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A CZAR DETHRONED.
"And what a fall was there my T
countrymen." Hurled from the very s
zenith of power which he held but as c
of yesterday, Joseph G. Cannon the s
Imperial Caesar of the dominant party ~
lies as it were at the foot of Ponipev's y
pillar, dethroned, bleeding, and may ij
be politically dead. He has been shorn tl
of his locks as Sampson, by what he tl
pronounces a treacherous Delilah, the v ,
vote being 191 to 155. He will no long- t(
er be on the committee to make rules n
for the House. He will not be allowed t ,
to name the committee as formerly,he c "
has been humiliated beyond the con- \,
ceptlon of his bitterest political foes, j,
and made to remember that human b
power is transitory, human greatness
ephemeral, human strength as fleeting
as the phantom of a dream. ii
Some thought Mr. Cannon would IS
resign. Mr. Cannon has not resigned, ri
He said in a spirit of bravado that he tl
would entertain a motion to declare ex
his seat vacant. The bluff was imme- I
deately called by Mr. Burleson of Tex- a
as making a motion to that effect, ii
But the House, not wishing to humil- y
iate him further just then, voted it ti
down by the same majority they had p
passed the one which had sounded his 1
funeral dirge. Mr. Cannon ought to s;
have seen his fate earlier. Several a
hundred representatives of the people li
aat idly in their seats for years without p
so much as being able to open their h
mouths unless they first obtained per
mission from him. He drove this in,
on eveiy occasion. Instead of giving <J
these representatives more freedom he 1
ground them like a worker of convicts, i
He made their lives harder and hard- '
er, until party loyalty, professed good i
of the nation, alleged desire of constit- '
uencies, danger of Democratic control 1
— nothing, indeed, was able to keep I
down the smouldering fires of the par- '
ty insurgents, and at last those fires •
burst forth, and the results are before
us. Now that the battle is on the vie- ,
tors may not be content with these
first fruits of victory, they may be in- .
satiable and may not end the strife un- .
til they themselves are the complete
masters of the whole situation, and
fully installed in power.
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The roads are now in h'neshape, but
semehow travel toward Staunton is
slim. This applies to the railroads as
well as others, so there ought not to be
jealousy.
PECULIAR POLITICS PROMISED
The death of United States Senator '
Daniel will precipitate a peculiar po
litical condition in this State. Tin- gov
ernor could appoint now only to fill
the unexpired term, which ends March
3, 1911, only a year hence. Senator
Daniel wag elected by the late Legisla
ture, as will be recalled, to serve a term i
ol sir years beginning March 4, 1911. ,
Had he died during the recent session, ,
that Legislature would have elected
his successor for the short and long
terms, without the intervention of a
primary, that is they would have ask- '
ed no questions of the people, but :
would have named the person or per
sons to fill those vacancies of their own '
volition. Now conditions have chang- '
cd. Under our organization a primary '
is imperative. This primary will be
interesting because Senator Martin's
■eat becomes vacant on March 3, 1913, t
and the next Legislature must elect his "
successor also. With a new Richmond
or two in the field for Senator Daniel's ,
place and Senator Martin careening
across the field for his own position at
one and the same time, the situation i
will not only be interesting but edify- c
ing. It is safe to say that several bar- 1
rels will be opened, at both ends pos- I
sibly, and the campaign made pecu
liarly interesting to the practical poli
tician. The Organization candidate '
who will be the running mate of Sen- c
ator Martin will have the benefit of all
the strength Senator Martin may per- s
sonally possess, or his "friends" may (
proffer. It is well known that he has
firiends of a certain kind in this com
monwealth, who cannot afford to see
him retire. These friends will doubt
less put forth their "best efforts," and t
these "best efforts" will almost cer
tainly carry along with him, the or
ganization candidate who will then be
in the field side by side with Mr. Mar- t
tin. As there could be no conflict be- .
twean these two there would then be f
on, a campaign unlike any other ever ,
occurring here, and the public may
then be treated to that picture, so
charming, sweet, and satisfying, of ■
seeing "brethren dwell together in <.
unity," as did the ancient Damon and ,
Pythias, or as do the modern Cherry .
and Brindle, in so far as one side is
concerned. But on the other, Gov. ,
Montague, Henry Stuart, or several .
other poor folks whom we could name, i
if they be drawn into the conflict, will
find they must win on merit or not at ■
all. We await developments with in- (
teres.. ,
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Mr. Fairbanks, since his return from '
Rome, is referred to by some religious '
papers as "a dove of peace," Before he '
went there we recall that he had other *
names applied to him. Some of them '
being of the chanticleer variety. Cock- '
tail Charley was the most usual. !
