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gtaanton Spectator
AND INDICATOR.
193UCU a*v*-*j ■ »»**•* j a. v .»... a ~j . -
R. S. TURK. Editor and Proprietor.
0. T. Feamster, Associate Editor.
and Bniinen Manager,
East Main Street, - Staunton, Va
Extra Edition.
In order to avoid aeiays, on account
of personal absence, letters and all com
munications for the Si'KCTATOii should
not be addressed to any individual con
nected with the oftlce, but simply to
THE SPECTATOR.
Entered aTthe Postofflce at Staunton,
Va., as second class mail matter.
Friday, July 16,1909.
DANGER IN UPHEAVAL.
If Staunton is not the most prosper
ous, the best regulated and altogther
on* of the most inviting towns in the
State, then we have read the signs in
vain. If those who have large busi
ness interests here are divided as lo the
course she should pursue on the ques
tion of sumptuary laws, it is not be
cause the majority of our business men
do not subscribe to proper and just
moral regulation by law. The conser
vative business man believes that we
have conditions well regulated,lhat we
need no drastic change; that we take
great risks in upheavals, and surely we
want no panics, nor business depres
sion. We have had enough of that.
Then we say why invite it? There
ii one answer given by those
a change. That answer is
t a moral uplift." The busi
ilrnost universally have sub
churches, to schools, to the
A, to benevolent orders, t
? having for its base the ele
uumanity by precept, exam
aching, but they balk whe
1 with a proposition whic 1
hand, marches up and wit
iousness of an ancient mon
nands them lo be good, and
the risk of a general distur
ill business, because the busi
iity like this is dependant on
s which are not subject to
eavals.
ye no Keely Institute nor
asylums in Virginia. Possi
ight to have. But these use
idages to civilization are re
• Prohibition States.
.ONG WAYS APART.
s no disagreement between
and most af our friends on
side of the license question,
; is a wide difference of opin
ey ask, how can you be for
ice and still advocate license?
per, "because we prefer the li
ar to the no. licensed boltleg
gambling den or the bagnio,
wjustaswell that men will
hiskey as we know tney will
bacco or smoke it. Knowing
I knowing that there will be a
of it furnished by some one
about for the safest and besl
.aking care of the evil and ol
; the supply, and at the samt
otecting the community and
l who drinks. We know thai
tion laws do not prevent f
g man from getting a Bupplj
key, and we know that so wel
man can tell us differently
re have seen with our own eye
>w and no theorist need talk U
lat question further. We know
j sale of whiskey goes on ir
tion States almost as freely ai
sed ones. We know lhat th(
iy licensed bar cannot go on
y exist, and if they exist the}
law breakers and should lx
: out. We know that places oi
st in every large town in prohi-
States, which to enter would lx
. The dive, the gambling hell
nio, all flourish in Dry cities.
ir success is due largely to th(
.t they sell whiskey and beer,
sort there to get intoxicant*
ght never enter one of them,
lg these things which are be
if prohibition, is it unnatural
are opposed to the double dan
ch these results beget if prohi
irevail? That is why we are for
o not believe drunkenness is
ited thereby, we believe we
aid morality. We go in for
; conditions the best under ex
ircumstances, and not for mak
i good al one fell swoop. Any
nperance advocate commands
wet. He cannot go further than
aking the best out of an evil,
iperance and prohibition are
s far apart as Iceland is from
iPEROUS WINCHESTER.
Inti-Saloon League of Winches
issued a circular which has been
ited universally about Staun
rts out with the statement that
city nor state tax has been rais
er local option,
people ought to know that pro
l in Winchester has nothing to
l the state taxes. Only the Leg
: can raise that,
understand, however, lhat the
taxes of that town have been
paper does not show a very clear
health regarding arrests for
■nness. From May to Movent
)7, under saloons there were
for drunkenness, under prohi
frorn May to November, 190K,
vere 42 arrests for drunkenness.
aught prohibition prohibited, it
not.
c letters showing the relationship
;n Judge Mann and General
le at the time Mahone left the
;ratic party have been published.
These, it is claimed, will greatly in-
I jure Judge Mann's prospects. He ami
his friends claim they can be explain
ed and will not injure him. We can'
not see how it is possible they will nol
hurt him —with some people—unless
they have forgotten those days.
