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*•* a I a com m h ice of three ||| editors in a contest re cently Ifld, 1 l!< Bpes - tathr was declared by them lobe ihe best weekly news paper published in Virginia. 100 Bushels Corn Per Acre You can build up your farm to produce 100 bushels of corn per acre, and even a bigger yield by systematic rotation, careful seed selection and good plowing with good implements, proper cultivation, and By Using Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers liberally. Accept no substitute. If your dealer is out of these fertilizers, write us and we will tell you where to get them. Write for a free copy of our 1910 Farmers' Year Book, or Almanac. It will tell you how to get a big yield of corn. SAI ITS t li. ... f.'C . SALES OFFICES i Richmond!, Va. Atlanta, fij. Mail us this Coupon Norfolk, Va. Savannah, _a. . aiiiicis' Year Hook dec u( cost. Charleston, S. C* Wj I'i. iili/CCi">^H Town ' », ___ I* __)■_. _'.' •• J* JV a Bojk or Girl P' ' ||f ; , . \ |»al-,' i., I. 1 ..'..-il npoa us 8 matter of COWte; must infant Dr. FAHRNEY'S TEETHIMG SYRUP t _!/ \_ * ?5a ".-_- ; - V-' 'i -■"■■' -"'* sh-ciiKtliriis the baby's system. Can he pi. en to babies ",. ''t^ 3 ***""* . ' : *%4 uiif iJaj «. 1, Prevents Cholera Infantum, makes Teething simple and ,*-'.<■ / ■„ -;;,_=- * easy, i .i- .< ho we. romplarats. 25 cents al druggists. Ti ial bottle free *- V* ** a ii rou m< ntit.l this i»aper. - » # Made unh by L>RS. D. F A.HRNEY & SON, Hace_stow», Mi>. I ton'l make a mistake :u\i\ hold yonr furs. Take ad\ anlagc of the following high prices: No.'l Skunk, $2.85; Red l''ox, i*: :.:.'.">: (ire\ Kox, $1.25; Minks,-dark, $S.UU; Minks, brown, $4.25; Kac eooirs, $1,25; O'possunl, 50c; Musk nils, 37c. Hon'l delay as prices are subject to change. AMOS RLOTZ. SPECTATOR JOB OFFICE. Persons desiring Job Printing ot the best qiility can os tein it by writing or calling at OUR OFFICE. tarmi.l. HEADS, NOTH HEADS, ENVELOPES, POSTERS, SALE BILLS and Circulars furnish ed promptly. Best WOrk <it the lowest Prices The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been iu use for over 30 years, has homo the signature of ,./? - and has been made under his per- j£Jx/~&'~f~~rf t ~ sonal supervision since its infaney. J-CotcA&Zii Allow no onq to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations, and" Just-as-good "are hut Experiments that trille with and endanger tlie health oi" Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment, What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare- gorie, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic Mihstanee. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates 0m Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend. CASTORIA ALWAYS SJ Bears the Signature of The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THE BORMMI COMPANY, 7T MURRAY STREET, N EW YORK CITY. dttttt-iitoti $AM BptcMm AND VINDICATOR. P H VOL. 89. STAUNTON, VA., FRIDAY, APRIL 8 1910. f " J NO. 14 HATPINS MUST BE ABOLISHED. ] CHK'AOO ri.Ai i:s THEM WITH 'I'll X MIMI hni Bt'M.KT AND BLACK The origin of the hatpin is shrouded in the ribbons sad straw of antiquity b a we can easily trace its develop ment from the earl} Victorian period to tbe Merry Widow era. Within the memory of man now Hying it has grown from tittle more Ihan a spiked hairpin into the length and keen n ss of a rapier. When woman dis carded the modest little bonnet that tied under the chin for monumental h wigear, she had to devise [something t > nail the hat to the head. Whatever may be its present status, the hatpin was not at lirst designed as a weapon, but as theone thing thai could be forced through the structure of hair and hat that woman builds as a cupola on her upper story. In order to go through three thick nesses of velvet, six ribbons, a twisted bundle of straw, a "rat," a princess braid, aad another pound of false hair, a hatpin must have strength, determi nation and unyielding perseverance. As necessity is the mother of invention; so is the Dreadnought hatpin the daughter of the false-hair mattress and the sky-scraper hat. As long as it stuck to millinery