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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-02-03
Castoria.

"Castoria is so well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-"
Fl. A. ARCHER, M. D.,
Ill &c. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
" Our physicians in the children's depart
ment have spoken highly Of their expert
ence in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
products, yet we are free to confess that tho
merits of Castoria has won us to look with
favor upon it,"
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DIsPENsARY,
Boston, Mass.
ALLEN c. SMITH, Pres,
lrray Street. New York CITY.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-02-03
An interchange of Compliments.

A baker once meeting cobbler i'll fed
Accosted him roughly, 1T puzzles my head
How you've lasted long, and with bristle and
thread
Have kept sole and body together" He said.
Il wager my awl shall never knead bread"
The cobbler replied, and the baker fell dead.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-02-03

From to s, a recess; from to 0, trea-
tise, from to TO- II pleasure boat; from 10
to IL, insnares; from II to IL, to declare
upon oath; from IL to l3, to send back;
from ID to IA, to mark; from IA to Is, IA sup
port for II picture; from Is to l6, Il person
afflicted with certain disease; from l6 to
II, furious; from II to IS, to delay; from IS
to l. fertilization; from to |, the goddess
of retribution, from 2 to 8, an ancient
science which aimed to transmute metals
into gold; from to II, gardening imple-
ments; from to ID, erect; from Is to 5, a
yelowish varnish, from II to 6, to perceive;
from to 6, the father of Jupiter.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-02-03


No. 9.-Numerical Enigma Dictionary
No. lO-Metagram; Nut. But. Cut.
Hut. ,Jut. Rut.
No ll-Tmnsposition' Verse, serve,
sever. veers.
No IL -Arithmetcal Puzzlers: /. Tween
ty and fourteen. 2. Fifteen. 3. Twenty
aud seventeen.
No H. Riddle Me Rec Charles.
No l4.-A Poem: Barefoot Boy.
No. H. diamonds
+ G
ONE CUB
AN LIE BERT
F. y q l. A Nd c U X r A n I
PEA PLA IN
ANT AN D.
ID II
No. l6.-Connected Word Squares;
II A d E
A b A S
ID A NJ p
G A 6 f S p Y A r d
A n o n A E A
G @ r d r + A L
EN- D S II A ID A l. E
Fl A l. E
A l. T. Il
ID T. e
No u. -Charade:. witehcraft. 49,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-02-03
Geology OF New York State.

The New York state group of buildings
at the Worlds fair il to have an addition in
the shape of pavilion for II mineral ex-
bibt. 1t will be colonnade 81 feet long
by 81 wide and % high, rectangular in FORM
The entabulature is carried on Romanesque
Ionic arches springing from pillars of uni
form design, and the corner pavilions are
surmounted with handsome balustrades
The cornices and freze are decorated with
sculptured tablets, and the spandrels be-
tween the arches are ornamented with rep
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-02-03

No. 2O.-Easy Word Squares.
/. Part of bird 9 A thought. g. Tidy.
4. An entrance.
|. Part of Il house. 3 A tropical plant.
3. Something borrowed. t. A fast.
|. A walk. ,. An intermittent fever. g.
A musical air 4. A part of the foot.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-02-03

The Centaur Company, II Murray City.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-14
- - - -~--


Increase in ilte number OF
pupils enrolled, -.
Increase in the number o:
tcacl.srs employed. 80.
Increase in the nambcr Of
school houses, 295
Increase in expenditures. $l97 ,3s.i o
Increase in value OF school
property, ga. 40 2G
There arc rs rlnnY females TO be cdu
Gated az males; thcy are bound to US by
the same tender tics Of love and affection,
and are as much benefited b7 education
as the males. Ii YOU desire TO improve
the minds Of our children, YOU mast edu-
cate their mothers, who arc their first ard
best teachers More than half of the
tcacL<e,~s in he public schools arc females
Why not afford them equal advantages of
education: It is a reflection upon us not
to have done so FEARS ago You give the
Virginia Military institute annually
$50 .oG0. the University Of Virginia $40
600; William and Mary College $1,000:
and the Virginia Agricultural and Me-
chanical College 10000; while the only
State Female college receives hut $4,000
against $l25,0o0 appropriated to jIie cdu-
cation OF the males Lei.us increase the
facilities for their Improvement, and give
them II fair chance to cultivate their
minds, and you will do Il work which will
result in more good to all classc. OF Nr-
cinia than like sum expended in any
other manner. Give our girls an educa-
ton Which viii enable them to he indie
pendent, aud will elevate them above the
low grade Of wort. to which women have
: d Gtfrfl IL rnsNrt
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TO BoRsE OWNERS.

