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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-03
LEGEND OF THE HOLY GRAIL
Ehe Origin of "Parsifur' the Subirct
of Mr. surettc's Next lecture

NaSherS opera or musical drama of
'Parisaf has for its origin the legend
OF the Holy Grail--one of the leodjn,
themes of medieval romance. The Grail
~ sara 10 nave been the cup of chalics
used by our Saviour at the Las: sumner
and the receptacle for the cross Thjs
cup was preserved by Joseph of A,i-
maj Understanding to the Apocryphal
Gospel of Nicodemus The sac.ed
guarding of the Grail and the purity of
character required from it's knights wa;
the inspiration OF the days OF the Round
Iaole, as all who have read Tennyson's
'ldyls OF the King" will remember
II is characteristic of Wagner that his,
last and greatest work should be rcli-
gious in Urea tmcnt. He himself de-
scribes "Parsifal" as religious drama
"a solemn work destined to hallow the
stage" 1t is intended as The Song OF
Songs of Divine Love. as Triston and
fsoldc is the Song of Songs of Ter
restrial Love" y story of such spiritual
beauty. touched and gloritied with the
mystic halo of religion. may well he
ranked among the few immoriaiities of
art. Into the legend Of the Grail is
woven the message OF the Rcdcemer.
Shakespeare has no figure more pathetic
than that of kundry. and Goethe no
scene of more tremendous import than
that in which 'Parsifar' uplifts the cup
assembled knights.
When 1t is understood that Mr.. Surctte
Will tell his own experience in hearing
this marvellous work Of art, besides
playing the music and transporting his
hearers TO Beyrcu;h and the Rhine by
means of the stereopticon views, 1t must
be realized that this is an opportunity
for II pleasure and an education such
as does not often come. The character
of the subject makes this entcrta lnment
eminently suited TO the solemn season
of Lent and the Centre trusts that its
efforts will be rewarded by liberal
patronage from the public. The lecture
takes place this evening at the Monte
fore Hall. Tickets can be had at Law
renee & Holmes drug store.
The MasonH amlin piano and the cele-
brated Litszt orgail To be used on this &C.
casion have been sent to Mr.. Suretle
by Thimas G.. Burton & Co, of Rich
mond, through their agent. Mr.. Norris.
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a USE1r ENTS.

ON TIE MISSISSIPPT"-Wm Ha-
WG:thS play of "On the Mississippi' will
nc theattraction at the Academy this
evening. The play abounds in Southern
situations following Immediately after
the war, and wherever it has been pre-
sehted 1t has been greeted by large
houses The scenes ON the Nlississipni
ana OF the Magdi Gras are especially fine
The play is i'll five acts and nine com
pieie and different scenes
"A NIGHTS FROLTC."-A clever lot
OF players and capital play are schc-
duled for Van Wyck's Academy Of
Music. FriGay night. March 9th. and
Saturday matinee. March 7th The MAY
IS Gus. Thomas jolly comedy, "a NIGHTS
frolic.' and il will be presented by
Cecil ELLIS, Frank Mayne Minna Gum
nett. VIM. King Morrow Helen Guest
John Edgar Macgregor aud IL company
OF farccurs engaged with especial refer
ence To their individual fitness for the
parts assigned them.
"A Nights Frolic" is all laughter Its
situations are ludicrous. still reasonab
and probable; its complications absurd
yet consistent and possible and its Mot
ingenious and thoroughly developed.
The specialties In the play grow out of
its scenes and incidents end are not
dragged in or introduced" for the sake
OF effect
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dfsmissions entered at the rules, not
having been set aside. because flnel on