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This town is looking for a police- i
man. Not an escaped one, but one it j
may put into an empty uniform. j
Judging from some of those recently ]
■elected the applicant need not send a i
photograph. 1
MORE MARTINETISM.
Another war is on in navy circles,
that is at the Naval Academy at An
napolis. There was a hop Saturday
nighi of last week and lots of
girls had gone from Washington
to it. A martinet of the name of
Bertholf, whom we are sure is
some upstart from the humbler
walks, but whose head has swalled as
the naval head is so prone to do, when
the wearer is vested with a little pow
er, had been given the "silent" treat
ment by the cadets. This is said to be
an evidence of great insubordination,
so the corps of nearly 700 was ordered
io remain within the Academy
grounds. The girls, therefore, had to
get to the grounds as best they could.
After they got there the cadets met
them of course, and from that on they
had a good time. But it ended when
they reached the gates on their depar
ture. They are mad, and are making
lots of noise in Washington.
Seeing the spirit of the Republican
party, wise Virginians are beginning to
say to the people, "now if the Demo
crats will get together, pool their is
sues on a man of the Cleveland type,
etc.," what wonders they can perform.
Seeing that Cleveland pulled through
by the skin of his teeth the first time,
then was badly beaten by Harrison,
then was re-elected by Wall Street, to
whom he gave his loyal efforts ever af
teward, disrupting his party beyond
hope; we can hardly see what the par- '
ty wonld want with another Cleveland '
except to strengthen the hands of the [
Republicans. Possibly that is the ob- J
ject of such newspapers as the Peters- '
burg Index-Appeal, et id omne genus.
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The determination of the Democrats 1
in Congress to put Mr. Fitzgerald of !
New York, on the new comaiittee on J
rules is of doubtful expediency. It was '
this gentleman who deserted the Dein- <
ocrats some time ago and led 26 other •
Democrats into the Republican fold i
and to Mr. Cannon's aid so as to place -
in the present rules amendments I
which bear his name. For this deser- i
tion Mr. Cannon rewarded him by '
placing him on important committees.
The thing was called a bargain and
sale and has left an unpleasant aroma I
about Fitzgerald which with many .
loyal Democrats will not wear off. The
policy of that party has for some time,
however, been to reward deserters.
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Mr. Taft is again putting props un
der the nefarious Tariff bill. This time
he spoke in Providence, R. 1., and be
ing on the soil of Senator Aldrich and
where the people would make the tar
iff* ten times as burdensome as it is, he
was obliged to say something pleasant.
This pleased those hearers, but dis
gusted thousands elsewhere. Every
day shows the iniquity of that tariff
and the West will never stand for it.
The new laws of Virginia are now
being construed. It is the impression
that lawyers in the Legislature make
the laws in such way that nobody but
themselves can understand them. It
is a fact that persons other than law
yers do this, to the extent, that nobody
can understand them let him be law
yer or layman. There is rejoicing that
there are not more of them to construe.
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Our ships of war and marines have
left Nicaraugua. Thus has fallen with
a dull sickening thud the bombastic
utterances and doings of Mr. Philander
C. Knox, possibly the poorest diplomat
the State Department has seen in a
century, it is doubtful whether he
will last through the present adminis
tration.
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Massachusetts has given the Repub
licans a cold chill by electing Foss, a
Democrat, in a district which had
14,000 Republican majority, by a ma
jority of 5,000. Foss ran to fill a vacan
cy. The high cost of living and the
tariff were the issues. "Ain't it awful
Mabel ?"
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A Harrisonburg newspaper has dis
covers! eminent fitness as a U. S. Sen
ator in Hon. Richard Evlyn Byrd.
With that exception we have seen no
telescopes pointed in the direction of
that pathless wanderer in the political
heavens.
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.1 udging from the names and epithets
used by Hon. Joseph G. Cannon in his
speech before the Illinois Club when
referring to the insurgents, there is no
doubt of his advocacy of free speech,
at least outside the halls of Congress.
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The candidates to fill Senator Dan
iel's shoes are numerous. Only three
of the "Big Four" are awaiting the
lightning. The other one has already
been struck.
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The Hon. Joe Cannon has somewhat
overshadowed the Hon. Jim Cannon
during the last few days.
Insurgents in our present Congress
are warlike. They fight only with
Cannon.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.]
