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W. R. ROWE. Opfick Manaukr.
-1.1 ,c1om?"'?luation8 or Ousiues* hrtton
ahoulU l.eaddreaaed to the Vihuinu ClTtXKH.
Irvlna-tou. \ a. to reeeive eroini.t atoantlon.
Frlday, July IJ'J, 1SMO
ANWrHliOMSTir.
The iisuallv :ururatc lYters
hurp; Index-AppeaJ says:
It ia said that Noah Webater, when
his wife caught him kisaing the cook
and aaid she waa surpri8cd. reproved ber
for such U8e of language: "It is I,"
said the great lexicographer, "that am
surprised; you are astonishcd."
It would make Dr. .luhnsoti
turn over in his nave to be so
inixtnl un with the taapectable
Noah \Y.. who. it aoema, is alao
sometimes (xnifounded with the
llhist.ioiiH Daniel. We nvall a
stoiyofa lawyer.who. iu maluug
a stump s[Ht<<h. naoted the
opinion ol "Daniel Webater, ul
dietionary hmie." Some one l?e
hind him pulled his roat-tail aud
whisiMTt^l: "lt waaNoah Webater
wh<> made the darttonary"
"Aoah notliin^r!'* replietl the
speaken -lt w;.s Noah made the
ark!"
And the worst of it is tliat the
lndex-Api>eal ^oes on to s.tv
there's nothing like betaff ae
curate."
KEWVTIO AD AB8URDUM.
The Herald does not seem to be abie
toimpresson that cxcellent journal, the
Virginia Citizen, the idea that the
vaat fish catching work carrii-d on in
Chesapeake bay and adjoining watcis
has anything to do with the scarcity of
fiah.?Eastern Shore Herald.
.Just ,isk forty mi-coimti-v
members (Richmond editore in
cluded) of the Vinrinm PreeeAe
wociation. who suw millioiis of
menhaden aboard thirtv ataani
ors 1-Yiday, if it isanvdrstnirlion
to tha food tish. oniv aaveti
food lislioutof a vessH-hold of
four hundred tbooaand were
found. There Kpno airomeol in
the faofe that diuiiuution ol tha
food-fishcs' food will extarniinate
the food tisli when the COUIlter
aetin-iact exists il.Mt more inen
badenare oaughl yvtsf afbar year.
Tha I s. froverumeot anthori
aea. aaalotta preaerrera of the
food-lish. say i.iai.'H efforte at
DXterminklkMi of tjic menhaden
are as luit a I'cw drope in the
bucket.
D1SMISSA1. OF UOL. afOSBY.
I ol. .Joliil ;s. Moshy. ofConfed
er.ite ianie. has lieen latelv dis
miss.Hi from his place at apacuaJ
attorney for the Uepaitaaanl of
.lusticf. the ostensilile reason
being senility. The ( olonel is 7-1.
bul a.tive and eii.Mp'iic. lt isru
moredthal his plate was made va
cant onaicoiiiit ot hiaootapokee
faarlouancuti regardiuig certaio
alleged crimiual practieea of gov
ernineiit Otflciala, thesH ".vntlenien
havingtueear ofthe Departmeot
to the injury of their atvuser.
Col. .Mosl.y allied himself with
the Ke|?iil)li?an party tindei
Grant, with arhom he ama a
apecial favorite, tha ?janeral ad
mirinff his brayery. Not baing a
truekler to oMicialism he has lost
his plaee. Jle ean now. with I ar
dinal EUehelieu. lament that he
ha(ls?rve(ihis-kin?:'withiloul?lr
the xeal liis God.
.Monday last biXNtsht this eeo>
tion an aluiutlant ruiu, soakinir
the ffKNUad aml delijfhtiii?; the
heartfl of the farmers. Tlmt
night, nnder the inlluenee of a
DOOl wave tlmt oveispread the
Aiiaime aiope, tne temperatnre,
which had been linldiiur steadilv
ahove 00, dropped to 66? and
people arere huntin?r around for
hlankets. The Eace of duaty
natui-e was Wawbed elean. an
Kieen corojm gree? moraemerald
like in hue, and started under
ground and above, giuefiag
afresh. Thus great Mother
Natore, diecoonting our ootea in
advance, givea aa rabataatia.
pronn.se of a good account in
eorn, sweet potatoes and such
auaiiist the coming aeaoon arhen
irost cuts down "tbeflower of the
Hol.r. So QaagBr of starvation
ia this part of Virginia, and if
our jH'ople would only set in
thoup:htfullyandeneixeticallv,we
would huy no morehay, no more
bacoa, no more proyiaion for
eitJier man or beaai.