and society the hatpin was safe. l!ul when it ventured into other fields the chal lenge came quickly. Out in Chicago women have been roaming the streets, crowding the bargain counters, and thronging tlie parks with sleel hatpins stuck in their lop hair. Several promi nent highwaymen who started lo rob them have been rudely interrupted, and more than one have been seriously wounded by a jab or a thrust. These attacks have spread alarm among the politicians, and the city council has seized the hatpin with a linn hand. "Is the hatpin a deadly weajion?" is the question that stirs the city. In this crisis Alderman Battler comes I the rescue. The streets shall be made safe for the men. They shall be pro tected from the deadly hatpin, whelha it be borne boldly in the hands of wo man or concealed in a maze battery Come what may, the councilmen wil see that mankind is protected from the deadly hatpin. The ultimatum has gone forth to the- women. Hals maj be tied on, glued on, nailed on, o abolished, but the hatpin must go. If Chicago is unable to accomplish this alone, the Federal government will lie appealed to. and if France and the other hatpin countries object the mat ter must be taken lo The Hague con ference, which will be petitioned to outlaw the hatpin as a weapon that Cannot be used by civilized powers. Chicago places it with the dumdum bullet, the poisoned arrow, and Ihe I.lack Hand bomb.—The Baltimore Sun. - -»-.«»♦ — The Demon Ot The Air is the germ of I.a Grippe, that, breathed in, brings so fieri ng to thousands, lis after effects are weakness, nervousness, lack of appetite, energy and ambition, with disordered liver and kidneys. The greatest need then is Electric Hitlers, the splendid tonic, blood purifer and regulator of stomach, liver and kidneys Thousands have proved lhat they won-! derfully Strengthen the ner\es, build up the system and restore health and good spirits alter an attack ol grip. If suffering, try them. Only 50c. Per fect satisfaction guaranl I by i:. I. Hughes. Quite An Order. He was out with his best girl, and r.s they strolled into the West End restau rant he tried lo put ou an l-do-lhis every-evening kind ol look. When they were seated at a table a waiter approached them. "Will monsieur have a la carte or table d'hote?'' he asked. "Both," said the young man, "and put plenty of gravy on 'em." Saved From The Grave. "I had about given up hope, after nearly four years of suffering from a severe lung trouble," writes Mrs. M. L. Dix, of Clarksville, Term. "Often the pain in my chest would be almost un bearable and I could do no work, but j Dr. Kings New Discovery has made! me feel like a new person. Its Ihe best medicine made for the throat and lungs." Obstinate coughs, stubborn colds, hay fever, la grippe, asthma, croup, bronchitis and hemorrhages, hoarseness and whooping cough, yield quickly to this wonderful medicine. Try it. 50e and |1.00. '['rial bottles free. Guaranteed by I!. F. Hughes. Laces and Embroideries. The New York 5 and 10 cent store has just received a new shipment o aces and embroideries, ladies' collars pillow tops, towels and table linens. DAVIS & HOLT, IB N. Augusta Street. Make Your Carriage or Buggy New. Get about one dollars worth of 1., A M. Carnage Varnish I'aint in any color. You can make a buggy iook as fresh and new as when just from the maker. Gel il from Culton & Peal c, Waynes boro, and C. H. Cohron & Hon, Stuart's In alt. Partnership for mutual advantage was observed when two one-legged men went into a Broadway automatic shoe shlning shop and each had his one shoe shinetl for lliesame nickel dropped CASTOR IA lor Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of C£m&%fj£fagfe l:ll.l.t:T-In>[\\ OS ITS TRAVELS FOB Kl.t\'i:\ VBAR8 —<;li:i. ITM>s Max LOVE. West Point, Te\as. —Alter having traveled all over the world for eleven year*, a letter mailed by a student of Austin College, at Sherman, Texas, eleven years ago lo her sweetheart al Winchester, Tex., a small town live j miles of this place, has pal in its ap- j penranee. Il came too late to prevent a tragedy which caused the aching of al leasl two hearts and now, after tin eleven years