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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28
Gone for Topeka Joe.

ChiefofPuicc Mclaughlin. Of Port
land. Ore, autographed 20 sheriff Harreil
tina, he had arrested Joseph b. Evans.
alias James Raplev. alias Topeka Joe. 30
aud was holding him for the Williams
burg authorities. ON suspicion OF being
one of the men who on May - robbed
the Peninsula Bank Of nearly $1,000 in
cash and So 500 worth of ieNclry. etc.
Special officer Chas- ". st. Claire was
sent after the man. with rcquisition pa
pcrs. which had been procured hy Com
monwcalth's Attorney Armistcad. The
officer viii probably be here with the
man about the middle OF next week.
Topeka Joe" is a notorious bank
robbcr. officer st. Claire will have his
hands full aud had he not been a trust
worthy man he would not have been
selected 20 bring so dangerous a Grim
inal Mr. 81 Claire went after the same
man. who was then I'M Connecticut. but
as the detectives did not see ht 90 make
the arrest. ct course he did not get him.
The expenses OF extradition are borne
by the Fidelity and Casualty Co. OF
New York. which company paid the
Peninsula Rank $1,000 Insurance. /,
is said that Topeka Joe viii not be
kept in the city jail. but win be confined
in the Hampton or the Newport New,
prison
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28
Other Names Added.

Nh EDITOR: Reccntls received let
ter from Col ] Y. Bidgood. of Rich
mond. Va. calling my attention 70 some
omissions in connection with the report
/ made of the williamsburg Junior
Guards. known rs Company " C." sd
Virginia Regiment. which YOU kindly
published THE late Octavius Coke was
Captain) To the list Of membership
furnished the following should he added /:
Thos. Mercer. VIM II. Pierce. John
Pierce. John Dix. J.. " Ridgood. sergeant
major; Dr. Petit. adjutant; ]. T. Par
ham DR. l.. Henley. orderly sergeant.
VIII some member OF the company fur
nish the names Of the first. second and
third sergeantds The ron should be per
fected. that the requirement of the legis-
lature be complied with.
+. IT. LIVELY.
Covington, KY. July u, 1900.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28

Mr.. IL. II. Cowics says that NJ >oid
$50 worth OF the Early Harvest vari-
ETY. OF apples. The trees netscd SIS each
That shows what there j. in apples
Mr.. waltrip averaged twenty FIVE
bushels OF wheat TO the acre on 81
Georges. farm on James river. AL
reports from wheat crops in this section
are very hatscsing.
Windsor Shades tisoulcvar,l). the ). 200
acie plantation OF Mr.. l. +. Barncs.
locks very ilouriShing despite the hong
dry spell. Corn. potatoes aud MELONS
icok well. but the dry weather killed out
his Young grass. On a 1OO-acre held he
averaged about d bashcis OF wheat TO
the acre. fair yield
The heirs n law of the late w r.
Walden sold the homestead last week "a
liver Hanson. OF Minnesota. f,,r $4,000.
This place few years ago was offered
at $500.
Mr. A. 5. Cowles sold a portion OF
"Amblcrs. ON the James. for $50 peE
acre.
Watermelons. SO far as We have seen
arc not as good as last year. owing nc
doubt 70 the long dry spell, which Dor
dered on a drouth. The 6nc rains o
this week and last viii improve the qua
ity and increase the quantity. Price
are good SO far.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28
sroo Reward. 500.

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased TO learn thas there is at least ore
dreaded disease that srience has been
able tn cure in al its stages Art
that is Catarrh. EaIrs Satarrh Cure Is
the only positive cure now known =
the medical fraternity. Catsrrh Heing
a constitutional disc Use. requires -
constitutional treatment. HIfs ca
tarrh Cure is tsKen internally acting
directly npon the blood ami mucous
surface of the system thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease. AMI
giving the patient strength l'y building
up the constitution and assisting nstu e
in doing its work. The proVrietors
have So much faith IN It's curative
powers. that they OTTER one Hundred
Dollars tor any case thar II fails "a cure.
Send Tor iist OF testimonials
Address. F. Cheney & 60.
Toledo, q.
Sold b7 druggists. 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28