For putting horse in a fire healthy con
dit;oa try Dr.. Cadvs Condition powNers.
They tone up the system aid digestion, cure
los OF appetite, relieve constipation, correct
kidney disorders ard destroy worIns, giving
new life 10 an cid OR over worked .ioFse. 20
cents 9er package For sale by druggists.
CAlla;J. W keily's drug store, Ayers
block, Big stone Cap, Va
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o;,ar. ocrIair's Eye ord Skin oint2:aas
Is ceitain care FOR Chronic sore Eyes,
Cranulated Eye. Lids, Sore Nipple, Piles,
Eczema, letter, Salt Rherm and Hcai Head,
% cents per box. For sile ~ druggists.
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0aly Gruncbaum.
,,0SSipinG.

,b.. .rsrlcdthat We have not in
csior class Of journals.
..saAy tie exception Of the
7r chose editor (Mr. VIM.
;.s1er, SIC laNyar, and aN-
arisl man. 20 have not much
TIE vccslios are very POOR
8 ~. and contain 4 lAt Of stun chat
i b. cred, to paradise of fools
H. y.saia. one would expect to
,,r,e ioQiaa and one ably edited,
/ ,.nn-d .cr.oualities,and besdy odiio-
.,,foa.d ju Ike columns OF the only
here. pai,a is good indication as
!. 45ioTial rlane upon which ii is
.a,.,d. Tic Courier is a Tennessee
s.. .ri is faiely we'll edited, except
..s,,os. +, gives the impression that It's
~. va; thia5ing 50 fast that light
/ .,5rIi no, keep pace With his hashy
.s.,,s,. I, i. however, very we'll cd
) ,,oer. ava is read With interest I'll
>, Southwestern Virginia. Lynchbnrg
!, .slbinc in the Nay Of newspapers.
j.. sre Of an inferior grade, and reflect
. little aoao. o. crcdi; upon that roci'-
ehd city
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-14

The Ssa.e sl.ep}d employ a comreient
cnciree:. j. no .hoaid locate HE roads ~
the coen(it. which desire to in'proya
lhem or 6,.lid uov ones, and lie 'h"u'd
snncriuicnd The construction OF roa'1e ana
see thn. the work is done property; mat
tSc orade.is the hes; which II" sur. onnd-
in., circumstances will allow, and ihat the
work is pe.'orlneuto i;ebcSi '"'e'es' %
,,,o.1uutfa:
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THE ENTiAEN q

There are in prison $40. and there are
Gffy additional c0uvicls AT work on couh-
~ roads. making total Of about 'io'.
ar ,hrsr. l.jS arc for he second and ihnG
tc,m, The number seams to lncrea'c
frnm year to year. showing that the pen
iicutiarv is 4 necessity. DC loss " w.
crtv viii no, always rceir2ln THO VICIOUS
and bodily discomfort haN no terror '"'
some, nor-does education entirely o'ao'-
cate the love Of crime.
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his daily wants. Of the 2,O44 inmates O.

