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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
THE CYcLoPEAN EYE.
II Exists Today In documentary Form
In Mans Brain.

II Exists Today In documentary Form
In Mans Brain.
The Greeks were, unwittingly, very
near an anatomical truth when they
ascribed to certain monsters called cy-
clops only one eye apiece, which was
placed in the center Of their foreheads.
The cyclopean eye exists today in
the brains of men in rudimentary
form, for in the pineal gland we find
the last vestiges of that which was
into the world, if not from the center
Of the forehead, at least from very
near that point. There is alive today a
little creature which would put to
shame the one eyed arrogance and
pride of Polyphemus and Argos and
Brontes and Steropes and all the rest
of the single eyed gentry who. in the
days of myths and myth makers, in
habited the fair Sicilian isle"
The animal in question is small
lizard called Calotis. Its well develop
ed third eye is Situate in the top of
it's head and can be easily seen
through the modified and transparent
scale which serves it as a cornea
Many other lacertilians have this third
eye, though it is not SO highly organ
lied as it is in the species just men
toned.
A tree lizard which is to be found in
the mountains of east Tennessee and
Kentucky has it's third eye well de
veloped This little animal Is called
the singing scorpion" by the noun
taineers On dissection the third eye
will be found lying beneath the skin
1t has lens. retina and optic nerve
New York Herald.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
A LIBERTY WITH TIME.
casteIar's Interrupted Lecture In the
University of Madrid.

casteIar's Interrupted Lecture In the
University of Madrid.
In Home Life In Spain" is a fine
story Of the University Of Madrid,
which once had among it's professors
that Senior CASTELAR, who was for a
time president Of the short lived Span
ish republic. But when Alfonso XII.
was brought to Madrid after the fall
of the republic CASTELAR,, with his COM
panions, was exiled.
Some years afterward an amnesty
was proclaimed, and CASTELAR, returned
In triumph to Madrid to resume his
Office in the university. A vast gather
ing attended to hear his first lecture,
and the greatest orator in all Spain
mounted the rostrum, looked imper-
turbably at the sea of eager faces sur
rounding him and began, GAS I was
saying yesterday" Como decia aver.
Between that yesterday and this
day he had fought the battle Of the
fallen republic and had known the Bit
terness of years in exile. ALI memory
Of this, however poignant in the heart
Of CASTELAR,, had passed from the pro-
fessor of Madrid's university, and he
continued his lecture at the very point
at which it had been broken off.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
BRILLAT-SAvARIN.
Tribulations Of the Fanrous French
Epicure and Jurist.

Tribulations of the Farous French
Epicure and Jurist.
Brillat-Savarin, the author of The
Physiology Of Taste" was the abso-
lutte realization of the typical good
liver. The French revolution confis-
Gated his property and removed him
from his Office as civil judge. He fed
to Switzerland and then to the United
States, where he played fiddle in a
New York theater to gain living.
His property was afterward returned
to him, and he was made counselor
Of the supreme court, an office he
chung to successfully through changes
of empire and kingdom. His 'Physi-
ology Of Taste" shared the fate Of
many celebrated books. 1t was re-
fused by several publishers and even
tually was published at the authors
expense, but without his name at
tached to it, as he considered the ma
ture of the work Incompatible with his
judicial functions.
1t was Brillat-Savarin who declared
that ''the discovery of new food does
more for the happiness of the human
race than the discovery of star"
Monsieur the counselor" hostess
asked him one day, (which do you pre-
fer, burgundy or bordeaux"
Madame" replied the judicial au-
thority, ''that is a lawsuit in which
have so much pleasure in taking the
evidence that always postpone judy
ment."
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
DEATH Of FOH1'!1'[[.3 RESIDENT