dfsmissions entered at the rules, not
having been set aside. because flnel on
| this day, wiz:
D. c, yIassiter & Sons VS.. p. C. and
| w. Hs Webster; in debt; Judgment for
plaintiffs, for s161.47 and interest.
T.. a. Sunders y Sons VS.. John T.
Fulford; in assumpsit: Judgment for
plaintiffs. for s4S5.43 and interest.
Charles Reid & Sons vs. N D. Luns-
ford; In debt; judgment for plaintiffs.
for s34S.S0.
VIM. Read & Sons VS.. John Rosenstein;
in assumpsit; Judgment for plaintiffs
for 5000 and interest.
George ]. Mueller VS.. Samuel II.
Ayers; In assumpsit: Judgment for
pluintiff for S29S.90 and interest.
j. w. Boland VS.. w. c. King: in as
sumpsit; judgment for plaintiff for SIP
and interest. -
FARMERS Manufacturing Company vs..
X. 5. Joynes; in debt; Judgment for
plaintiff for s259s6 and interest.
Cleveland and Whitehnl Company, of
New York, VS.. Bella Hoff1in; in debt:
judgment for plaintiff for s16s and I'm,
terest ~
bernstein, Cohen & Co. VS.. s. Weiner;
In assumpslt; Judgment for the plain
titfs for S3l4 and interest.
Edward Spalding VS.. Marshall Land
Il. r.. Kindred and G. T. Slmens; in debt +:
Judgment for the plaintiff against Mar
l'1N.it ASShu thiiu ~ II summons, Tor SllD
and interest.
Bernstein. Cohen & Co. VS.. A. Cohen.
IN assumpsit; Judgment for the plain
| tiHs FOR S235.25 and interest
| w. ID. Pender VS.. B. r. Gornto: I'm
assumpsit: Judgment for the plaintiff
1or S33462 and interest.
Jenkins and Page ys. C. r. Irvipe. In
nssurnpsit; Judgment for the plaintiffs
| for SI1.a4 and interest.
Is. Satchelder VS.. Leila II. Clay and
T. W. Clay: i'll assumpsit: Judgment for
the plaintiT for s5T3 und interest.
Eight suits We're dismissed ut rules
and four on motion of the plaintiffs.
III the suit of John II. Findley VS. The
Merchants ana Mechanics Savings
bank. OF Norfolk. the attorney for the
|plaintif having excepted to the opinion
or the Court in ovcrruling his motion for
II new trial nnd the verdic, of the Jury
IN the case. rendered his bills of cNccp-
tion yesterday and they were received.
signed and sealed and ordered TO be
made part of the record.
In pursuance of section 2535 of the
Code OF 1887. the Court Yesterday al
, lowed J. T.. Burke. City Sergeant the
sum OF SIG for his services TO and Mt
, tendance upon the court thirteen DAYS.
The Court then ordered n recess until
, FRIDAY, March 9Th, at 10 a. m
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-03
MINISTER'S IN SESSION.
Doinss of the City Pastors as They
Report Them

The Baptist ministers meeting yester.
day was largely attended, and the fol.
lowing reports were made las to Sun.
days services.
hev. j. j. Hall reported full house
both morning and night One person
was received by/letter. Considerable in
terest was In the nights meeting, DR.
Lacy Will lecture next Friday.
KEY. Il. A. Hall preached his fifth an
niversary sermon, which was well receIv-
ed by his people
Rev. DR.. Wharton had full house
and received three by letter. Rev. TT
NJ. Wharton will be present on the 18th
of March,
Rev. j. w. Mitchell reports the eood
work going forward with him in every
direction. Three were received by him.
Rev. B. Craig, Of West Norfolk. receiv-
ed three into the church.
Rev. DR.. j. A. Speight received one at
Kempsville. 0ie :"
r. II. White received two by expe-
riehce into the church at Lambert's
Rev. f. II. Martin reports a large SIM
day school and a full house both morn
ing and night, and received one for bap-
tism.
Rev L.. l.. Miltier has been preaching
at Grace Church and Sunday closed
MS work. He has been g. greatb Iessing
TO the church while holding 1t for its
new pastor.
Z. X: Hobbs is preaching at Salem and
some SIN persons requested prayers.
Dr.A. IG. Owen reported an entertain
ment OF his young people by which they
cleared $500. He had a full house and
commenced series of sermons on the
lie and times of King David.
AT the Methodist ministers meeting
Key. DR.. a. G. Brown, of Richmond. wa
was present as visitor.
frotracted meetings. were reported
in progress at the Central and xvriqht
Memorial Churches, Portsmouth.
A new Epworth League OF eighty
members was reported from I0hestnut
Street Church, Berkeley.
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III Ed