The stomach of Leonard Crockett. the
young white man who was suspected oi
having been poisoned. has remained in
the express Office at Richmond for sew
eral weeks. DR.. Taylor. the State chem
list. refusing 10 take Il out Or. Taylor
says. however, that he thinks the anal
ysis of the contents of the organ viii yet
be made. IL Is supposed that the BoSssl
of Supervisors of York have arranged.
or viii arrange, 60 payexPenses Of same.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28

After many intricate experiments,
scientists have discovered methods for
obtaining ali the natural digestants
These have been combined in the pro-
portion found IN the human body and
united with substances that buIld up
the q gestlve organs, making a COM
pound called Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
Ii digests what you eat aud allows all
dyspeptlcs TO eat plenty Of nourishing
TODD while the stomach trouble are be
ing radically cured by the medicinal
agents il contains. II is pleasant To take
and will give quick relief l.. henley.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28
A Good Cough Medicine.

Many thousands have been restored
10 health and happiness 10y the use OF
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy II atflict-
ed with any throat or lung trouble, give
il a trial for il is certain 10 prove bene-
fetal. Coughs that have resisted all other
treatment Tor years, have yielded 10 this
remedy and perfect health been restored
Cases that seemed hopeless, that the cli>
mate of famous health resorts failed 20
benefit, have been permanently cured
by its use. For sale by l.. Henley.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28
The Best Remedy for Stomach and
Bowel Troubles.

q have been in the drug business for
twenty wears and have sold most ali Ct
the proprietary medicines of any note.
Among the entire list have never
fonnd anything u equal Chamberla!n's
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
for all stomach and howell troubles. -
saws O. ". Wakefield. of Columbus, Ca.
"This remedy cured two severe cases Of
cholera mOrbus in my family and have
recommended and sold hundreds Of
bottles of il TO my customers 10 their en-
tire satisfaction. II affords a quick and
sure cure in a pleasant form" For sale
10y l. Henley.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28
A Brave Act.

Mr.. Hugh Mercer, son of Hon. Jno. l..
Mercer, assisted in the rescue of three
ladies at Virginia Beach one day last
week. The ladies were in bathing when
they got beyond their depth. Mr.. Mer-
Ger dashed into the water and helped
save their lives. Before the reporters
could get his name he modestly lett for
Norfolk, and it was some time before the
tablished.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28

News From Our Next
Door Ncighbors.

TOANO. VA. July 25.--Miles Mere
dith. aged IL months. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. e. 5. Meaniey. passed away today.
at 3 a. m. The bereaved parents have
the sympathy Of the whole community.
Mac wright's saddle horse, Patty,
was killed by train Sunday night.
During the storm Sunday lightning
struck the west end of Mr.. c. c. Branch's
house tearing off several weatherboards
and Earring a picture from the wall in
the room. No one was in the room at
the time
Mr. WV. Walker is at Virginia Beach
FOR a week.
Mr.. Ashton HARDWOOD and MIR Walker,
OF Charles City were in town visiting
Mr.. ". A. Marston Monday.
Rev. E. J Potts. assisted by Rev. c. d.
Crawley is holding a Protracted meet
ing at Ropers this week.
Miss Susie Lee. Of Baltimore, and Mis-.
A. camm wynne, of Newport News
are visiting Mrs. Taylor Farthing. near
Croakcr.
Miss Helen V. Smith is summering a
Lombardy.
Miss Maude Lacy, Of Richmond. is tit
guest OF Mrs. a. p. Banks.
Mr.. H. H. Richardson, of Newpor
News. is visiting his sister, Mrs. j. NJ
/ Geddy.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28
A Record Breaker.

Building operations in Williamsburg
this year promise to break the record.
We began with the new laundry build
ing, then followed $4,000 building at
the Hospital. and the $4,000 knitting
mill. Now comes a $4,000 gymnasium
at the College Samuel Harris IS build
ING a pretty residence on Scotland and
Chesapeake streets. and viii build a
24-room residence on his property in the
West End Capt. Ned Maynard pro-
poses 10 build a beautiful home IN the
site OF tie "Red Lion" tavern. j. I.
Binns is figuring on a new residence, and
Others viii build before the year is out.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28
Teachers for Burton.