have passed, the man w ho did not receive tile letter m time is j wondering how it ail happened. In lhe spring ol lsiili a boy and girl, ! bjth students at Austin College, Sher- j man, Tex., fell desperately in love with ■ ! each other, and so well did Cupid do his work thai the young man in the cxse (piit school and went back to his home in Winchester to prepare to take unto himself a bride. Things went as I real love should go until one day—the! fatal day for lovers—the usual letter; did not come. He waited. The letter j did not come the next day, nor the next, nor even several of the next Then came a letter, a broken-hearted letter, I yet containing some tones of anger, ac cusing the young man of unfaithfulness j because he had not answered the loud message ihat was sent him. In return he replied that no Idler had been re i caved, and as is the case in many lov [ ers'affairs, there was a quarrel, a sev-j ering of lovers' vows, two sad hearts, but stubborn, and then — Now the once girl student al the Austin College is lhe wile of another; | man other than her student lover and; I resides at San Antonio with their three The original lover Still remains a bachelor at Winchester, and when a ■ few days ago he received from the I >cad j Letter Office, with postage postal ' marks from many nations of the world, an envelope yellowed by lime, and opening it read the dale, the signature , |aud contents, a great big tear rolled: down his cheek, but it was 100 late. Along with the letter came a request from the postal authorities that lhe en- j velope lie returned to them as a curios ity. 11 is reported lo be one of the lon-;- j est delayed letters in the history of lhe : | United Stales mails. As yet the mar- ! ried woman in San Antonio know nothing of the receipt of the letter. The Call of the Blood for purification, Muds voice in pimples, j boils, sallow complexion, a .jaundiced look, moth patches and blotches on I he skin —all signs of liver trouble. But Dr. King's New Life Pills make rich rod blood; give clear skin, rosy cheeks, Gne complexion, health. Try them. 25c at P.. F. Hughes. Polite Way of Saying Impostor. If any city in the United States has more than its share of thoroughbred impostors, il is \\ ashinglon, where they flourish and apparent!} multiply, and they ate of every known type find variety. One can find men there «ho will represent themselves lo lie almost : anything within the sphere of human possibilities; ami impossibilities, 100. ; if they catch you when you aren't look- An Old fellow met an official of the: Smithsonian institution wailing in lhe surrounding mall one day and grasped an opportunity to unfold his tale of | woe, represent himself to be a friend' since boyhood days of a distinguiske ! Confederate general and his wife. As the general's wife was then residing in Washington and was a personal friend of lhe official, he look the fellow to her, with a view to helping the unfortunate, providing he was genuine. Mrs. Gen eral] conversed with him for a lew mo ments and then remarked: "Well, sir, you remind me of a guin-l The man looked al her in amaze ment, iinlll she finally added. "You know il isn't a pig at all, and it does not come from Guinea." The United Slates Geolorieal Surxev c edits the Booth with 10,000,000,« jO tins of iron ore. The highest amoui.t reiKtrted as claimed by foreign expel B for all Europe is a little over 9,©ofJ,otX),- DEEDS. NOT WORDS. j Staunton People Have Aliso i lute Proof of Deeds at. Home. It is not words, but deeds thatjprove I The deeds of Doan's Kidney Pills, | for Staunton kidney sufferers, have made their local reputation. Proof lies :ti lhe testimony of Stau'n- | ton people who have been cured io stay [ William L. Bohr, 101 l Front sired. Staunton, Va., says: "I iis<'d Doan's I Kidney Pills, and the results were sat isfactory. Kidney complaint was with 1110 for a long lime ami I suffered from severe pains in my back and sides. Stooping or lifting caused sharp j It wings to' dart through me and I had Ito have assistance in getting out of j bed. The kidney secretions were very j 'irregular in passage, and I had but I little control over them. I tried sev eral advertised remedies, bill received Ino relief until I procured Doan's Kid ney Pills at Thomas Hogshead's drug store. 