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The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
UGLY CHARGE AGAINST HIM.
harried Man If Roanoke Arrested
for AssauItins a Girl.

LEI, '','i"A" Va Sept Sired Calvert, a
.- married man. was arrested to-day
%, ''' charge Of assault IL l. alleged
t.,. 'N 'h' night Of The 9Th instant Cali
AZ attempted TO Outrage Miss Magsic
nm respectable young woman who
b. turning from Il picnic accompanied
sr, -ali-sI""H lad. The boy and Mss
~ ''.a say they recognized Calvert.
r,. '''- ~it'ln square Of their homes
a. ,'-ns woman was somewhat bruised
l-t ID" body in attempting 10 escape,
IN ny clothes We're almost entirely torn
g.. "sr body Calvert asserts MS inno-
IA g' anu says he can prove an abb lie
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
REV. w. G. STARR HoNORED.
Elected to the Presidency of Randolph.
Macon College.

Richmond. Va. Sept. 5-Rev W. G.
Starr, u. d.. pastor OF Broad Street
Methodist Church, of this city was To-
day elected president Of Randolph Macon
College. Ashland, Va. receiving nineteen
out Of twenty votes on the first ballot.
The board OF trustees increased the sal
airy Of the Office 10 S2.0Oo per annun and
included the use OF the presidents house
among the privileges Dr. Starr viii con-
time in the dual capacity OF pastor OF
the Broad Street Church here and uresi-
dent OF the college until conference meets
in November.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
Carter n. CIInsdIn.t Dead.

sseci1i r. The Post
WOOdstock. Va, Sept n.-carter n.
Clinedinst. prominent farmer ana cit.-
zen Of this county. aged ihirty-eigat
years. died at his home. near Edinburg.
on sunday evening Death vas the Re-
suit 81 complication 81 d.Esases. and
followed months 81 suffering The u
neral took place AZ Eainhurg to-daY
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
Illness of Justice CTutcbfisId.

Special 70 The Pest.
Richmond. Va, Sept. 1.-THE health OF
Police Justice John j. Crutchfeld better
known as Justice John" has recently be-
come very much impaired by his duties.
and he left to-day for a stay OF several
weeks al the Jordan Alum Springs. Jus
tice Cru;chfeld is classcd as one OF the
most prominent men IN Richmond.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
FELL ASLEEP ON THE TRACK.


Cumberland. Nd, Sept 1l.-Tiank Nc
Ferran, a Baltimore and Ohio brakeman.
Of Hyndman. nine miles north OF Cum
berland, went 10 sleep On the track yes
terday al lockwood and was struck aad
Instantly killed by the Duqueshe limited.
McFerran had been sent back to fdg
the passenger train, as his train was slow
In making the siding He sat down On
the rail and was asleep In an instant HIS
body was taken TO Hyndmdl, where the
funeral was held to-day.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
c. A. saurs and Miss Pearl LiIIard Wed.

Luray. Va, Sept. l0.-Mr. C. A. Saurs
and Miss Pearl LilIard. both OF this coui4-
~. were married al Mount Calvary Luth-
Gran Church, about four miles from I.u-
ray, las; night. The pastor Of the church,
Rev. John y. StinewaIt. performed the
ceremony. The attendants were Mr. Ed
ward Warner and Miss Matte Printz, Mr.
Jacob Saurs and Miss Esther Printz. Mr.
James Saurs end Mss DolIie Huffman.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12

ing Tor assault upon Joseph BeTman. and
OF Levi Banks for assault upon NJ. Isen-
Stott The case had been continued sew
came prepared for trial, and there was a
la-gc array OF witnesses and able counsel
The case was finally dismissed II was
the outgrovth OF a factional fight between
the members % this congregation as 10
who should run things
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
Prominent Virginia Farmer Dead.

