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Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY.
Monument to the Memory of Author
of 1.-THE Star SDanSlcd Banner"
Is Unveiled.

Frederick, Nd, Aug. 1o-Francis
Scott Key, the author of ''The Star
Spangled Banner" was honoreG Tues
day in this. his native city. by the dedi-
cation of handsome monument erect
ed 20 his memory.
The monument consists Of a circular ped
estal of granite on series of widespread
irg bases. 1t is exceedingly simple in de-
sign save for band Of carving around the
base Of the die and a band Of stars under
the cornice. The figures consist Of bronze
statue nine feet five inches high, surmount-
ing the pedestal, lifelike portrait of
Francis Scott Key. Key is represented on
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17

DURING the last ten years the rapid
growth of the live stock ind ustry, the
continually decreasing price of cotton
and the more general appreciation of
the advantages of diversifying crops
have lead to marked increase in the
acreage of corn and corresponding
increase in the Importance of this
crop in all of the southern states
This increase has not been sudden or
irregular, but has come naturally with
the gradual and constant change in
conditions and all indications point
to still greater increase in the near
f11t11ra
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17

SIT has always been believed that
violin, harp and banjo strings were
made out of the viscera of the cat"
explained a teacher of music, "but
have considerable doubt that there
ever was string so made. The gut
Ct cat is no more suitable for such
use than that of a mouse, and as far as
my investiga ton goes has never been
SO used. Violin strings are made of
many kinds of skins, but principally
out of sheep skins. The secret is in
curing the skias, which has always
been kept in Italy. where all the finer
and better grade of strings are made"
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17

THE countess of Castellane. former
~ Miss Anna Gould, is SO disgusted
with the conventional French mar
riage, wherein the bride, no matter
how hum BILE, must bring a dover to
her husband. that she has organized a
society for promoting matrimony
among the lower classes without anv
such obligation. She realizes the
amount of prejudice and the weight
of custom she will have to overcome
and is credited with saying that if
necessary. in meritorious cases, she
will furnish the dowrv herself.
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17

The reason why ships are not struck
oy lightning is attributed by German
authorities to the general use which
is now made of wire rope for rigging
purposes, as we'll as to the fact that
the hulls of ships are usually con-
structed of iron or steel. Thus the
whole ship forms an excellent and con.
tin uous conductor by means Of which
the electricity is lead away into the
ocean before it has time to do anv
serious damage.
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17

HARDLY has superior armor plate
been invented than new rifle is placed
on deck to meet the occasion. British
naval experts have produced six-inch
caliber quick-firing rifle which can
render service equal to twice that of
the old six-inchers. The new gun is
wlre-Tbound and weighs only seven
tons, which is much less than the
weight Of the old guns. Projectiles
were recently thrown with velocity
of 2,78O feet 2 second, and with q
striking energy y Of Z, ,s74 foot tons
which IS 2,o1S foot tons greater energy
than that produced by tho common
gun. Il
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17

1T is estimated that as man, as So.
00O,0 900 dozen, or 600, 0,OOO 600 single
clothes pins are manufactured in east
ern and western factories every year.
The product is superior in workman
ship and finish to anything of its kind
turned out anywhere in the world,
and is shipped largely to all parts of
Europe, where it can be sold cheaper
than the rough and poorly made home
article. Clothes pins are made in this
country principally out of beach and
maple.
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17
MOB TAKES REVENGE.
Five Negroes Lynched in Arkansas,
Two of Them Women, for
the Crime of Murder,

Little Rock, Ark, Aug. 1O.-Five ne
groes are hanging from the limbs of
trees near the railroad track and the
widow of John T.. Orr is dead in her cell.
This is the tragic denoument of the
assassination of John T. Orr, wealthy
merchant at Clarendon, a few nights
ago. The wife died from a dose of poi
son, self-administered. while the ne
groes, her associates in crime, were
strung up by mob Of citizens.
The lynched are: Manse Castle, Den
mis- Ricord, Rilla Weaver, Susie Jacobs.
and Will Saunders.
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17

Most Chinese Mandarins' pass the
whole of their lives without taking a
single yard of exercise. The late
Nanking Viceroy Gather of the Mar.
quis Tseng) was considered a remark.
able character because he always
walked 1000 steps day in his private
garden. Under no circumstances
whatever is a mandarin ever seen on
foot in his own jurisdiction.
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17
Gold-seekers Reported Lost.