1 continued takir.g Doan's Kidney Pills until I was completely i cured. I publicly recommended j Doan's Kidney Pills six years ago, j and to-day 1 am pleased to state that the cure has remained permanent." . For sale by all dealers. Price 50 rts Foster-Mi I burn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents foi tbe United Stales. Remember the name-Doan's-and take no other. The Virginia Colonel Falls Upon Evil Times. Kor years the Virginia colonel lias been-an institution to be handled with reverence and awe. Like lhe Society ■orthe preservation .of Virginia Anti (|iiitjt's, the Firs! Families and the Smithfield ham, he has deserved and r.-eeived thai homage and respect that we pay those gifts of nature which lend lo make the United Stale- the greatest nation in the world. All this is meet and proper. Since ante-bellum days the Virginia Colonel has been as much a component part of i l lie Old Dominion as Sic SemperTyran j nis, White Sulphur Springs or the mint julep. No parade of the Light Infantry Blues or the Howitzers lias been according to the rules and regula tions without his gold hiee and plumes to brighten grim-visaged war's wrin kled front; no political campaign has I ■•en won without his eloquence and i ivfblive; no social gathering at'the Government Mansion'haa been a suc cess without his recipe tor Madison punch. In short, he has been first in war, first in peace and first at the poll ing place. Hut Rome fell, Lee surrendered, l'ineliol was Bred and the glory ot the Virginia Colonel is like last season's blue shirt. A dispatch from historic Fincasile tells ol the lamentable plight ol a Virginia colonel—not a mere mili lia officer, but a real, -11-caliber, straight-flash, uip!e-.\ brand, 17-prool Kerne! of the Governor's staff. This Colonel, say.i lhe chronicler, niel a gen tleman, a member of a prominent and representative family, and a difficulty ensued. Il was a personal matter be tween two gentlemen, "Sir,'' the exact nature of which is of no public inter est, Sir." The misunderstanding culini ! naied in the Colonel drawing his ready Coll and opening lire. Bat now conies the deplorable part ol the incident Instead of hilling the gentleman for whom ii was intended—would you be lieve it, "Sir'.'"—lhe ballet struck a negro bystander. Worse than that, the Colonel and his opponent were baled into police court like common felons and lined. And, as if to increase the wonder of il all, the negro was nol arrested for getting in the way of the Colonel's bullet, and will actually have the audacity to recover from his wound. — Baltimore Sun. Worse than Bullets. Bullets have of ten caused less suffer ing to soldiers than the eczema. L. W. Ilaniman, Burlington, Me., got il in the army, and suffered with it forty years, ''i'.ui Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured me when all else failed,''he writes. Greatest healer of sores, ulcers, h>ils, burns, cuts, wounds, bruises and piles. 25c al I!. F. Hughes' drugstore. ; Scrofula disfigures and I causes life-long misery. | Children become 1 strong and lively when I given small doses of I Scott's Emulsion every day. The starved body is fed; the swollen glands healed, and the tainted blood vitalized. Good food, fresh air and Scott's Emulsion con- quer scrofula and many other blood diseases. FOR SAI.F. BY ALL DRUGGISTS Send 10c, name of paper and this ad. for our beautiful Savings Bank and Child's Sketch-Book. Each bank contains a Good Luck Penny. SCOTT & BOWNE, 409 Pe«rl St.. N. Y. Dr. H. R. Clemmer, Velcrinary Surgeon, Corner Johnson and Lewis Streets. 