A K-rnTBB in the Vifgima Jour
nal ol Ldination fitfures it out
that but for the Kevolutionary
W ar we should have been behincl
band m our sja-llino; mattera.
.Noah Webater, thegreat dietion
aryauthor, Uiutfhtsehool inthat
interari wg pariod. Had he gone
into the war as a patriot he
wouitinoLiiave made hisspelliii"
book; if he bad not raada the
sp.'lliiio-i,0ok he would not have
made the dietioiiury, and would
have been a Lawyer. Before hia
death no less than 24,000,000
eopies ol the Speller Imd been
sold. He was the sul.ject of a
tfood deal ol ridieule, and his
book so much the objeet of criti
eism that it w.is inilirectly the
eause of his PJiaJlenging a'eiitic
to fiirlit aduel.
A CHAUC line will ki*>p away
ants, so it said. Now there'h
that nietidlfsoiiieoM aunt of ours
?a rope wouldn't keep her awav
?veepe teUinc how she raised her
ehihlreii! and don't seeiu to ivnl
?e that. improvemeiits in atocic
raMng are steadily being made.
It was the alkali water that
defeated .leffries, ho they say
Now name. but same old stuff
i\ rnideathlnst week of \Y.
riaience Minor. Coloninl lieuch
and thecounty of Westmoreland
loaf a valuabl'e citizen. one in th*
prinie 6f life. his forty-second
vear. Mr. Minor was not an
aaauiuing man. but oue who
made himaelf felt iu public attaira
fur KOOd. At the time of his
death he was a nieivhant. iu
whose stoie the telephoiie was
l?>cated;hewasalso a immis: rate.
town elerk. oyster insjavtor nnd
publisher ol the Westmoreland
laquirer. In aoneof theeepoai
tions willhe Im? missed more than
as cditor and ovster otlicial. Our
eountry has its proportioii ol
valuable men. but we have none
to spare. llenee we grieve the
uiitimely departure ofthis loval
friend.
W i: AUKcrude. and hcsitate to
eross InteUectUa] lanceswith the
erudite Norfolk Landmark. so
just ask for inforniat ion is this
? piotation from its rohimns cor
rect??
"He either fears his fate too much.
Or his deserts are small,
Who daresnot put it to the touoh.
To gain or lo?e it all."
In oorbojHiood daya (not so
niany iretierations gone) we were
taaght to ?juote it ?
"He either dreads his fate feao much.
Or his desert is small.
Who fears to put it to the touch
To winor lose it all."
It skk.ms aaanred in the public
mitul that Governor Mann will
appoint ex-(,'overnoi Swanson
to euceeed the late lamected
Daniel in the V. S. Senate. And
it seems etpially sat istactorv to
preae and people ,?f our State
that thisshould be so. IVrsou
ally and polit ically t he (Jovenior
andeX-Govarnor aivfiiends, and.
with rarc exception. the people
look upon Swanson as the man
lo-ically. Any other actibn
would jolt the hbi-es of Vinrinia
Demoeracy.
Friday the Virginia editots were
roasted in the Eastern Shore sun at
Onancock and stuffod with sweet tatera
and oystera, though both are not ex
actly in scaaon.? Richmond Nows
I .eader.
Mistaken. friend. Oysters are
always"iiiseason"down here and
the'Shoi-ekeeps'tatersin storu<rc
till tbe crop oomea 'round ajram.
But it wasthesoft crabs and ice
civam that knocked out Romeof
ye scribes.
Laki. ( u.\ki.i>. L\.. has mos
quitoea. Not the littlo kind that
we aee about here. but b%, burlv
tellows. that attack men at saw
mills and compcl them to atop
work: niost]iiitocs that attack
rattle and horses so that iravcl
is niostly susjMMitled. And still
people insist upon living downi
there.
noMR one aaodsJ us a cireular
letter. ruarked "apeeJal and pri
vate*. ti-llino- usliow wemav buv
diamonds on ei-edit onthe insta'l
ment plan. No use: we buv all
our diamonds hy the boabe), and
burn 'eni iu thestove.
A l!u iiMo.Mi paper aajra the
backbone of the bot BpeO is
broken. Itetter not brag. The
wentherhasa very complex spinal
colunm. and its frnetures are r<
L-overable without sunrerv.
NoRVOLI city eouneilhasanor
dinanee nending prohibiting bij:
hats in theutres and ehurches. It
is still pondiii";?they are afraid
it willbeuMetlasoitlnaneeinstead.
Ami now we aretold that ineu's
aara growlonger us theyadvance
in yeury. Doea this account for
tbe aceumulated assininitv ol
some vuletudiuariantj?
Tm: Baatern Shore is a low
down place in a physical seuse.
I he lnjihest hills are potato hills,
but these are about every two
feet.