TlMORE-Suddcnly, March LIST al
II p. m, THOMAS BOTTIMORE, in the
18th year of his age.
Funeral from residence. No. 216 East
Main street. WEDNESDAY (AIarch Ati)
at IL IN. Friends and acquaintanccs in.
vited TO attend Please omit flowers.
mh3-2t
GILLERLEAN-At the residence, No.
PIG First street. Portsmouth. Va. March
lst. 1896, at 6:P5 Il. m, ANDREW 10
SEPH. son OF Paul G. and Ellen Gil
lerlean, In the 10Th year of his age.
Funeral services from ST. Pauls Catho-
lie church THIS (Tuesday) EVENING;
al o'clock. Friends and acquaintance;
are invited TO attend
PuRCELL-At her late residence. No.
"O4 south street. Portsmouth, Va. March
LIST. 1916 at 1880 81. IN, SABRE ANN
PURCELL. in the 9th year of her age.
Funeral services from Central NJ. f..
Church THIS Crnesday) AFTERNOON
Mt = o'clock. Friends and acQuaintanccs
are invited to attend
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-03
Corporation Court.

This court began its March term yes
teriay, with the following grand jury:
S. S. Nottingham. foreman: G. Bnlups.
John t. Small, Joseph j. LAWYER X. S.
Cohn and Edward Frost.
The grand jury received the usual
charge and retired 10 their room.
Tazewell Taylor qualified as a notary
public.
At o'clock the grand jury made the
following report:
True Bills. W. Harvey, house
breaking and stealing from w. r. Fen
tress.
]. W. Harvey, housebreaking and
stealing from j. Barban.
J. w. Harvey, housebreaklng and
ing.
j. ". Harvey. houscbreaking and
stealing from Jun Kin's laundry.
j. w. Harvey, housebreaking and
stealing from the Norfolk Albemarle
and Atlantic railroad.
Mrs. Kate Harvey. alias Carrie Har-
vey, forgery and uttering forged writ
ing OH Messrs. Watt. Rettew & Clay.
w. T.. Gusts, felonious assault on
Frances Chosen.
w. l.. Gusts, felonious assault and
Matilda Booker.
Henry Minton, felonlous assault on
Nancy Washington. tThis case was
cent on from the Police Court yester-
day morning)
Thomas Taylor. HOUSEKEEPING and
stealing.
Thomas Taylor housebreaking and
stealing.
Kenny Rutlin. alias Cuttoe, house
breaking and stealing.
William Wright. murder.
The grand jury was adjourned till 10 80
a. m. to-day.
In the case of Willie Wright, indicted
ior me murder OF Tom Briggs by strik-
ing him on the head with a shovel a
white gentleman who formerly employ
ed Wright has come to his assistance
and employed Mr.. Julius II. Saunders
TO defend him. The employer believes
mat wright struck In self-defense, hence
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-03
An UncOrrected Proof Makes Il Come.
DIV of ERRORS

The Virginian apologies to it's read
ers for the appearance in which the no
lice of the lecture this evening of Mr.
THOMAS w. Surette. on the Legend of
the Holy Grail appeared in The Yir-
ginian of Sunday morning. 1t appeared
as 1t came from the compositor, without
Il correction of the proof. and as a re-
suit il was comedy of errors. 1t Is.
therefore, reproduced to-day. IT is
needless TO say that its appearance was
exceedingly Notifying.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-03
v. II. H TR|CE & CO.
Real Estate & Rental Agents
% BANK STREET.
r Q r r E Mt.