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The fall in the price of flour has
tiolrlorl e v ery body excent the farmer
RALL BE TEMPERATE.
ieve that some of our most
■d prohibition advocates un
that it is not a question of
cc or intemperance that di
-it is a question of license or
no license, if the people will be ter
n saloon will die of dry rot.
with them in an attempt to
saloons with dry rot. We will |
Ufa any of them to cut whiskey
a period, especially this hot
r, and take to lemonade, soda
d ice water, and give it to the
iin the neck that way; we will
f have done something toward
r. the saloon man to take up his
id walk. But you say, others
>t do that. You say of course if
r would drink that the saloon
ould have to move on. Would
je easier and better to move him
it way than by a law which says
to you, you hall not sell, and to
ju shall not drink ?" Will they
■ it? and if you are going to act
,rt of the police and detective,
Lor, and whitecapper, will you
ive a rather hard job catching
iw breakers?
very man will not be sober like
,es for instance, do you not know
hen you shake your fist under
se and tell him what penalUes
itend inflicting in the event he
lrink, that you confirm him in
termination to drink? Do you
iow lhat restraint breeds insub
ition, and unreasonable restraint
open rebellion. That is what
y States suffer from. People re
iws given them by persons hired
scribe laws for them. Force
>rs poor purposes in government.
With 1,800 arrests for drunkenness in
Atlanta, Ga., in a short time.one ought
to see how vain prohibition is as a means
of enforcing sobriety. We admit that
that if a man is locked up and guarded
he may be kept from drink, but it is
hard lo lock up a great city. We should
meet a condition as we find it. Some
diseases can be cured by lrealment,few
I 'radicated with the knife, and
.tempt is made they often re
a worse and more extended
CILL KING ALCOHOL.
iscientious man who ads'ocates
ince has our highest regard,
with him hand in hand. We
>ractiee it, and we encourage it
le ways known to us. To en
; temperance, is not to preach
lion in our humble judgment,
we handle fire and are burnt
, it is useless lo tell us fire does
m. To see prohibition tried as
erance measure, and see it fail
it hopeless to try to convince
kitis a success. One might as
y to convince the ordinary phy
lhat amputating the arm would
leptomania, as to try to con
us lhat prohibition cures the
ng habit or stops the sale ol
We know better by actual
id experiment, and lo those whc
t, we have only to say "Come
c." We will take them to Drj
and cities, and if they will onlj
a reasonable time with us we
ive them living examples of the
lity of the attempt. lowa aftei
ars of prohibition went back t<
is, and there they are now, te
for themselves, a proof positive
jrohibition failed there. Whei
iends say "So long as we live we
ght liquor," we say, "Do it bj
cans—fight it as an enemy o
md. Don't spend your whole
m it alone, elevate your subjects
i oegan before alcohol was distilled
■ Break down sin and you insure tern
i perance and with temperance you havi
' overthrown "king alcohol."
GO BACK TO FIRST PRINCIPLES
Liquor is distilled from corn and rye
usually. If we could prohibit corn ant
. rye raising, we might stop the manu
facture of liquor, if not manufacturet
of course it could not be sold. Then lets
, strike at the root of the evil. Prohibil
the growing of corn and rye, anel thus
cut off the elements from which whis
key is made. As long as we have the
elements, so long may we be troubled
by persons not morally inclined, whc
will use these things for making alco
hol, creating therefrom that terrible
concoction known as whiskey. If the
Divine being had only kept alcohol out
of so many created things, the terrible
whiskey habit would never have gath
fin so many devotees. AVhy did
rcate things thus anel give the agi
r so much painful anel arduous
k. The thing to do is to layl the
at the root of the tree, grow no
stance from which alcohol can be
acted. Especially corn and rye.
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RESULTS IN KANSAS.