A man writes to the Baltimore
Bon that he is bored, aml wants
a remedv. Possibly his friends
We eqoal sufferers with him.
lin: hpg seems to be kiiur just
now. Baoon is retailinghi Pitts
bur^at from 24 to 38 cents per
pound.
Tuk Virginia Press Association
was surely a mutual admiration
society. Brotherlvlove provnils
"It js our candid opinion",
says a eoutemporarv. Has he
opinions that are iiotVandid?
JJimi Hiers?Aviators.
COMMISSION OF FISHERIES' ACTION
At monthly meeting of the State
Commission of Fisheries in Norfolk
Wednesday, after routine matters were
disposed of, the survey and report of
Surveyor Ruediger on the James river
watch-house matter was accepted and
hled. Twoof the watch-houses have
already been constructed, at a coat of
$1,000 each-one near Horsehead and
one near Point of Shoals. The third
one will be erected near Brown's Shoals.
All reporta say there never was known
such quantities of oysters in the James
as this season.
Iteport of Surveyor Ruediger and
Surveyor Anderson on the ocean side of
Northampton was also accepted, and
inspectors there notified to inform tres
passing planters to va-jate.
POLITICAL
No time haa been fixed for hokiing
the Republican Congreaaional Conven
tion for the Firat Diatrict, It ia expect
ed that the convention will meet at
Weat Urbanna, but it ia not believed
that any candidate will be mentioned to
oppoae Congreaaman Jonea.
Senator T. S. Martin haa reaponded
to the Democratic call for help ia the
Ninth Diatrict and will make aeveral
speechea in the Southweat during the
caming compaign.
VIRGINIA^EDITORS.
Business Talked on Boats.?Four
Days of Water Travcl
for Publishers.
After an afternoon and evening of
intercourse and pieasure in Kichmond,
at 7 a. m. Wednesday of laat week
half a hundred scribes, with their ladiea,
embarked on ateamer Pocahontas for
thetripdowntheJan.es. While view
ing the hiatorie James, Mr. Weisiger
of the Old Dominion peraonally con
dueting the tour, buaineaa aeaaiona were
held and committeea named. Norfolk
was reached in the afternoon. After
luncheon the memhers were given a
trolley excuraion to Cape Henr>- and
Virginia Beach.
Accordinu to program arranged by
W. McDonald Lee, a former Preaident
of the aaaociation, aome forty or more
of the newspapcr ladiea and gentlemen
boarded ateamer Thuraday morning,
stopped an hour at Old Point and then
aailed for historic York town. The com?
pany was Rraced by the preaence of
many ladiea, and jovial Wilkins Mat
thewa, secretary of the Commission of
Fisheriea. added much to the trip.
Here. under the shadow of the great
tnonuinent which commemoratea the
surrender of Cornwallis, the busieat
and tinal aesaion waa held.
The followinjf oflicera were elected |
President, Judge C. J. Campbcll. of
Amherst; vice-preaident. Walter E.
AddiBon. of Lynchburg; secretary, J.
I.. Hart, of Farmville; treasurer, E. G.
Moseley. of Danyille; hiatorian. Miaa
Bertha (Jray Kobinson, of Orange.
Resolutions on the loas which the
Statu of Virginia suffered through the
death of Senator John W. Daniel were
adoptcd. a copy of which will be eent to
the family of the late senator. a !et
ter of sympathy was also forwarded
itev. K. H. Beazley, treaaurer of the
association, whoae wife is very ill.
Kesolutions thanking the Virginia
Navigation Company for the uae of
their ateamer Pocahontas, on which
the aesociation made the trip from
Kichmond to Norfolk; Mr. W. T. Ander
son, prcsident of the Norfolk Board of
Trade. for courteaiea extended the asao
eiation while in Norfolk; the Norfolk &
Portsmouth Traction Co. for the uae
of their cars, and the retiring preaident,
Alfrcd B. Williams. of the Roanoke
Times, for the active work and intereat
he took while in the chair, were adopted.
The only tragedy that viaited the
scribca camc when John Spencer. of
the Ncwport News Times-Herald, lost
his hat, the head piece being waftcd
away by the cold breueesof ChesapcaWe
bay. Luncheon was served just before
Yorktown was reached. and the way
watermelons disappeared spoke well
for the inward capacity of the editors.
Leavng Yorktown in the afternoon
anothcr short cruise was taken and at
7 o'clock in the cvenint; the party dis
cmbarked at Willoughby Spit and
boardcd special cars which took them
toOceanView, where they spent the
night. At the resort the members had
Jinner and whilcd away the time by
dancinjr and taking in the amusements
that the park afTordcd.