1 ho " , ' s: | Home, IMBj. (jr All calls promptly answered. r yi. I'anit < I. ATT-'IRNST AT-LAV Second i'loor. Masonic Temple, Kuttial Phone. Staoktob, Va. I Beverley Book Co.. | INC. New Year A BIG LINE OK Orf ICE SUPPLIES Beverley Carbon Paper al 25c the dozen is good value. now ABOUT A Pflalestlc Loose Leaf Ledger ? Beverley Book Co., "Unric-r ye town clock." I PRESERVE THE FRUIT CROP. I i Spraying at the Proper Time in the Right Way Productive of Good Results. Prof. Ball of Utah and other work ers on the Pacific coast hare revolu tionized spraying for the coaling moth where this insect alone is to be combated. They find by one or at j most two sprayings, Judiciously timed and properly applied, almost the en tire fruit crop can be saved. Ball's method it based primarily on two Important facts. He claims that wherever upon the apple the eggs of the first brood are laid a great ma jority of the young worms coming [%) v. 'lis tj _* t :V.. / « y therefrom crawl to the calyx and enter there; secondly, that immediately af ter the petals fall there are two cavi ties at the calyx end, the stamen "bars" roofing the lower of the two cavities. The young larva enters the apple by eating through the floor of the lower cavity. Ball's Idea was to get the poi son lodged in sufficient quantity In the lower cavity, where it would do some good. To accomplish this he sprayed from above, while the apples were still erect, as shown in the Illus tration. But for a few days after the petals fall these stamen "bars" are so tightly pressed together as to make It very difficult for the liquid to pene trate to the lower cavity. By watting a week or ten days, even though the calyx lobes are closing at that time, these bars have shrunk, enabling a careful workman to place a big dose of poison in the lower chamber, where it is needed. The nozzle should be held above the apples, and made to give, not a mist, but a forcible and substantial spray, directly down upon the fruit. Later than this, however, spraying with these principles in view would be of little avail because the calyx lobes are almost completely closed. Ball's work shows that enough poison is retained from two early sprayings to kill an average of JO per cent, of the worms of the first brood and 74 per cent, of the second brood. To accomplish good results the spray must be a forceful one used abundant ly and from above the fruit. GARDEN WORKING NOTES. The woman who finds garden work . too exhaustive may transform it into a healthful exercise by giving it her ! time in the early morning or twilight I hours. j A small box of convenient height makes a comfortable seat and may be readily moved from place to place. It saves tired knees. The five-cent cotton gloves used by many make a cheap and effective pro tection for the hands, more comforta ble and more quickly adjusted than those which fit. The hoe is a better tool in dry weather than the hose. Cabbage, on ions, tomatoes and cucumbers can scarcely have the soil too rich. A rich, light loam, with a sunny slope, is an ideal spot for melons. Beans will grow on poorer soil and still thrive. If the plants are all growing nicely do not wait for them to halt for lack of food, but dig a hole between the hills and put in some poultry-house fertilizer. Breeding Sweet Corn. Considerable tabular data are given by the New Jersey experiment station, showing the effect, as indicated by tlie composition, of breeding sweet corn by the ear to row method. Three plats were selected from the first year's planting, and analyses made of a number of ears from each row. These ears were allowed to ripen, and were planted in the season of 1907. The result again Indicated the ten dency of certain individual ears to transmit a high percentage of sugar, and that this tendency prevails throughout the entire row grown from such an ear. The Crosby varieties was found to be much sweeter than the Stoweii Evergreen. Fresh Honey on Farm. Fresh honey on the farm is a most excellent food and an appreciated deli cacy for any table. Bees are the most cheaply kept of all domestic ani mals, and they do much good to fruit trees and other plants in carrying pollen for greater fruit production. They are both interesting and profit able, and every farmer should keep at least a few colonies with plenty of new hives and other supplies to care for the surplus honey and any new or stray swarms that come off during the summer. There is an old saying: "A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay," and a load of hay is worth $10. Advantages of the Separator. One of the greatest