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FOR RENT.

FOUR or five rooms, small family; modern
 Improvements; with or without barn; 506 Howard avenue. Inquire
 f26 If 502 HOWARD AVE.
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this city, April 14th, Freder,, ick G. Gruner, aged years, only son of MT and Mrs. George r, Gruner, of AS or chard street Funeral services at the residence of his pa rents, today. April 16, at three o'clock D. m.
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STORE FOR RENT

FOR rent-store, basement and second floor, No 3S1 State street, now occupied by Morning News Co.,; possession April 1st.
 WILBUR F. DAY, mh11 If 809 Chapel street.
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RENT FREE TO 1st MAY. 61 Garden st., 1st floor, 6 rooms, modern improvements, $10.
 132 Goffe st., 2d floor, rooms, SIS. 130 Goffe st., 1st floor, rooms, SIP. 14 York st., Sd floor, 5 rooms, $10. Greenwood st., 1st floor, rooms. $11. @s 26 Baldwin st., 1st floor, 6 rooms, SIS. 2S Baldwin st, 2d floor, 5 rooms, .$13. 33 Gregson st., room 3ox35 feet, for light
 manufacturing
 West Haven, shore cottage. 10 rooms, part ly furnished, and stable, $350 yearly. West Haven, small cottage, $60 for season. IFS Temple street, IA rooms, very desirable
 place for first-class boarding house, or will
 rent in suites; will put in thorough repair for first-class tenant. Other rents. ap12 Ct E. VALLEY.
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FOR RENT, FLAT, seven rooms, all modern improve ments, separate entrance, 776 State street, apis 3t@ 4o7 STATE ST.
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EOR RENT

FOR hDNI, fiat nine rooms, second floor, all improvements. apis 7t* 152 WHALLEY AVE.
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WOR SAE,F
FOR RENT.

NO. 20 WALL street, between Orange and Church streets; one-family 3-story brick, 12 rooms. Inquire $. A. STEVENS,
 mh19 If 20 Wall street.
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MINIATURE ALMANAC.
 APRIL 18.
DEATHS.

SUN RISES, 5l0 MooN SETS, HIGH WATER, SUN SETS, d;53 3:56 9!sl
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GNants.

One Cent Word each insertion, five cents a Word for a full Week, seven times.
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FOR RENT.
FOR RENT,

SECOND floor fiat, S2 Wooster street. new ly painted and papered; modern conven fences Apply to CHARLES P. THOMP SON, 60 Orange street. ap16 If
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FOR RENT, FIRST floor fiat, 6 rooms, at 132 Wolcott street Apply to MANSFIELD, ap16 3t* 134 Wooster street.
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FOR RENT.

FOH HEN II, FLAT, second floor, No. S8 Cottage street, between Whitney avenue and Orange st. !; every convenience; rent S35.00 per month f24 If Inquire 112 ORANGE ST.
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FOR RENT, FIVE room flat, all modern Improvements, $20 per month. Inquire first floor, ap16 1t 553 GEORGE ST.
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FOR RENT,

FOR RENT,
 HOUSES and flats on West Chapel, Dwight, Exchange, Grove, James, West Water, Park. Ward Crown and St. John streets, Whitney, Howard, Ellsworth and Carmel avenues. JOHN c. PUNDERFORD, mh23 If 116 Church Street.
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LOOK AT the siX-room house, 56 Wood street, West Haven. Inquire ap16 3t% 751 CHAPEL ST.
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s,,,,, WANTED,
 SITUATION by young Swedish girl in general homework. sA' in ap16 1t* h7 ASyrrrst s,r
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FOR RENT.

FLAT of seven rooms all modern improve ments; a splendid location.
 JARED c. BRADLEY, ap10 It $40 Chapel st., Hubinger Bldg.
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AtsceIlanen1ts.
FOR SALE,

FOR SALE, CENTURY plant, very 1arge, suitable for lawn; B to 25 years old. Address BOX 41s ap15 St North Branford, Conn.
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WANTED, A SITUATION in general housewort hv |, competent girl; good references Inouire ap16 1ts h4 C0IIpT SSM a,ie
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WANTED,

- WANTED, A SITUATION by competent girl to do general housework. Call at hp16 lts 254 JAMES SIT
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-01
An Advance Railroad Agent.