Norfolk, Va, Sept. U.-Mr. W. A Wise,
a prominent farmer OF the Eastern Shore
of Virginia, died at ST. Vincents Hospital
this city. yesterday. He had been at the
hospital four days under treatment for a
cancerous trouble. He was forty-nine
years Of age and was a welI-known Pyth-
ian. His remains were sent by steamer TO
Cape Charles City. They were accom-
panied by several members Of the family.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12

tract to deliver wheat has been post
poned 10 the January term. The case IF
sissler -. Southern Railway Company
has been deferred to later day OF tie
present term. owing 20 the death Of the
mother OF Eppa Hunton, jr., one Of the
attorneys tor the railway. An absolute
divorce vas granted John w. Rifsey from
Julia Ann F. Riffey on the grounds of
adultery. They were married Ia iIarcy
County. w. Va. in lss2. and separated In
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12

CulDeper. Va, Sept. il.-Infornation
through Insurance circles has reached
here that fire destroyed last night the
cOmmodious barn OF Mr. J. r. y. LeaveII,
near Boston. this county. together with
its contents, consisting Of about twenty
tons OF hay, large quantity Of oats and
other grain. a new binder. drill. and vari-
Gus farm implements Two horses were
cremated. TWO carriages and several sets
OF harness were also destroyed. Origin OF
fir unknown. partlal!y Insured.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
War Veteran Die. at belmont Park.

Special % The Pest.
Charlottesville. Va. Sept ii.-Mr. VIII
tam a. Crittenden died yesterday az Bel
mont Park. aged about seventy years.
The funeral service was held this after
noon from Verdant Lawn. the home Of
the Rev John T. Randolph. During the
civil war. Mr. Crittenden was a member
OF the Louisiana Tigers.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
Negro Murderer SAFELY la Jail.

cptciaI % Int F0at
Raleigh. y. c.. Sept 10-william Ed
wards. colored. who murdered Policeman
Kerns at Concord one night last week.
was captured in South Carolina yester-
day. To-day he was jailed at Charlotte
TO save him from iynehing. as feeling
against him is intense at Concord. Two
negroes charged with conplieity with Ed
wards are In Jail
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
searI., Fes.rat Woodstock.

spe~iai 70 ne Post.
Woodstock. Va. Sept IA csss OF
scarlet fever developed IN the family Of
J. G. Van Pelt here this evening. the
patient being a boy seven years old The
town authorities took the matter IN hand
tonight and placed the residence under
strict quarantine. The announcement
has not occ1sioned much alarm In town.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
Moderator of Baptis, Association.

special % Tie Poet.
Fredericksburg. Va, Sept. s-The Gosh
en- Baptist Association. which convened
al Mechanicsvllle. Louisa County, Tues
day. adjourned last night after profit-
able session Rev. J.. J. Haley was made
moderator. A. @. Smith. secretary. and
Rev. ]. VI. Beadles. treasurer The
churches OF the association reported
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
Barn and Contents Destroyed by Fire.

Culpeper, Va, Sept "a large barn and
several other buildings on the farm of Mr..
Thornton StringfellOw, postmaster at
Bat- Us county, were destroyed by fire
las -. together Gith their contents,
cogs.,,i l of ten ar '7@elve tons of hay.
one the driving hf-- n hogs, and all
the tarni impleme be loss is large.
anu th,e'e is bat .uIe insurance Mr..
Strir gfellow had. the u sfortune about two
years ago 20 lose ms handsome residence
on tie same premises by fire, the origin
of INCH was never known.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
VIII am II. Jarvis Falls Dead.

HIf.IAi @ me UT
Lexington. Va. Sept. civilian H.
Jarvis. OF ROckbridse Baths, Con-
fedeTate veteran. formerly a member Of
Company II. Twenty-hf.h Virginia Infan-
Try. dropped dead while al work in the
held. He was nearly sixty years OF age
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
slept on the Railroad Track.

tFFfIaI . Ehr OF
Charlottesville. Va. Sept. u.-Iohn Bn-
land. young painter. fell asleep on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway track and
had his right arm crushed by q Easing
engine. Or Hugh r. Nelson. surgeon for
the railroad. removed the sufferer to the
University D.sEenzary.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
Fifteen Years for Attempted Rape.