Z Seattle, Wash, Aug. 10.-The Colum-
bia Exploration company's steamer
Jessie and her tow, the barge Minerva,
were wrecked in the Kuskokwim river
July 81 or the following day, and in all
probability IS lives were added to the
terrible sacrifice already made by the
prospecting army. ..5.. 5=...:512.s s.
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17

SEVERAL valuable pictures on their
way back to France went down in La
Bourgogne, the most important of
them being "Crossing the Ford," by
Jules Dupre, which was worth SIS, 900,
and had been bought by NJ. Georges
Petit, together with the 'Zuiderzee. F."
of Cain, and two canvases by Vibert,
the total loss amounting to about
$50. 900, which was covered by insur-
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17

A BroSzE column, inscribed with a
treaty between the Aetolians and
Acarnanians made in the third GEN.
tury before Christ. has been found in
Dcric temple discovered at Therlnos
by the Greek archaeological society. The
terra Gotta groups that adorned the
gable ends of the temple have also been
fr,,,r1
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17
Death OF Ma d Ia me Worth.

Il Paris, Aug. o. Nine. Charles sFreder-
lex Worth. widow Of the famous cos
/ tuner who died il March, 1895. and his
successor il the.s superint tende dence 81 the
Worth esta blishment died Mond 4 W.
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17
A Daring Robbery.

Dubuque, Ia, Aug. 10. Thieves
Tuesday afternoon robbed the Kirmse
jewelry store of Is gold watches and
200 rings, valued at several hundred
dollars, during the temporary absence
of the proprietor. It was the mos: dar-
ing robbery ever perpetrated here.
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17
Lish thing kills Outlaws.

Wheeling, W. Va, Aug. o. Wade
Counts and his son, leaders Of a no
torious band Of outlaws, were killed by
lightning in Roane county. The two
were credited with a long list Of mur-
ders,, but had never. been brought to
Justice. s..5s.5s= # s;s .. = l
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17

not be for months yet. From the best
sources obtainable the tables will ap-
proximate the following figures:
At Manila:
American killed. ..
AMERICAN wounded. ed............................ {
Spanish wounded.................. 62i
At Santiago:
American killed or afterward died Of
wounds received in battle 26e
american @ Wounded. ......................1,2 1,2S7
Spanish wounded. 1000
The Americans subsequently lost in Cuba
from yellow fever and camp disease so far
as can be told now, 2G2
In other Cuban engagements: Americans
killed. 30; Americans wounded. l16: Spanish
killed. 300: Spanish wounded, 400.
Total American killed or died, SOB; wound
ed. 1.40S Total Spanish killed or died. 1900:
wounded, 3.025
No attempt is made in the American
list of dead to include those who died
in camp after the mobilizati ton of the
state troops and volunteers. These
number scores. but the official tables
must be awaited before they can be
given accurately. At the worst, the total
American dead will not exceed 700.
Spain'~ Heavy Penalty
Wasting ]Ou. aug. o.-opdlu. TOT the
sake of false pride, bigotry. politics and
a child king, has buried in the depths
of the sea 35 vessels of her navy, valued
at $36.5Oo.00o. BY their rusting hulks
lie the bodies of more than q thousand
gallant tars.
Spain has surrendered in territory to
the United States directly Cuba with
population OF 100000 and an area of
$4,000 square miles, and Peurto Rico,
with an area of 3,67o square miles and
a population of $4,000: also the La
drone islands. area AIT square miles and
population $4,000. Her total direct loss
of territory in square miles is 49Os?
and loss in population 2,325O0O. She
has also jeopardized, probably beyond
all future control by her. the Philip
pine islands, with an area of 114,326
square miles and a population of s.ooo.-
900. So that in the end it appears the
Spanish kingdom for the sake of the
wrong has given up 10000 square
miles of territory and over 10000, 600 of
tax-paying population.
This loss is the gain of the United
States, which, to bring it about. placed
in service a frst-class navy, with 1O,-
900 men and so effective vessels, and
volunteer and regular army of 27s.5oo
men. of which New York gave the
largest number, Pennsylvania next and
Illinois the third.
The Spanish Ell Nacional comedies
that in the destruction of Cervera's fleet
Spain lost alone $4,000. 900 of invested
money. The Cristobal Colon was val
ued at $4.4oo. 900 and the Vizcaya at S3,-
100000. The estimated trading capac-
ity of the territory of Spain which the
United States has taken is placed at
5000, 100000 per annum at the present
time, and that must be tributary here
after to American Golfers and not to the
blood-stained ones of CASTLE and Ara
gon.
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17
Struck by lightning.