Washington, D. C, March 19.—For
two days there have been momentous
proceedings in the lower House of Con
gress in Washington. To explain the
political situation and the parliamen
tary processes with all that led up to
them and with the results they have
foreshadowed would require more than
the space of this letter. Suffice it to
say that the combination of Democrats
and insurgent Republicans that have
long been antagonistic to the rule of
Speaker Cannon and the regulars, as
his Republican supporters are called
haye successfully combined to form a
majority in the House of Representa
tives. This majority has demanded
through Congressman Norris of Ne
braska, a new committee of rules con
sisting of fifteen members, with "Ham
let" left out. In other words, Speaker
Cannon, the autocrat, the czar, the
"whole thing," the Hamlet in the play
•f Congressional proceedure, is to all
appearances overthrown. At this writ
ing the contest is still on in the House,
and before this letter is in print much
more will be known than your corres
pondent can now tell, but to all appear
ances the insurgents and .Democrats
have the majority and are determined
to reap all there is in this advantage.
It is difficult to foretell the important
political bearings of this crisis in the
House. The President, it is said, is
more than ever anxious with reference
to his policies, as they are still called.
Early in his administration he alligned
himself with the regulars and instead
of opposing Speaker Cannon as did his
predecessor, he announced, and has
since emphasized his preference for
what is still called the "regular" or
ganization. In other words, he has
stood by Cannon, Payne, Dalzell,
Tawney and others in the House, and
by Aldrich, Hale, Lodge and the east
ern clique of Senators. His attitude
has more or less estranged the Cum
mins, Dolliver, La Folletle, Beveridge
and other not less distinguished and
militant group of Senators from the
west anil northwest. The President
has not the universal and widespread
popularity of his predecessor. There
are millions of Republicans in the Uni
ted Slates who would rally to the "Big
Stick" of Roosevelt, but upon whom
the smile of Taft can have no influence.
So intense lias been the interest in
the House situation that little atten
tion has been given to the Balliuger-
Pinchot inquiry. In fact, it has been
held up for lack of a quorum. The
House members were all required on
the floor by the respective factions, and
therefore the Ballinger-Pinchot investi
gation has been temporarily adjourned.
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LIKE VIRGINIA LIFE.
FARMERS FROM OTHKR STATUS LIKE
CONDITIONS HKKK.
Hon. George W. Koiner, commission
er of the State Department of Agricul
ture and Immigration, has, in his 1910
revision of "A Handbook of Virginia,"
just received by us, presented definite
facts that ought to speed his great work j
for immigration to the State. i These
facts appear in letters from farmers who ,
have settled in Virginia from the North j
and West and from foreign lands, tell- (
ing of their experiences on their homes.
One writer is raising more and better
crops on land that he bought for $14 an
acre than he could produce on $40 land
in South Dakota or $100 land in Illinois. '
He is raising all kinds of cereals, stock,
small fruit and truck, all of which have
a home market at much better prices
than he could expect in tlie West. That
writer came from Illinois. Another
writer who came from South Dakota,
says that after spending a number of
years visiting all the states east of the
Mississippi in search of a genial climate
and good soil, he selected a 400-acre
farm in Virginia, where he is making
money by raising cattle, hogs and
sheep, and is so successful that nothing
would induce him to live in South
Dakota, since he is able to live in com
fort in Virginia and receive larger net
dividends than he could ever expect to
realize on his iormer farm.
What is already being done is sug
gested by the experiences of one man
on a farm of twenty-four acres, includ
ing eight acres in an intractable ravine.
During the past year from the twenty
acres he sold as a surplus, after full
provision for the support of three
horses, four cows, calves, pigs and
chickens and supplies for the home
table, 300 bushels of potatoes for $IHO,
fifty bushels of sweet potatoes for $25 f
beans and peas for $25, early cabbage
for $75, garden peas for $40, apples for
$25, cider vinegar for $125, milk and
butter for $210, live animals for $G2.50,
slaughtered animals for $25, honey and
wax for $82.4U, eggs for $7.40, asparagus
for $10 and hay for $72.50, a total of
$1,004.00.
This thrifty farmer estimates that
the expenses in making this income
amounted to $250 for labor, fertilizer,
interest on investment, taxes, insur
ance, etc., and that the depreciation in
tools and machinery was compensated
for by the improvement in the soil.
POLITICAL UPHEAVAL.
DEMOCRAT ELECTED TO CONGRESS IN
REPUBLICAN DISTRICT.