In prohibition Kansas, where the
laws are not enforced, the "Carrie
Nations " of that State appealed to the
Legislature to give women the right of
suffrage in the larger cities. If our
mothers, wives and sisters could vote
they would stamp out the sale of whis
key, they said. The right to vote was
given women in that Slate in munici
pal and school elections. The result
has been worse and worse. The re
spectable women refuse to mix in the
crowd at the polls, so that only a few
advanced thinkers anel the lowest
class of while and negro women vote,
and these last never fail to vote for the
worst men who run for oilice. Prohi
bition brought woman suffrage into
Kansas, in fact, and it brought with
it worse conditions in the class of men
elected. It will ruin any large city
where it is persistently tried, because
it begets graft, low grade officers, the
worst political combinations, the in
tensest fanaticism, and the most bla
tant hypocricy. When we say that,
we speak from personal knowledge,
gained by actual contact with it.
Adam and Eve were at one time the
only occupants of the whole broad
e'arih. They fell, and their fall is not
charged to the saloon. They had two
sons, Cain and Abel. Cain murdered
his brother Abel, a most henious crime,
and the murder is not charged to the
saloon. At that time one-third of all
the people inhabiting the earth were
I murderers, and the saloon did not fig
ure in the causes of the crime. How
NEW QUESTION IN BRISTOL.
Bristol, Va., July 14.—The question
of whether a church member may
champion the cause of the saloons and
oppose prohibition is being discussed
in Bristol, following the recent local
option election. The opinion of the
majority of the ministers of the city is
that the saloon is one of the church s
worst enemies, and that a person can
not consistently be in favor of both.
As a result of the agitation a promi
nent member of a large church in Bris
tol, who was an officer anel took an ac
tive part in the recent election, has re
signed and left the church.
A prominent Bristol minister and
pastor of one of the largest churches,
declares that he is in favor of asking
every church member who voted or
worked for the return of the saloons
to leave the church. The theory
is that the church is unalterably
against the open saloon, anel that a
The ministers are engaged in discuss
ing the question, and the general opin
ion here among the leadingchurch men
is that those who voted or worked for
the wets should be ousted if they do
not repent.
Here we see the beginning of what
may always be expected from Prohi
bition elections. There is no toleration,
no liberty, no freedom of thought or
action. One man or set of men
lay down rules for another man or set
of men, and those who disobey them
iuffer such penalties as those who
be for them choose to adminis
his is really but one phase ol
ition. The phases are as the
upon the sea shore. One nevei
where they are to end.
A NEW RAILWAY.
lilroad through Highland from
jton to Romney, W.Va., is now
cd. This has been our pel
c for years. It insures the only
vay without mountain crossings
sn Cumberland, Md., and New
is. We have often pointed it oul
italists. Our name for it was the
Belt Railway," since it would
the central iron belt of this coun
one end and leave it at the other,
elt is about 38 miles wide, and
Is from near Franklin, W. Va.,
rmingham, Ala. Such a line
1 pass directly through it literal
1 not acoss it as the other roads
A'e have no maps of the line on
and have done our best to cal:
ion to it by people able and in
ed in its construction. We shal
more to say of it in future.
BLEEDING KANSAS.
Isburg, Kan., July 9.—Althougt
y there are no {saloons in Kan
fty-six women were arrested at
Mineral, a coaling center, yester
n a charge of disturbing the peaci
■recking four saloons for refusa
1 the women beer in buckets,
nsas for a cai
furnish more and better evidences o
the success of that doctrine than am
other portion of the civilized world
Mrs. Nation used to have all the salooi
smashing to herself, but other dea
creatures have been found who cat
smash saloons as well as hearts
Fifty-six women were actually ar
resteel in Kansas on the Bth for smash
ing four saloons, not because the salooi
keepers would not sell them beer, bu
because they would not sell it by th
bucket full. The Kansas lady bee
drinker is not satisfied with beer b;
the glass or bottle; she wants bucket
fuls of it. That is prohibition.
A CONTEST ON.
The election at Bristol, Va., is to b
contested by the "D rys." All the out
side influence possible is to be injectei
into the case and Bristol is lo see hei
self handle*! by persons who are goini
to take nice care of her. Many of th
active workers in this contest melee*
the main persons in it reside elsewhere
and a good many out of the State
Tennessee is to furnish some mone;
and men to regulate Bristol. This i
no doubt much appreciated by the peo
pie of Bristol, who, of counse, are no
able to attend to their own affairs
Most of these regulators rejoice in of
ficial titles of some new fangled woule
I be society for the "prevention of cruel
ty to animals." The church is relegat
ied to the hall of ancient and worthies:
relics of the past, by these gentlemer
who have secured a patent on piety.