These teachers have been elected for
the public schools of Burton district,
York county:
White-No. l, Miss Lizzie Bryan; No.
3, Miss Virgie Jones; No. 4. Miss George
Bryan; No. Z, Miss Louise Powell.
Colored-No. 2. Jno. l.. Parker; No. 3.
Mary Banks; No. 6, Matte Smith; No.
:, Fannie Broadus.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28

The law holds both maker and ciIeu~
latOr OF counterfeit equally guilty.
The dealer VINO sells you a Danger US
counterfeit Of DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve risks your lite 10 make little
larger profit. You can not trust him.
DeWitt's is the only genuine and origi
nal Witch Hazel Salve, a well known
cure for piles and all skin diseases.
See that your dealer gives you DeWitt's
Salve. L. Henley.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28

The fire which destroyed the immense
Swamp Root medicinc plant of DR..
Kilmer & Co. July I, was the m 81 dis
astrOus which has ever occurred in
Binghamton. However, the Kilmers re-
sumed business next morning, though
n { a, the old stand, which is heap of
smouldered ashes " bile the fremon
were yet pouring water on the burning
Chenango street establishment. the
kilmers were arranging 20 do business
somewhere else
That this great industry might not be
crippled for moment. through the
courtesy OF other prominent firms aud
citizens the large factory and adjoining
buildings on South street were vacated
for the benefit OF the Swamp Root
people. and possession was taken i'm
media,ely. and here. by Monday, July 5,
this new, temporary factory will Ice
turning out swamp Root, the great
Kidney Remedy. in quantities OF abons
go. 600 bottles per day, and in two OF
three weeks tine the full capacity OF
more than four times that amount will
be produced. The in mense demand Tor
Swamp Root Will thus in no way be
interiered with.
On the old site, with adjoining props
erty which has just been purchased,
will be erected Immediately an absO-
lutely hreproof siNss,Ory structure, plans
for which have been nearly completed
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28
Police Court

Monday morning in Police Court Alex.
German was fined 50 and costs for being
drunk and disordcrly. In the same court
Tuesday Alex. German preferred the
charge OF assault and battery against
John ". Zones. After hearing the evi-
dence Mayor Mercer imposed a iine on
ZONES of SIS and costs.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28

Il has been demonstrated by expes
rience that consumption can be prevents
ed 10y the early use Il Que Minute Cough
Cure This is the fayorite remedy for
coughs. colds, Group, asthma. grippe
and all throat and lung troubles. Cure
dlicEly.-L. Henley.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28

A gentleman recently cured of dys.
pepsia gave the following appropriate
rendering OF Burns famous blessing:
- Some have meat and can not eat, and
some have none that want it; but we
have meat and we can eat,-Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure be thanked" This
preparation viii digest what You eat. 1t
instantly relieves and radically cures
Indigestion aud oil stomach disogderT--
\, Hsals5.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28

CLEVELAND. o.. July 25.-Anothcr
worlds record was made today at the
Chenille track. when the black gclding
Couey by Mckinney. paced the second
heat Of race in 2.O2a4.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28

A Mrs. Hogg. living near Yorktown,
was instantly killed by lightning last
Sunday.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28

For burns, injuries, piles and skin
diseases use DeMitt's NJ itch Hazel
Salve. 1t is the original Counterieits
may be offered. Use only DeWitt's.-
l.. Henley.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28

There are no better pills made than
DeWitt's Little Fairly Risers Always
prompt and certaiu.-l. Henley
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28
Questions Answered.

Yes. August Flower still has the iarg-
est sale of any medicine in the civilized
world. Your mothers and grandmoth-
ers never thought OF using anything else
tor Indigestion or Biliousness. Doc
tors were scarce. and they seldom heard
or Appendicitis, Nervous Prostitution OF
Heart failure. etc. They nsed August
Flower 10 clean out the system and stop
fermentation of undigested TODD. regu
late the action of the liver. stimulate
the nervous and organic action of thr
system, and that is ali they took when
feeling dull and Dad with headaches
and other aches. You only need few
doses of Green's August Flower, In
liquid form, To make you satisfied there
is nothing serious the matter with you.
For sale by Leonard Henley.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-02-03

will have to be filtered, hence this
st. Louis experiment should be very
interesting to us.
Mr.. P. j. Kennedy, remembered
cordially by many Lincoln people has
issued brochure on the subject Of
the canal and what dangers it is bear
ing to st. Louis. The dangers have
not yet been demonstrated and there
is every probability that the Missis-
sippi will. be clarified by lake Mich.
gan. The little book also contains
stories Of ranch life and memoranda
of some range, cattle and cayuses
the author has known. 1t is called
This and That and has many original
and quaint observations on men, ami
mails and politicians.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-02-03
THE COURIER.