Miami, Fla, Aug. 9.-Private Charles
E. Gill, company K, First Louisiana, and
Corp. E. K. Humphreys, company E,
First Texas, were killed by lightning in
camp here during storm.
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17
Fire Losses for Six Months.

New York, Aug. 9.-The fire losses in
the United States and Canada during
the first six months of the present
year were $67 ,166,s50. against $780,
$50 during the same mon tbs of 1897.
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17

writes to friend in New York that
the lack flag" of the Maine is now of
f.red for sale in Havana by Span
lard, who wants S. 900 for it.
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17

La Sale, ILL.,, Aug. 10. = Exon
gresham Alexander Campbell, known
as the father Of the greenbackers. Is
dead. #sz s -S=#
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17
Outline Of the Answer.

London. Aug. S.-The Madrid CORE
spondent Of the Daily Mail teleg raph-
ing Sunday says: The answer of the
Spanish government declares that
Spain cannot discuss the American
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17
Victims of the War

Washington, Aug. S.-Of6cial tables
on the total killed and wounded on
each side since war was declared have
not been compiled, and probably will
not be for months yet. From the best
sources obtainable the tables will APP
proximate the following figures:
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17
WAR IS A COSTLY GAME.
Liberal Estimates Place the Ex-
pense to the United States
at Many Millions.
LIST OF SOME OF The LARGEST ITEMS.
The Average Daily Cost Has Been
1,OOO,OOO-Oficial Tables of the
LOSS of Life Oh Both Sides-The
Conflict Has Been Costly One
Also for Spain.

Washington, Aug. 8.-Estimating lib
orally that the expenses of the war
were 81 100000 day since April 25, the
war has cost the government up to this
time, $103, 100000. But there are some
items to be added to this which raise
the grand total to $l50,OOO,00O. But as
it is it appears that the popular loan of
$20O,0O0,0 ,0O0is more than enough to meet
all the expenses of the conflict. The
heavy expenditure of money has been
since July with the army in opera
ton. Some of :he big items of expense
to be met are:
Mobilization Of troops and troop
ships ...:...................... Sl7,oo0, ,00c
ADDITIONS to the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 20, 00O, ,0OG
For ordnance and arms........... 10000 O0O
Commissary supplies. $4,000 900
ray Tor army and navy. H.000 00C
Ammunition ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S,OO00OG
Ammun1t'n for navy al Santiago. 4O00OOO
Soal Tor Warsh' Observation-Disclosures. 5.00000G
For CUBA relief. .:................. 1000 600
iaroor defenses and mines........ 10.0C0 900
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17
The Queen Approves.

Senior Sagasta. the premier. has con-
cluded his conference with the queen
regent. Her majesty approves the gem
eral lines of the reply of Spain TO
Americas peace terms which Gen. Sa-
gasta explained 10 her.
Willmar tribune., 1898-08-17
WAR PRACTICALLY \ OVER.
The Terms of Peace Offered by the
United States Accepted by
the Spanish Government.
QUEEN RECENT GRANTS HER ASSENT.
SDatn's Answer Declares That the
Proposals Are Agreed to Because
They Are Imposed by FOrce-A
Commission to De Appointe<l-The
Reply Reaches Washington.