Mrs. Marga7ct =. H1mphries, for
aaay years resida2t of Stanton.
TEL in the home OF her daughter Mis-.
Herbert K. Rhoades, at Chambers
b1ra, Va, on Tuesday evening after
having teen afflicted for soma wears
With cancer of thu stomach Sh, was
IN her sixtisth year.
.Ehe &c mains we're brought to STAN.
ton yesterday and the funeral will
AXE plaza this afternoon at O'Clock
from ths Metho dist Episcopal chnrch,
With Rev. d. II. Kern conducting rfe
'ervicss. Inter nsnt Till bs in Thorn
rosa.
Mrs Hunphries is Survived bv tn
:ollo wing children Mrs TX. Rhoades,
Jhanbersburg Pa: Mrs. A. L. Hook
stanton; Mrs. James 81. Brown.
Stanton, Mrs. A. L. Black Lynch.
oarg. and ]. Donali. j., William
d.G. and Miss Alice nj. Ham phries
linton. w. Va. ana W. Humphries,
d Elk Ridge, W. Va. She also leaves
b n mothar. Mrs. Margaret Hoaltz, OF
STARTS Draft. and numerous otha,
relatives in Augusta connty.
Three of the chill 1ren Mrs. Ri osdes
larry VIII and Walter wer Q With
their mother when shs died. All OF
than ara here for the funeral.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
MRS. FIFER IN ACCIDENT

Struck by bicycle as she was
aiighting fiom street car Mrs. join
B. FifAr was painfully, though not
ssriously, injured late yesterday after
nom. Ths accident occurred at Main
and New streets at about the suppei
hour and was witnessed by dozen
peopls.
Willis FLYNN 3 along ON his wheel
Carol Cfoghan. small boy, failea
to notlca that a passenger was about
to get of as he drew near the car.
Neither did Mrs. Fifsr see the boy. il
seems, AMI as she stepped to the
ground shs was strack and was
thrown to the bricks.
Several persons rushed to her ano
she was assisted into the store OF
Losb Brothers, and was later takeI
home in a buggy. While not SERIOUS
u injured MIS-. FIfer was considera
bly, Jared and bruised and will ike
ly feel thu effects Of tina accident TO,
= day or two to come. go
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
ST|Ms0M FOR VICE PRESIDENT

Washingt IN. May "a One of the
most interesting bits OF political Cos
sip Washington has heard in long
vhils vas current here to- ay to the
eff ,ot that the entrance of Harry L.
Stinso1 of New York into Prdesi-
dslt TAft's cabinet may mean that he
will be Mr. Taft's RAINING mate in the
campaign of 1912.
Pres; Dent Taft, it is said, fully ex-
pscts ID bs rsnoninAtsi, ana little
Con sidsration is given hers to reports
30 the contrary.
The friends and advisers of the
Prosidang in casting a0oat for man
to go on she ticket with hin,als said
TO look with much favor upon Mr..
Sti nson, tns new secretary of war.
Thsy appear to be partical arly snx-
io1s to get strong nsn from the
progressive element on the ticket, and
prefer on3 from pivotal state Ike
N,H York.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
Japan's snappino Turtle Farm.

One of the oldest farms In the world
turns out each year tens Of thousands
Of swapping turtles and has solved the
problem Of preserving the supply Of
what is to the Japanese as great
a delicacy as diamond back terra
pin is to some Americans. This queer
farm consists of a number of ponds.
Certain of them are set apart as breed
ing ponds. Once a day a man goes
over the shores and with little wire
baskets covers up all new egg de-
posits. Sometimes thousands of these
wire baskets are in sight at a time
marking the places where the eggs lie
and preventing turtles from scratching
the earth from them. Matching re-
quires from forty to sixty days, ac-
cording to the weathe1 The young as
soon as they appear are put in separate
small ponds and are fed with finely
chopped fish. They eat this during
September and October and late in
October burrow in the mud for the
winter, coming out in April or May.
Most Of them are sold in the market
when they are from three to five years
old, at which time they are most deli
cate.-Harper's.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
PRESIDENT REFUSES
PARDONs To BANKERS
New York and Chicago Magnates
Must Serve Out The Terms to
Which Originally Sentenced.
President Taft Issues Special State
ment In Which He Explains
His Refusal of Clemency.