his daily wants. OF the 2,O.4 inmates Of
our four as,luins, l.506 haze shown no
disposition TO harm themselves or others
in five or six year,, and It may lie fairly
inferred that they will never do 90
In some Of ;hc Slater. the counties or
citIcs from which lunatics are semt bear
the expenses. Tie party is examined
and 8bcn the Judge declares him to lie a
lunalc lie is ordered TO be sent to the
asylum, md becomes charge upon the
county or city in Written he il resident.
ut price fixed by lar. :.md the money is
paid by the county " city and not hy tho
State. Experience in our State shows
The wisdom Of this. and i: Crcatv reduces
the number Of luna'ics and consequently
The expenses have but little doubt
that We have number Of so-called luna
tics who would never have been sent to
any asylum hut for The fact that the ex-
penscs docs not come ont Of the county or
city bat out os the State treasury. This
is all important question, and should he
carefully. examined into BY the legislature
TIE NECESSITY FOR REJOICING EXPENSES
will he shown by giving The annual ox-
penSes indicated bv the appropriations
made in the following years for the sup
port and maintenance OF lunatics:
In 1850 it wss $50 900 co
In $50 il was 50 600 90
In 1870 it WAS l2n 10000
In 1880 il was 200 600 90
In 1890 il was Isl .G00G0
In 1892 il was 3Dl $4,000
! IA 80, II WN. RIG ~ %
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rCGc.i.sSE @" BOMBS.

| would advise that an act he pa,Srd
The commissioners Of The
sinking fund to purchase rs mady oi the
bonds Of the state a they can 90 WIZ
using such money as may he
shared conveniently from tic treasury
after all the liabilities Of the state have
been satisfied. 50 that there shall be no
increase in the amount TO he paid IN
meeting lie per cent. interest when 1t
r,lls DIM In .lnlY. 1901
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II has been asserted hy 4 competent IN
ycstigaior, that ihc average eek ptnA!ia!c
for me pSst three ysars cn the cGE7'I
rcads in Virginia has exceeded S.''0'HoO
roy sunum in statutory labor. do not
I,,ije,. hi. o.iinlatc !. eAtrs,iean'. We
h-vcu,i ess than 3G0.GG0 persons VII"
are required 10 giys two days Iahsr TO inc
county roa,l- US had in lS.! prone ;
valued for taxation AT S:'9j,'So,Al'. ~
code Of Vir&iuia section US. page -
a,!owsa levy for the PURPOSES 81 the
county roads Of fifteen cents eli me hEi'-
d. Cd dollar worth OF property. Race
tie ,aluc Of ,he labor al seYcn;I -lYe
c,nt.. vh.cl, tha statute likes, ana the TAX
ON tho property al fifteen cents, "sd yeu
,.iil sc that ito catin,:tr e $E0.b"0 = >
l1M one. ,his suiR Of ~. 600, th'u, S
tl,e attiial,le Meucy we have Ter r'aG
,uru0s7. evrry wear, and it is 5ui'l 'trni -
raw tie i,;erest oiia sum Of S'2 5o''V" at
6 per cent: divide il among the c'r1i:rS
in proportion 10 population n"d ve'l'i. !,
and VIA, all cnorm0Ga amount you VII
haya FIR road Improvements. iH,t ;''y
county. scs Dy examining the 'du.'ot :
r.ro,t The value Of ycur taxable pre- crit >
aa, ra!cirl..ie What fifteen cents IN INT
hundred doilars will amount to. hon
t,loih census and see lie number -
r,r,ona between thc aees OF eighteen ara
six,y years; valre their labor at se'sht'-
five cents per da, ortwo days every Year.
and YOU can ascertain what yonr county
can rcly IN to borrow lnoney tor road Nui7
noses. These facts Chow the Feasibility
Of nornancnt road improvement, II we
xii utiIix. III. resources we have By n
tsIli.ent management. am, 20 can .lap.o g
our reads wilhon, llc help OF TIC state or
federal 3o7o n!nei.'.
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rI.ut,c Schools .y.p COLLEGES.