Friday morning all embarked for the
beautiful town of Onancock. The ride
up the bay was moat delightful. An
huur was spent in witnessing the men
liadcn iloet catch thousands of fertiiirer
lish. Thia was probably the most inter
csting sight the up-country people had
L'ver secn in watcr-life.
At Onancock in the afternoon the
hospitable citizens, headed by Mayor
"Lon" Doughty and Jno. S. Waples,
with a number of automobiles, were in
waiting to receive the newspaper fra
ternity, which was here augmented by
W. R. Rowe and sister and Dr. J. B.
Hodgkin, of Irvington. and Jno. w!
Edmonds and son, of the Peninsula
Knterprise. No plaee could have done
more oropened.their hearts wider than
this lovely town of Accomac. The vis
itors were received, domiciltd and then
flirted for miles in automobiles through
the great potato country. At 7 p. m.
me ladies ?of the town had spread in the
Baptist church a feast that the epicu
rean Lucullus might well balk at. After
this all repaired to the beautiful old
colonial home of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. T.
Quinby, the local cditor and his "boss".
Here speeches were indulged in, and a
general hand-shaking and introduction
enstiod. Many prominent men from
other parta of the county were present
to welcome the guests, among them
Dr. Mapp, G. Walter Mapp, School
Supcrintendent G. G. Joynes and Colo
nel Roy White. Miss Marie C. Duncan
made a "strike" with the bachelors of
the party by the dexterous manner in
which she whisked around in her auto
mohilA
In saying good night, all the press
"boys"and "girls" voted this last the
most enjoyable of all the very pleasant
annual scssions.
At8a. m. Saturday the "bunch"
steamed for Tangier Ialand, took a look
at thequaint but sterling "Venice of
America," and then steamed for Old
Point and Norfolk, where disbandment
took plaee.
THE SYDNOR TRIAL RESUMED.
After two interruptiona, the Circuit
Court of Kichmond county reconvened
in special term Tueaday morning to re
aume trial of Dr. G. Milton Sydnor on
the charge of felony in aecuring canned
gooda from the Totuakey Canning Com?
pany, of which he waa preaident.
At time of going to preaa the wit
nesaea have all been examined and in
struetion accepted. The caae will be
arguud thia afternoon and probably end
tonight or tomorrow morning.
lhe Commonwealth is repreaented by
ClarenceS. Towles, of Northumberland,
and Thoma8 J. Downingand Walter E.
Hathaway, of Lancaater, while the ac
cused is repreaented by Herbert Lewia,
of West Point, C. C. Baker, of West
moreland, and Armistead N. Wellford,
of Richmond county. Joseph W. Chinn,
Jr., the Gommonwealth's Attorney for
Richmond county, being one of the
directorsof theTotuakey Canning Gom
pany and an imporUnt witness in the
case for the Commonwealth, was, at
his request, relieved of the duty of pre
aenting the caae, and the court ap
iwinted Clarence S. Towles, to conduct
the prouecution. The Armor Company
? 1111
me lotusKey Canning Company
who are pa.ties to the proaecution,
employedMr. Hathaway and Mr. Down
ing to aaaiat Mr. TowJea.
SWANSON CERTAIN TO
GET 6IG KONOR.
Governor Mann Will Si^n His Conv
mission as Senator Soon.
It ia difticult to think of Claude A.
Swanson, freah and young and vigoroua
as he ia, aa going to th. United Statea
Senate an older man than were Sena
tors Daniel and Martin when they don
ned the toga. Yet itiatrue. When, in
December next, he advancea to the bar
of the Senate on the arm of Senator
Martin, and takea the oath of office. he
will have diatanced the ages at which
that ceremony waa performed by hia
colleague and hia illustrioua predecee
sor. Thia will even be true when Gov?
ernor Mann aigna hia commiaaion about
two week a hence.
Senator Martin waa not quite forty
eight when he entered the Senate, auc
ceeding the late General Eppa Hunton,
who had been aelected for the short
term created by the death of John S.
Barbour.
Born the laat day of March. 1862,
Claude A. Swanson haa celebrated hia
forty-eighth birthday since his retire
ment from the Governor'a chair. His
early atruggles are so well known to
the people of Virginia that, again it ia
difficult to realize that thirty yearahave
paaaed since he alternately worked and
atudied to gain an education. From
weiKhing augar and measuring applea
to a acat in the higheat deliberative
body in the world ia not auch a far cry
in American politica, eapecially when
the labor and sacrifice were for the pur
poae of aecuring the learning craved aa
a basis for high achievement.
CRIjP NtWS.
Annual penning of the wild ponies at
Chincoteague and Asaateague Islands
July 27th and 28th.
