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scning and going as guests of the same
Aotel. Vice President Andrew Johnson
syas guest of the Kirlwood house on
{ She night of the tragedy at Ford's the
'Ater, when President Lincoln lost his
life by the hand Il an assassin. On the
following morning it was in the Kirk.
wood house tAat Mr.. johnson took the
oath of office and became president of
she United States. Y
In the spring of 1864, when the sue
oessful general of the Mississippi val
ley, u. s. Grant, came TO the national
capital to receive from the hands of the
president his commission as lieuten-
ant general of all the armies he was
guest at the Kirkwood house From
Kline to time Gems. Sherman, Sheridan,
Hancock, Logan, Meade and other emf
Aent military men either had their
rooms or took their meals at the Kirk
wood house. 1t was not until several
gears after the war had closed, when
she armies had been disbanded, the
rarpet-bag period had passed, and the
unusual business incident to and de-
pendent upon the civil war had ceased,
that the Kirkwood house, being no
aonger the most popular hostelrie in
the city, was closed. ~
During the latter part of March, 1864,
while he was planning the offensive
Gampaign which commenced with the
battle of the Wilderness on the 5th
day of the following May, a banquet
was given to Gen. Grant in the Kirk
wood house, which was followed by a
40 y, 10
events Miss Kate Chase, the accom-
plished, brilliant and beautiful daugh-
ter of Chief Justice Salmon p Chase.
was the social leader. Although the
celebrated hostelrie was frame build.
ing of the olden style, it was an excer.
fionally large and roomy structure for
those days. More than 200 men and
women of distinction participated in
the banquet, and, before the dawn of
Ahe morrowha dispersed the merry
makers, nearly 100000 the men and
women of note in those days partici-
pated in the terpsichorean mazes.
For many years the best servant in
khe old Kirkwood house was a colored
6 IMAM named George Thornby. He acted
rs valet to Gen. Grant on that occasion
sAnd was subsequently, detailed to Look
s after the comfort, of Vice President
johnson. So It happened that when
&he old HOUSE, finally gave way to a
snore modern structure, Thornby,
xhrough the kind intercession of many
men of prominence whom he had
served, secured an 3 appointment as
messenger in, the post Office depart
snent, when Congressman Tyner, of In
Aiana, was made postmaster general.
He remained there until a few years
Ago, when he died. Thornby was a
psry intelligent fellow and was made
.nsaii messenger to the frst assistant
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d HISTORIC CORNER.
occupied Once by Washington's
Best Known Hotel.
"a One OF It's Rooms Andrew johnson
Took the Oath of once as
- President of the Bait-
ko& ed States.
TspecIal washIngton Letter.1

TTo HERE is historic corner on
IL Pennsylvania avenue which is
now occupied by a hotel; and
very few people now living know any
sAing about the history of the local
fty.
FOR many years the building on the
DDrner of Twelfth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue was occupied by the pen
sion Office, and then q dry goods and
3otions store built up successful bust
meas there. Six years ago alterations
were made which transformed the
Sgilding into hotel and cafe and now
additions have been built along Twelfth
street, completely obliterating all of
t&he landmarks which were so dear to
ans old-timers.
Nearly 20 years ago Boss Shep-
Aerd, the man of energy and executive
ability who changed the national cap
ISL from its condition of sluggard
southern town in a mudhole TO a ma
SiOnal city with broad avenues and
soncreted streets, built upon the cor
oer referred to six-story brick build
ing, with mansard roof, and rented it to
the government for the use of the pen-
eionsofice. Itwas so occupied until the
architectural monstrosity in Judiciary
square was-completed, in 1885, and then
che pension Office was removed and the
@hepherd building was taken by a pros
porous storekeeper.
During the civil war the corner was
socupied by the best known and most
popular hotel in the city, called the
kirkwood house. Members of the cab
met as well as prominent senator's and
representatives resided at the Kirk
wood house, and prominent officers of
the federal armies were conRtantl,
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DR.. Humphreys