a railroad advance agent in West
Virginia, whose business it was to go
across tho country and win the favor
of the residents, struck an inter
mountain region, and found that that
particular county was practically
dominated by an old farmer away
up the ridge. The road wanted
something like one hundred thou
sand dollars from the county, and
the old fellow whose name was
Searlcs, was willing on one condi-
tion, to help out. He wanted the
road to come near his own place.
Cushman, the agent, looked over the
situation, and after time promised.
"Thc line" he said, will run
within one hundred yards of your
front gate. Is that near enough ?"
Scarlcs said it was and an agreement
was signed. Then Searles began an
advocacy and the concession was
voted.
Two years later another railroad
man happened to be hunting in that
county, and he stopped at Searles's
house. Their conversation turned
upon railroads, and the old man,
pointing to long rifle over the man
tel, said:
"Ihe next railroad man that
comes into these hills Pm going to
J shoot with that"
MIR. Smith, who had not yet dis
closed his identity or occupation,
asked for the reason. Tho noun
taineer told of the bonds.
" But" said Mr.. Smith, 4" if there
was an agreement, the bonds are in
valid"
:" No, they ain't," the other re-
sponded, sadly "he done 1T. He
run it within the prescribed distance
She's within them one hundred
yards"
But | don't see any railroad
near here"
Nope. Ho can't. But she',
mere. She runs through this hill by
a tunnel, which starts mile away
She's inside the named distance, but
bcln' as | amt a ground-hog or
rabbit, | can't git direct access tC
hor.n
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-01

or class Of business. The fact starcs
the people of this State i'm the face,
that large business interests either cs-
cape taxation or pay a very small
amount in proportion to their wealth
and business. Will the people in
sist upon the enactment Of such a
law, both organic and statutory, as
will insure just and equitable taxa
ton of all subjects i'm proportion to
wealth, or will they meekly continue
to bear the burden as they have done
in the past? We shall see.
>. The fifth section fixes the
limit of State taxation at twenty-five
and one-half cents on the one hun
dred dollars valuation.
7. The seventh section reduces
the limit ofcOunty taxes to - instead
of % cents on the one hundred valua-
ton.
ARTICLE NII.-EDUCATION.
Three sections are amended, the
18th, 9TH and 9th.
1. This section merely limits the
invested school fund to 81 200, 600,
and provides after reaching this limit
that all funds acCruing from the
w ih'i SouiSco VI NIIIS lllIli Shall DC
distributed together with the interest
on the invested fund.
.. This section provides for I2I
cents levy for support Of free schools
as state levy; a deficiency, if any
sufficient to support the public free
school at least five months in the
year, shall he raised by a county
levy; counties, cities, towns, and
districts may continue their schools
longer than tivo months by an addi.
tional levy authorized by vote
The building fund" shall be raised
wholly by local levy, either county
or district, as the Legislature may
prescribe.
This question has been fought ovel
so long before every Legislature tha,
the committee decided the peOpl,
ought to have q chance to dispose OF
it at an election.
8. Tho only change i'm this section
is the insertion of "public libraries
In the list of the institutions in which
Interested persons are forbidden t,
participate in the profits Of any book
etc.
have briefly noted, as briefly n,
it is possible to dO, the principl,
points in which changes occur. Tn,
report of the committee will no
he out for about thirty days. 1t viii
speak for itself.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-01
POETRY.
1T CANNOT BE,

II cannot he that lie who made
Ihis wondrous world for orr dcIioh,
Resigned that all its charms should faIe
-, Ana pass forever from our sirbt
lnat al shall withcr and decay,
Mnd know on earth no life lint tbio
WIN ON y one finite survey
Or all its beauty and it's bliss
IL cannot he that all the Years
vi toll and care and grief VIC live
Hhail !nd no reCOmpenSc but tears
M no sweet return that earth can give
1hat all that leads us to aspire
Ana struggle onward to acbievc
,.n every unattained desire
was given only to deceive.
III cannot he that after nil
lhe mighty Conqucsts of the mind
Our thoughts shall pass beyond recall
"A leave no record here behind
lhat all cur dreams of love and famo
ana hopes that time has swept away
AZ Ihat CENTRALIZED this mortal frame,
ehall not return some other day.
III cannot be that all the ties
vi kindred souls and loving hearts
Are broken when this body dies.
ANA the immortal mind DEPARTS.
lhat no sercncr light shall break
-, At last upon our mortal eyes,
I0 guide us as our footsteps make
1he pilgrimage of Paradise.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-01
A Radical Cure.