Brockton, Mass., March 22.—The na
tional political weather cock turned
Democrat-ward in Massachusetts to
day, when the old colony section, one
of the Republican strongholds of the
State, placed Eugene N. Foss, of Bos
ton, one of the country's leading ex
ponents of reciprocity with Canada, in
the congressional seat of the late Win.
O. Lovering. Mr. Foss accomplished
what was regarded as almost a politi
cal miracle, turning a Republican
plurality of 14,250 into a Democratic
victory of 5,640.
The vote today was:
Eugene N. Foss, of Boston (Demo
crat,) 14,980.
William R. Buchanan, of Brockton
(Republican,) 9,340.
It was the most overwhelming defeat
that the Rpubiicans have- met in
Massachusetts since Governor Bates
was overthrown by William L. Dou
glas, six years ago.
The result is considered of more than
Statewide importance, for Mr. Foss
stumped the fourteenth district on na
tional questions and the people backed
him up with a whoop.
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Fatal Accident.
Washington, March 2)!-Mrs. Her
bert J. Slocum, wife of Major Slocum,
U. S. Army, now stationed at Gover
nor's Island, N. V., was killed, and
Major-General Franklin Bell, chief of
staff' of the army, received a severe
"scalp wound, when an automobile on
its way to Washington from Fort My
er, was struck by a trolley car near the
fort. Mrs. hlocum died in fifteen min
utes,- She was in Washington on a
visit. ...
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18 Years for Samuels.
Danville, Va., March 19.— W. I.
Samuels, who shot and killed Sheriff
William V. Flannagan, of Draper, N.
C, here in October, 1908, was this af
ternoon given eighteen years in prison.
The verdict was the same as that ren
dered by the jury at a former trial in
December, 1908, which resulted in the
granting of a new trial. Under the
Virginia laws he could not have been
given a term severer than what he was
originally sentenced.
An Awful Eruption
of a volcano excites brief interest, and
your interest in skin eruptions will be
as short, if you use Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, their quickest cure. Even the
worst boils, ulcers, or fever sores are
soon healed by it. Best for burns,cuts,
bruises, sore lips, chapped hands, chil
blains and piles. It gives instant re
lief. 25c at B. F. Hughes' drug store.
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"Hop Ale vs. Near Beer."
Near beer has been eliminated as a
beverage in this State.
That was done by statutory enact
ment at the session of the General As
sembly when the Byrd' bill was
amended.
But the question now arises. Can
' the people of the Slate have a "soft"
drink which is to appear and be dis
pensed at soda water fountain, and
which is said to be masquerading as
"Hop Ale." '
This matter is causing all sorts of dis
cussion and dispute, and there are wise
ones who think that there is nothing
to prevent the sale of hop ale at soda
fountains. The only question that re
mains to be settled is whether "hop
ale" can, does or will intoxicate, if
it does, it may be that a liquor license
will be required. If it does not, then
the answer is different.
The elimination of "near beer" by
statutory enactment makes it clear that
the beverage of that name cannot be
sold in Virginia, but when the elimi
nation referred to near beer it had no
reference to "hop ale," and in theopin
ion of a member of the General Assem
bly "Imp ale is so much nearer beer
than near beer that near beer would
not be able to recognize the hop ale as
in the near beer class, and would be
unable to determine if hop ale is nearer
beer than near beer."
All this confusion and trouble has
arisen from the fact than an effort was
made to put a small license tax on
"soft" drinks.
Just what percentage of alcohol the
hop ale may contain can only be imag
ined. Whether the mere changing of a
name is all that is embraced in the
switch from "near-beer" to "hop ale"
is a mere guess to all except the initiat
ed, and the facts may be lodged in the
breast of the statesman who manipu
lated the bills so that when the "soft"
drink license tax bill was considered
and was so deftly explained that what
appeared to be a soft drink tax meas
ure proved really an open door for the
people who have been for some lime
awaiting the arrival of the time when
they could get a beverage that would
appeal to them.
At any rale, there is trouble ahead
for the people of the State, and there
is much money ahead for the men who
will handle and dispense the hop ale.
The law cannot be changed for two
years, unless there be a special session
of the General Assembly, and in that
time the brewers and others will have
ample time to devise some new concoc
tion with which to tickle the palate of
the multitude from which the flagon
has been taken and where the bleat of
the "buck beer" is no longer heard.
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Don't Throw it Away.
('lean your old and worthless furni
ture with soap and water. Then apply
one coat of L. & M. Varnish-all ready
' for-use. It makes it new at a cost of
almost nothing. Get it from Culton
' & l'eale, Waynesboro, and C. H.