Specifies cure by acting directly upon
the disease. without exciting disorder in
any other part Of the system.
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reason of the fact that another ola
hotel, within block of the treas-
ury building, has been torn down this
summer In order to make room for
an immense modern structure.
The old hotel was originally built
In 1886, for the use of the post Office
department. Within FIVE years the
Doric columns of the new post Office
department were erected, and the
postmaster general took possession
thereof Then it was that the hotel
was opened. 1t has been known nv
name to all who have visited the ma
tionai capital during the past 60
years. 1t was what the proprietor
hoped it would be. as he expressed IL
with his New England nasal twanr.
"a very likely tavern" The hotel
which will take its place will be a
credit TO this great and growing CITY.
The department of justice is in tenn
porary quarters because its historic
building, opposite the treasury DEPART
ment, has been torn down this sum-
mer, to make room for another q
bigger and better building. The old
Corcoran art gallery is about to he
taken down, in order to make room
for hall of records of the executive
departments.
These are only few of the i'm
provements which are being made
upon Pennsylvania avenue; and thew
have come none too soon. The prin-
Ecipal thoroughfare of the national
capital has long been regarded as the
best parade ground in the world; but
the buildings along that thoroughfare
have never reflected credit upon the
city, nor upon the people of the re-
public. The improvements briefly ont
lined here really constitute a great
stride in the development of the ma
tional capital as modern city.
SMITH n INV
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Frank Hatton was advanced to the po-
sition of postmaster general. Thornby
opened all the envelopes and laid the
smaller ones, which ostensibly con-
tanned personal letters. upon the desk
of the first assistant postmaster gen
eral; but the big official envelopes he
distributed to the clerks In charge of
the appointments in the different
states, and he always did his work In
telligently and with good Judgment.
Gov. Crosby had only been the In
cumbent of the office of first assistant
postmaster general, few days when
he rung his bell, to which Thornby re-
sponded, and Gov. Crosby said:
II want to know who 1t IL that
opens'my letterstevery day before they
are placed on my desk"
THAT is my work, sir" said Thorn
by, bowling and smiling as one wbs
knows his duty is well performed.
We'll, hereafter" said Gov. Crosby,
81 do not want anybody to open my
mail. Let the mail be placed upon
NY desk and 1 will open 1t myself. I
DO not wish to have my correspond
ence hsndied In this indiscriminate
manner" ~
On the following morning, when
Crosby entered his office he was
amazed to see it transformed into a
general delivery Office and mail pack
lug establishment. His desk was
stacked three feet high with letters
of every description, not one of which
Thornby had opened. Ina little
space upon the desk before Crosby's
chair were $50 or 200 small envelopes
containing letters which might be
presumed to be personal. but at least
threefourths of which must have been
official.
Gov. Crosby was no fool. He simply
lacked executive departmental expert
ence. He saw at once that the col
ored man had huge joke on him. He
rang the bell, and when the polite
Thornby appeared, he saiG: Thorn
by, here is a five-dollar bill which be-
longs TO you. Take all of this stuff
off of my desk and say nothing about
it to anybody"
The faithful and intelligent negro
did as requested. But the clerks. who
had been waiting for their daily work
more than two hours that morning
had ascertsined the fact that all of
their mail was piled upon Crosby's
desk. so that Thornby violated no con-
>denee later when he told the story
VIVA many hilarious smile.
The old kirkwood house is mere
~ "reminiscences in the national cap
ital. Its disappearance was yolumi-
noe$'y commented upon when IL was
ooiiterated; and the story of the old
hotel is brought wildly to memory by
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NO. CURES. PRICES
I-FeVeFs. COMPOSITIONS. determinations. rs
2-WOrms. Worm Fever. Worm Colic. .25
3-Teething. Collie. Crying. wakefuiness rs
An 4-Diarrhea. of Children or Adults. rs
7-Coughs. Colds, Bronchitis. "a
S--NeuraIgia. Toothache, Faceache.... rs
0-Headache. Sick Headache, Vertigo. IA
1O-Dyspepsia. Indigestion. Weak Stomach. 90
11-SuDpressed or Painful PeriOds.... 20
12-Whites. Too Profuse Periods. .25
13-CrOup. LsrYngitis. Roarseness...... rs
14-Salt Rheum. Erysipelas, Eruptions.. rs
15-Rheumatism.R Rheumatic Palms.. .25
16-Malaria. Chills, Fever and Ague..... as
19-Catarrh. Influenza. Cold in the Head .25
2O-WhOOping-Co ugh......-.............. .25
2T-Kidney Diseases ...................... rs
2S-NervOus Debility. 90
3O-UnnsrY Weakness. wettins Bed. AS
T7--Grip. Hay Fever ......................... rs
Or. Humphrsys Mannsi OF ali DissAses 81 youz
Druggists or Mailed Eroo.
seld by drqssists. or ssne On reesipe q p<,ea
New Yak.
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satisfactoy DehnItinn-