The British defeated the Beers QSi3
and took possession of Natal which
they annexed for "the peace, protec.
ton and salutary control of all classes
OF men settled at and surrounding
this important portion Of South Afri-
Ca" The Beers moved farther north
and settled between the Orange and
Vaal rivers, south of the present
Transvaal. For the same causes-viz.
the BOer enslavement of nations and
constant Instructions, the English
took this country. Sla 'ery and in.
surrections and denial of rights to all
but Dutch emigrants have been the
causes of English interference with
''the brave little republic" The
Beers acknowledged Englands in
terest in maintaining peace in the
Transvaal when they asked for and
accepted aid from her in the Zulu war,
a war that was caused entirely by
Boer cruelty. The Beers had hunted
the Zulus whom they called "black
ivory" burned their kraals, appro-
priated their best lands, and carried
off the Zulu children to work their
farms, not outstanding the anti
slavery convention which was a part
Of the treaty whereby they acquired
the rights. though they never
adopted the manners nor extended
the blessings of republic.
Thus, by treaty and otherwise the
right of England in the TraDsvaal
has been repeatedly acknowledged.
The present war is not the result of
az abrupt decision to take possession
of the Transvaal. England was con-
Quoting negotiations with 1.-THE brave
little republic, when they were cut
short not by the English but by
President Kruger's ultimatum. Eng
land has been in South Africa almost
as long as Holland, and if il were left
to the natives who had the first right
to the country England would have
their vote.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-02-03
A Pacific Cable.


It's little We know in inland Nebras.
ka about ocean cables. But when the
FIRST Nebraska was i'm Luzon we
wished for cable across the Pacific
every day. With thirteen cables
across the Atlantic connecting Amer
lea with Europe it does seem as
though we might lay a double cable
across the Pacific. The Pacific is
very deep in spots and 10000 miles
wide while the Atlantic is only 5000
miles wide. But it is neither
depth Tor width that has pre-.
vented the laying of a cable between
the new world and the oldest. The
volume of oriental trade has never
been great enough to warrant the
outlay Of so many millions. The alb
sence of intermediate points. besides
lessening the business done on one
cable, necessitates longer links. The
Transmission of an electric current
without reinforcement implies a slow
rate Of transmission.
With the development of Alaska,
the building of the trans Siberian
railway, across Russia, Siberia and
eventually across ChinaI the door in.
to China which Uncle Sam has open-
ed and set his foot against, and the
approaching development of the Fill
pine Islands, trans Pacific com
merce is on the point of unprecident.
ed expansion. Mr.. Harrington Emer.
sons plan is to lay the cable from
the point in the United States near
est the Fllipines. The route he pro-
poses does not touch Hawaii. This
short course touches the Alaskan
Islands four times at intervals of 800
miles. Attu, the last of the Aleutian
islands is only $50 nautical miles from
the japanese Russian boundary where
the proposed cable will divide, one
branch running south outside the
Kurile islands to junction with the
japanese land wires and the other
branch running due west to a junc.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-02-03