These two married women are
very intimate friends, and talk about
the skeleton in their respective clos
cts without reserve.
:" am going to ask you," said the
younger, "how you cured your hus-
band OF staying out late at night
I'VE coaXed Frank, reasoned with
him, and scolded him like tcrma-
giant, but it has done no good. He
seems to think that if he's home for
breakfast, l have no right to COM
plain"
You can't expect that what will
cure one man is Il remedy for all,
but this is how | dealt with Robert.
Despite all protests, he had been
staying out worry late, but one night
came home before twelve. | kent
the door double locked and holted.
and always let him in. This night |
asked him who was there, and he
answered brusquely enough.
You're Mistaken ] replied -
MIR. Laten never comes home this
early. You initiate his voice very
fairly, but he never speaks so plain
at night. If you don't go away III
call a Policeman
open this door!' he shouted
you know well enough who it Is
Don't make fools of both of us.n
'Oh, dear = exclaimed, i'm a vote,
of assumed terror, what shall | do
Robert won't be home befor,
three Then ran to the telephon,
and called for police help"
mop"
Yes, I did, and Robert heart
me. He banged the door once O
twice, swOre several hundred words
and then hustled down the street
When the wagon was there and quite
crowd had collected, he came up a
though he had been pushed for time
eagerly inquired what was the mat
ter, and congratulated me on gettin
rid of the untimely caller. Eve
after we were in the house, he ha
the audacity to keep up the fictio
or strange man at the door, but n
had the grace to say that his bushes
was so arranged that he would nc
be detained at night any more, an
would be at home to protect me.
was braZen pretence he had mad,
but he has kept his word.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-01

a CLERGYMAN says that he was
one day called down into his parlor
TO perform marriage ceremony for
couple in middle life. "Have
ever been married before ?" asked
the clergyman of the bridegroom.
4" No, sir" Were you?" to the
bride. She blushed and answered
timidly, " Yes, when was nineteen
years old, but as that was ten years
ago, and my husband died week
after we were married | don't think
it's worth mentiOning.N
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-01

"A YOUNG woman who has never
learned the gentle art of cookery,
being desirous of impressing her hus.
band with her knowledge and dill.
gence, manages to have her kitchen
door ajar on the day after their re-
turn from their bridal trip, and, Just
as her lord comes in from the office.
exclaims, loudly: "Hurry up,
Eliza, do! Haven't you washed the
lettuce yet? Here, give it to me ;
where's the sOap?V
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-01

EMERSON says, Life is not so
short but that there is always time
enough for courtesy" Some grown
people and some children think they
prove their superiority in wealth or
social position by behaving rudely
to others who in these respects are
not as we'll off as they, but the only
thing they do prove is that they have
small and mean disposition, and
are very illbred.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-01

READ not to contradict or refute,
nor to believe or take for granted,
nor to find talk or discourse. but to
weigh and consider.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-01

MONEY TO SPARE.-In a mining
country it is mole than usually un-
safe to Judge of mans financial con-
dlLlon by his outward appearance.
Here for Instance, is story from the
Spokane ReUie,0:
A miner from the northern part of
the State having sold his claim for a
round sum, came down to Spokane
for Kind ofcelebration. In appear
ance he was rusty, and when he went
into an uptown restaurant, the single
waiter was in no haste to serve him.
TO and fro he went i'm an oflicious
manner, waiting upon a party at the
next table, but quite ignoring the
presence Of the newcomer.
"See here, kid !" called that
worthy, when his patience gave out.
DO | eat ?n
Sorry | can't wait on you now ,,
was the answer, but the gentleman
there has just ordered a fifty-dollar
dinner"
" Fifty.dollar dinner be hanged -
said the miner. Bring me a hun
dred dollars worth Of ham and eggs
and be quick about it,"
ANA ne was waited upOr
promptly.
A FELoN Of the name Of Hog.
once appealed to the witty Sir Nicho
las Bacon and besought him to spar,
MIN upon the score Of relationship
" For" said he, /" hog is akin to ba
con-" " But answered Sir Nicho
las, " hog is not bacon until it is Shung
until you are hung you are no re
latiOn Of mine"
LITTLE ELSIE Cooking at the ri
raffe at the Z0o)-Oh, mamma !
Ihey have made that poor thin,
stand in the sun, haven't they?
Mamma-Why do you say that
= my dear?
4 Little Elsie-Look at his freckles
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-01
Don't be Afraid Of lightning.

