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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28
CANNON BALLS FOR SALE.
Extracted by the Hundred from the
walls OF an ola safety Vault
I'm New York.

Workmcn engaged in demolishing
the 4s-year-old fve-story building at
the southwest corner OF Wall and Will
liam streets have found a number OF
eight-pound iron balls let into the
joints OF the granite slab forming the
outer wall OF the street vault IN what
was the basement Of the building
About 200 OF the balls have been found,
reports the New York Sun. One of
the workmen was sure he had discov-
cred some revolutionary relies" and
succeeded in disposing Of number
OF the cannon balls at 80 cent
apiece So many OF the metal spheres
were discovered that the price soon
fell 10 tin Of beer. The discovery and
sale continued Tuesday and yesterday
and as there are a few slabs still IN the
place there viii probably be more ~rel-
les" for sale to-day.
The demolished building was occu-
pied by the Atlantic Mutual Insurance
company and by the Phenix bank. The
vault measures perhaps IS by 20 feet
The granite slabs which form It's outer
wall are IS inches thick. The top OF
each one was followed out 10 receive
half the iron ball and the bottom OF
the next higher was followed out tc
receive the other half. Possibly the
metal balls were put in 70 bother any
burglar who might seek TO dig through
the wall
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28
HANDS WERE IN HIS POCKETS.
This Circumstance Took Great
Load on the Young Wom-
ans Mind.

There was a garden party for a char
table object out IN the suburbs one
evening recently. reports the Washing
ton Post, and FOR the space Of one long
minute in the latter part Of the even
ing l thought I was able 20 witness
what they call on the stage a thrilling
situation. 1 went 20 stroll IN the
grounds with a young girl who wanted
20 ask my advice about what she had
already made up her mind. and we
wandered where japanese Ian terms were
few. She was telling me all about
Charley-or. perhaps II was Dick
when suddenly IN .he dim light before
us we saw the young man himself. His
back was toward us. and he was walk
ing somewhat closer than was entirely
necessary 20 a girl in light organdie
frock. The gown looked almost white
an the faint light. but about the waist
OF II was wide band Of something
dark. The girl beside me stopped short
and drew a deep breath.
"0hl" she gasped.
just then the couple in front of US
stepped into the bright light Of Ian
tern. The wide black band was still
about the girls whist. but both of
Dicks hands were In his pockets Ny
companion drew another breath.
"Oh!" she said again.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28
A HORSES STRANGE DIET.
when Fodder Gave Out In Ladysmftn
She Ate the StamnG OF
Mattress

An amusing and at the same time pa
thetic story Is told OF horse that sur
vived the terrible siege at Ladysmith.
This particular mare was a great favor
lite with her master, and the first three
weeks OF the siege Jared not SO badly
considering the peculiar circum-
stances; but. nlas. Mary's master was
called away. as an engineer. 20 erect
bridge. and during eis absence from
home his valued friend wRs stolen.
Five sad weeks passed. and be BE-
gan 20 think she must have fallen into
the hands OF the Beers However. on
reaching home one evening there she
was waiting outside her stable. thin
and tired. but delighted 20 be home
again. little dreaming what anxious
times were still In store for her.
One faiteful day the authorities give
orders that no more ~meanes" must
be given 20 the stock. Fodder was com
mandeered for the military horses. and
the day broke st last when there was
absolutely not a mouthful for poor
Mary. Her master arose that morning
sad and Perpexed for her breakfast.
But ne suddenly remembered that his
wife had made a new straw mattress and
two pillows Just before the siege be-
gan No sooner said than done The
latter were ripped open and Mary had
her novel breakfast. Later on the bed
met with the same fate. and they saved
Mary's life, or probably 'NChevreull-
would have been her end She n now
we'll and Hvely.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28
LETTERS BY PAoNocRAPH.
N0ves Plan 60 Have the british
Soldiers TN Africa Talked 60
from Home.

An entirely new and up-to-date meth
sod OF sending love messages TO the
dear ones az the front has been adopt
&c by many prominent ladies of Lon
don, among them Mrs. Baden-powen.
says London paper.
The novel ides was conceived by Col.
Gouraud. an American, who suggested
that the phOnograph might De made
available for transmitting messages
that would be appreciated far more by
the boys in khald than letters. I'm
agine, he said. the feelings OF those
same boys when they could hear the
welAremembered voice OF mother. SIS
ter. sweetheart or wife whispering
right into their earsN
The idea took like wildflre and Lord
Vivian left for the front q few DAYS
ago with whole load OF the phono-
graphic missives- An affecting Incl
Dent was connected with the sending OF
Mrs. Baden-Powelss message TO her
son. She got as far as ''Shevie. DO you
hear your mothers voice?'' when she
broke down and II was some time be.
fore she could recover sufficiently 60
complete the record.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28
HIGH-pRIcED VINEYARDS.
Prince Albert of Prussia Buys Land
at $4,000 nm Acre-yaiue of
the wine.