One can well understand why a per
son who has a son or a friend addicted
to drink might conclude that prohibi
tion would restore the drunkard tc
usefulness, and make him good by
' removing temptation. This is very
natural, but at the same lime by nc
means likely, as people are now con
stituted. If it does not do it elsewhere
why may we expect it to do so here.
There are always persons who are
ready to deal in liquor for the money
there is in it, whether outside or inside
the law, and these will supply the
elrink. It is just as easy to keep a
cigarette out of the mouth of a small
boy as a elrink out of the mouth of a
big boy if either wantsjit, and the for
mer has been tried in vain, We ven
ture the assertion that there is less
drunkenness in Staunton than in any
prohibition town in this State or else
where of equal size.
Winchester, Va., sends out through
the Anti-Saloon League a report of
conditions under license for six months
beginning with May, 1908, and ending
ovember 1, 1908. When reael it is by
o means flattering, but six months is
oo short a time in which to tell much
a xmt it. Look at Kansas after 36
ears, anel Maine afiej 4(i years, and at
he world generally, after 0000 years,
nd Veil us what prohibition has eione.
The prohibition agitator must earn
is money. He can do it only where he
hmks he can make things boil. He
s not a teacher but an inflamer. If
c cannot excite his audience he is no
good, if he he can send them out with
a feeling so bitter that they would
burn, destroy, insult and denounce
those who differ with them, then he
has done "a great work."
The public is informed that the move
ment which produceel the ticket put
up against Messrs. Eehols, Walker
and Churchman two years mo "was
non-partisan movement."
A study of the term non-partisan
does not enable us to see how it could
have been anything else.
A voter was asked, "Are you Wet or
Dry?" He answered, "Ise jest slightly
ABLE TO READ 1 AND WRITE. I
A gentleman in Staunton, who is in-1
terested in the local option fight, adopt
ing the side in favor of license, received
a few days ago a portion of the Spec
tator of July 2nd through the mails,
the part sent being the editorial sec
tion. The sender gave no name, bu
wrote on the margin: "I have always
voted Wet, but after reading this lot
of rot and lies I am going to give you
the go by this time." It seems tha
this party not only is able to read lies
but to write them also.
Prior to 1902 Vermont had a prohib
itory law. It fell into such disrepute
that in 1902 it enacted a high licensa
local option law, and that condition
Of Interest to Virginians.
Virginians will be greatly interested
in the July number of the National
Monthly, the new magazine for men
and women, ot which Norman E.
Mack, chairman of the National Dem
ocratic Committee, is the editor and
In the July number of the National
Monthly is contained a very complete
article on Governor Claude A. Swan
son of Virginia, with a review of his
administration. It is of a higher com
mendatory nature and will draw na
tional attention to Virginia and to its
able Governor.
Virginians will also be interested in
a reproduction on the front cover page
of the last July number of the National
Monthly of James Madison's old home
at Montpelier, Va., together with fine
pictures of James and Dolly Madison
in three colors. In fact Virginia con
tributed the front cover picture for the
May number of the National Monthly,
on which Jefferson's old home at Mon
ticello was reproduced in three colors,
together with a fine picture of Jeffer
son. Likewise the front cover of the
August number of Chairman Mack's
new monthly magazine will show
still another historical home, that of
James Monroe, in Loudoun county.
These colored covers are beautifully
printed and all of them are worth
In the June number of the National
Monthly there was a fine picture of
Mrs. Swanson, wife of the Governor
of Virginia, together with an interest
ing reference to the first lady of the
Old Dominion State, of which Vir
ginians might well feel proud.
With all this attention paid to Vir
ginians and Virginia institutions the
National Monthly certainly deserves
to have a host of readers in this State.
It is a splendid magazine. Its con
tributors are among the foremost men
and women of the nation and typo
graphically it is one of the handsomest
magazines of the country. The sub
scription price of the magazine is $1 a
year. Subscriptions should be ad
dressed to the National Monthly.Times
I
Building, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Prominent Hotel Man Dead.