An old Highlander, rather fond OF
his glass. was ordered by his doctor
during a temporary ailment not to
exceed one ounce. OF spirits in the day
The old man was a little dubious
about the amount. and asked his bow
who was at school. how much an
ounce was. Sixteen drains one
ounce" said the boy. Sixteen
dranls," cried the delighted man
"Gawi no so bad. Run and tell Tona]
MacTavish to come doom the night
-Tit-Bits.
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KNOXVILLE COLLEGE.
Twenty Fifth Anniversary
Jubilee, June II and 18th.

Addresses by prominent. Educators
South and North, including President
w. 81. Council of Huntsville, De. e. l..
Parks of Cannon Theological Semi
n airy, Rev. g, w. Mood OF Fisk Univer.
sity, DR.. w. II. MoMillin of Allegheny,
Pa, Governor Benton Mcmillan and
others. -.t ".
Reduced rates on the certificate plau
of one and third from ali points in
Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia and
Alabama.
Total expense for the year of board,
fuel. light, furnished room. etc., $58
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N INV kOrfuIks@West
(. Nov. 10, 1899.

- Nov. 10, 1899.
LHAvE RICHMOND, BYRD STREET srArIoR
$50 A. M, Daily-Richmonda and Norfolk Yes
Thule limited. Arrives Norfolk
II 10 n Stops onlytat Petersburg,
Waverly and Suffolk Second class
tickets not accepted on this trAin
s:0S A. H., Daily. The Chicago Express" for
LynchburR. Roanoke. Columbus.
and Chicago. Pullman Sleeper Roam
oke to Columbus: also for Bristol
.-s Knoxville, and Chattanooga Pull
man sleeper Roanoke t. Knoxville
6As -. Daily for Norfolk, Sufrolk sDo an
termedtAte stations; arrives ct Nor.
folk st 10 ;40PM.
s:Oo p. M, Daily, for Lynch burg and Roanoke
Connects at Roanoke with Wash.
iBRton and Chattanooga Limited.
Pullman Sleepers Lynehburg 20
.Ne Memphis and New Orleans. Cafe
Parlor and Observation Cara Rad
ford TO Attala, Ala Pullman sleep
er between Richmond and Lynch
burg, and berths ready for occu-
paDey at s:00 =. NJ. Also Pullman
Sleeper Petersburg 70 Roanoke.
Train arrive at Richmond from Lynchbur r.
and the West daily, S:ls q. m. and at Sc m
from Norfolk and the East Al :oS m and Vesti.
bulec Limited 100 pm Once: SIS Main 50.
Ha.t JOHN X WAGNER
City Passenger and Tleket Agent
@ II BOSLEY
District Passenger Agent
w BEVILL
General Passenge -Agent
0eneomees Roanoke We Cle- 4
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HI. Polite Refu.nI

Widow (benevolently)-Here IL q
pair of boots that belonged To my dead
husband. Maybe they'll At you.
Beggsr (gazing at the wrecks with
ccncern)--Ah, madam, better keep
them yourself. Maybe you win marry
again.-Eliegends 8lsetter.
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postmaster general. During bis lat
ter years he took a great deal of pleas
ure In telling a story concerning John
Schuyler Crosby, of New York, who was
the governor OF the territory of Mon
tana for three years and became first
assistant postmaster general when
CORRESPONDENCE NO. 2 1880
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Virginia Union Universit>
Richmond
Theological
Seminary.
WaY|aRd
College.

MAGNIFICENT
commanding Location Border Richmond.
Large Faculty OF Enthusiastic and Able Professors.
Lectures by Distinguished Scholars Educators and Preachers
COLLEGE DEPARTMENT Modern Broad Thorough with
Electives of
Bachelor of Science and of literature
electives; Hebrew
o OF DIVINITY and English leading of
ton desire to fit themselves for ministry
wise
in
and tools n dmachin
studies
IN manners habits and character special attention
;4S Tern begins Wednesday, Catalogue
iurther information application o H
inhpsond,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-30
THE PONDER PUFF IN CUBA.