Washington. May 24-SpeeiaI-
To right at 8 O'Clock President
Tais rejected the pardon appIica-
tions OF the New York banker,
Cnas. w. a.orse. and the Chi
cago b mixer, John r. Walsh.
The former IS serving term in
the Allan penitentiary and the
latter is confined in the Lesven.
worth penitentiary.
The President in denying the APP
plications makes the following state
ment:
"The number of prominent and in
fuential members of society who have
asked for clemency in both cases is
very large. In my denial of the ap-
plication in each of these cases, 1 have
no desire to minimize the weight of
the opinion and prayer in favor OF
clemency of the petitioners, but have
the same reason in both cases for differ
ing from them. The application for
clemency in the cases of John R.
Walsh and Chas. w. Morse is hereby
denied with leave to renew the same
after January l, 1913. In reaching
these conclusions I follow the recon-
mendations of the Attorney General. "
(Signed) William Taft.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
TRAINING SEALS.
These Dexterous Animals Easily
Tauqht to Perform Tricks.

These Dexterous Animals Easily
Taught to Perform Tricks.
'The cardinal principle in training
animals" says an animal trainer, sis
not to attempt to make an animal do
anything contrary to the nature Of its
particular species. To be successful a
trainer must know enough about the
habits Of the animals he has under
training to fit the tricks he would teach
them to their natural bent.
'The seal Ia very easily taught. You
begin with one seal, some small pieces
of fish and string. You let the seal
sit on his pedestal, something he likes
to do by nature; then you throw him
one Of the pieces Of fish, and he natu-
rally and easily catches it. Next you
tie piece of fish on the end Of your
string and swing it toward the seal.
He catches this, too, and you keep
moving away from him and swinging
the fish to him from an increasing dis
lance. Now you are ready to begin
with the hat or cornucopia. You put a
piece of fish in the bottom of it and
toss it to the SEAL The seal is dex-
ferrous by nature, and his nose, quickly
detecting the fish in the tip of the
cone, seeks it out. The cone catches on
his snout. and he bites out the fish and
losses the cone aside Before long he
comes to associate the cone with fish,
and he will catch any number Of SIM
liar ones and toss them aside when he
fails to find what he wants.
Balancing the big rubber ball is
based on the same principle The ball
is soaked in fishy brine and thrown to
the seal. He gets the odor and tries
his best to get into the ball and find
what he is after. This results in his
balancing the ball on his nose, feat to
which his supple neck and his natural
feeding habits are all adapted, and
then he gets his piece Of fish as a
prize."-New York World.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
Eixinq the Lesson.

Parson Saunders was a little per
turbed one Sunday morning over some
worldly matter and made a mistake
in the reading Of the Scriptural les
sons. He read the second lesson
where he should have read the first
As he neared the end of his reading
the parson saw that he was in error
He saw that his congregation knew
he was in error. How, then, to con
clude? To conclude In the orthodox
way-"here endeth the second lesson
would hardly do, as it was not the sec
ond lesson, but the first. Nor, could
it, on the other hand, be called the
first lesson since properly it was the
second? Parson Saunders, after a mo
ment's thought, wisely and frankly
concluded:
"Here endeth the wrong lesson
New York Press.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
NEW JOB FOR CHIEF WILKIE

Washington, May 24.-FoIlowing
the reorganization and improvement of
the special agents branch of the
Customs Service by Chief Wilkie, of
the Secret Service, President Taft to-
day announced the appointment of
Mr.. Wilkie as chief of the customs
agents, and to allow him to continue
as chief of the Secret Service as we'll.
The salary of the new position is 81, 500
year.
In other words, the President pro-
poses to combine the Secret Service and
the customs special agents under the
one head. Looking about for an avail
able man, the President decided that
ne could make no better selection than
Chief Wilkie, who has worked wond-
ers in the reorganization Of the special
agents.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
The Sedan Chair.