White Sulphur Springs, July 10.—
H. Clay Cabell, proprietor of the Ca
bell hotel, of this place, died last Wed
nestlay of Bright's disease after a pro
tracted illness. He was born in Char
leston, W. Va., in 1840.
The whole of his life practically was
spent in Lewisburg, W. Va., until he
came to this place and entered the ho
tel business lo years ago.
He was a Confederate veteran, hay
ing served through the Confederal!
war with the Twenty-second Virginis
reiniment. The burial was in Lewis
burg, W. Va., yesterday afternoon, tin
services being in charge of the loca
Masons. A widow and nine childrer
survive.
Petrol Butter.
Alton, 111., July 12.—The first roll o
pelrolum butter, the Standard OH',
latest product, is to be turned out at thi
Wood River refinery near here.
Preparations are being made to man
ufacture the product here and the ma
chinery has been shipped.
The new product will be known as
"petrol butter." it is said to be of tin
same consistency as lacteal butter, bu
rwn in color. It does not become
cid with age.
Not on Stump for Prohibition.
The Texas Brewers' Association of
fers to give $100,000 to charity if it can
not prove conclusively lhat more beei
is sold in prohibition Stales than in
States without prohibition. However,
don't hear of any brewers being on the
K«p for prohibition. — New York
aid.
■ *m m — ■ — ■
What The Press Says About Haag's
Shows.
Without doubt Gulfport never has
saw such a crowd of people as was here
I see The Mighty Haag Railroad
>ws both afternoon and evening the
ts were crowded with people and ir
afternoon hundreds could not se
e tickets wagon was closed long be
? two o'clock. Every train during
: day brought people to see the show
and long before time for the parade tc
make its appearance upon the streets
they were crowded with people ahxi
ously awaiting it, and not one was dis
appointed, as Mr. Haag has spem
plenty of time and money on his streel
parade, making it second to none. Nev
er in the history of Gulfport have theii
been so many pretty girls, funn}
clowns and good music in one parade
The Gulfport Times is sure it voice
the sentiments of the people when i
says give us more shows like Haags.-
Gulfport Times.
The Haag Shows will exhibit a
Staunton, July 16th.
Teachers' Examination.
The last examination of teachers fo
the public schools of Augusta count]
ir the session of 1909-10 will be hele
Staunton July 29th, 30th and 31st
hite teachers in the Main stree
hool building. Colored teachers ii
colored school building.
All persons wishing to teach mus
have a certificate in full force. Emer
gency certificates will be at a discount
Do not depend on one of that kind.
Bring pen, ink and scratch paper
Cap paper will be furnished by super
intendent at cost.
ExaminaUons will begin promptlj
at 9 o'clock. No opportunity will b
given to mnke up lost time.
F. M. SOMERVILLE,
jul 9 3t Div. Sunt
INCREASES THE COST.
Tariff Adds Many Millions to the
Price of Clothing.
Unless the Congressional conference
committee, to which the tariff bill has
been referred, shall change the wool
schedule, the cost to the people of wool
en wear of all kinds iv the next ye
will be increased 5200,000,000. Gener
advances of from 20 to 25 per cent, o
all popular grades have already bee
announced by the mills. In men
suits alone buyers must pay
000 more than former prices.
This prospect can be averted, if
all, by inducing the conference e-oi
mittee to rewrite the wool schedu
Clothiers have already begun work
this direction by sending through
committee, in which several eitie.-. a
representee!, an appeal to members
the conference', and they will addres>
each member of the Senate finance and
the House ways :md means committee.
The Cincinnati clothiers are urging re
ductions upon every member of the
Ohio delegation.
The appeal is non-partisan. It is
hoped that dealers in other lines ol
woolen wear will join in it. The con
ference committee will not change the
scheelule unless convinced that public
sentiment backs the di'inand. There
will be a chance of relief if such senli
ment finds prompt response.
