and treated them the same way. Nov
watch 'em for a minute" he said.
looking at the row Of prospective chat
ing dish filters. The first lobster
gradually became limp and fell on the
floor with a crash This woke the
third lobster in the row. for it, too
fell forward Then two more fell.
They all started to make off. but he
caught them as they tried to scuttle
away. 'Sure thing" said the South
street man; Its as easy to hypnotic
'em here as on Broadway."-New York
| Sim
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-02
INSTANT DEATH.

II Is Not So Quick but That the Mind
Has Time to Act.
1t is questionable If such phenom-
enon as instant death is known to the
scientist and investigator. Physicians
and surgeons tell US that death by gun
shot wound is the easiest mode OF
terminating life; yet, rapid as such
mode of taking off must necessarily be-
the body has leisure to feel and time
to reflect and on rare occasions even to
act.
On the first attempt Of one OF the
adherents of the Spanish monarch to
assassinate William. prince Of Orange,
the ball passed through the bones OF
his face and brought him to the ground.
In the instant which preceded stupe-
faction, however, he was able to frame
the notion that the ceiling OF a room
had fallen in and crushed him.
Another question in this connection
| is that of probable pain. Although nu
| merous instances could be cited In
| support of the view that the mind acts
in cases of so called instant death. Il
by no means follows that the fnf1ictioI
of q fatal blow is attended by the leas
semblance of pain or single pang O.
fear or regret. Unless death results
Immediately, however. the pain ma.
be as varied as the nature of tie in
jurieS.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-02

The tuatara lizard, found In New
Zealand, is one Of the most ancient
forms of animal life now found on
earth. Originally this lizard pos
sessed four eyes, but in the course OF
ages it has lost one pair and must
now get along with two The tuatara
lay eggs which are remarkable In that
they require fourteen months to hatch,
the embryo passing the winter In
state of Information. These small
survivors of past ages are found only
In a few localities and are becoming
very scarce, collectors from every part
of the world being continually on their
trail. They are about two feet In
length and in common with other liz
ards have the fortunate characteristic
of being able to replace portions or
their limbs or tails which have been
destroyed 1t is asserted that one OF
these lizards owned by naturalist
had the misfortune some time ago to
lose an eye and that a complete new
eye, perfect in every way. has grown
in the place of the old one.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-02
SEEING THE FAR EAST.
It Should Be Viewed Through the Bi
BILE and ARABIAN Nights"

It Should Be Viewed Through the BIZ
BILE and ARABIAN Nights"
The best books on the east, as every
one knows, are the Bible and the Ara
bian Nights" and yet l found most
travellers were saturating themselves
with simplify descriptions of monu-
ments and places, with tabloids of his
tory, with technical paragraphs on ar
chitecture and the ethnic religions,
with figures about the height of this
and the length of that or condensed
statistics of exports and imports and
the tonnage through the Suez canal
and dates about the Pharaohs and the
Mughals. No wonder they see nothing,
know nothing, enjoy nothing and come
home bringing few expletives, adjec-
tives and photographs which can be
had for a small price in either New
York or London.
The first thing to do in going to the
east is to turn your education out on
your desk so that you can get at the
bottom of it, and there you will find
the Bible and the ARABIAN Nights"
and the odyssey" and "Iliad" and
"virgir" and "Herodotus" and "Xeno-
phon," and you will realize what a
! fool you were not to have devoted
more time to them when you were
asked to do so. Guide books can get
you to the east, but they do not get
you inside. 1t is temperament, not
trains, that counts.-Price Collier IN
| Scribner's Magazine.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-02
friday. June 2 1911
EDITORIAL APPETIZERS