The sedan chair is named after Sc
dan, the town where it was first used.
The earliest mention Of it in England
occurs in 1881. Early in the following
century the Duke of Buckingham
caused much indignation by it's use in
London. People were exasperated at
that nobleman employing his fellow
men to take the place of horses to car
ry him. Prince Charles brought from
Spain in 1923 three curiously wrought
sedans, two Of which he gave to the
Duke Of Buckingham. A few weeks
after their introduction Massinger pro-
duced his play, 1.-THE Bondman," and
In it he thus adverts to the ladies':
For their pomp and care being borne
In triumph on mems shoulders.
The reference is doubtless to Buck
ingham's sedan, which was borne like
a palanquin.-"Bygone England"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
The SECRETARY Bird.

The long legged South African Sec
rotary birds travel in pairs, male and
female. If disturbed or pursued their
pace is about as fast as that of run
ming horse. They seldom use their
wings and if compelled to do so can
soar to considerable height. They
build bulky nests, and where trees are
to be had they select one fifty to a
hundred feet above the ground. Their
nests are built of sticks and sods, lined
with grass, and measure as much as
five feet in diameter and three feet in
thickness. AS rule only two eggs are
laid. Incubation takes six weeks,
which is done by the female. The
young have to remain in their nest
several months before they can stan
on their long, slender legs, which ar
very weak and brittle. The your
easily break their legs If disturbed.
Scientific American.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
.STAUNTON OFFICERS
CO To CAMP [URAY
Will There Receive Pr actical IT.
struction From Military Experts
From Regular Army

TIOIIl me- uldl EALAA
Captain H. H. Wayt, Captain W.
E. Tribbest and Lieutenants f. V.
Peace and J. P. Asst left here yesterday
afternoon for Luray, Va, to attend a
six day camp of instruction Tor the
infantry officers of the Virginia vol
unteers. This camp commenced yes
terday and will last until May 81. A
mum DER of regular army officers will
be in charge. Different work, accord
ing to prepared schedule will be tax
en- up each day. 1t will consist OF
nearly all of the duties that come
under the supervision of commissioned
officers and will be largely practical
demonstration with lectures at night.
At Waynesboro the Staunton OF
ficers were joined by the following
other officers of the Virginia volun-
teers:-
Brigadier-General W. w. Sale, Adj
jutant- General Of Virginia; Major
Allen Potts, quartermaster on the stall
of Brigadier- General G. G. Vaughan,
Jr., Captain Walter G. Parker, chap
lain of the Fourth Regiment and of the
camp of instruction and pastor @
Park Place Methodist Church, of Rich.
mond, with Mrs. Parker.
Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Battalion-Major Edgar W. Bowles,
First Lieutenant Joseph LIE Masurier,
battalion adjutant. Company A-Cap-
tain 7. B. Mcdowell, First Lieutenant
w. G. Fuller. Company B-Capta:n
David M. Leary, Jr., Second Lieuten-
ant Richard M. Bidgood. Company
Percy Montague, Jr., First
Lieutenant James McGraw, Jr., Second
Lieutenant M. S. Hewitt. Company
D-First Lieutenant John A. Cutchins,
Second Lieutenant William Crump
Tucker.
First Battalion, First Regiment:
Company Artist Lieutenant John
Kraussee, Jr. Company B-First Lieu
tenant Luther 7. Matthews. Company
Charles M. Wallace, First
Lieutenant Samuel s. Harrison. Com
pany F-Captain Alvah B. Cousins.
Quartermaster-Sergeant John G.
Weckert, of B Company, will also be
in camp.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
The MAGNETIC Poles.

The magnetic poles are not station
airy. The northern one is slowly NOV
ing westward along the SEVENTEEN
parallel and in the course of three or
four hundred years will probably have
encircled the geographic north pole
and returned to about its present loca-
ton. Of course the southern magnetic
pole follows a corresponding course
about the geographic south pole. In
such cities in the United States as
Omaha, Sioux City, Topeka, Galveston,
ETC., the compass needle would point
about in the direction Of the north
star and the north pole that Com
mander Peary reached. This geo
graphic pole is about 1900 miles north
Of the magnetic pole, toward which
the needles Of all compasses point
st. Nicholas.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
Some Task.