Prices of woolen wear are regulated
by the National Association of Wool
Manufacturers and the Ameriear
Woolen Company, both of which have
headquarters in Boston. They contro
the majority of the mills. On the
lig that increase of populatior
paced wool production, price
een increased. In England lh<
c on the same pleading has beer
cent. The Boston trust there
sut up American prices from 2(
er cent. The independents hay
d trust figures,
clothing industry is the thin
in the United States. Its out
valued at $600,000,000 annually
lly 95 per cent, of the peopl
American clothing, the clothier
to voice the preponderating sen
t in favor of the change they pre
Quality has already been re
and weight diminished in th
from which popular - price
ng is made, and still worse con
s are threatened under trust dom
;.—New York World.
:esignation or Punishment.
the current issue of the Com
r, Mr. W. J- Bryan points ou
tange of position assumed by R<
;ans of the country in the matte
c tarifl'. The great Nebraska
is interesting to read the editoi
hich are appearing in the Repul
papers now. They are preparin
>ople for a disappointment —mak
j an air-cushion, as it were, to fa!
on. The Denver Republican is one c
the latest to take up this task, in
I recent issue, under the title, 'Let We
. Enough Alone,' it indulges in a labo:
ed effort to show that the Dingley bi
. is not so bad after all. It begins:
"'lf the extraordinary session c
Congress would adjourn without dati
having determined after grave consie
j eration and debate and many pape
I experiments that the Dingley tari
measure now in effect cannot be in
proved upon, the nation at large woul
heave a sigh of relief and the treasur
Jof the United States would begin t
"And yet it was this very Dingle
• law that aroused all the agitation i
I favor of tariff' reform; it was the Dint
, ley law that caused President Taft 1
travel through the West and hold oi
the hope of tarifl' reduction; it was th
very Dingley law that Republican n
formers promised to revise in the ii
f terest of the consumer—and now the*
5 reformers would be delighted to accei
s the Dingley law as a compromise. Th
tariff barons have control of (Jongres
" and are audaciously, impudently an
' arrogantly raising the tariff rales.
"So completely have the tariff re
'' form Republicans been routed ths
1 they are proposing to lay down thei
' arms if they are only assured that th
! tariff wall will not be made highei
What an ignominious failure! Bu
resignation will be the cry of the thicl
anel thin Republican papers from no\
on; the Republican voters will be urg
eel to be resigned to their fate anel t
make no faces while they swallow th
bitter dose that the leaders are prepai
ing. But if patience ever ceases to be
virtue that time is certainly here; i
righteous indignation is ever justifiei
it surely is now. A whip of scorpion
is the thing needed now—not talk o
resignation and ' let well enougl
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Deafness Cannot be Cured
by local applications, as they canno
reach the diseased portion of the eai
There is only one way to cure deafness
anel that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con
dition of the mucous lining of the Eu
staehian Tube. When this tube is in
flamed you have a rumbling sound o
imperfect hearing, and when it is en
tirely closed, Deafness is the result, un
less the inflammation can be taken ou
and this tube restored to its norma
conditions, hearing will be destroyee
j forever; nine cases out of ten are causee
by Catarrh, which is nothing but ai
inflamed condition of the mucous sur
We will give One Hundred Dollar
for any case of Deafness (caused by ca
tarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall':
Catarrh Cure. Send for circular free.
F. J. CHKNKY & CO., Props.
bold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills lor consti
I Teachers to be Appointed
Teachers will be appointed for thi
public schools of Augusta county, a:
as follows :
Beverly Manor, July 28th, at Staun
North River, July nth, at Moscow-
Middle River, July 15, at New Hope
South River, July 22, at Waynesboro
Riverhead, July 27, at Greenville.
Pastures, July 24, at Staunton.
Teachers will please send their ap
plications to the clerk of the distric!
in which they wish to teach. Please
state grade of certificate which musl
be in full force. Teachers who take the
July examination may be appointed
subject to the result of said examina
tion. The district high schools will
open Sept. 13, ail other schools Oct. 4.
„i F. M. SOMERVILLE,
SHORT HEALTH TALKS NO. 10.',
I
SU-M-MEK CO.M KOKTS I.S THE CITY.
The men and .women who have to
spend the summer months in the cit-!
