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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-12-22
AN AMERICAN PEER.
Lord Fsirfax DisdStned His Ttte
s.d Lived ard Died is
America.

4 couple OF months ago brief men
ton vas mode Of the death 81 Dr.
Fairfax a prominent citizen Of Mary
land Few knew through informa-
fion qle.ncd from the doctor that se
belonged 20 one OF the most distin-
guished families OF England. No man
ever bore his title with less ostenta-
tson. for neither he nor has elder
brother. from whom he inherited the
peerage. would ever tak' measures 20
b,ve n confirmed. The settlement OF
the Fairfax family IN the United
States dates from the time OF the
sixth baron. although several mem
bers had previously come 20 reside
here.
The late peer lived the life OF gen
\ ssr.r farmer IN the south. The only
,i.le bv which he was known was tha'
~ doctor. which he obtained rs grad
,,ts ~ III. medical school 81 the Uni
,c-si,v OF Psnnsvlvania. When ne wa
lad he left Virginia and moved TO IN
heights OF Georgetown. where be 10
ceived his first education. He grad
va.ed from Princeton. and later %
b came a doctor Of medicine and r. joine
his mother at Washington. When th
,s.r ~ the rebellion began his farnil
.s southern sympsthizrrs. found ma
tiers so disagresable for them that the
: moved 20 a point near Bsiisville.
J. Narvland. Thenceforth DIR. FairfA
Who had married the daughter OF q
9 Kirby. OF the United states army.
sided on the lands and modest fortu
which descended 10 him
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-12-22
PRONE TO HAVE APoPLExY.
Recent EVidences That CterEy"eA
Are Peculiarly subject 60 raAA
Fatal Disease.

The number of sudden deaths Oc- |
curing lately among ministers IL
worthy Of passing note. Why this
should be so is not easy TO explain.
Certainly none OF the penalties per
tanning to dissipation and high living
that directly invite physical decay
applies in their case. says the Chicago
Chronicle.
Ii is true, most OF them have hard
work aud comparatively poor pay,
with the attendant overStrain and tire
of the life struggle, but there seems
10 be no good reason why their or
derly lives should not In q great meas
ure counterbaiance mental aud bodily
stress Notwithstanding ali this the
clergymen wear out comparatively
early.
For some reason not equally ex-
pIainable with other brain workers,
there appears with them marked
proclivi;y toward apoPlexy. Perhaps
this is in part due 10 continuous and
exacting mental drudgcry along neces
sarily limited lines. But this va:
hardly the case with the Brooklyn
pastor who added 10 his other quail
ifications that of well-merited repu
tation for outside scientific research
Death in his case. as is common II
some forms of apoplexy, came 10 hin
with startling suddenness. While pre-
pairing 10 make a call and standin
: in his doorway. he merely straight
ened up and then slowly sank to- tn
floor" Evidently a blood vessel {
-. - - .
. brain gave way and killed him as II
& stantly as the bullet from a rifle. tt
? preliminary spasm thus explained
e self There was no warning. In fac
as is often noted in similar instance
of the man had previously said that
le felt unusually well
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-12-22

influences OF his honor
n BILE profession The late q. w
Stevens gives an example OF baooo
English in his book. I'm India II -
a feeble effor, to express admiration
for the speech Of President Macan
Mohsn MalAvsyys st native con-
gress.
His speech Is ss melhhuous "a HIS
name. he has a sweet voice and -
one OF the most enthusiastically vel
coined OF men on the congress plat
form. Neither tall nor short, not stout
but thin. not dark. dressed In pure
white. With white robe which goes
round his shoulders ard ends down
below the knees. Mr.. MADAM hohau
stands like Eifers tower when he sd'
dresses his fellow congressman.
He stands slanting forward. adn'rs
/ blv preserving his center OF gravity
H.s speeches are fuli o. pellucid an'
sparkEng statements and his roll'n'
ard interminable sentences travel on
Of his mouth In quick suecs sion. rro
dueinr 4 thrilling inpressi,n on ~
audience. There Il music In his -o.ee
there is magic IN his eye. and DO
one Of the sweet charmere - ths COZ
, ereSs company.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-12-22
From Williamsburg.