Raleigh, y. C. Sept 9.-MelviIIe Parker
the negro convict charged with outraging
an eight-year-old white girl near Durham.
and who was brought through the country
by the sheriff TO save him from lyme ing.
was to-day convicted AT Durham OF at
tempted outrage and sentenced 10 If, en-
years In the penitentiary, where he as
taken this afternoon.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
POST flee for w. II. Murdocx.

SprcIal 70 TIC E1sL.
Elkins. W. Va, Sept. lO.-W. III. Muir
dock has been appointed postmaster al
kingwood, Preston County, W. Va, vice
James ". White, resigned. Whites res
ignatlon was a surprise. The Office paws
over s., 90 year.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12

to-day. An hour or so before the dinner
hour Mr.. Lowery laid down for short
nap. When the meal was ready his wife
found that he had been dead some time.
Cause OF death is not known. The fu-
neral will take place here tomorrow at
O'Clock. under the direction Of Shenandoah
Camp, L. c. V, OF which he was a men,
Aar
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
Decisions or Circuit Court.

Special 70 TIE Post
Woodstock, Va, Sept. BIN the Circuit
Court today W. ". Ko0nts obtain. 4
judgment against s. p Lonas for M1s. ~:
John l. Pitman'g administrator Va
Emma T.. Paynes' administrative, JuCg-
ment for 81. s24 80. The case ~ strasberg
Steam Mills IS. John W. Lohr. On con-
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
Church Row Eud.in Court.

- VI. IRE Post
M. ''Ap-lh, Va, Sept. Sin a Ports
az" court to-day a religious row was
f.ss. "H.on cuIminated In a riot on the
H. VI august . at the synagogue on
r., street. and which resulted IN The ar
VI The Goodman family and S. Last
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
Arthur Gray Drowned While Bathing.

Special 10 The Pest.
Suffolk, Va, Sept. arthur Gray.
nineteen years old, was yesterday drowned
IN Scott's Creek, ia sight OF several
friends. who were unable 10 render any
help Gray had been in the habit OF
bathing la the creek. ard vas good
swimmer, but was taken win cramps.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
D..th af nr. ). W. E.tbert.

= eclai % fts Post
Richmond. Va. Sept. ii.-Hrs. J. ", Ro-
thert. well-kn0~n lady o; this city. died
al her home, IA East Clay street this
morning OF typhoia fever. she had hscn
confined 70 her bed for three weeks past.
The deceased was a native OF baltimore.
but moved here after her marriage.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
a,iaekod r 1. Vile w,,h a Hareh.l

FrrcIaE = Inr Fosf-
Cumberland. Md. Sept william Nc
Neil. OF Klondlke. near Homecoming. was
committed to-day for court for murder
Gus assault on hl. wife with q Ratchet.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
Ten Year. for a Brutal Assault.

HT~EIdl . II TUT
Suffolk. Va. Sept u.-wiliiam Jones,
who struck an old man. Daniel Wood with
a bludgeon. nearly causing death. was Civ
en- a ten years sentence IN NsnsemOnd
County Court to-day. James johnson got
two years for housebTe2king. and Law
renee SpruiIl two years for larceny.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
Sudden Death of William, II. Lowery.

speflaI 70 Tic T0st
Woodstock. Va, Sept. s.-William IL
LoHery. aged seventy years, we'll
known stonemasoa. who lived two miles
northwest OF this place. died very unex-
pectedly at his home shortly before noon
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
TYLER MAN WAS NAMED.
northumberland Democrats Nominate c.
Harding Walker for Senate.