3. STORES--Nice store corner Park and
Commerce street, "a Bank street, store o02
Main street: S22 Church street; . stores
under Gladstone Hotel. store corner
James and High.
3. Flats...19s, los Church street: 1l2, i2l
s3ank, all modern improvements: 16O james
ntreet; Aeyeral desirable rooms $50 Main
street; 1os, III Main: nice fiat on Hill
street; 1863, III Duke; rs and n Wake: 81
Holt, q Mariner; Is Queen, q and Go Mar
tner, 10l Yarmouth. ) houses Holt street,
10, 's6; Desirable residence CRANKY street
extended with 8 acres of ground, corner
Mariner and Chapel.
S Brambleton-1oS Lovitt avenue; IA Res
srvoir avenue: 22G Willoughby, corner
mouse; ZIG: AoS, 4o4 Park avenue; &c Kelly
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-03
Opening OF Spring Goods.

Attention is called to the advertise
ment of Mr.. NJ. Weinberg. which APP
pears in to-days VirGinian. under the
above caption. Mr.. Weinberg IS located
ut NO. 2a2 Church street. where he car
rieS large stock of all grades of goods
In the dry goods and notion line, and
he sells at prices that cannot be beaten.
He invites a call and an examination
of his handsome assortment of spring
goods Just received
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-03
WAGNER, BAYRtUIH AND
THE RHINE IN NORFOLK.
The OPPORTUNITY OF i LIFETIME.

An entertainment more unique than
stoadards Passion Play at Oberamme-
gam" Descriptive of the opera of Parsl-
fal. Stereoptcon views. Organ and
piano played by Mr.. THOMAS w. sU-
RETTE and Mr.. ]. j. MILLER. MON.
TlFoRE HALL. TUESDAY EVENING.
March Sd. Tickets. Soc For sale OF
lawrence Holmes. mhl-2t
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High Bred Horses NJ .,.,,o,,

Don't forget that on Friday, March
9th. we will sell for the Rose Hill Stock
Farm" OF Berryville, Va. a lot of high
bred driving horses and standard bred
mares, etc. Also about fifty head of
Kentucky horses, consisting of trottars
saddlers and standard bred stock.
THE M'CLEARY- M'CLELLA.N LIVE
STOCK COMPANY. mr3-4t
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meteorological pnta.
u. s. Department nf Arrl

q. s. 7Depuftn"nt ~ AFrTrUitUTe
Sss Weather Bureau. Norfolk, March 2.
.sss Local meteorological DATA for the q
hours ending y. III. last night:
Maximum temperature .............. 40
minimum Temperature ............ IS
+ Nnrmal temperature deduced from
"a years observation .............. 45
Departure from normal minus 1
Departure since January minus Il
Rainfall for q hours ............... 90
Rainfall since March ............ Trace
st J. j. GRAY. Observer.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-03
T. #. ROGERS.
'RooAs FL AND 2l2 COLUMBIA BUILD
S3ss ING GRANNY STREET.

FOR RENT.
s dwelling No. POI Main street.
Dwelling No. 7o4 W. Brambleton ave
ID Dwelling over No. 300 Main street.
81 store 26I Church street.
S:gf dwelling No. Falkland street
Afs9 Flat No. 10 Bank street
MI dwelling No: i Cumberland street
stt That No. oS Granny street
Sjg Dwelling No. 6 Shields street
s,SDWelling No. 40 Cumberland street.
Sl55sTwo stores OF Main street
so Store bS Roanoke avenue.
~ Stores Nos. 40 and AZ Commerce street.
Sl& Store No. Is Bank street
M Offices on Bank. CRANKY and Commerce
I Etreets. 81
zzSSSS Dwelling No. IL High street.
by Dwelling No. $40 Butte street
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Furniture at Auction.