The two-hundred and-fourth anniver
?aryof Yeocomico Episcopal Church,
Westmoreland county, was celebrated
at the church last Sunday.
The colorcd people of Virginia have
organized a State Fair Association and
will hold annually an exhibition at the
State Fair grounds, Richmond.
Among the pardona granted by Gov
Mann is that of Brockenbrough Wright
of Tappahannock, who was convictedof
the murder of his stepfather, Thomas
McDaniel, of Tappahannock, and stn
tenccd to imprisonment in the oeniten
tiary for eleven yeara. He had served
about two years.
The trial of Capt. Josiah Evans. for
shootingand killingCapt. John Gibbons
nearOyster, Va., in March of this year'
was held at Eastville last week and re
?ulted in a vcrdict of acquiltal on the
groundof self-defense. CapUin Gib
bons had been warned by CapL Evans
not to trespass on oyster grounds be
longing to him. but persisted in ignor
mg the warning. and Captain Evans.
after an altercation %nd threat by Cap?
Uin Gibbons, got a sholgun and fired
twice.
An army of SU.OOU beea, diaturbed in
their hives by a pair of horses made
wild by a couple of beea which had
been atinging them and which then ran
m among the hivea upeetting them
cauaed the death of the horaea. The
negro driver waa terribly .tung, but
bvea. Hia face ia awollen to twice ita
natural aize ai.d both eyea are cloaed.
When the beea began to pour out their
hivea he ran, but waa puraued by hun
dreda of the honey gatherers. The beea
beloDged to Dr. Ragland Munaon,
whoae home ia on the Virginia aide of
thePotomac river, oppoaite thenational
capital.
FISH AND OYSTEP NOTE1
Commission of Fisheriea met in
monthly meeting at Norfolk Wednes?
day.
^ F. J. McAlpine. of the Buckeye Fish
Co., sometimes indulges in parables
This is his latest:
BEHOLD THE I'lSHEHMAN.
He riseth up early in the morning
and disturbeth the whole household.
Mighty are his preparations.
He goeth forth full of hope.
When the day is far spent he return
eth, smelling of strong drink, and the
truth is not in him.
The following extract from a letter
juat received from thataection ia agood
descripUon of conditiona on the Jamea.
"Thinga look good in the James river.
There haan't been a aingle violation
dunng the cloaed seaaon up to this
time. There ia more young atrik. in
the river than haa been for aeveral
yeara, and the people are anticipating
a good seaaon this fall. Ther. ia plenty
uf hook-and-line fish in the river, moatly
apota and croakers. Thia ia getting to
be quite a busineas here."
It appears from some of the explana
tions offered by other officials that the
express compahies are not actuated by
a vulgar desire for money in maintain
mg their present schedule of charges,
but by a desire to keep apart what is
distinctively express matter and what
i? freight. It is true that their profits
are so enormous that they have to de
clare 100 per cent. stock dividendsevery
once in awhile in order to get rid of
the money, but that they cannot help.
-Oysterman and Fisherman.
ARE YOU ME?
The man who makea two blades of
grasa grow where formerly there was
but one is rightly aaid to be a public
benefactor. So, too, ia the man who
continually apeaks well of hia town,
who pointa out its advantagea, and who
breathes a apirit of hopefulnesa in all
his utterances. Such a man helps the
buaineaa of hia town, gets other people
u> talk about it in the strain, and he
has the satisfaction of seeing the town
grow as the result of his boosting and
that of othera. Local patriotismcount*,
and it is as much needed and as much
to be comroended in its plaee asnational
patriotism.?Bedford Democrat
DOING GOOD WORK.
The Newport Newa Times-Herald,
says that in hia term ao far the
Governor has done "fine work," and
later. "Governor Mann and the De
partmant of Public Instruetion are
doing the greatest work Virginia has
everknown in this directioo," refer
ring to their efforts in agriculture and
rducation.
Facts for Weak Women
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?vary day by " ' feu,,?'n?- **??* nckne?a can be ?ureu i* CUrc j
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescripiion
it Makes Weak Women Stron$.
Sic/r Women IVc//.
SSSlS'afA^J**^ -ff-J-l ?nd b ot ?he same limc a (e,nl r^tor*.
aTsaaaaaT W \ ' ,y,Um- h cu-^? feniale compl.ia, ri*ht in the ptivscv
cvlVy m^rioman *VerS",,y ,DMfc,Cd UP?n by ^^ ""d - ?-*?"?- *
il.ir ^"l"01 P"rt,cu,-ri" here ?s to the sympton.g of
wSsalaaTaSTl ;ffeCt,?nS 'nc'd?< ?? ? O'nen. hut tl.os.