To the owner of even the most valu-
able landed property on this continent.
mining property alone excepted. the
news that Prince Albert OF Prussia has
purchased the Wiihelmi vineyard at the
rate Of $4,000 an acre viii have seemed a
gross exaggeration. IL not worse. says
the New York Tribune. There is not
anywhere within the United States an
agricultural property for which any
such price would be paid.
Both the Johannesburg and the Mar
cobrunn wine lands. IN tho latter OF
which the Nilhelmi vineyard les. are in
the Rheingau-the small district from
which the cream Of the famous rhine
wines come. The Johannesburg vine
yards are mostly the property of Prince
Metternich. to whose ancestor. the IA
nous diplomat of the congress OF Vi
emma, they were presented by HIS i'm
,perial master, Francis Joseph OF Aus
,tria.
Tounderstand the enormous values OF
these lands on a basis Of simple arith-
metic. II Is only necessary 70 know that
the average production Of an acre OF
RheiDgau vineyard being about 200 gal
Ions, a half stick" OF Rheingau wine
of the vintage OF 1893. sold for 17.5OC
marks. or about $4,000. \ half stick
contains 100 gallons, so that the prod
uct in this particular case Of less thar
one acre for one year brought in z
per cent. OF the price Of one acre il
Prince Albert's recent sensational pur
chase
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28
A SOLDIERS DOG.
Rests. Like MANY Another warrior,
tp an Honorcd Grave I'm His
Native Land

Puts picture wns I'm the Royal Scot
.i-h academy. representing him rs
smooth-coated little tykc. says Cham
bers' Journal He was Of nondescript
breed. but Of great Intelligence and
well vcrsed in the performance OF
tricks. He had IA travesed. cvcntful his
tory One master was killed I'm ac-
tion; but a brother officer adopted the
quaint white mongrel as his special
charge. Pat was in an Afghan cam
paign. which proved futal to another
regimental dog. John Harrison. n re-
triever. John often followed his mas
ter, the colonel. through Edinburgh's s
gray streets. The heat on his last for
eign service was, however, too much
for him. and on the march TO Kandahnr
John was shot for fear he should lag;
and rests. like many another warrior.
Ia a grave where Brston had laid him.
Pat. being small and short-haired,
withstoOd the Indian heat. lie went
with his second master 20 Egypt. but,
the glare OF the sands threatening &C
impair his already failing sight. the
1 four-fOoted veteran was sent home OF
sick leave. He never rejoined his High.
landers; but by special desire, when hs
| died az his Midlothian retreat, he was
rolled In the coat the soldiers had mad,
for him OF their regimertal tartan ant
buried IN the well-tended niche IN th'
/ % - Ts4,- -
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28

Except that IL is free from the com
plication of race difficulties. the cOndi-
tion OF affairs in West Australia pre-
sents a curious parallel 20 that which
has existed in the Transvaal. There.
too, the old agricultural population Is
contending fiercely against the influx
of modern mining immigration. These
newcomers. like the Transvaal uit-
landers, have issued manifesto
Invoking the aid of their fellow cit
liens Of the British empire" against
'.grievous oppression" In the way of
excessive taxation and inadequate rep
resenfation.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28

Raw sra Ripe Frofts OF Any Kind
Are said 40 Relieve Those
AGsetea.

While the vegetarian regards meat
es n poison, the fruitarian looks with
no enthusiastic eye upon the lenten
fare Of che vegetarian. To him un-
cooked fruit Ia the only natural food.
and. though but n small body, men
do exist In this cold country who eat
nothing bat fruit For a long time
they had found their chief opponents
IN medical men. who affirm that for
gouty patients fruit 10 dangerous,
some even asserting that fruit may
actually engender gout. Now. how
ever. little ray of sunshine pene-
trates the gloom where they SIT In
glorious isolation cracking nuts and
chewing raisins with all the sylvan
simplicity OF monkeys.
A medical man. says the London
Globe. has arisen 20 declare tha, he
has frequently cured gout with grapes
and oranges. Further than this. he
declares that his standing advice "a
gouty friends Ia: ~Fnt plenty Of
fresh. ripe. uncOohed fruit" But while
the tendency OF fruit u TO get rid
OF gout altogether. ~ seems that &C.
we're gouty headaches and bilious at-
tncks may be caused by eating II, par
ticularly by patients who have long
ago shut the tempting apple and pear
from their regimen Therefore
though the fruitarian wax bolder for
this medical testimony. the gouty
would be wise 20 take their frui
i sparingly at first and not by an,
, means make n their one and oni,
interesting TO find that medical mel
are beginning 20 look with kindne
eyes on the fruit. but AZ present Z
w0uld probably be difficult 20 en-
counter two doctors agreeing over on
suffering Fouty person that his sal
vation lay In the fruit diet.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28
PAYS EVERY DAY.
Singular system Pursued ny a New
York millionaire Merchant To
ward Ht- Employees.