advantages of the hand separator is the reduction of hauling and handling the dairy prod uct when a creamery is patronized. fn the busy summer season, when the time of men and teams is valuable, much time is wasted In hauling milk to the creamery and waiting turns to get the skimmed milk to bring back home. In many cases this loss la almost as much aa the product U worth. , j :__:_-- - {Electric Bitters Succeed when everything else fails. In nervous prostration and female weaknesses they are the supreme remedy, as thousands have testified. FOR KIDNEY, LIVER AND STOMACH TROUBLE it is the best medicine ever sold over a druggist's counter. atnam's fcic Store! We are now settled in our new Ware-rooms, No. 11 1 .Main Street, and invite you to see ami examine the largest and finest stock of Pianos. Player Pianos, Musical Merchandes We have ever shown. Old instruments taken in KX< II AN< • I at their full value. Oak, Black Walnut, Poplar, Chestnut. Pine. Sycamore and Maple Lumber taken in exchange the same as cash on Pianos and Organs. If you are considering the purchase oi an I nst ruinent, let us know, and one of our Salesman will be pleased to call on you and explain to you our VERY EASY plan of purchase W. W. PUTNAM & CO., No. 11l W. Main St.. Staunton. Va. A Great Opportunity! tmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmjm >Bß|| mmgggmmagggßgsagßm A farm of nearly 20i) acres, which lies almost perfectly for grazing and farming, in a good slate of cultivation, and crops well, con venient to schools, railroad and church. There is an orchard of about :S,IKX) apple trees from nine to twenty years of age, about 6«U peach trees and a choice variety of small fruit, a vinej ard of about •100 vines, good barn and a plain, four room house, a line spring and a stream of water, is offered herewith at a price and on terms seldom offered anywhere. If you are alive to. something good, se.; " me at once. A. LEE KNOWLES, Building. Real Estate and General Insurance. STAUNTON, VA. 1909=10. STAUNTON MILITARY ACADEMY. An Ideal Home School for Manly Boys. 365 Boys from 45 States last session.. Largest Pri vate Academy in the South. Boys from 10 to 20 years old prepared for the Universities, Government Academies, or Business. 1,000 feet above sea-fevel: pure, dry, bracing mountain ail of the famous proverbially healthful and beautiful Valley ol the Hhenan doah. Pure mineral spring waters. High moral tone. Parental discipline. Military training develops obedience, health, manlj carriage. Fine, shady lawns, expensively •equipped gymnasium, swimming pool and athletic park. All manly spoils encouraged, Daily drills and exercises in oi-kn air. Boys from homes of eul ture and refinement only desired. Personal, individual instruction by ourTi'ToKJAi. System. Standards and traditions high. Ac ademy 49 years old. New $100,000 barracks, full equipment, abso lutely fire proof. Charges |3Mt Handsome catalogue fre& Address CAPTAIN WH. H. KABLE, A. M., Principal, STAUNTON, VA. WILLIS' CASH LIQUOR HGUSt Pays Express on One Gallon or more Whiskey from $2 to $6 per gallon. Phone 9. HARRISONBURG, VA. Respectfully, W. H. WILLIS. R TILIZ ERS Farm Machinery ! I have a large slock of highest grade KKWTI I.IZKRS made especially for spring crops—manufactured by the best companies manufacturing Fertilizer. A full line of the best grades of I irass Seeds; also a complel* line of FARM, MACHINERY—-Corn Planters Double and Single Row; Reid Cultivotor and Harrow complete, New Idea .Manure Spreader, Bucher A Gibbs Double Action Cut-away harrow, Johnson Binders Mowers and Rakes; Anderson Surries, Buggies, Runabouts, and several other lines which are the best that can lie bougi for lhe money. Before making your purchase for your spring supplies see me, as I can save you money. All 1 ask of you is to look the line over and gel prices and you will be convinced that they are the best lor lhe money on lhe mai ket. Middlebrook Aye. and Johnson St. Yours truly, B. W. CRUM, STAUNTON. VA. 01. ."It Kcadei'a ttil! Bnr! •orrect schedules of Urn Chesapeake [A Ohio, Southern, and Chesapeake- Western Railways, publish . regularly la the Spec tator.