Zl *t ? !nfor,nH,'wn "? ?o their .ymptoms and
mcanaof poMoe cure are referred to t' e People'* Coin
and up-to-date F.J.t.on, aeat /rr< on r. ceipt of 21 one
So^aiV.nZ """ ?( ?,Ul,i "mty: ?r> in doth
_Addrca. Or. R. V Pieroe, Buffato, N. Y.
GLAD TO SEE YOU, PARTNERS.
Under the above caption the Rich
mond Times-Diapatch haa this, among
other thinga, to aay in weicoming the
annual gathering of the VirRinia Prt aa
Aaaociation:
"According to the last edition of the
American Newapaper Directory we have
at hand, there are two hundred and
fifty newapapera and periodicala pub
lished in Virginia, including thirty-two
daily, two tri-weekly, nine aemi-weekly,
one handred and aixty-three weekly,
one fortnightly. two aemi-monthly,
thirty-aix monthly, two bi-monthly and
three quarterly publicationa. The pla
cea ot publication are one hundred and
twcnty-four, of which aeventy are
county neata. Theae publicationa are,
apeaking generally, of a high order of
merit and repreaent in an admirable
way th? sentiment and purpoaea of the
people of thia great Commonwealth.
Many of theae newapapera have amall
circulationa, but they wield a great
power for good in the State. They
Btand for every phaae of thought and
for every intereat in the State, each in
ita own field doing ita appointed taak.
and doing itoftentimes with acant ap-I
preciatton.
"The Association does not attcmpt to
interfere with the busineaa affaira or
with the religious or political views of
ita members. Itg purpoae is higherand
better than that?tbe creation of good
feeling among the beat people in the
world. the diacovery of a common
ground on which they can meet for the
benefitofthe State, which ia in the
heart of every true man and woman in
Virginia. The mean thinjfa that we
may aay about each other in the heat of
debate, in the atreas of exciting politi?
cal campaigna, in the advocacy of cer?
tain pet ideaa or theoriea, from time to
time, do not count at these annual
gatheringa, and by mingling together
in generoua apirit we may all catch new
and better inapiration for auch arduous
work aa we ahall have to do in the
montha and years to come. It ia 'bleat
be the tie that binda' today, and to
morrow, and until the preaent tryst
Bhall end, and we may all aay cur8t be
he who moves anybody'a bonea."
ASSASSINS OF CHARACTER.
[From Kirhmoml Virmnian.l
No man'a character ia ao high, no
man'a record so Hawleaa, no man's mo
tive ao pure that there will not be found
the voice of calumny toquestion.amirch,
and auspect. There are alwaya handa
of hate reaching from the mire. Pow
srless to rise, degrmdation aeeka alwaya
to reduce all thinga to iu own level.
Failure alwaya afforda a libel on auc
cess, and vice justifies itself with the
alander of virtue. These thinga are but
the impotent efforts of the underworld
at rccognition. They are the vapora
that riae from an uncovered ceaapool,
harmleas unless breathed. They are the
poisons of the sewer, deadly in them
aelvea but innocuoua unleaa aaaimilated.
But to give theae thinga an artificial
value, to deal in them, to apread them
in the way, ia akin tocriminal careleaa
ness. To flnd for them a vehicle
through which to deal an injury; to stir
and direct them to the working of harm
is to give a wound and to atand aponaor
for a apeciea of alander that no aelf re
apecting community will tolerate in ai
lence. [Referring to the unfounded
chargee againat the head of the Associ
sted Charities, the "Virginian" contin
uea:J
The consequences are that a noble
work haa been arrested. and the tongue
of acandal aet running againat ita name
and purpose; that an able and devoted
man has been put to an ignominy of
which the most sweeping vindication ia
powerleaa to remove the atain, ?and
with no other basia than a fabric of Hea
and envy and vengeful hatred.
Character is a thing of too long a
growth to be lightly attacked or wan
tordy jeopardized. It is no plaything
for goasip. nor football for prejudice.
The circumatances of thia caae ahouid
make a leason for all inclined ao to uae
lt in reckleaa diaregard not only .f the
reputationof othera, but ultintately and
inevitably of that of themaelvea.
As soon as you do anything out of the
ordinary you are either hooted or con
demned. because people are such slaves
of conformity and rule. I didn't do any
harm. I am not going to be one of those
who do things because othera do them
ril try to be right, and braveand honest.
Some people can't be good, and polite or
honest except by a setof rules; and thoae
same rulea were probably made by
some poor old soul who died before rail
road traina, or telegraph, or telephonea.
or wirelesF, or autoinobileh were mad.?.
His rules were aa siliy as the candie
lightused in making them. We are
making rulea now underhappier, richer
and more enlightened conditions. - Bus
ter Brown.
ICE!