Madrid. Aug. s.-The cabine, council
terminated after having completely
confirmed the reply Of the United
States. which. it is said. accepts the
American conditions. The reply will
be telegraphed to Senior Leon y Castillo.
the Spanish ambassador 10 France, so
that NJ. Cambon. the French am bassa-
dor at Washington. will receive it to-
day. The governmen. is fully con-
.vinced that the note will be satisfactory
to the Washington government and
that a suspension of hos,ilities will be
its immediate consequences.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-27
KanSanS Go
to Porto Rico.
rIhe Twenty first Is In Gen. BrOOke's
Army Corps, Which has Been
Ordered to the Front.
SOLDIER BOYS ARE ELATED.

Camp Thomas, Chickamauga, July
M-General Brooke and staff left
this afternoon on a special train for
Newport News, whence they go to Porto
Rico. The. departure Of General Brooke
leaves Major General Wade in command
Of Camp Thomas.
At an early hour to-day the reserve
hospital corps, reserve ambulance corps,
the signal corps, troop H of the Sixth
United State cavalry and Company F,
Eighth United States infantry, left on
special trains for Newport News. The
several commands marched five miles to
Rossville, where they were loaded on
special trains. Tomorrow morning four
light batteries of artillery, A of Illinois,
of Pennsylvania, A of Missouri and the
Twenty-seventh Indiana, will leave for
Newport News. The whole of the first
corps, with me exception or Two brigades
of the first division now en- route, leaves
next week for Porto Rico.
The regiments are as follows: Fifth
Illinois, Third Wisconsin, First Ken
tucky, Sixteenth Pennsylvania, Second
Wisconsin, Third Kentucky, Thirty-frst
Michigan, One Hundred and Sixtieth In
diana, First Georgia, Sixth Ohio, One
Hundred and Fifty-eighth Indiana, First
West Virginia, Second Ohio, First Penn
sylvania, Fourteenth Minnesota, Seven
teenth Minnesota, First South Carolina,
Fifth Pennsylvania, Eighth Massachu
sets, Twenty-first Kansas, Twelfth New
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-27
Hobson at WASHINGTON.

Lieutenant Hobson, Of the Merrimac,
has arrived at Washington. He was
sent by Admiral Sampson to confer with
the Secretary Of the Navy with refer
ence to saving the Cristobal Colon. He
arrived at New York without any pre-
vious notice and quietly proceeded to
Washington on his mission. He was
not recognized at Washington until he
was about ready to get into his car
riage, when a crowd quickly gathered
and gave him an ovation. This was re-
peated when he arrived at the Navy de-
partment, where he had long confer
ence with Secretary Long.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-27
Gem. Lincoln Outwlts Railroads.

Tampa, Fla, July 25.--General Lincoln
settled difficulty with the Plant rail-
road system in very decisive fashion.
The Generals brigade was ordered to
Fernandina, and the company notified
him that 1t intended to furnish eighteen
box cars for the transportation of the
men.
very we'll, said General Lincoln, II
will order the men aboard and will give
you a voucher for hauling eighteen car
loads of freight, and that is all"
The First Florida left in passenger
coaches and on schedule time.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-27

to join General Miles at Porto Rico. The
general embarked on the St.LOuis, and as
he will proceed Immediately without
waiting for the whole Of his command,
he should arrive off Porto Rico some
time Friday or Saturday. The st. Louis
will be accompanied on the run down
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-27
EVERY WEDNESDAY.
PRICE FIVE CENTS,

the coast by the st. Paul, on which will
be the headquarters Of General Haines
The remainder of the troops in Chick
amauga will embark at Hampton Roads
as rapidly as possible, and 1t Is expected
that the last Of them will be aboard ship
by Wednesday,.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-27

The cruiser Topeka took part in the
bombardment of Nipe, which is on the
north side of Cuba, directly opposite
Santiago, last Thursday. The other
vessels engaged are considerably smaller
than the Topeka and It did most Of the
work. The Spanish forts were silenced.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-27

UeIH' DFUVMG SdlIS TOT FOFLO RICUs
Washington, July 25.-Major General
Brooke, commanding the First army
corps, sailed to-day from Newport News
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-27

York, Ninth Pennsylvania, Second Mis-
souri, and First New Hampshire.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-25
THE DOG.