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RF. & r. leaving Richmond
II noon fox Washington. and
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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-12-22
BABOO ENGLISH.
Title GiveR TO Ornate Language 81
Partly Educated Natives
az India.

Raboo English is the descriptive
title given to the extremely ornate
language in which many two-thirds
educated natives OF India express
themselves The magazines and news
papers of India are full OF H. One Pc
riodieal says of certain lawyers
plea: "His childhke simplicity fss-
ciEsted ell. - proof against the
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-12-22
ladies COATS.


We have made two lots OF
our short jackets and have
priced them at a figure which
should make them move IN a
single day.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-12-22
Gift Silverware

To be safely right, give a
piece OF Sterling Silver,
stamped STERLING. Here is
a gathering of fanciful con-
ceits IN sterling ware. from
(which you cannot fail to be
suited. Having bought large
|lv. we bought well, cheaply.
THE benefits are yours. \
pretty line. For
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-12-22

IN -a.la and forest. and IN at their trips
they said they had never seen bird
shcs~ such attachment as was disclosed
by the sparrow which aied Of iss sws
deslxs.
f.sss nss Law Dsoks st HE once
The late Senator Davis Was known
az one OF the foremost students Of
Shakespeare Of the present Cay. and
In bis home he had a magnificent II
brsry. A remarkable thing about this
library was that there was not single
Law book In the collection. for during
ths iass % years Of HE life he mace IL
. suls never - bring HE susinsss ssrss
~ ~ asesihe
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-12-22
Henley & Phillips,
INSURANCE.

We desire to thank ouI Gus
toners for theirlibreral pat
ronage in the past. And TO
assure them that we are pre-
pared to handle any lnsrr-
ance they may desire, wheth-
er Life, Fire, Accident, In
demnity, Burglary, Plate
Glass or any other. We rep
resent only first-class com-
PENINSULA BANK 7usloiNc.
w5lissnsesry, VI.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-12-22
''HzTDKEPCH1EFS

4 stock OF plain and en-
h roid . red handkerchiefs.
larger than ever shown IN
'the city, some that are per-
|fect beauties. Real pieces OF
.art needlework. The prices
snre very low ON these goods.
You can have YOU "A IA OF y
lin a box ii you wish.
SC To o5O
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-12-22
= & n Chesapeake &
~ sour. ~ Ohio Ry.
To Cincinnati. Louisville. Chicago, 81
Louis, Etc.

SCHEDULE N KFFEer. OCT l. 1900
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-12-22
LOT NO2.

Consists of n very hand
some line of Jackets which
sold from $12 to $50. They
are now marked
OoS
These are this seasons Jack
cts and can be depended OF
as the latest styles.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-12-22
LOT NO. l..

Consists OF a Line OF Goats
which sold for $40, the price
now ~
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-12-22
ACLOSECALL
By T. W. Birney.

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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-04
NEWSPAPER Wales.

Chance for a Hero.-'When I marry,
1t will be q brave hero. who fears MOTH
Ing" Yes. dear. I'm sure you Will
never wed any other kind Of q man.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Written Examination THAT Boston
school teacher wanted me to propose
by letter." what for?" "She said
many man who was all right on gram
mar was terribly shaky on spelling."-
indianapolis Journal.
Sardonic.-"He say he wouldn't
think of accepting money for his politi-
cal influence" mo. indeed" answered
Senator Sorghum. HE doesn't have to
think. 1t has got to be second nature
with him. Washington Star.
81 don't know what l want" said a
dyspeptic customer. after going three
times through the bill OF fare. II
can't eat more than tbout two mouth
fuis." you might try couple Of onr
mutton-chops. SIR" quietly suggested
the waiter.-Tit-Bits.
OF Two Evils.-"Rugglcs. am sorry
to hear you were burned out the other
day. Did you lose all your household
goods?" Yes. but we don't feel so
awfuly bad over 1t, Lumpkin. We ex-
pectcd to have to move next week, any,
way."-Chicago Tribune.
a Domestic Taste.-Phyllis Eastsyde
20, Clarence, teach me how to play
goff, an I'll marry yer" Clarence Urch-
inton-.An' den have yer dom hot
foot Ground de links all day long an
lettin' careless nuss look after yer
children? Not in t'ousand years!"-
Puck.
The Mendlcnnt = beg pardon, sir:
but haven't had anything to eat for a
week." The Philanthropist-"Let me
congratulate you upon your success in
SO interesting an experiment. 1t must
be u great saving to you. and am sure
you're looking well. Tran
script. s,1s
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-04
Marjorie Daw.