' Cohron & Son, Stuart's Draft, Va.
Gets Change of Venue.
Warrenlon, Va., March 21.—Declared
j by a Fauquier county jury last Septem.
ber to •be guilty of voluntary man
,. slaughter and condemned to iour years
jii the penitentiary for the shooting
last April of W. A. Thompson, assist
ant editor of the Warrento.n Virginian,
Professor J. . 1). Harris will be tried
' next lime by a Prince William county
grand jury. The case was remanded
for trial by the Court of Appeals. The
motion granting the change of venue
was sustained today, 100 citizens of
Fauquier county stating in affidavits
that in their opinion Harris could not
get a fair trial in Fauquier county. It
's not thought that the case will go to
trial before the June term of court.
Harris' bond was renewed today with
the same bondsmen as formerly.
• STATE OF OIIIo.CITY OF Toledo i
; Lucas County. |' "■
: Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
. is senior partner of Ihe firm of F. J.
Cheney <fc Co., doing business in the
City of Toledo, County and State afore
' said, and that said firm will, pay the
, sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
I each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Hall's
Catarrh Cure. Krask J. Cheney.
i Sworn to before me and subscribed in
• my presence, this 6th day of December,
A. D. 188 ft
fSFW \ A. W.GLKASON,
l 01 ""-J Notary Public.
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! Take Hall's Family Pills for consti
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Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
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Kidney trouble has .
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and stockman (with some knowl .
edge of orchard |work preferred) to .
come January Ist next; for a 650 acre .
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Geo. W. Blackley,
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Greenville Avenue. - - Staunton. Va
Don't Buy
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And you will be convinced that he has
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riage busiuesH.
E, C. HARDY.
STAUNTON. VA.
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acre.
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tion. worth from 10 cents to $1 eacK provided you
remit $4 95 with order and allow va to REFUND YOUR
MUNEY if you are not pleased with goods. This
"Adv." will not appear after we enroll 50.000 new
customers. Give name of yoOr Express Office and
Order TODAY. Reference Southern Express C 0.,,
(tank of Montgomery.
ft Farmers k nits Bait
Was Organized as a
Saving's Bank in 1891
And accepted deposits of $1.00 and up.
It has paid interest on Saving Accounts
when the balance amouuted to $1-00 or more
ever since that time, and the interest compound
ed and added to the principal or original deposit,
if not withdrawn.
3 per cent. 3 per cent. 3 per cent.
3 per cent. 3 per cent. 3 per cent.
Paid on Savings Deposits and Certificates of Deposit. Will
appreciate your opening an account with us.
ffflilo r & MERCHANTS BAI
" The Woman's Store."
The American Stock Co. & Palais Royal
Don't Buy Your Hat
Until you have seen our
display. It cannot be sur
passed in the State, and
we feel certain you will
regret it if yon buy be
fore seeing them.
Yours for Correct Millinery, . '
American Slock Go and Palais Royal i
■ j
May License Liquor Sale at Natural
Bridge.
According to our understanding of a
law passed by the general assembly, a
copy of which is not obtainable, a li
quor license at the Natural Bridge may
be granted by the circuit court. This
law provides that upon the petition of
a certain number of citizens of the
vicinity the circuit court may grant a
license to sell liquor for three months
at well patroui/.ed summer resorts.
The license is limited to three months
in a year; that is the summer season.—
Ex.
We are informed by the manager
that license will not be applied for at
the Natural Bridge.
. . ip» *-■♦
Crawiora-Crummett.
Miss Maggie C. Crummett, daughter
of Mr. Samuel Crummett, of Mt. Solon,
and Mr. George L. Crawford, of Ml.
Crawford, were married Sunday morn
ing at Mt. Solon, Rev. J. L. Hender
son, pastor of the Methodist church of
liciating. After the ceremony ths
young couple drove to the home of the
groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor
Crawford, in Mt. Crawford. They left
Monday morning for Springfield, 0.,
where they will spend their honey
moon.
Wanted At Once-A Man
TO Main $100 Per Month Above Expenses
4AAA Uril ARE NOW MAKING BIG MONEY with
lUUU IRLII our Medicines, Extracts, Spices, Soaps,
Perfumes, Toilet Articles, Stock and Poullrj Preparations.