The characters are revealed by what
they do and say AMI no time is wasted
in secret society or hieroglyphic con-
yersation.
Mrs. Burnett should take just a
short course in realism, a course too
short to reach the dreary common
place where Howells has stuck fast,
but long enough to make her realize
the absurdity Of impossibly virtuous
Fauntleroys and of modern Sir Ga
lahads. She does better with the
character female whom she does not
fail To make willful and humanity
imperfect.
Tom DE Willoughbly is six feet four
inches tall and proportionately broad.
with the tender heart of girl. He is
not very brilliant, he is not graceful
and he is not proud. For these reas-
ons his father swears at him, his bro
theirs sneer at him and his mother
does not take his part. The mother
of great innocent, tender-hearted
BOBBY knows him for what he is and
if his father should express his con-
tempt too frequently aud bitterly the
father would. more than likely. take
up his residence elsewhere. Mrs. Bur-
nett allowes the father in her story,
10 drive the son into the wilderness.
He disappears and not one of the
family ever enquiries where he is gone.
A big, tender man, truthful, shrewd,
honest and loyal is rara avis and
everybody loves him. his own family
most of all. NoveliSts and dramatiSts
still make six footers their SpotlesS
heroes, rejected by pretty girls, the
butt of their families and the helpless
prey Of dark, slender villains of medi-
um height with black hair and
black mustache. Mrs. Burnett has
made this error. The reason for it is
obvious. If Tom were not six feet
four, his tenderness would not be i'm
contrast, and would therefore net be
enhanced. If he were not despised,
fiouted and rejected by his family he
would have no chance at our sympa-
thies. But six feet four inches, pure
as lily, with a mothers heart to-
wards children and weak ones, perse-
cuted by his family and rejected by
his sweetheart wins more volunteers
than the Beers. That six feet four of
tenderness, humour and sweetness is
rarely prosecuted by the world and
never by his mother is indispuUable.
Mrs. Buruett has deformed life to
make it more interesting. She has
succeeded, but we feel less respect for
the book when We reflect upon the
size OF the yarn the author felt OBJ
liged to tell US. The tragedy of Mar
gerry Latimer and the minister is
dramatic but it is unlikely that such
a man and such New England snow
drop of woman would concoct so
dark a plot. However, unlikely things
are happening all the time, only TINS
one does not justify, as printers say.
80
England in the Transvaa1.
In 1862 one hundred immigrants
from Holland under this auspices Of
Dutch East India Co.. settled on the
site now occupied by Cape Town.
Later they were joined by Huguenots
who had Aed from France to Holland
and whom the Dutch republic sent to
Cape Colony. In 1895 the Colony was
by the British under Ad-
miral Elphinstone and General Clark.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-02-03

with the whole of Asia by two differ.
ent routes, making interruption i'm.
possible beyond the boundary and in
surfing che neutrality Of one route. in
case the United States were at war
with either country. A short Amer
lean line will connect the Filipino
Islands with FOrmosa, SO that mes
sages from the United States will
touch but one foreign country. Japan.
and il Japan should be unfriendly.
they can be sent via Russia and
China.
Mr.. EmersOn's Alaskan route re-
quires only 5000 miles of cable as
compared with 1000 and 5000 miles
for either of the two southern routes.
70 meet the objection of not touching
Hawaii Mr.. Emerson shows that
line Of cable can be laid to the United
States from that point as a terminus
for much less money than to continue
the caLle from Honolulu to Manila.
The GOODNESS OF the northern waters
is altogether in favor of this location.
For the plant and animal life OF tropi-
cal waters is especially harmful to
the cable. Among the most iosidious
enemies of submarine cables are the
submarine borers of which the most
destructive is the teredo Davalis.
The teredo has special liking for
the gutta percha insulating envelope
of the cable. There are no coral fami-
lies and no sharp coral reefs in the
northern waters. This route besides
being shorter. cheaper and freer
from cable enemies, includes Alaska
and will bring it nearer to the United
States. Mr.. Emerson's company.
which he says is ready to lay the
cable but which he does not name,
will lay the cable without any gov
eminent subsidy. The other CON-
panies ask an annual subsidy from
the United States of 100000 The
long cable is via Honolulu to Manila,
the short cable is via Alaskan ISL
ands and Japan to Earila. The pro-
motors of the short cable offer to
build it and in addition to lay cable
from San Francisco To Honolulu, for
less than half the cost Of the long
cable from San Francisco to Manila.
The Chicago Drainage Canal.
With almost the diagonal length of
Illinois between Chicago and st.
Louis, with Lake Michigan reinforc-
ing the current Of the sluggish little
streams it will make swift running
rivers of, st. Louis has not much to
fear from Chicago sewage. With the
opening of the canal however, St.
Louis began to think that the food
gates of typhoid fever were opened
and fifty representative men and wo-
men met to consider the filtration of
the city's supply Of water.
Mr.. Robert Moore explained the
system of sand filters which is useI
to give London its pure water supply.
He said that such filter, properly
conducted, would not only remove all
sediment. but practically all living
organisms. Experiments showed that
,9a per cent of the bacteria were re-
moved and part of the small remain
der could be accounted for by the ,,
manner in which the water was kept
after filtration.
Water Commr. Holman estimated
, st of a sand filtration plant suffi- :
lent for the city's needs at $3,0OO,OOO,
With an annual cost for running not to ,