Mississippi has other hot things be-
sides the weather-former Governor
Vardaman, of anti Roosevelt notorlety'
has started his stumping campaign
for Senator Percy's seat.
Officially announcing that the
modified army will remain IN Texas
until winter is only another way o.
saving that the cause OF its being there
still exists.
Major Archie Butt is entirely within
his rights in objecting to being con
tinuously made the Butt OF engage
ment jokes.
Nothing personal, of course, but IL
the lexicon of the average politician
reciprocity means swapping promise
for office.
King George nas made field mai
shall of the Prussian army, but in tn
event of an invasion of England W
fear the Prussians wouldn't obey III
orders.
If some genius will devise a metho
whereby money spent can be "recal
ed.n he can have the Presidency,
any other old thing he may want.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-02
miscellaneous MARKETS

Chicago, May 31.-Cattle: Receipts
estimated at 1900 head; market steady
to 10 points lower; beeves, 5.15a6. AZ;
Texas steers, 4.60a5.55 western steers,
4. 6Oa5 80; stockers and feeders, 3.90a5.-
10: COWS and heifers, 2.50a5. so; calves,
5. 25aS.00.
Hogs-Receipts estimated at 5000
head: market, 5a10 lower; light, 5.75a
500; mixed, 5. 70a6. 05; heavy, 5.5oa6.oo;
rough, 5. 55a6.15 good to choice heavy,
). 75a6. 90; pigs, 5.55o6.05; bulk of sales,
| s. 90a6.0 90.
Sheep-Recelpts estimated at 22.0oO
head: market weak, mostly l0c lower;
native, 3.OOa465; western, 3.Ooah6o;
yearling, 4.25a5. 10; lambs, naive, 4.25
az. 60; western, 4.25a6.65.
Baltimore, May 31-Special-Whea'
closed quiet; Spot and May, 92a92A
June, 90; July, 9O34; August, 9O4.
Corn closed quiet; Spot and JUNE
and July, SO,
Oats easier; No. 2 white 401a asked
standard white, 4Oa4OA; No. 3 white
3934.
Eggs; market steady, Md, Pa; ant
nearby firsts, Is; western, W. Va Ii
Southern, 15a154
Live poultry; chickens, old hens
Az; spring, 11slb. and over 30, lIlt
25a26; lib. and under 23a24; old rcos
= tiers 8. Ducks; white Pekings II; Mus
covy and Mongrel, IL; Puddle l.
spring 3lbs, and over 20.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-02
CRIMQRA NEWS

Crimora. Va, Nav 81 Mr.. Horace
Bruce, who has been i'll with typhoid
fever Is cyn 7alescent.
Mr.. Willis Gochenour is building
a fine lsrg5 barn.
Rev. Knsssls and Mr.. Arthur Koiner
attended the Lutheran Synod at ST.
Louis, Mo. They also visited relatives
there for two weeks. -. ]
Mrs. Lamnsl Alexander who has been
seriously i'll for some time is slowly
improving.
Mr. Frank TalIey of this place &C.
old sntaIly burned his face and eyes 8
few days ago. He has suffered greatly
ever since. - s.s-.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Walter ami
daughters, Mlssas Csoil and Gay. ex
| pect to start to ths Dnnkards' ANNA
Meeting tomorrow and 10 visit rela
tivss in this western states.
It is very dry in this section. Man.
people are ont of water and ths gar
lens are suffering greatly from tn
brought
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-02
SHOOTING A HORSE.
Tho Way to Instantly End His Misery
Should He Break a Leg.