The Cuban woman, young or old, con-
siders a powder puff a more indispen-
sable adjunct to her toilet than mere
soap and water-a primal necessity to
her attractivencss which 1t Is her re-
ligious duty to foster and preserve.
Thus all classes and conditions are
welded to the powder puff, from the
grand dame Of fashion to the neglected
little orphan in the asylum; from the
crumpled visaged octogenarian to the
rosy checked child Of half a dozen sum-
mers. Go into any Cuban school and
you will find teachers and pupils alike
unsparingly garnished, a powder box
and the rag or bit Of chamois with
which to apply it In every desk and
tucked alongside the chalk on the
blackboards.
In shops where female clerks are en-
ployed and in the big tobacco factories
where 200 or 800 girls are at work roll
ing cigarettes the same is true.
Visit La Corona, the largest tobacco
factory in Havana. Ten o'clock is the
breakfast hour Of the employees, and
when the hands Of the clock point to
quarter Of 10 every girl stops work and
reaches for her powder box. In the
opinion Of them all, that intervening
Is minutes was needed in which to as
sumo the ghastly mask Of powder, in
order to make themselves presentable
before going on the streets.-EXchange.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-30
WENDELL PHILLIPS AND BLAINE.

When Wendell Phillips was last In
Washington, he was for few minutes
on the floor Of the United States SEN
ate. surrounded by group of senators,
among whom was Senator James G..
Blaine, always q favorite with Mr..
Phillips. 1t so happened that a few
weeks before this time Mr.. Blaine, in
presenting to congress the statue Of
Governor King, first governor of
Maine, to be placed in the rotunda Of
the capitol, had commented severely
on the loyalty of Massachusetts. and
especially the Federalst party, during
the war with Great Britain in 1912.
Of this party the father Of Wendell
Phillips, John Phillips, was a con-
spicuous member. When Blaine's
speech was made Dawes and Hoar
were senators from Massachusetts, and
they both essayed some sort Of an
lmpromptu reply thereto, but did them
selves little credit in parrying the
thrusts of Blaine's glittering raper.
So, when Wendell Phillips met
Blaine on this occasion, he said to him
laughingly, II wish l had been a men,
ber Of this body for about an hour
the other day when you made that
speech attacking the Massachusetts
Federalists."
"Ah," said Mr.. Blaine with that
ready wit which never deserted him,
"if you had been here | shouldn't have
made that speech!-Harper's Maga-
zine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-30
STRUCK BY THE SYSTEM.

A peddler the other day found him.
self in an office building occupied
wholly by lawyers. He went up to
the first fat looking for a customer.
but he found all the doors locked. Then
he went up to the second fat, and there
he found everybody absent, and so at
last he went to the top fat. Here he
espied an open door, and, looking In,
saw a man busy writing at his desk.
The peddler began telling Of his wares,
but the lawyer interrupted with, mo,
don't want any" Still the peddler
continued, and again the lawyer pro-
tested. 81 tell you | don't want any
thing. Get outw But the peddler per-
sisted so that the lawyer, thoroughly
angry, quickly arose and threw the In
truder down the stairs.
Just as he landed the lawyers part
ner appeared, and, taking it for grant
ed that there was good reason for such
action, he seized the poor man and
threw him down the next flight.
Strange enough, the janitor of the
building saw the second landing Of the
peddler, and the fact that he was O
peddler was enough to cause him to
seize the victim and throw him down
the final flight Of stairs. Here the un-
fortunate man picked himself up, and,
rubbing his bruises, observed, "Well,
this is the first visit l have made to
this building, and must say they have
got a perfect system."-Detroit Free
Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-30
HE THOIJGHT HE HAD 'EM.

"Once | thought | had 'em sure"
said the old express clerk. II didn't
drink very often, but when l did
generally did it well. l had been out
with the boys one night and the next
night and then for day or two, and
when l went back to work was pref
ty nervous. l worked at high desk
and was plugging along when what
should come and stop right in front Of
me but a big green spider with red
eyes. We stared ut one another for a
moment, and turned cold. Then
came a big black bug and green one,
and soon my desk was covered with
an assortment Of the most curious
looking bugs and spiders 1 ever saw.
There were things with long hind legs
and short front legs and vice versa.
There were bugs with horns and all
sorts Of things. broke out In cold
sweat. l thought had 'em that time.
"'John,' said the boss behind me,
there's a box up there addressed to
the Smithsonian institution at Wash
ington. 1t came from New Mexico, and
great Scott, it's burst, and the bugs
are all getting outp
"Say, l never 1elt better In my life
than I did that minute. 1t took us all
day to round up those bugs and get
them back into the box. Some Of them
were so ugly that we were all sure
they were poison biters. But 1 was
mighty glad l didn't have those kind
Of bugs in my mind."-Kansas City
Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-30