Special to The Post
Heathsville, Va, Sept. IA mass
meeting OF the Democrats of Northumber-
land County was held here to-day to elect
delegates TO the senate and house con-
Ventlon. The meeting was the largest
held here for many years.
{. Harding Walker, Tyler man for
State senate. secured the entire delega-
ton by vote of !56 to lie for McDelee,
his opponent. who was a Martin candl-
date. Every point was holly contested
from start 10 finish.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
Confidence Man wors. himself In Jail.

EbrGt1i 70 IAe Fo1i
Suffolk. Va. Sept. IA confidence man
from Norfolk this afternoon got so from
j. r. Holland. Of Sunsbury. y. G. Ten dol
lars, which had been handed 10 another
man 70 keep. was recovered and the crook
arrested
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
Bishop Cheshire's Father Dies

efflial 20 re rust
Raleigh, y. G, Sept. s.-Rev. DR.. joseph
II. Blount Cheshire, ST., father OF Bishop
Cheshire, Of this Protestant Episcopal
diocese, died to-day al Tarboro, his home
aged eighty-fouT.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12

large contributions 10 benevolent objects.
and the reports from different boards
Sere satisfactory. The next session OF
the association viii be held with Carmel
Church, Caroline County. IL September.
1851
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
Bary,.s Plan, Bur"ed; Loss. s6a. 600.

Special % The Post.
Raleigh, " C, Sept 10.-Fire entirely
destroyed the Hot Springs Barytes Com
pany's plant, In Madison County. Loss,
S.. 90; insurance. 5000. Owners. Dingee,
Wyman & Co, of Lynchburg
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
PLUNGED IN new RIVER
Two Killed in a Train Wreck
on Norfolk and Western.
CAUSED By SPREADING RAILS

,h.ut seventy PersousWere Rolled Thirty
r,,t Down the Fmbankment - A. Il.
Isek. Railroad Contractor. and Infant
child q d.. aud Mrs Martin, Die from
Their HJuTiss Railroad Oneiai. aud
Surgeons Hasten TO the sceae.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-05
The Cold weather in Greene.

StandIrdsville, Va, February q, 1899.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
This has been one of the coolest winters
ever experienced by our Oldest citizens.
The mercury ranged as loY as u below
zero. The ice-h0uses have been hlled.
The candidates for the spring election
are slow in coming out, and at present II
seems that the old officers will have a
walkoyer. but there IS plenty of time yet
I'm which 10 make a hot and hard fight,
for which Greene has become historic.
There seems TO be great opposition TO
the .land-grabbcrs' act. Hon. y. Is.
Early. Jr.. has written an able letter in
the Free Press In opposition TO the
law. He voted against II. and
will mquestionably succeed himself
in the next House, as he has made an
excellent member.
The people an over the county are
very much worked up over the prospect
of having an electric road from Bar
louisville 20 Standardsville. Our people
will also have the pleasure Of talking 70
each other over the phones of the Home
Company in the spring.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-05
NEW PASTOR CONES.
REV. MIR. MARKS At FIRST ENGLISH
LUTHERAN CHURCH.
ENTER UPON His DUTIES TO-DAY.
The Congregation Enthusiastic over
His Acceptance, and VIII Receive
Him ~Cordi.ily-is Known - n
Church builder.