John N. Conover, the liveryman, has
perhaps the most intelligent dog in all
this country. He is a shepherd, and
is valued very highly by his owner.
Geogre Coffey went out home with Mr..
Conover a few days ago, and upon his
return related the following to a rep
resentative of 1.-The News" well, sir,
John Conover has got the smartest
dog I ever saw, and if he was mine
1 wouldn't take $lVO for him. I was
out at Johns to-day, and it was rain
ing. The dog was lying by the stove
and John said to him, calling him by
name: This fire is about out,
go and get a stick of wood The dog
sprang up, went hastily to the wood
house INT returned with a stick in his
mouth Mr.. Conover then remarked:
Go upstairs and get my old hat The
summons was obeyed, and in two Min
uteS Mr.. COnOver was presented with
his hat, but it was not the one he
wanted, so he told the dog to take it
back and bring another one, describing
it, and this time ne mistake was made.
He then said to the dog: "It is rain
ing; go and see that the cattle are in
the field convenient 70 the barn The
dog started with a yelp, and it was
not long until me came in, satisfying
his master that his orders had been
obeyed."-The Columbia (Ky.) News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-25

ducing a machine that wsn do the
work OF 10 or 20 or 100 men and
women, viii cave that number OF peo-
pie without work. I hope that there
VIII not be invented another sewing
machine. OF reaping machine. or corr
thrasher. or any other new machine
for the next 500 years. We want no
more wooden hands and iron hands
and steel hands and electric hands sub
stituted for men and women who would
otherwise do h work and get the pay
and earn the livelihood.
SUCCESSFUL WOMEN.
But God win arrange all. and all we
have TO do is to do our best and truS.
him for the rest Let me cheer all
women fighting he battle Of life alone
with the fact OF thousands Of women
who nave won the day. Mary Lyon.
founder on Mount HoLyoke Female
seminary, fought the battle alone;
adelaide Newton, the a distribu-
tor, alone; Dorothea Dix. the angel OF
the insane aSylums, alone; Caroline
Herschel. the indispensable reinforce
ment Of her brother, alone; Maria
~TakrZewska, the heroine OF the Berlin
hospital, alone; Helen Chalmers, pat
ron OF the sewing schools for the poor
or Edinburgh, alone. And thousands
and tens of thousands OF ONE of
whose bravry and self sacrifice and
glory Of character the world has made
no record, but whose deeds are in the
heavenly archives OF martyrs who
fought the battle alone, and though un-
recognized for the short 80 or so or so
years of their earthly existence shall
through the quintillion ages of the
higher world be pointed out with the
n III m n r nr~r~ TNE1 49, -
came out of great tribulation and had
their b washed and made white in
the blood Of the Lamb"
Let me also say, for the encourage
ment of all women fighting the battle
Of life alone, that their conflict will
soon end. There is one word written
over the faces Of many of them, and
that word is despair. My sister. you
need appeal to Christ, who comforted
the sisters of Bethany in their domestic
troubles, and Who in his last hours
forgot all the pangs of his own hands
and feet and heart as he looked into the
face of maternal anguish and called a
friends attention to it, in substance
saying: John, I ann take care of
her any longer. Do for her as I would
have done if 1 had lived. Behold thy
mother" If, under the pressure of I'M
TtWdTutu anu undppreclateQ Work,
your hair is whitening and the wrinkles
come, rejoice that you are nearing the
hour of escape from your very last
fatigue, n may your departure be as
pleasant as that of Isabella Graham,
who closed her life with a smile and
the word peace"
The daughter of a regiment in any
army is all surrounded by bayonets of
defense. and in the battle, whoever
falls, she. is kept safe. And you are
the daughter of the regiment COM
manded by the Lord of Hosts. After all
you are not fighting the battle of life
alone. All heaven is on your side. You
will be wise to appropriate to yourself
h words of sacred rhythm:
One who has known in storms to sail
I have on board.
Above the roaring of the gale
I hear my orc
He holds me when the pillows smite,
I shall not fall.
If short, tits sharp; if long, tits light.
He temperS all.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-25
TO ALL POINTS.
Schedule in Effect May 30. 1897.