PROHIBITION In GEORGIA.-"Hert
is new phase of the liquor question
in Georgia." remarked man from
North Georgia.
"Union county has way of her OWL
Of taking care of the whisky business
''It is unique.
"Union has never had prohibition
election. She is not q local option
county. She has no dispensary. She
has no saloons
"And yet she's dry, and dry all the
time"
"How's that?"
"Well, Union hasn't had a barroom
for 20 years. The reason is that the
people way back yonder refused to
elect any man ordinary who would Is
sue barroom license. That's the rea'
son.
"No barroom licenses are issued in
Union TO this day.
"Of course" said the gentleman,
"somebody might get out mandamus
against the ordinary to compel him to
issue barroom license; but nobody
has ever done it.
"The people of Union just take that
chance. They simply say to a man
Now, here, we'll elect you ordinary il
you'll pledge yourself not to issue II
barroom license while in office
"He makes the promise. He gets
elected. And he keeps the promise" ."
That shows that the people OF Union
not only have the strongest common
sense, but enough of it to equip many
other counties in Georgia.-Atlanta
Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-30
SELECTION OF SEED WHEAT.

The Kansas agricultural experiment
station at Manhattan has issued the
following:
1t is common among corn ralsers to
maintain or improve given variety
by selection of the seed. Ears show
ing desirable characters are set aside
and furnish seed for the succeeding
crop. Though not so convenient,
this method can be applied with equal
success to the selection Of seed wheat.
The experiment station of the Kansas
State Agricultural college is endeavor.
ing to breed up improved varieties OF
wheat. There is no reason why the
simple method of selection should not
be applied Ly the individual wheat
raiser. We would advise the following
procedure Before harvesting, the
grower should 60 into the wheat held
and select a number of the most de-
sirable heads. The basis of selection
depends upon the wishes of the indl-
vidual but is carried on as in the case
of corn. Usually it will be upon the
basis of yield and quality. In this
case the heads selected should be large,
well-formed, and with plump, uniform
grains. The grain derived from these
heads should be grown upon a plot of
ground under the most favorable con-
ditions. The grain gathered from this
plot furnishes the seed for the third
year. But, before harvesting, a selec-
ton of suitable heads should be made
from this for the next seed plot. In
this way the seed is each year improv-
ed or at least maintained at its pres
ent standard. The size of the seed
plot depends upon the total area OF
the wheat to be grown. Furthermore,
the seed plot may be given much more
careful treatment than is applicable to
the field. 1t is best to have the seed
plot within the main field, so as to be
entirely surrounded by wheat. This
lessons the loss from grasshoppers and
other insects, and gives the plants bet
ter protection.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-30
An ARSENTMINDED MAN.

There have been q great many stories
about absentminded men, where one
forgcts his house address, another
what business he Is in and where an
other has to refer to the mark on his
handkerchief before he can remember
his own name. There is a farmer
named Rogers in the north, who pos
sesscd a Jersey COW, which he used to
drive morning and evening to and from
the pasture, not far from his home.
One morning, as one Of his neighDors
was passing along the road. he met
Mr.. Rogers walking in the middle OF
the lane, his mind apparently engross-
ed with some weighty question. The
neighbor called out:
Good morning, Mr.. Rogers. Where
are you going%
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-30

THE NEW TEACHER.-"It was in
the English Glass;" says the Louisville
Courier Journal, "and new teacher
had just been employed. She was
from the north and called all the
pupils Miss at which they marveled
greatly. On the first day the teacher
told her class that she would not give
a regular lesson but each girl should
write down all the slang she knew and
bring that to the next days recitation.
That was 'cinch.' Several girls who
possessed brothers and the rest who
possessed other girls brothers, set
them to work. The result was mar
velous.
"When the class was called next
day there was not a girl who could
not show two closely written pages of
slang expressions. The teacher look
ed. Very good she said. Now
translate them into readable English.
They haven't fooled with her SINCE"