Some years ago there appeared on tn:
book stalls delightful and brilliantly
written conccit for summer reading
called Marjorie Daw." a gentleman
who was enjoying his vacation In tho
country had friend In the city who
was bed fast from a serious Illness, and
TO while away his time, which some
times hung heavy on his hands. and n
the same time amuse and distract his
friends attention from his bodily Ills he
wrote to him about a beautiful young
lady who lived across the street. He
pictured her chnrmS inNthe most glow
Ing terms, and described her MS n per-
son OF inenible beauty with a marvellous
admix;urc OF common sense. These let
tiers Interested the sick man, The corr
respondencc continued for Fonc weeks.
each succeeding letter containing some
thing Marjorie" had said or done. The
mental pictures 30 worked ON the lI-
valid that he rapidly progressed to-
wards convalcscencs, and onu day he
notified his friend that he was coming
on To sse this wonderful girl HiS
friend became alarmed and skipped
out, and when the Invalid arrived be
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-04
Hopeless State Democracy.

From observation and investigation it
Is only too obvious to the Democrats
that West Virginia. Is irrevocably Lost
to them, and Col. John r. McGraw, he
OF Purple Pencil' fame. Is using des-
,perate tactics to stem the tide that !c
setting out against him. This Is evil
denced by the extrnvagant rumors pub
lished in his official organ, edited by one
OF his INSCRIPTIONS creatures, the
Charleston Gazette. No good can
emerge from that Nazareth. The Char
lesion paper relates with great circum-
stautiallty the visit OF Senator ElkIns
to that section. and attempts to impose
upon him 4 defeat in his endeavor 10
compose the differences Of the various
factions In Kannwha county. Not n
thing that Is related In the Gazette and
echoed by the Democratic organ Ia
Wheeling Is true. 1t Is n great blum.
The same paper has a supposltious
correspondence from Wheeling in which
1t IS lntlmated that the charge OF Judge
s@ShoOH ~ tiit 1iuttt StitCs bEdEU Jury
on election crimes referred especially
to the Republican party with reference
to the use OF money. We have no In
formation that satisfies us that Judge
jackson had any special object In de-
llvering the charge he did. and It does
not matter to the Republican party OF
West Virginia II he had. The lntimn-
ton OF the Gazette that /; pointed to
Senators Elkins and Scot, is merely n
distraction. The Golfers OF the Demo-
cratic state committee are filled TO over
flowing. McGraw has worked on Col
Tom Davis and his brother Henry sc
well that both Of them have shclled out
Handsomely. The willy Taylor county
Statesman. through his position rs na.
tlonal committeeman from this state
has induced Chairman Jones. OF the m.
tlonal committee TO impress upon 70.
Senator Henry @. that It Is his duty IL
covet the senatorEhlp-with the propsi
payments that would old in fecurIns
the legislature That Is Que OF Sic,
oraw'S tricks, Does the most errduioui
member Of the Democratic party in thli
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-04
4 STATE PRESS GLEANINGS.