Rev. c. A. Marks, the newly-elccted
pastor Of the First English Evangelical
Lutheran church, will occupy that pulpit
for the first time since his acceptance OF
the call to-day.
The church has been without a pastor
since Rev. J.. A. Morehead left to take
up his duties as the principal Of Charles
ton o. c. Theological Seminary, last
September.
The election Of Mr.. Marks was rracti-
caliy unanimous. and decidedly enthusl-
astic, and every auxiliary society stands
ready TO enter upon the work Of the
church with renewed vigor under the di-
rection Of the new pastor.
The building fund is I'm a very healthy
condition. the Ladies' Auxiliary has done
ZONE excellent work. and the Luther
League and the Sunday school are both
very prosperous.
SKETCH or MR.. MARKS.
Rev. Charles A. Marks is n native OF
Frederick county, Va. and Is IS years Of
age. He IS a graduate of Roanoke COL
lege. and after ticking his degree at hat
institution received his theological edu-
cation at the Lutheran Seminary. then
located at Salem. Va. but which has
since been moved TO Charleston. s. G.
At the age of q he was given his first
charge, being assigned TO pastorates I'm
Floyd and BOtetourt counties. IN the
Southwest Virginia synod. Marked sue
GEES attended his first efforts as a minis
ter. Later ne was sent 10 Prosperity, 5.
c., AM afterwards 10 China Grove, y. G..
IT is q noteworthy fact that I'm an OF
these charges a. new church was built
before he left them.
Mr.. Marks IS a man Of remarkable
energy. and f. most active IN his calling.
He also possesses the happy faculty Of
making friends. Irrespective Of denomi-
national ties. and every community I'm
which he has thus far been stationed
has Siveu him up with reluctance. Is
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-05

several letters from sporting magazines
In New York asking for confirmation.
The Monterey amt stanton Telephone
Company is extending It's branch farther
down Back creek. from Meadow Dale.
tho line being about completed 20 the
residence of Captain 5. a. Gilmore, near
Valley Centre.
Jacob Chew. a Highland boy. who has
been making his home In Iowa tor nyo
years. is now on a visit TO friends and
relatives IN Highland. and Will remain
unul March 18th.
Hon. Charles y. JoncS rector OF tho
University of Virginia, IS attending a
meeting of the Board Of Directors for that
institution, at Charlottesville.
Messrs. Jacob Hovencr and Charles Hi
debrand, OF tho Crabbottom Valley. were
in Monterey during tho early portion OF
the week.
An interesting party OF tho Monterey
young people, under the chaperonago OF
Miss Josephine stephenson, attended a
social given et the residence OF Mrs. A.
=. Swadley at Nandcrpool, on Wednesday
night.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-05
vhc Horrors 81 ar.

la.l|Nl AA.tI"t va
81, the Editor Of the Dispatch.
,,r,cafl YOU tne enclosed clipping
r..ro CODY OF the Newcastle
Et. r@nr,ric.e." OF England. recently
,...ty.d Ay ne. which / think may inter-
, .ot and your readers, as sho"lu5 "H
.,-,s,.l opinion Of au English news
,.r var correspondent. on the "h'b1
,.rf DURING the recent campaign I'D 'u.'
Glitch ts rather opposed % The Nle" th''
administration wishes the country ~
take az b..
.,r vs~." said a journalist 20 ne one oay
mis- u4ak land no investigation can ever
,Irrn,a telv reveal the horrible m~lsmdHase-
,,o,t cf that campaign. dying men Win
,,t medicine "a shelter, wounded neglected.
ror 1a,s starving soldiers kept alive WIN
a OF u~ncOoked beans, hospitals
,~,tbot- suppiies battle-heids without am
r,,,f.r..s or surgeons. a commander noun
r-r.d 40 his yust through political m
a,enco too fat 10 get about, "hle
NE men were In action sitting in MS tent
Win a Niger bathing his head To keep II
cool. but even he had 10 ice any HoiY
than the parched. the starviDS, ana ,"e
DIVING. The Americans tougnt Win N",oI
and courage under the MOST 'eiitN'y
dispiriting conditions; ounce tn-s
cravIed 10 the shelter OF a wall or a Tree
70 die as brayely as they had fought
Among the tragic scenes hat ! shail never
forget was the death Of a volunteer d
married man, with a family. Ar hIstl
thought he must be alive, ana went -
his assistance. He had been snot throusn
he hlps and had dragged himself TO d
tree and managed 10 partly rest against
m ,,unk OF H. lie was quite dead. In
ona hand he held a portrait OF his wife;
in the other. a photograph Of his three
ch,Idrsn. I passed the spot two days
sfterwards; the dead citizen soldier SIN
law there. his poor blind eyes Sun seem
ing to be gazing at the pictures or ms
loved ouesg' Aud yet men talk gnbly OF
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-05