The Office manager turned to the
new boy.
"Here, George" he said, "go into
the next room and look up 'collab-
orate.' I am not quite sure about the
spelling"
The boy disappeared and didn't re
turn. The manager put the letter
aside and took up some other duties
Presently he remembered the boy and
went out to look for him. He found
the lad studying the big dictionary
with great intentness.
what are you doing, George?' he
asked
The boy looked around.
II forgot the word you told me, sir, )"
he replied, IAN I'm lookin' through
the book to find it."
The manager gasped.
GLOW far have you got?'
'T'm Just finishing the second page,
SIR"
'.Thatn do, George" - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
Old limo Theater Rowdies.

Rowdyism in London theaters was
common occurrence in the old days, a.
is shown by the following from thu
London Post of Oct. p, 1898:
1.-TWO men in the pit at Drury Ian
theater last night were so turbulent
and riotous during the last act OF
Henry " that the performance was
interrupted upward of quarter Of a
hour The audience at last asserte
their power and turned them disgrace
fully out of the theater. This should
always be done to crush the race Of
disgusting puppies that are con
slant nuisance at the playhouse ever!
night"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26

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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
Raised tho Anfa.

Small Ellner-Papa, give me nick
ell. Papa-Why, Elmer, you are most
too old to be begging for a nickel
Small Elmer-I guess you're right.
papa. Make it dime.-Chicago News
Earliest Use of Mineral Ink.
In ancient times india ink, made
from lampblack and glue, was used
for writing on papyri. but inspection
Of the earliest vellum or parchment
MSS. shows that iron gall inks were
introduced not later than the ninth
century. The reason for the change
was that, although a carbon ink Is
more permanent, it has no penetrating
power and can be spOnged from the
vellum. whereas the iron ink bites in
to the fbers and resists the destruc-
tive action of both air and light.
Before and After.
The glutton is always thinking Of
what he is going to eat, the dyspeptic
of what he has just eaten.-New York
Press.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
The Dollar.

There was time when dollars were
minted in England. In March, 1907,
the mint issued stamped Spanish dol
lars worth As. 3D., but they were called
in seven months later. 1t was from
the Spanish coin that America got the
idea of her almighty dollar, but the
name was made in Germany. At least
"thaler," Of which dollar" is corrup-
ton, was. The original thaler was the
silver guldengroschen, coined in 1913
by order of Count Schlick from the sill
yer Of Joachimsthal, in Bohemia, and
known at first as the "Joachimsthaler. -
Thus the name means etymologically
''of the valley."-London Chronicle.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
Circuit Court

Wilbur Myers has been appointed
trustee for the Fishersville Methodist
Episcopal church to succeed Eppa
Fielding, deceased.
w. H. Floyd, r. H. Dudley, d. e..
Shiplett and w. A. Dudley have been
appointed trustees for the Union Pres
byterian church, near Churchville.
The will of S. A. Driver has been
admitted to probate, with w. E. and
Ira ]. Driver qualifying as executors.
The estate is valued at $4,000.
The will of Miss Sallie E. Gamble
has also been probated, her estate be-
ing valued at $4,000.
Harry G. Eichelberger qualified as
executor for Miss Lizzie M. Baylor,
deceased, whose estate is valued at
$1,000.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
History In TOYS.

The history Of the world is crystal
Hzed in the children's toys. Each great
war leaves soldiers in the nursery cup
board dressed correctly to strap and
button. This has always been so. As
each successive age in the worlds his
tory has gone by the weapons Of that
age have passed to the hands of the
boys as toys. There are in our great
museums miniature crossbows, spears
and shields. Toy armor as finely in
laid and engraved as any real accou.
terments is occasionally to be seen,
and old prints show the boys playing
with such figures. Even the children
of the French revolution had their toy
Golfers,