We have reason TO he I.r nd o. oft pub
l;c free schools ana colleges. We axe
cndeayorcd to foster and encourage u
lie education, and in every it"Hib's nun =.
uerto enlarge the number and me eh-
cepry OF our public schcD!s. fhc tcn"o,
work will be SHOWN hy the laha."'ea
.ia.emcnt below, giving lie status 81
scbools in 1893 as compared with the Fe'ir
1859, The last year rcNi'vs 20 tie pres
e;it administration:
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PERSONALS,
Of Norton, was in town
S,.,r.. prominent lumber
gaecesyillc, Tenn, was in the
I'd seeS
! ! !Iorselcy will leave shortly
q :" =. 20 soead the winter on her
gore
r.,,i.. TIC English Con foyancer,
IF .tovay to1 Abingdon, Virginia,
e. .,.,y imaortant lcgal work.
R Sl,pa, principal OF the grad
-. commenced work again, to
's' .5icla % his many pupils.
-, As,rs is confined to her
: ,oscrc attack OF i"termit-
Nt'.
u,,ec7..'odsc Skecn, General
,.s,e Ter sodJ. F. Bullitt, il.
80 .athc city from Richmond
p lessee has about recovered
.,a,,re .aaet Of fever.
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If Norton, was in town
Gsgg'0' %
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YOUTHS ~ iEisoS

Tbere.arc il the Nirgiuia .p.''', - ''''S
! % ynuu.r persons, who ere under .s age
az. ,sso,,,i lone ycarS How many mere
avn in ,he ceai.,on iails OF tbs coutar!
have no. sI,ee,, able TO ascertain "A nas!..
i,ef of them Lave every natural quaiihca-
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will be needed ut ali.
HOW TO RAISE THE MoNh.
L Il

The counties and towns which desire to
do 20 should he allowed to issue bonds
rclemabla in thirty 800 years. lhe
amount should be determined by the rev
enuc derived from the road tax on prop
crlv. and TIC tolls collected from those
vino tiavc. over the roads, and II might
he well 10 put small TAX on all yei'cies
from those uho live contiguous to the 'E'-
proved roads, or tolls should be required.
THE AMOUNT We CAS- RAISE FoE EoAD IN
IEnN EMtNlS.
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S.>,r.. prominent lumber
. ,,<yillc, Tenn, WAS in the
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pErArLILNc lEEA.rrrRs.


pEFAULrING rGst>rCrRs
There Is LARGE amount OF money due
the State. and rucoliectcd because Of the
default Of various officials On the 10Th
day Of February. lScS The Auditor OF
Public Accounts. in response to an in
qliirY made hv he Senate, reported that
there were 2Ii trc1surers who owed n
lfnlancc to tbs state in their ii;ciaI ca ?
pacity, aud HAT the amcunr due was in
the aggregate Fi35,Gaa again, on the
?2nd OF February. !o!j!.thc Auditor. in re-
spouse TO similar inquiry, reported that
there we're ;!-2 treaSWcrs who owed a
bailancc to tho state, amounting IN the
aggregate TO %552N.21?ll, These amounts
are chiefly composed OF nGmhe. 81 small
amounts. but the aggregate j. large. and
respectfully refer you to tie two reports
mentioned above, which will be
found in lie annnai rcFolis for The wears
named.
The General Assembly should protect,
as far a. possible. the public ircaSuly,a
the peoplc also, against these unfortunate
disasters which, are frequently occurring.
The raiiIoads and other large corpora
tions are generally watcll'ui these mat
tors, and mach may he Ie,ircd from their
experience which VIII bc useful to tie
state Nest Of tlcm nave abandoned the
practice of requiring from their cicials.
personal security. and receive instead The
security OF q guaranty company. am
Informed that the chang HIS been most
satisfactory, aud IN Gaze ot disc*'er the
money l.. promptly PAID hy the guaranty
companies. Ii Che State would adort the
suggestion, it would save much. OF the
rubiic revenue, and be a relief from lie
embarrassment of suing il, citizens foi
failure in their official duties.
think it is tile part OF wisdom tc
change this las, So rs 10 require official
bonds TO he secured by some solvent com
pauy. Sucj, practice * in operation III
the departments Of the national goT-
crmncuI. Ii We enact simi'ar laws wc
can resi- cay: thn guaranty company will
exercise supervision ever officials, "iu re-
quirc moneys in their hand-io be prompt;
Is paid Wien collected, ard . strict com
pl;ance with The letter OF the ray IT Tux
officials do not perform their duties, tho
company is radc rcsronsibt". and The
vnrr,. a., v,Yati,il- Suits avoided
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ucfeasc il the uaihcr OF
schools during the present 80
year, BIO ~
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RECEIVING WAS not very Pr"P'''o"S'
ser ms accounts ofthc dinner par
~ on chat day, to the writer a"d
shes 10 say that Mrs. an"
&c responsible for Tic ar'i-
y, ocstion and the writer had no
misrcprescut facts in the least.
- given to han as authentic
R was deer hunting on that DAY
know bat what the list was
,rnest. The fact that Peter
M President and Mrs. Cleveland
aprising, and even if Hon. JET
IN par,akeu Of lis Hospitality
pc nothing to get excited
Ter, as knights arc bold
81 j in defence of fair lady
Dmes to tho worst, The VIII
@ buckle Oh his ar'aor once
"a duel is the termination OF
,isodo, and he has the "lis-
fall he will with the eN--
nv country lis of 'hoe
s ND dioa martyr to the cause
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COUNTY ROADS.