iOiAoN'u your uiIfS-
tons, and cannot praise your medicine
enough for what 1t has done for me.
Many thanks TO you for your advice.
Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has cured me, and ! will o
meDditto my friends.-Mrs. FLORENCE
L. HOFFMAN, 512 Roland St, Canton, o.
The condition described by Mrs. Hoff-
man will appeal to many women, yet
lots OF sick women struggle on with
their daily tasks d~isregarding the
urgent warnings until o~vertal1en by
actual collapse.
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
ence in treating female ills is %unparal-
leled, for years she worked side by side
with Mrs. Lydia f. Pihkham, and for
sometimes past has had sole charge
of the correspondence department OF
her great business, treating by letter
aslmany as a hundred thousand ailing
women during a single year.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-05
Oliver wendell Holiness Religious
neIIef.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
+ notice in your column Of queries and
Answers" i'm Sundays issue a question
touching the religious belief 90 Oliver
Wendell Holmes. You are perhaps rlsht
I'm answering that he inclined 10 the Uni
tariIns. He was. however. notably shy
and retlcent concerning bis personal
creed. There is 70 story that not long
before the genial Doctors dennis, o. rep
resentatfve of one of our popular Uaga-
zines called ON him 10 interview him on
this particular theme. The Doctor was
quite Indignant when he learned the
object OF the visit. and declared that che
would neither by lured nor McLured into
making any statement on the matter a
Goofaration which was characteristic ia
n twofOld way Of the "autocrat.'
r. II. l..
Richmond. Va. February 10Th.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-05

pecially IS he popular among young men.
As a preacher, Mr.. Marks has great
ability, and possesses a splendid voice ana
n fine delivery. which aid him no little
in his work in the pulpit.
A CHURCH-BUILDER.
Mr.. Marks comes here from Mt. Taber,
Augusta county, at which is one of the
most wealthy congregations I'm that sec
ton Of the State. He has served that
charge faithfully for three years. and
has done a great work IN building up
that church. He Will occupy the pulpit
OF the First English Lutheran church,
10 which he has been called, for the first
time to-day. as their regular pastor. Mr..
Marks will no doubt continue his good
record as a Siurch-builder. and his new
charge here hope in the near future to
erect a new house OF worship. The con-
e|regation already own the property on
Seventh and Grace streets, which adjoins
the church
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-05

partof bow
j, also suffered
with dizziness,
headache, and
couldnot sleep.
| wrote you a
letter describ-
ing my case and
asking your
\. advice. You
replied tell
ing me just
what to do. i
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-05

Richmond. "a. February 2oth.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-05
A LIVING WITNESS.
Mrs. Hoffman Describes How She
Wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for
Advice, and Is Now Well.

DEAR Mrs. PISKHAM-Before using
your Vegetable Compound / was a
great sufferer. / have been sick for
months, was troubled with severe pain
In both sides of abdomen, sore feeling
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-01-05
French Views on remperance.

The French Minister Of Public Instruc.
tion issued last year a decree imposing on
all schools, whether for boys or girls, the
necessity for giving lessons on the evils of
intemperance. 'Le Signal'' says that the
policy of this decree has been actively for
warded by the University OF Toulouse,
which is at the head of education through
out district which contains over ten
thousand teachers. 1t has divided this
district into forty sections, and summoned
ill the teachers in each to hear an address
on temperance teaching. A university
prize will be annually awarded to the
schoolmaster most successful in his
temperance lessons. Last year one school
master at Toulouse, Mr.. Jilbaut, enrolled
as pledged abstainers 100S young folks
between the ges of twelve and sixteen.