Now that the season of thunder
storms Is approaching, here are a
few words to reasSure that large body
OF people who are afraid of light.
nlng and thunder that their fear is
comparatively groundless. Profess
Sor q. Stanley Hall, president of
Clark University, recently CORES.
p"ndcd with nearly two thousand
persons with a view of ascertaining
what constituted their great fear
and aSccrtain"d that of two hundred
and ninety eight classes of objects
feared, thunder and lightning led all
the rest The Eiectricuj Engineer,
editorially commenting upon this
subject, cndeaVcrs to prove the un-
| reasonablcnesS OF this state of affairs.
and says that there is only an aver
age of two hundred and five deaths
from lightning over the whole
Of the United States in a year, while
in New York city alone fifteen hun
dred people annually meet accidental
deaths. In the same city over two
hundred people are drowned each
year, while one hundred and fifty
are burnt or scalded to death, and
five hundred more meet death by
falls Of one kind or another, so that
if statistics prove anything, there is
fifty per cent. greater danger Of be-
ing kicked by horse in New York
city than of being killed by light
ming.
1t is also interesting to learn that
statistics show that there are five
times as many lightningIfatalities in
the country as in the cities, probably
on account of metal roofs and we'll.
grounded water systems to be found
in the latter, which carry off the
discharges and act as lightning con
duct0rs. Another erroneous curren,
belief is that lightning strokes arc
necessarily fatal, while statistics show
that of two hundred persons struck
> only seventy-tour resulted fatally.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-01

BE TENDER of the song birds they
are In danger of being exterminated.
Here Is chance to show that she is
willing to concede rights to others
say, the right of birds to live-as to
accept them for herself.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-01

If WE fret and worry and COM
plain. we make anything that is a
little hard seem n great deal harder.
If we take . journey and will not see
any of the pleasant objects as we
pass along, but persist in dwell
ing upon all that is disagreeabe,
the way will seem very long and
very tiresome. a journey is very
much what we make 1t; so is our
life. 1t is usually our own fault if we
find nothing along the way to give
us any pleasure or happiness.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-01

COLONEL JOE JOHNSTON, who has
been postotliCe inspector for years,
is an old chum of Dockery, of Mis-
souri,. The other day, after dinner
at Wiliard's, the two stepped over
to the cigar stand. LET us have
Same of the kind of cigars Dockery
always smokes" said Colonel John
ston; herc, Dockcry, take one,
and put two or three in your
pocket" added the Colonel, with
much exhibition Of liberality.-
Dockery availed himself of the
treat, but without great enthusiasm.
Now" said the Colonel, beaming
with comfortable feeling, "givc me
some good cigars for myself"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-01

THERE is nothing more Disagree
able In young person than an at
tempt to "put on airs" to order
other people about, to speak with a
half-hidden impudence to older
people, to show no Difference, no re-
sspect. Such behavior either springs
from seltishness or vanity, and it
would be ridiculous if it were not 80
sad to see young person behaving
in this foolish manner.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-01
NUMBER 6.

GOING AWAY FROM HOME,-
One of the things that has hurt me
more than anything else i'm going
away from home," says girl who
started out in the world tO make her
own way, "was when l went back
after some time and found that /
was no longer necessity there.-
Every one was as glad to SEQ me as
possible and affectionate in every
way, but | found that | had gradu-
ally drifted out Of the family life
] was an outsider. They made their
plans and lived their lives without
me. They did not need me i'm any
way. My outside life has been
pleasant | have done what | in
tended to do, and my relations with
my family are pleasant in every way,
but l shall never forget entirely, |
think, that little hurt feeling, that
feeling of lOnesOmeness, when | first
found that | was an outsider"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-01