Thu Wav 10 Instantly End His Misery
Should He Break a Leg.
When a horse falls in the harness h1s
natural inclination is to get up again
The shock of the fail has excited him
more or less, and in his efforts to arise
he may further injure himself as well
as the harness.
The first action should be to sit on
his head. pointing his nose upward
with one hand. to keep him from
struggling until the traces and all otner
attachments to the vehicle can be IN
fastened If two persons are present
this can be done without difficulty.
1t a horse breaks his leg the most
humane as well as the most sensible
action is to shoot him on the spot
| It is true that cases are on record
| where broken legs have been success
fully treated by means OF suspendlng
the horse in a sling and pulleys. but
the experiments in this direction nave
almost invariably met with failure.
| To shoot a suffering animal and kill
him instantly is not so simple mat
ter as it at first appears. says Country
Life In America. Many shots are
sometimes fred before death results
How and where should a horse OF
shot?
In the center of every horses fore
head a little above the line of the eyes
| is a little swirl something like cow
lick. Three inches above this swirl Il
the exact spot to lodge the bullet t
insure its piercing the brain. Th'
bullet.sshould not be of less than B
caliber.
For sprains hot or cold bandages ar
recommended. lamentations promptl
applied sometimes prevent permanen
lameness. Spraining Of the bac
sinews is only too common and III
less promptly and properly treated r.
suits in knuckling and other compl1cs
TONS Blistering, firing and eve
nerving are resorted to, but it Shout
be borne in mind that these drast]
measures are often unnecessarily tai
en-. Rest, turning out where pract
cable under favorable conditions, an
massage often effect cure.
Not infrequently horse Will pick q
4 nail 1t is unnecessary to say tn;
the first aid is to remove the nail
suppuration ensue poultice the wour
and give the animal rest until well.
: may be we'll to remove the shoe for
, time. Great care should be taken TIL
the nail be not broken off flush vii
the sole and left there to tester. Hors
= are peculiarly susceptible to tetanu
j or lockjaw, and nail often causes 1t
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-02
Business Girl is
Often Charming
. DMITTING that the business girl

A DMITTING that the business girl
II of today is possessed OF a charm
peculiarly her own, and that far diff
terent from the charm of her great"
grandmother, shall we have to admit
also that it is any the less fascinating.
that it is any the less alluring to the
opposite sex, for 1 suppose that this
IS one aim of charm of any sort!
Frequently we hear comparisons be-
.ween the girl of today and the dainty
maiden of the past, with her simple
pleasures and sheltered life, and the
dear old people VINO understood this
latter variety Of girl sometimes sign
md shake their heads mournfully over
the evolution brought about in later
years.
To most of them the modern
Girl" is an unknown quantity, and they
cannot understand why SIZE should
| wish to take place beside her stall
Wart brother in the world of business
Perhaps it's the natural rush and
hustle and progressiveness OF our own
land which has brought about the
| ,hange-but this isn't learned dis
,ussion On ''the evolution of the mod
ern GIRL but only a friendly cha
about girls, past and present, and the
charm of both.
For, of course, both have their
charm. That's feminine quality that
has obtained since Eve used her wileG
On Adam.
Few business girls there are who
do not possess this quality in some
degree, and a great many Of them are
delightful with their practical com
mon sense and unconscious air of alb
solute confidence in themselves.
And right here let me say that thi'
is the keynote to the business girls
charm-her knowledge of herself ant
men and the world and her expert
: ence with all of these.
But in talking to one of these sbl'
} little girls. self-confident, ambitious
| experienced in the world and its ways
| wonder if some of us do not feel
. vague longing for little bit OF tn
charm of the girl Of long ago, with he
ignorance which was supposed to hav
been synonymous with innocence, wit
her gentle manner, her appealin
t ways and her sweet, soft voice.
:. Is her voice not just little sharper
is she not just little less patient IN
] der parental admonition and with a
e her excellent qualities is she quite a
q lovable as the winsome maid of he
grandmother's day?
:. But why not combine the two varie
ties of charm and in the present da.
even though the practical, self-cont
dent girl is universally popular, if sh
e brings into her life some Of the sWee
D ness and gentleness which were tn
: main characteristics of the othe
, maiden, she will find herself happie
: and life more satisfying.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-02
Perfumes,

Civet Is an aromatic substance OF
the consistence of honey and Is OBJ
tanned from a pouch on the civet cat,
an animal from two to three feet long
and about ten or twelve inches high
The best known of animal odors IL
musk, which is obtained from the
musk deer. China furnishes the s'st
quality. Twenty-Five pods or sacks
are packed in oblong boxes composed
of plates of lead inclosed In a caddy
made of pasteboard. Musk Is obtain
ed from Assam, Siberia, the Alta1
mountains and other parts of northern
Asia. Ambergris Is another animal
odor. 1t is secreted in the intestines
Of the spermaceu whale A very curl
GUS fact is that ambergris Is only at
cumulated by disease-that is, 1t Is
only secreted in a sick whale. 1t Is
very hard, of light gray color and Is
found in quantities varying from twen-
ty to fifty pounds. 1t is worth about
f6 an ounce.-London Standard.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-02
Winning a Fur Coz I.