Tho necessity for better roads is con-
coded, and il is equally true that he Eco-
nlc cannot expect help from the federal
government. nor from lie Stale govern
meilt, and, therefore, they must hNIld the
roads for Themselves Each county must
select llic way best suited for itself, and
must make Il temporary sacrifice to 90
this work. If a county is moi willing to
bear the cxncnso and q district in tie
county is. let the burden lac assumed IN
that district. This may. iii the end, be
ba,,. because i, will bring tue expense
nearer 10 those who are assuming It, and
Will compel the contractors to be more
prompt in lis execution, and more eco
nomicaI in expenditures. 10 90 this
work, YOU have under the law rs II nov
stands. two DAYS labor from AL the men
in the county between the ages Of elGh-
teen and sixtv.and tax Of from five to
fifteen cents on tic I;undrcd dollars worth
may be levied on al the property IN The
county. The amount OF tax can ho liked
according to the necessity ion Improve
mrnt--rreatcr in some cases and less III
o.hcrs-bccausc of the difficulties pre-
.yntod by the nature OF the ground, the
value Of the property, and the number OF
the population. Then small toll may he
cxacteI from ali those who pass over the
road, ana every newcomer, and me m
crease in the value 81 the land Will serve
ia lessen the burden uniil ut last the tolls
collected viii he all that is necessary to
meet The Interest. and perhaps no road
tax will be needed at ali.
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Without going into the question OF Inc
danger and the evil results OF such SyS-
tom which arc Obvious. c,.i the Disagree
o,,,e nature of the association OF TIE harm.
Icss IDIOT and the fierce and dangerous
,,,,,at;r Ills Gj.esiionl will haTr 20 I've
,;scns.ion Of doctors and cxnel' AMI
viii oo.v discuss it rs question: u cot
ony In.mv jndsment, ana 1o'' ne sake
or economy in expenditures rs wei! as OF
cnmfart to llc patient, there should DC a
.b,nrc in ,i:e,p.cScut system. Ainnaiic
one who has mul hnt-no reason; Rat
,,os leon dellIrcred, 1ud there is nothrnS
"a ouidc his Judgment or restrain bis pas
.;ons He has Mad sufficient to nate and
10 love: he is filed with de'usiGns ana
= cxcitahle, yindictisc, and dangerous.
rho idio, is vithqu! miad, ti'nid, dociie'
,r,r,nbjc. and har:nlos<--to be mHGe cci;i-
farlal,lc is I'll that lie wants The tnna-
tic. in consequence OF. Tire above Men-
t;nncd traits. must he made secure, or he
wilt do irroprah!c damasc. It Is heces-
snrv. therefore, TIA. tic place IN which
,,n IL cerfnr,! elall he - s'rcr@ as \
,.;s..;, Il, ,~ra' Sc ria.s,ls ~a'e''"e aD.'
e,,ii..i.. c..a~,i > h, e.ist - ar"ls@
y;.,.e 80 mni. hir ss'.u'a . 1T q
con,DArcd va. ;ar iI..u>e Msrols Is ST.
c;ent 10 shelter tie jdio. and make Ban
comfortable. a cheap building, mol
prison, is sufficient; no guard is necessary
only few faithful attendants TO see after
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FAY OF THE JUDGES.