After having inspected the work of n
young woman who decorates crockery,
we are compelled to admit that. after
all. China may not be as bad as 1t Is
painted-Fairmont Times.
Count Won, Waldersee will ride an
American horse. But this honor does
not wholly compensate for the Sights
Germany has heaped on the American
pig.-Bluefield Telegraph.
Republican success is in the air. One
can feel, hear. and taste 1t. We must
pay especial attention to the election Of
A. G. Dayton. for without Republican
Congress, we might as we'll elect Bryan.
-Morgantown Post.
Senator Hanna Is managing to make
things pretty lively for the enemy, from
the tone OF Democratic newspapers. He
He draws crowds. too. and the votes
will follow.-McDowell Recorder.
The report in the Methodist Confer
ence In session at Clarksburg that more
churches and parsonages would have
been built had workmen been secured to
do the work, shows. 1t Is true, that
prosperity has Its disadvantages, hui:
such that can be well endured for four
years more by the election of Mckinley
and Observation-Disclosures Mail-Tri-
bune.
Really, It Is merely IL question wheth-
er the people want II change from pros
porous times to those depressing days
when banks failed and free soup houses
flourlshed, when idle men rloted for
bread In the great cities and march I'd
over the country to the national capital.
where even the grass on the capital
grounds was denied ACKNOWLEDGMENT
journal.
One of the cleanest. purcst and BRAIN
lest young men In politics In West Vir-
glnia is Joseph Holt Gaines, the Re-
publican nominee for Congress in the
Third district. All his life he has lived
in the district, and the prosperity and
well being of its citizens are always first
with him. With him In Congress our
district will be ably represented, and
the wants OF our people cared for
Alingo Circulator.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-04

state suppose for one minute that the
debaucher Of the ballots in 1898, Colonel
McGraw. would allow any such thing to
happen as the election OF Mr., Davis. in
the event Of the Legislature being Demo-
cratic? Is
( In spite Of the false courage the DEM
ocracy is assuming in West Virginia the
Republicans are whistllng with more
confidence. The state will give an In
creased majority for Mckinley. give Mr..
White q handsomer plurality than
Governor Atkinson rolled up; q legisla-
iture. with a comfortable majority will
DO elected, and four Republican con-
igressmen will sit In the next Congress.
These are not only apparent, but self
evident facts.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-04
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,


One touch OF nature takes the whole
world in.
A mans feet makes his SHOES: Il wo-
mans shoes makes her feet.
When n girl is really In love her nose
turns cold whenever she passes him.
A man died few years ago and ac-
cuscd the dcvi Of invcnting the salad
sandwich" and he hasn't let up on him
yet. hEt
The two most useless things In the
world that n man has TO put up with
are the flap with O buttonhole In II on
the front of n shirt and church we'd
ding.
The women allow themselves lots OF
privileges They will get themselves
photographed with low-cut dresses on
and no sleeves, but man can't even
have his picture taken In his dress suit.
New York Press,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-04
The Second District.

A big fight is being made on Con-
gresham Dayton In the Second district
by that chief rascal OF all the Demo-
cratic rascalty that has been perpc-
tratpd In the state-"Purple Pencil" Nc
Graw, whose creatures were indicted by
a non-plrtisan grand jury OF Taylor
county of 4 felony on the ballot.
Through the trickery and slick dealing
OF this man he caused to be nominated
q man who had not only voted against
him when he run for Congress against
Mr.. Dayton, but who worked for his de-
feat. The nomination OF Col. Thomas
q. Davis was one of McGraw's shrewd-
est moves. He wanted the use OF Col.
Toms barrel. and he also wanted to
smoke out ex-senator Henry G. HI
succeeded in both cases.
But here comes the queer accusation
In the Charleston organ OF McGraw that
Dayton has visited Washington 4 dozen
times appealing for financial aid from
the congressional campaign committee,
.ltu Ill StLSH pCEii LII ici
down. That is about rs near consist
cRcy as the Democratic party ever gets.
But In spite of these statements. which
are exploited to confuse the ignorant,
Mr.. Dayton will be elected. Col. Tom
the brother of Henry G, knows his dan
ger, and 1t Is related In another column
of this issue that he has had many OF
Judge Hollis dates In the Second dis
trlct cancelled. because he was stirring
up the Republicans. For this conces.
sion on the part OF the state committee
he has promised to fortify 1t with n
check for s5O.OOO-and 1t Is more than
likely that the check Is already on It's
way to the Democratic clearing house
McGraw will use that money for his
legislative schemes.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-04
cntarrh Cannot BIO cnrra