ICE! (CE!
PURE and SOLID, 10WER than
CITY PRICES.
Invite nahermen and othera uaing
ICE to buy in Club Lots, aaving
losaage, freight and purchaae price.
Write us?or, better still, get up a
club of usera and let ua know how
much you could uae at a time and
we will make you an attractive
offer.
CBISFIELDICE M'FG. CO.
CRISFIEIiD, MD.
Lancaster Roller Mills,
KILMARNOCK, VIRGINIA. .
FLOUR,MEAL,FEED
Merchant and Custom Tradc
Solicited.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
JBTJY
YOURSELP A GOOD
WATCH.
?if!!Jr "^rtment of Solid Gold. Gold
fi led and Silver Watchea ia moat eom
plete. We guarantee the following:
UahaT Diamond Caae Wat< hes un from J.TO 00
Ljad,*. 14 Kt. Solid (k>1(J Watct,,-'. JYh'oO
Oent h Solid <;,?ld Watch. V^r.\
#. .. ^ ? (HuntinK Casc.)
?^tl^^rJ^t'^'''!^'U'U- """? '?*?. ?">???
?rt>iu a ?JO-ycar-<,<)l?i-t1lH,j Watch. Iigimi
n . ?'J"'1*1" "r Waltham. Iluntinir Casr I
i? s?>Y?;r Chat.lainr Wut.-h and 1'in
Er^mcl?i Wau-h l>in and Hox. JS.00 to |Ua?
And many otlicr*.
. When in need of any nrticle in the
jewelry hne write us. we will eladlv
quah't pnce8-and euarante'e price and
WM. J. nrllLLER,
"BALTIMORE'S JEWELER,"
28 E. Balto. St.. BALTIWORF, MD.
Referen'ce. "The Editor."
h
In onler to add some new acionnts on
our Ledger for 11)1(1 wt* nrv mak?
ing a special oirer of
PRINTING
as foliows:
oOti Kiivelopen l V J #K
BOO BiiMlneaa C nrd* | OTi I J
Delivered prepaid to any addresa. Not
cheap work, but first-class. up-to
date printing on good quality
paper. Samples if desired.
CHARLES & l.OMBARl) STS.
BALIjMORC
I. P. JUSTIS & GO.,
Commission
Merchants
pOR THE SALF 'j?F Produce, Oy.
ters, LIto Bi^t Llldea, Poultrj
Sggi.etc.
12 E. CAMDEN ST.,
BALTIMORE. MD,
GEPHA&M. LEWIS & SONS.
GENERAL GOHHISSION
MERCHANTS,
14 E. Camden St.,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Po"'try. Eggs, Grain and Livo Stock.
lhe nouse you will eventually shipto.
Why not now?
CJ
$10.00
FOR THE LARGEST AND MOST PERFECT
TURNIP OR RUTABAGA,
Any variety mawn from BjMSM's Se. ,1 an.l ?V
K*r?1 ?? ?????'?*?? j?m?aij to H?,|Kian? * S.,? Storo
bafor* Thankwivnw Day. 1910. Will, th* s,.<x i
menlt will ben*o?.-ary to *r,ui th,- rmllsT or
baa- out of wln. h the ae?l wu taksa.
IMI .?Kiy.i-: Mr.iMi
?'.ni> i'Hi/i: K.i..H?
:ihu I'wiy.K **-,'.?a?
BETTER SEED FOR HALF THE MONEY.
aaaaaa^aT^&aM**"*"*!' Virginia. wriu* I
Auvuat ^1. 19o?: The 1 uri.i,, S.-?,| 1 b,.i.*ht frum
you this lumnw la the bwu 1 eVer |,K,.i?'
aanM upand aredoin. line. Thev ar?- fur u'tiJ, I
than tlioae I hav? been payinsr twi, .? aa. aaai fl(r ? '
KRKK-alention thiapaperund aeiul h t.a timil !
1 S fe*t lonjr and keeps all winter.
Your store kceper sells Bolglanos Tur
nip and Rutabaga Seed,
ifju- don't iMSJ u? a pmhU.1. we will tell you who
J. BOLGIANO & SON,
Trustworthy Seeds For 92 Years.
Baltimore. Maryland.
Wm. Uerbard. Uuu. N. Koad.
O. P. Gerfaard.
GERHARD, REED ? CO., Ltff
TAILOR8.
Makers of good Clotb.es,
llO N. Kiitaw St.. (Setond Flooi)
RALTIHOUK, MD.
Wrlte for samples.
ONE jjFJHE S1GHTS OF NORFOLK.
?S, ^ZXMmm*J*S>0<i ClorhaS*
374 AVaisvSt; ^j^rF^ir yjjf
Virginia's Creatcst Men's and BoysrOn~e-Price
Clcthing Store.