The artist Hans Canon once paint
ed a Russian prince in magnificent
fur mantle which took his fancy so
greatly that he endeavored to hit on
plan by which he might retain posses
sion of it. On sending home the por-
trait he omitted to return the garment,
and to the letter requesting him to do
so he made no reply. One day when
looking out of a window he saw the
prince coming toward his house. Has
tily slipping into the garb. Canon sat
down in an armchair near the fire.
The prince, who had come for his coat,
started on seeing Canon groaning and
trembling at the fireside. What is
the matter with your" he asked. "Oh.'
groaned Canon, Il don't know what it
Is, but l feel so weak and wretched
and 1 cannot get warm. Two days
ago my brother died Of smallpox. ano
I am a bit nervous about myself.
The artist kept the coat.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-02
R,ads of the OIden Time.


A curious illustration Of the lack OF
any systematic authority over the
roads in England, even as late as the
fifteenth century, is preserved in the
records of the manor Of Aylesbury.
A local miller, named Richard Boose,
needed some ramming clay for the ge-
pair of his mill. Accordingly-we learn
from "Old Country Inns''-his servants
dug a great pit in the middle OF the
road, ten feet wide and eight feet deep
and so left it to become filled with
water from the winter rains. A GLOW
er from Leighton Buzzard, on his way
home from market, fell in and was
drowned. Charged with manslaugh
ter, the miller pleaded that he had nc
place wherein to get the kind OF clay
be required except on the highroad
He was acquitted.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-02

If man falls out of rising aero
plane or balloon he will not 60 toward
the earth, but will continue rising into
the air for an appreciable time. If
the air machine were stopped in Its
ascent at the time it could catch the
man as he came down. If the airship
were ascending at the rate OF thirty
two feet a second the man would rise
sixteen feet before beginning to fall
toward the earth. Thus, by reducing
the speed Of its ascent, the vessel
might keep by the side of the man
and rescue him. The reason why the
man rises Is the same as the reason
for a bullets rising when shot from
a gun into the air-both the man and
the bullet are given velocity upward.
and 1t takes some time for gravity TO
negative that velocity. - Harper
Weekly.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-02
Beuuars of Paris,

not a few Paris beggars have be-
come historical. Years ago there was
a female mendicant without legs and
with only one arm who could by
trick in her breathing produce In her
interior a sound like the tick of pen
dulum. Listen, ladies and gentle
men," she used to exclaim. Il have
clock in my stomach Her gaping
auditors used thereupon to apply an
ear to her back. 1t was true. There was
a clock inside her. They could hear 1t
tick. Formerly at one end of the Pont
Neuf there sat an old blind man, &C
companied by poodle. Enveloped in
a large overcoat with seven plaits, he
did nothing all day but keep pair OF
expressionless eyes directed toward
heaven and shaSe his tin money box
from time to time. 1t was tradition
in Paris that he had given his daugh.
ter a dowry Of 100000 francs on the
occasion of her marriage to notary
and that in the evening after rafting
his money box all day the old man
could often be seen in box at the
opera, to which he had driven In his
carriage. london Globe.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-02
Diedrich Knickerbocker.

1t may be that Dutchman named
Knickerbocker did live in the early
history of New York. but if he did
there are no records extant to prove it.
The truth is, the name was created by
Washington Irving, who applied it to
all residents of New York in his time
who happened to be descended from
the early Dutch settlers. Irving used
this quaint Dutch character in his
"Knickerbocker History of New York
to burlesque the early days of the city.
The volume purported to have been
the work of Diedrich Knickerbockei
and gave an amusing and satirical &C
count of the early Dutch settlers. Rec
ords of the period tell us that the book
bitterly offended their descendants
who never forgave Irving for his fling
at them.-New York Times.