THE little girl was a member Of a
large and noisy family. She was
visiting the house Of neighbOr one
day; there the absence of children
ana perfect quietness Of the house
Impressed her. =" Mrs. Blank" she
exclaimed at last, "is il always
as quiet here? don't see,n
drawing long breath, 81 don't see
how you can breathe.n
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-01

a YEAR or two ago a Colusa
county rancher who had loaded up
too heavily with debt during the
flush times, says the Carson, Nov,
appeal, was gathered in by the bank
on foreclosure sale. Recently his
son was asked how his father was
getting on, and he replied, oh, he
is doing a great deal better now
no rents the land from the bank and
doesn't have to pay interest" This
was not joke, but II fact. The
farmer gave one third Of the crop to
the bank for the use of itS land, and
| keeps two-thirds for his labor; for
! merly throe-thirds would hardly
have paid the interest.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-01

'''iS ldtdlly.
-A A~.e.~S -
MARRYING FOR MONEY!
daughter shall never marry a poor
man." declared determined-lo look
ing little lady.
How do you propose to manage
matters so that she will note" queried
her friend.
"Oh, | have taken care, in the
first place, that every man that il an
habitue of our house is eligible"
answered the up to date mother
"and, secondly, she has been too
well brought up to fall in love with
any one who cannot give her the
cakes and ale of existence"
But Ia mere propose ct La file dis
pose. The irony Of fate generally
upsets the most carefully arranged
plans. Besides, ii is generally the
case that those who marry for
money, or at least with the eXpecta-
tion OF possessing that desirable ar
ticle, are apt i'm this country to be
sadly disappointed. 1t is very sell
dom, in this land Of ups and downs,
that riches remain long in one
family, and young people with great
expectations generally find when
they are middle-aged that they have
; neither the substance nor even the
shadow remaining, their only inner.
, ltance being expensive tastes and
disinclinatiOn or want Of will
power to work.
. Ii would be far better If calculat
ing mammas would consult the sta
tiSticS IN this respect, and would real
! ize what is really true, that a poo
r young man who has chosen his ca
reer, and who is industrious, has
far greater chance for future pros
= perity than the idle rich, the butter
!, lies of the day, the majority O
whom will end their days in com
n parative poverty.
a FETCHING CLIMAx.-He-
< love you madly.
J. She-W Who could blame you?
Z " ! want you to be my wife,"
J. hear you"
"My family would welcome yo
> with open arms"
"That would ba nice"
: 1--WE would make our lives cor
tinual honeymoon"
"Splendid idea"
am rich"
% my darling! !"
No GOOD. life is without powe
I, The face of a good man awakens ar
molds to goodness those who beho
8. it, though his lips are silent.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-01

AN IRISH priest had labored hard
with one of his flock to induce him
To give up the habit of drinking, but
the man was obdurate. 81 tell you,
Michael" said the priest, whiskey
Is your worst enemy, and you should
keep as far away from it as you can :"
My enemy isit, father? ?" responded
Michael;" land twas your riverence's
silf that was tellin' us i'm the pulpit
only last Sunday to love our ini-
mics! J" $50 | was, Michael" re-
joined the priest, "but was i any
where telling you to swallow 'em 2"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-01

HOTEL MANAGER-I see you have
given our best suite of rooms to a
man named Virgins. Are you sure
he can pay the price? Hotel Clerk
Yes, sir; he is Immensely rich.
How do you know?" "Oh, he is
very old and very ugly, and his wife
Is very young and very pretty"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-01

seventeenth and nineteent sections
OF this article are amended.
|. by tho first section the office
of Secretary of State is made elect
i've instead of appointable. A Com
missioner of Insurance is added
The terms of Office Of those elected
IN the year 1900 shall expire on the
3lst day of December, 1904, and the
terms of those elected i'm 1904, as
well as in any year thereafter, shall
begin on the lst day Of January
next after their election.
:, 3, I and II. The changes in
thcsc sections are merely consequent
tlal upon those in the first.
10. Section nineteen fixes the
salaries of State officers.
THE FEE SYSTEM.
This is the celebrated section
which proposes the abolition of the
State fec system and turns vast rev.
enue into the public tresaury which
now goes into the private Golfers of
individuals. The fees derived from
the offices of Secretary Of State and
Auditor are variously estimated
from $4,000 to $4,000 each per
annum. l submit the following
statement based on the average esti-
mate, namely, SD, 800 each:
Fees accruing in office of Sec
retary of State, s II, 800
Fees accruing in the Office of
Auditor, $4,000
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-01

No GOOD. life is without power.
The face of a good man awakens and
molds to goodness those who behold
1T, though his lips are silent.