I Virginia are generally held up as
■j of sympathy by their friends;
s a' matter of fact, they can really
ich more com tollable, by proper
ban many persona who spend
immer in the country, or at dis
-1 secret of summer comfort in the
-. to be found in a correct combi
-1 o! moderate work, cautious! liv
id recreation. 'Ihese three factors
c so combined as to make city
ruly enjoyable even in summer.
eh d 'P'li'ls upon suitable cloth
in the hot months, all unneces-
L-lc thing should be discarded and
art should be sought in the style
of clotliinsr vmA At the same time,
changes in the weather should always
be a signal for changes in clothing.
•voided as much as possible. Ofl
course, in very hot weather, this ad
vice will be ol ten disiegarded. But at
I, the stiff breezes of street cars
ii<l be avoided by people when
healed. Bummer colds are gener
conlracted in Ibis way, and they
among the roost annoying and
blesome of summer ills.
Recreation iv the cooler hours of the
«• shuuid always be sought. When
s impossible to go to the park, the
k yard or the front yard should be
used. In many cases, a very conven
ient little lounging-place may be ar
rangeel on the ■ roeif of the house. A
few dollars spout in having a false
floor laid ou the roof A'ill not only let-l
j sen the heat in the upper story rooms
but it will give the family a roof-gar
den that can be used almost as soon as
the sun is set. Generally, the entire
family will find fresh air and cool
breezes on such a roof-garden, no niat-
Rtr how hot it may be inside the
ouse.
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Sees Mother Grow Young.
"It would be hard to overstate the
wonderful change in my mother since
she began to use Electric Bitters,"
writes Mrs. W. L. Gilpatrick of Dan
forth, Me. "Although past she seems
really to be growing young again. She
suffered untold misery from dyspepsia
for 20 years. At last she could neither
eat, drink nor sleep. Doctors gave her
up and all remedies failed till Electric
Bitters worked such wonders for her
health." They invigorate all vital or
gans, cure Liver and Kidney troubles,
induce sleep, impart strength and ap
petite. Only 50c at B. F. Hughes'
drugstore.
Mr. W. P. Kent, who has been spend-]
ing several weeks here, has gone to his
old home in Wytheville. Mr. Kent is
prominently mentioned in connection
with the Republican Gubernatorial
I nomination.
To Public School Teachers.
Send your name and address toft he
undersigned and receive free by return
mail an artistic monthly calendar for
nine months.
J. G. Duxsmore,
7 2 1m Staunton, Va.
Every Old Thing Made New.
An old chair with a small can of L. j
A M. Home Finish Varnish Stain. Any
old furniture with a small can of L. A l
M. Home Finish Varnish. A kitchen
floor, porch floor, with a small can of i
the L. & M. Home Finish Floor Paint.
Old kitchen chairs, benches, any old
small things with a pound or two of
the L. M. Home Finish Domestic Paint.!
A carriage, a buggy, with rbout a dol-.
lars worth of L. & M. Home Finish
Carriage Varnish Paint. Porch furni
ture, lawn swings, iron railings with a
small can of L. & M. Home Finish
Porch Enamel Paint in all colors. An |
old leaky roof made tight, with a can
of Eclipse Roof and Bridge Paint. All '
old things made new with these little
cans of L. AM. Home Finish Paints.
Cost is trifling. Be sure to get them
I from J. 11. Roden. Wavneshnm. V» dt
MERCHANT TAILORING 1
Special Prices During the
Months of
JUUY AND
AUGUST.
11l order to keep our workmen busy
we will give 10 per cent, discount on all
orders. This includes Summer and Fall
Goods. FALL GOODS TO BE MADE
LATER IF DESIRED. This is an op
portunity not often given.
Griffith i Brooks
Main Street, Staunton, Va.
IBIG CARNIVAL NEXT WEEK !
I ■ mm m ■ »•»
Under Auspices of Sears' Hill Hose Co. No. 2.
The Sears' Hill Hose Company has secured the attractions of the John R.
Smith's 10 Big Shows for next week, and will hold a Carnival aud Gala Week
for the entire week, at Plunketlsville.