Train H.-Leaves Wilmington 800 p. m.
arrives Lumberton 5:26 p. m, Pembroke
SAG p. m, Maxton 6:12 p. m. L~aurinburg
6:23 p. M, Hamlet 6:53 p. m. Connects at
Hamlet with train IL for Charlotte and
Atlanta, and with train 402 for Ports
mouth, Richmond, Washington and points
North.
Train 41.-Leaves Portsmouth 900 a. m.
arrives Weldon 11:41 a. m, Raleigh $3.50 p
m, Sanford 500 p. m., Hamlet 6:53 p. m.
Rockingham 7:39 p. m, Wadesboro S:11 p.
m, Monroe 9:12 p. M. Charlotte 10:25 y.
m., Athens 3:45 a. m. and Atlanta $40 a.
m. Connection at Weldon with train from
Richmond and all Northern points. Pull.
man sleeper, Portsmouth to Nashville,
Tenn.
Train 4os.-Leaves Washington 4:1o p. m.
Richmond S:56 p. m, Portsmouth S:45 p.
m. Arrives Weldon lilo p. m. Raleigh
2:07 a. M, Sanford 3:3o a. m, Hamlet 5:1C
a. M, Rockingham 5:23 a. M, Wadesboro
5:54 a. M. Monroe CAB a. m. Charlotte 7:5C
a. M, Rutherfordton 1890 noon, Athens
lis p. m, Atlanta $3.50 p. m. Connections
at Atlanta for all points South and West
Pullman Sleeper. Washington to Atlanta,
and Portsmouth to Chester.
Train 3S.-Leaves Hamlet 500 a. m. Ar.
rives Laurinburg S:46 a. M. Maxton go;
n NJ. Pembroke 9:31 a. m, Lumbertor
1858 a. M, Wilmington 12:6 noon. Con.
meets at Hamlet with trains from Wash.
ington, Portsmouth, Charlotte and At.
lanta.
Train 4O2.-Leaves Atlanta 100 p. m, Ar.
rives Athens 3:16 p. M, Monroe $50 p. m
Leaves Rutherfordton ABS p. m, arrives
Shelby 5:55 p. M, Lincolnton 6:56 p. IN.
Charlotte Sis p. m, Monroe $40 p. m,
Wadesboro 1921 p. m, Rockingham 11:G
p. M, Hamlet 11:20 p. M. Sanford LOO a
m, Raleigh 2:16 a. M, Weldon 4:55 a. m.
Portsmouth TBS a. m, Richmond S:1s a.
m, Washington L:31 noon. Pullman
Sleepers, Atlanta to Washington and
Chester to Portsmouth.
Train 18.-Leaves Hamlet 7:15 p. m, ar.
rives Gibson $40 p. m. Returning, leaves
Gibson 700 a. m, arrives Hamlet 1850 b. m
Train T.-Leaves Hamlet $40 a. m, ar
rives Cheraw 1000 a.. m. Returning, leaves
Cheraw 500 p. NJ, arrives Hamlet Ga
D. m.
All trains daily except Nos. II and IS.
Trains make immediate connections al
Atlanta for Montgomery. Mobile, New Or
leans. Texas, California, Mexico, Chatta-
nooga, Nashville, Memphis, Macon
Florida.
For Tickets, Sleepers, ETC., apply to
THOS. D. MEARES,
Gen'l Agent, Wilmington, N. C.
E. ST. JOHN,
Vice President and Gen'l Manager.
II. w. b. GLOVER, Traffic Manager.
v. E. McBEE. Gen'l superintendent.
T. j. ANDERSON, Gen Pass. Agent.
General Office. Portsmouth. Va