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat OF the disease.
Cntarrh is II blood or constitutional dis
ease. and In order to cure It you must
take internal remedies. Hairs Caturrh
Cure Is taken internally. and acts d.
rcctly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces. Halls Catarrh cure
Is not Gunck medicine. 1t
was prescribed by one OF the
best physicians In this country for
years, and IL regular prescription. II
IL composed OF the best tonics known.
combined with the best blood purifiers.
acting directly on the mucous surfaces,
The perfect combination OF the two In
gradients In what produces such Won
lerful results in curing Catarrh. Send
for Testimonials free.
/ +. j. CHENEY & CO, Props.
Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Hairs Family Pills are the best.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-04

soon discovered that there was no
Marjorie .Daw;' that she was nothing
|. But the Pigment Of his country friends
day dreams.
In 1896 Bryan was the man who pic
tured the Marjorie DAVIS Of disaster that
would overwhelm this country In case
Mckinley was elected, but when the
,invalided Industries recovered and BUSH
ness revived from Its nervous shock the
Marjorie DAVIS were found to be butthe
creatures OF Bryan's Imagination. The
same dreamer is now engaged in pic
turing the exlles OF another Marjorie
Daw-"imperialism." VIII the people
be fooled again?
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-04

Andrew Carnegie, in his article in the
October number of the North American
Review on the political situation. sums
up the dangers of Organism TO be:
License instead Of law at home.
through political denunciation of judi
clal decislons: silver as our standard,
since an inferior drives out superior
currency, which means defrauding Ia
Dor and robbing the people of one-half
of their savings; a tax upon the income
Of citizens, lnaugurating an un-Ameri-
can system of espionage demorallzing
to the national character"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-04

Dovcner's dfstrfctifs naturally Demo-
cratic by at least 2000. and the managers
OF tho representative admit that 1t Is
likely to be more than that this year
Charleston Gazette.
The First dlstrictwas always natural
ly Republican. There never was an IN
terest in this section the Republican
party did not advance. The people
who were once blind have had their
eyesIght restored for some time past.
Captain Dovener will be triumphantly
reelected by an Increased majority.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-04

A Washington dispatch to the Pitts
burgh Times states that shortly before
the campaign closes ex-P President Cleve-
land and ex-Secretaries Whitney and
Lamont win announce themselves in IA
vor of the election of Mckinley and
Roosevelt.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-04

st. Louis Globe Democrat: The most
apologize literature OF the campaign
is that coming from men like Schurz.
Cochran and Clney. a sense OF shame
and distrust is the most prominent feat
ure OF their political flop.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-04

According to the Democrats Holt is
having it all his own way in his debates
with White. Republicans will have an
opportunity Of Judging OF the facts In
this city on Saturday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-04

Mckinley and White are all right in
West Virginia, but It behooves the Re-
publcans to look out for the legislative
candidate. That Is the man Johnny
iMcGrawls after in every county.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-04

Do the West Virginia Demo-Populists
who are crying Doodle and fraud these
days, remember the time they prevent
cd the seating of the legally electd gov
ernor OF the state-General Golf?
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-04

II think the future of liberty in the
Philippine islands safer In the character
Of the Republican party than In the
hands OF Mr.. Bryan."-senator George
T. Hoar.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-04

Helena Herald: The efforts OF the
three parties-the Democrats. the Pop
ullsts and the labor party-to swallow
each other presented one OF the most
picturesque scenes ever observed in u
political menagerie.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-04
Relief In Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis.
cases relieved In SIX hours by Now
Great South American Kidney Cure" It
Ia a great surprise on account OF Its cS.
ceedlng promptncss In relieving pain In
bladder. kidneys and back. In male or
female. Relieves retention OF water
almost Immediately. IL you want quick
relief and cure this Is the remedy. Sold
by II. II. List. druggist. Wheeling. ".
Va tth&s
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-04
Sews and Sings.

Grant Edens is the best tailor in
the shop. He makes two pair Of pants
In half day. He is also good sing
er.-Pruntytown News.