Valentine & Stevens. r. r. Morris.
assistant Will sell at their auction
rooms 50 Hank street. at 10 O'Clock this
morning, large line OF furniture for n
party declining housekeeping; also
China sets, book cases and one fine iron
safe.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-03
Headquarters
Plckett-RuchanGn CamD. G W

PIckett-l'nchannn Camp, c. Y,
Norfolk, Va, March 3. 1896.
A TTENTION CAAIRADES:-YOU ARE:
nrcgucsteu tn meet at your hall 'CIlIS
tTuesday) EVENING at S o'clock
promptly, TO receive Col w a. Smoot
Grand Commander ana Col T.. c. Nor.
ton. Inspector General. Grand Camp. c.
", Department OF Virginia, in thier
official visit TO the Camp
All Comrades having uniforms will
please wear them.
By order of
II. C. wOoDHoUsE,
T. .. JACKSON. Adjutant, mars-it
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-03
COAT $500
PANTS 2.75
VEST 70
$3.50

One of our fellow citizens who re-
SSently purchased two of THE
SSItSS BARGAIN SURPRISE SALE
SoilS Tor 1850, sends communi-
catlop asking us to specify the re-
Spectlye proportionate price of coat.
pants and vest It's rather diff,
tult 10 pe exact In making an es-
innate OF this kind, but CONSIDERING
the fact that the suits are worth
from $1,000 to $500 each, we believe
the figures heading this advertise
ment represent a just proportionate
patronlze
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-03
sfcrIing silver.

M Purchasers of silverware wishing TO
procure the guaranteed sterling quality
4 bottom prices will find at Green
WOODS large and elegant stock. Sterl-
ing tea spoons at 81; sugar spoons, 81. 25;
sbliter knives at sl.50; cream ladies and
EStffers at $1.50 Novelties from Csc. up
wards. Watches. clocks and jewelry re-
sa9aaiired at Greenwood's at reasonable
sSsK3ces and in best manner.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-03
Suits Eutcrc,I

a. Brinkley & Co. VS.. j. f. Fulford
In assumpsit; damages. 5000 Wool s.
White, p. q.
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Deeds Of Barentn nnt, Sale

James G. Womble to VIM. ]. White, n
lot with improvements on the soutb side
OF Mariner street; consideration. SO. 500.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-03
Cour: OF Law ana Chancerv

In the Court of Law and Chancery
yesterday the following judgments and
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-03
W EA.raa Ets REPOItr.
Fore tnss .tor.To-dnv. &.

los Hk5tN ouu Nok
8 FAR dina: Fair and slightly cold,
& \ ers. Enorthwesterly winds.
n n - a}s The northeastern storm still
SSssS fingers on the New England
! coast, where It has=.raused northerly
Sgales. .;ss
sSSsSa In the Upper Lake region. the Ohio
valley. the Middle and South Atlantic
8and East Gulf States the weather re-
S9na!ns nearly. clear. West of the MIS-
sR.ssLsslppi there is general cloudlness.
50 The stemperature has fallen decidedly
in; New England and the Middle States.
There is also decided fall on the South
$ern Rocky Mountain slope; elsewhere the
changes in,temperature are of slight e''-
tent The weather VIII finally clear on
TAU In temperature. Generally FAIR wea-
Sther IS indicated for the Middle anu
South Atlantic States, with falling tenn
'2erature.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-03
Great Bargains This " .ek-wright's.
100 Main Street

See cut price list in last SUNDAYS
Virginian, or better call and see what
they are.
WRIGHTs. 1875 Main street,
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~ 1:I:sIN<:S.