OGe Of tho most important duti:s which
will devolvc Upon the legislature this -cs-
sion, viii be the election OF judges for
circuit conris and Judges for the court OF
appeals on cannot use too much CON
sidcra,ion sd caution in the selection of
these important officers. Before you
proceed TO the election, The salaries Of
these officers should be increased; they
are now 50 los that some lawyers, cmi-
nently qualified for the position, and
whom this legislature might desire to call
into the service OF the State, cannot IN
Justice 10 those dependent upon them, nc
cept the position. The iud9c should be
the superior IN point OF legal attachments
to any attorney in his circuit Inc saIa-
~ now received i, below he price paid for
a first class man in ANY lcadin. business
in the country. Airst-c'ass railroad man
commands much more than this sum; so
in our banks; it is the same IN professions;
III our colleges: in the departments Of the
United States government in Washing
ton and even in important depart mentS
OF The state government. HE supcrIn-
rcHdcn, of public schools gets better pay;
the attorney general; the auditor OF pub
lie accounts: the treasurer; all receive
more salary, and YET the circuit udSsh'ps
are the most responsible positions III the
State, requiring more learning, labor ana
real. capacity, and are worst paid
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TIE lNSAXE.

The governor discusses at length the
rucs;i9., OF caring for The insane, taking
,hr-ylcw vhjc!, it was feared lie would
take. and recently colnbat'cd. Among
other things, he says
,,,v,r,., AND IDIOTS SHOULD not BE Kept
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-, Ayers is confined to her
<o,ore attack OF intermit-
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NOR seems 10 have the in.
III lie circuii Jidsesiiip, with
cicse second. The General
q 30 10 Richmond, but lie, no doubt,
tn flieads fter~ahas wili put in
y sforfim.
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W nh. Scaatori-l fsh, resulted in the Sc
"a ,.,aa Of Ne rhos Martin. General
81 '-,,ggb Lee VAS defeated to the sorrow
81 ,,-,r yireiaians. lie is one OF the
-, distinguished of Nirsiuia's list Of
# 7.,rions sons. y Governor,hc was the
& -,.t Democratic one that ever held tho
d acrished o.ace re would soto balls
3 re Patrick o'Conncl and Mrs. 0Con
S and Larry oElol)cy and Mrs. 0Mal-
j ould be the distinguished guests of
4 .vqning. and open the ball with Miss
4 lie Murphy in his graceful, gallant
) Point style. The next timo lie
a be The guest OF honor at Mr.. RAJ
STEMS swell entertainment, and
hi dance sad talk with Mrs. Isaac
Bman Instein. The next tiaoe he
Ia fcurs ataWestmoreIandClub recep-
( or occupy box the first night Of
d. Booth. He was immensely porn-
Ind made host of friends. With all
#ollitv. however, he made one of the
III Governors Virginia has ever had
,e writer remembers very amusing
ssent in which General Lee figured.
driving a long moustached, (iron
M old Texan Colonel around the Sol
E fomc at Richmond and ii happen
anorol Lee was there also. The Col
y with the long moustachios, when
:, that the fne looking gentleman with
i. military air was virsinie's Governor
marked that he had known him wien
rode through Texas Oh mule during
var and begged for an introd"c''o";
"a stop so as TO enable him to speak 10
. After the formality Of a" introd"'-
= General Lee graspcd him by the
"a md said: Tom, am certainty
- -, % see YOU, &C.. After Col. Tom had
;nfo tbe Soldiers Home, General Lsc
,..a to the writer and sona foce said;
:. 100 The distinguished looksng man
~ ,ho long moustachc:" As he SAID
). /, smile ri?qlcd over bis handsome
= nres. aud soon he vas speeding TO the
IA Tam don't kuon 10 this day but
sss c,rcYal had remembered hun,
he walked into the Exchange no-
observed to have grown taller
ss a3Ess& .;..n ~ Lis mannCr.