Polishes, etc. We are one of the largest Importers and
manufacturers in the U. S. Oar capital and surplus is
One Million Dollars. We make over 60 products, all guar-
anteed. Our factories have over 3 acres of floor space.
mait-p Uftiaf UfAMT oim m<M* i» each unoccupied
Wfc nUVff Iff All I locality to take full charge of
all deliveries to farmers and others from a wagon similar
to tho above; in short, a man al>le to take full charge of
everything pertaining toour business in his district, hot
every man can fill this position nor can we afford to con-
tract with one who is too extravagant or too old or too
young. We want to hear from men who have been fairly
successful-honest, industrious men who will be satiatied
to make not less than 'sssj' —1 ■ ' |
$100 Per Month Clear Profit
above expenses the first year, $1800 the second year, and
$2400 the third year.
If yon are fairly well acquainted in yonr locality and
you think yon can fill the position, lose no time in writing
ns for full particular* as we are now rapidly filling all
vacant territory. We do not want to hear from men under
21 or over 50 years of ago, colored people, or women. To
get this position a man must be able to furnish 1 or if
horses to conduct the business, also good husiness men as
references. If you cannot meet these requirements do not
write; if yon can meet them, write us; you are the man w«
are looking for. The position pays big la honorable and
£TmWLD6HCO. IQftiasrtySt.Fnts.st.lll.
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THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL
MAGAZINE
IN THE
WORLD
f
/ NOTHING
ELSE LIKE IT
PUBLISHED
25 CTS. A COPY
ASK YOUR NEWSDEALER FOR
IT. IF HE DOESN'T HANDLE
IT SEND US HIS NAME AND
ADDRESS AND WE WILL SEND
YOU FREE A BACK NUMBER
AS A SAMPLE.
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24 WEST 39TH ST., NEW YORK
— '
For Coughs and Colds
Troubled with a cough? A hard cold, bronchitis, or some
I chronic lung trouble? There is a medicine made for just
these cases —Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Your doctor knows
ail about it. Ask him what he thinks of it. No medicine
can ever take the place of your doctor. Keep in close
touch with him, consult him frequently, trust him fully.
No alcohol in this cough medicine. ic.AyerCo.,Loioell,Mass.
Ayer's Pills. Sugar-coated. All vegetable. Act directly on the liver. Gently laxa-
tive. Dose, only one pill. Sold for nearly sixty years. Ask your doctor about tliem.
CLETVI BROS.
Pure Plate Ice!
[ MADE FROM CITY WATER. WEIGHTS
j AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
| Phone 609. CLEM BROS.
Hand Tailored Clothes for |
Spring! |
I The sort that looks as well at the SW
I beginning of the second season as j*%jl Ic'/ifr _ VQ^-va. tf
they arc not pressed or piuided into f Ti| » V -*-^>i'"> J5
; OUR GLOTHtS U^Hr*
I WE recommend these Clothes J_*
! Mothers.ifyoii ~\ §
; Boys' Spring qj|pE $
• Outfits. fc
I Jos. L. Barth & Co., 1
i No. 8 South Augusta Street. |
We Deliver The Goods!
at prices quoted, so don't delay in selecting now. Christmas
is nearly here and you will want that new suit or overcoat,
possibly both. So now is your chance to get the same goods
for less money and more goods for the same money than you
can get anywhere else in .the city.
We are going to get rid of our clothing stock, and you
can have them at the following prices :
Men's Suits and Overcoats!
latVOO Suits and Overcoats at 914.98
IH.Ot» " " '• " 13.48
16.60 " " m v ig^
15.00 " " » " 11. is
12.60 " " " " g.98
10.00 " " h m 7.4 S
7.50 " " " " 4.98
These goods are actually worth the original price, if any dealer Is making
money out of his business, but we want the cash instead of the clothing, and
we are willing to give you our profits on these lines.
And at the same time we guarantee to save you money in all other lines oi
goods. Come in and see what we have. You all wear shoes, and we have
them, and guarantee our prices to be as low as the lowest, and your Hosiery
thrown in when buying Shoes from us. You may be able to year a pair of
Sample Shoes, and if so, you get them at actual wholesale prices.
DON'T FORGET THE PLACE—I 6 North Central Avenue, next door to
Adams Express Office.
Swink, Diamond & Company,
15 N fipnfral Al/A Novt in A/fame Fvitrocc Ci\
C. T. Gleadwel.,
SOir AGENT lOK
D. S. THOMAS, Bridgewater, Va.
Specials:
Rotterman and Luth Buggy,
Owensboro, Kentucky,
Columbus Buggy,
D. S. Thomas' Own Make,
Old Reliable Gem Buggy.
C. T. GLADWELL,
R.F. DJo.I, - Moscow, Va.