+ HE JOHN S. BARBOUR CLUB-THE
annual mceting of the John s. Bar
EVENING. March sd, at s O'Clock. for
the purpose OF electing officers. 4 full
attendance is desired
", j. NJ MA RSHALL, President
w. G. PETTIS, Secretary. mhl-2t
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AInrringe Licenses.
Jesse Johnson to Lily johnson. colored
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Justice Burroughs had the usual large
Monday morning Police Court docket
Yesterday The penalties consisted
chiefly of small fines. however, there
being but one case of serious nature,
which was sent on the grand jury then
in session, and for which he was i'm
medistely indicted
SLASHED HIS SISTER WITH Al
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30

to be punished by father for having
lost his marbles playing for ''keeps"
and then deceiving his father about it.
His mother offered to go his security"
for future good conduct and after her
d tn her face would rise up before him
at the thought of any wrong action, and
keep him true to that bond. At another
juncuure of his address, Col. Thompson
said:
81 remember quite distinctly the flrst
speech l ever made. 1t was on the Fourth
of July, time when anyone ought to be
able to make d speech if he can speak at
all. l took the pains to write out my
speech. and after writing it, concluded
that it WAS a grand production. | care
fully committed it to memory, praotic-
ing in the woods, wondering the vory
trees did not applaud my efforts. When
the time came to deliver it, l thought
had learned it, but when l arose to
speak could remember only Fellow citi-
zens.' My heart was in my mouth, and
| could proceed no further. In few
moments l recovered my cCmposure, and
went on to make a speech an hour long,
which did not contain word of that
which had written. From that day to
this have never written speech.
Speaking of the telegraph let me tell
you an aneodote concerning Morse. A
good man years ago, when / was in Con
gress, happened to be in New York. A
friend of mine asked me to go with him
to see an old friend. I went over there,
and there l saw an old man whose hair
was as gray as mine is now; his clothes
were rather rusty, he had sort OF ma
chine sitting upon table upon the upper
floor of his house. He told me that there
was another one on the lower floor. He
said that it was the telegraph, and that
he could send message down there and
get an answer to anything I desired to
ask in moment. inquired, Who will
be the. next President of the United
StatesP His answer was Henry Clay.
Well.' said 4 profess l don't know any
thing about your machine, but like its
politics, and If you will come down to
Washington I will vote to give you
$25, 900, or enough to. build your line from
Baltimore to Washington
He came to Washington, and got his
money to build it. And today, through
this most wonderful genius, we get from
London at night news of events that oc-
CURED before sunrise. I have the proud
satisfaction of knowing that nobody in
Terre Haute, or in my Congressional dis
Jiot, complained of my vote on this ques-
tion. My friend Gov. Wallace of Indian
apolis, voted the same way, and was
beaten for Congress at the next election
upon that ground alone. From that day
to this I have never permitted Indian
apolis in my Judgment, to occupy a
position of rivalry as against Terre
Haute. 1 feel that she has no rival, SO
far as her people are concerned, at least
nd certainly she has no rival SO far as
her her women are concerned"
At the conclusion of Col. Thompson'e q
remarks the presiding offer, in few
graceful words, presented Col. hempson
with handsome bouquet of eighty seven
carnations-one for each year of his long
life.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30
womeN's INFLUENCE ELECTED HIM.
Col. r. w. Thomas Tells How He First
Entered Public Life.
(From the indianapolis News.


At meeting O. ths various ladies' lit
erary clubs of Terre H aute, Ind, Col.
R. W. Thompson. who was the guest OF
honor, made an eloquent address paying
a high tribute to the wise, intellectual
type of womanhood, and indulging, for
the first time in his career, in any public
reminiscence of personal character. Col
Thompson has always studiously avoided
this feature Of public speaking or writ
ing, and 1t was one of the greatest objec-
tions urged against his book. He said:
"When nobody else in the world
thought of such thing, when I was a
mere STRIPPING, a young and inexperi-
enced boy, they talked about making me
candidate for the legislature. The
county was opposed to me in politics, but
those old women absolutely brought me
out for the legislature. And if it had
not been for them, should no more
thought of entering politics than would
now think of knocking out my brains.
But the fact about it Is that, with the
women on my side, could beat any man
in the world, and did beat man who
had been three or four years in the leg
islature-one of the best men in the
country-simply because / was the wom-
ems candidate"
Col Thompson also spoke touchingly
of the influence which the teachings and
the character of his mother and his STEP
mother had upon his life.
- ~, % g.
his early boyhood in which he was about