WE,,G"T 8 BiC DEPARTWENTS
? nd Eoys Hats, Mcn's and Boys' Shocs
Custom-Tailoring, Trunks and '
Bags, Uniforms.
MSKE FUR STORE YOUR HEADQUARTERS.
\is,to,-s to Norfolk are cordially inviten to
make THE Hlli ,.,.??,. ,, , 1,mtt'? to
, ?, . ', r"(" headquarters
while m the city. Twill be ?,
pleasure to be of some ser
viee to yon.
I>EOI>LEs BANK
OF REEDVILLE, VIRGINIA, Inc.
? ? .. OPFICEBS:
." ' **""? """^ ,, aJSSJJ"* V.-.
PAID ^CAP.TAL?30,ooO.Oa
(More than Sixty StoekhoJdera )
T''".??i'^""-'-?.,?,:????,..,,,,,.?.,_
Monday, February 2lst, 1910
and aolicita rour pntroimrro with n.
aatiafactorj! aervica. mdmdunli a coarteoua and
?I. 15. IIlNToN. ., A ,.,..?.
Wm. Buindon, f H ??' , QmK N" *"?*
O. H. HCNBAL f' ?? ,', ' *? "? ^HlI.TON,
_!^L*"rv* Depository: Ctizens National Bank.
THE TIDEWATER BANK OF VIRGINIA Inc"
Successors ,o the L. E. Kumford Ifenkin,* Company,'
ui j:i>vii.,,,.;, . vihc;inia,
.?ilf.M'.s. ?""' "lil-'^'-l bl ll? .linH-ii,,,, , t|t?
e o# e J' A' Palmek- j'<- President.
fc. w. fcDWARDs, Ist Vice-Dre-? r i /~ -, .
vice pres. C. L. Gaskins, 2nd Vice-pres.
J- o. Jbtt, Cashier.
Kal.abliahed IHtiU
Hefer to\\ "''???"'a Natlonal llank
OUR SPECIALTIES-."?""" *?'"'?
...S^ffSSP0Ulny'live S,DCkl ^s'Wo01 ?* "?
PBOalPT ki.-ii i;nh
Oorratpoadeaoe and ?aiaaaeati aaUeitaa
I. COOKE & ?ONS,
-? aa> ?-* . 8?yral Oamuaftoa aferohaata,
7 W. PRATT 8TREET b a a -r...~._
_' wfcfcT. BALTIMORE, MD
Establlsheil In 18(12
C. S. SCHERMERHORN & SON,
Raarfrara, Bblppara, DaaJata,
"ua.n. ,1Ay. i,i;ki>s, Luwaa* MKAI. <:oTTOK HEE1>
MKAI.. BR8T htonk 1.1MB IV BARRaia.
Alflo Diatrlhutora of
THE PUBIHA IMMJLTHY PKKI>H.
127 and 129 Cheaoside w?? i*rau strect.i paitimiidi: aar
Raaaaaaaaaa: Mnryiand N?,i??ai iiank and rmzi.n}. N:it;,??,,,,. Z ..
(-ommereial AgeoeJea. "'" "aaa, BaJtaaaam
e..NTiNirot s nnnnoi aiac. is7.,
DAVIS & DA-VItg
Incorporated, Capital and Surplus $27,500 00
PRODUCE AND GENEHA1
C< 1MMISSK >x MER< 'IIA2VTS
'1 and 6 E. C.-mulon St" '
BALTIMORE. MAKYLAND
BEST LQCATION BEST fACILITIES BEST TRADE
'A.-LEWiS&SON,
Grain, Live Stock, Wool, Produce,
FrUIT, POUUTRY AND EGGS.
BALTIMORE, MD.
THE COMMISSION HOUSE THAT
WEARS WELL DAY-iN-AND-DAY-OUT
JEETSTHE DEMAHOS OF THE MOST EXACTIMG SHtPPERS
rZH" ,tUS'N.ESS ,S GROW1NG FASTER THAN ANY TWO
COMMISSION HOUSES IN BALTIMORE PUTTOGETHER
BE SURE TO TRY US.
TRY
B&\iT\TnORE PKO&UCE CO.,
WHOLESALE COMMISSION MERCHANTS
105 W. CAMDEN ST., BALTIMORE, MD.
f Traders Bank.
lailHUI ' JMm DaL at Va. R'y Co.
i hxpreaa Companiea.
I Baraaaoia Fruit A PrmJaiuu Aaaaeaataaa
Poultry, Eggs, Butter, Livc Stock, Fruit, Vc^ctables, Grain. Wool and
ALL OTHER PRODUCE.