The John R. Smith Shows are coming lo Staunton bearing the very highest
endorsement from cities in the South where they have shown, and it is their
boast that they have the cleanest organization of its kind on the road. The
ARWISTONC LADY BAND fr-Wtth the company, and an Italian
band also, which give concerts on the street daily. Profs. Mieich and Mauvel
! are the Big Free Acts—giving breath taking and daring teats on high trapeze,
high wire and Roman Kings. Some of the feature attractions are:
The Old Plantation Theatre, County Circus with Wild West
Features, Big 4-ln-l Animal Show, Society
Thpfltrp »»*«> "*•*«•**■ Flppfrip
llluullu in high class vaudeville, lilL'UUlu
Theatre, Buster Brown,
and numerous others. Not forgetting The Merry-Go-Round and Venetian
Swings. The Hhows are open afternoon and night.
Mr. Jhn R. Smith, the prprietor and general manager, of the shows, be
lieves in the best in his line.and has made a strong effort to uplift tbe the busi
ness in taking on only such attractions as are innocent and|morals, lie takes a
great personal interest in the carnival and is always on hand to see that all
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ffvwfi well.
Do You Get Up
With a Lame Back?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.
Almost everyone knows of Dr. Kiluiei s
Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and
m .1 .«-. i bladder remedy, be-
fc=i ft H, cause of its ren.ark-
t li a,,le iie;illu realuring
A IL properties, tiwuiup-
Jj fffiWvf Ir fulfills almost
J r llV rv? everv iii ovtr-
1 ,.W\ 1 [Li coming rheumatism,
».»3»3—- >i " "' corrects inability t->
hold water and scalding pain in passing it,
or bad effects followinguse of liquor, wine
or beer, and overcomes that unplea: ..;.t
necessity of being compelled to go often
through the day, and to get an many
times during the night.
Swamp-Root is not recommended b,r
everything but if you have kidney, liver
or bladder trouble, it will be found jii'.t
the remedy you need. It has been tbor-
oughly tested in private practice, and Ins
proved so successful that a special ar-
rangement has been made by which all
readers of this paper, who have not al-
ready tried it, may have a sample bottle
sent free by mail, also a book telhng
more about Swamp-Root, and how to
findoutifyouhavekid-
ney or bladder trouble.
When writingmention |SiKj!g!;jj;;ijjK;ȣ3
reading this generous ||~^'"-*f / SSjjjJ!
offer in this paper and jyjjj$||flgf%jgSjjffi
send your address to
Dr. Kilmer & CO., Home ol swamp-Root.
Binghamton, N. Y. The regular fifty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles are sold by
all druggists. Don't make any mistake
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad-
dress, Binghamton,N. Y., on every bottle.
BALDWIN SEMINARY!
TOY YOUNG LADIES.
TERM BEGINS SEPT. 9, 1909
Located in the Shenandoah Valley of
Virginia. Unsurpassed climate, beau
tiful grounds and modern appoint
ments. 21)7 students past session from
Terms moderate, Pupils enter any
time. Send for catalogue.
Miss E. C Weimar, Principal,
june 25-3 m Staunton, Va.
V Staunton, Va., June 28, 1900.
James H. Skinner's Ex'ors,
Fanny Skinner, and als.
Pursuant to decree of the circuit court
of Augusta county, entered in the fore
going cause on the 29th day of Septem
ber, 1908, I shall proceed at my office
in Staunton, Va., on the
to make further settlement of the ac
counts of Joseph A. Waddell and Alex.
F. Robertson, executors of Jas. H.
Skinner, deed., and of H. M. Mcllha-1
ny, agent for the real estate.
ARMISTEAD V. GORDON.
6 25 lit Master Commissioner.
Dr. It R. Clemmer,
Veterinary Surgeon,
Corner Johnson and Lewis Streets.
... . I Ofllce, 648.
Phones: | Home ' i 648J
t=T All calls promptly answered.
Gosiliiicj!
Coming!
The Mighty
Haaq Railroad
j Shows.
Everybody's Favorite!
WILL EXHIBIT AT
Staunton,
Eridayjuly 16,
One Day Only, R.tln or Shine.
Don't Hiss Seeing
The only living Bovulypsis
Haag's iroupe of performing
Zebra's.
The Big, Grand Free Street
. Parase.
Haag's trouse of performing,
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