One New York millionaire who
earned hts fortune by his own efforts
under rather cisadvantagcous circum-
stances conducts his business in q way
that is highly original In many partic-
ulars. says the New York sun. One OF
the most striking Of these Is HIS meth
od Of dealing with his employees. They
are paid every night. and at the close Of
every business day all the expenses Of
running the business have been met
and the manager knows Just how HIS
affairs stand a. far as that feature
OF the business IL concerned. But that
IL not bis object IN paying salaries
every day instead OF following the usual
custom and waiting until the end OF
the week or month. lie employs many
men who have lost former situations
through intemperance. although they
were all men Of ability in their Aeld.
II they severed their connection prac-
tically with the establishment az the
close OF every business day n made no
difference 90 the employer what hap
pened TO the man after ne left his es-
tabhshment- by this means the mil
lionaire IL able TO get the service OF
good men at a small salary and have
no responsibility ss TO their conduct
after they have received their pay for
one 6avsa work
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28
wonder. of the Digger Bee.

DR.. John B. Smith. writing in Pop
ular Science. gives the name OF dig
ger bee" 10 a blue-green bee having
a metallic sheen. which may be seen
fitting about sandy places during the
first heats of May. With the aid of
liquid plaster Of paris poured into the
holes that IL makes in the ground, he
has followed the bee through a won
derfus course OF digging. The work
is AL done by females. and its pri-
mary object Is to provide protected
cells In which the young are bred. The
bee makes 4 tunnel a quarter OF an
inch in diameter, which, after start
Ing for few inches on slope. runs
straight down into the ground At
the depth of a foot or more. short lat
eral tunnels are driven, and at the
ends Of these are formed the breed
ing cells. Having provided for her
young. the bee continues 10 dig, down
and yet further down, until she is
four feet or even more beneath the
- urface, dying from sheer exhaustion
about the time her first progeny be-
gin TO make their way to the surface -
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28
NEW ZEALAND LEADS.
It Is the First of Great Britsfa'. Col
onfes 60 Grant Female
samrage.

New Zealand has been the first OF her
ma5esty's colonies to grant TO women
the right TO vote. The bill FOR female
suffrage passed one house In 1904. but
made no further progress. In 1893,
however, IL passed both houses and re-
ceived the royal assent In September OF
the same year. Since this time II has
not been lone man one vote" but zone
person one vote" The qualifications
for electors-arplicable TO whites and
Maories alilSe-are a residence OF st
least one year in the colony and three
months in the district, or the posses-
sion OF a freehold property worth c rs.
/ OF this experiment much has been said
on both sides, but neither its opposers
nor most ardent advocates can as ret
speak authoritatively as to the anai re-
suit, says the Philadelphia Times.
Lady Stont. than whom no more en-
thusiastic suffragist exists. said: The
women here were not prepared for IL.
To this Sir Roberts adds: 1T may take
Us so years before we see the results
of our various experiments" while Mr..
Lloyd sums up the situation: New
Zealand has reached no final social So
lutions. and no New Zealander. citi-
zen or official. can be found who would
pretend that II had. All they claim is
that they have tried 10 find solutions.
and they believe the falr-minded OBJ
server will declare that they are en-
titled 10 report progress 20 the rect
OF u.s." -
oseen vfctorra-s consrsouucn.
Queen Victoria In about TO pubiish
another selection from her 6iaries, the
profits 20 BE- svynsd over " tie vsy
/, fand,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28

In the German Annelen der Physik.
an interesting experiments with q
vacuum tube Is described by J. Stark.
When continuous electric current Is
sent through tube. matters being
90 adjusted that the current is only
just able 10 pace, the current becomes
periodic. and tho cathode. being set
Into vibration. gives forth musical
note. The vibrations are ascrfbed 90
the periodical attractions exercised by
the electric charges on the walls of
<he- tuhs,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28

For the first time In history our ex-
ports 10 Asia and Oceanica will exceed
si0o0o00 900 during the current fiscal
year. In no part OF the world has our
trade grown with such amazing rapid
ity. except In South Africa. the total
having increased 100 per cent. In two
years, for In 1893 our total exports 20
all Asia and Oceanica amounted only 10
. little more than s27.ooo.ooo. The In
crease 10 chiefly In cottons. breadstutfs.
pFoyisiops and Manufactured goods.
~ - s~>y --~~~A
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28
historic PAPER IN ILLINOIS.
ReRimeatsl Discharge Rearing
Signature of George Washing
ton Lately FounS.

w. III. Green, of Mount Vernon. III.
has I'm his possession an autograph
order and letter issued by Gen. wash
ington in 1777, discharging Morris
famous light horse cavalry and COM
reads as follows:
-The Philadelphia troop OF light
horse, under the command Of Captain
Norris. having performed their tour
of duty. are discharged for the pres
ent.
Il take this opportunity Of return
ing my sincere thanks 20 the captain
and 10 the gentlemen who composed
the troop for the many essential serv-
ices which they have rendered 70
their country. and 20 me personally.
during the course OF this severe cam
paign.
Though composed OF gentlemen Of
fortune. they have shown n noble ex-
ample OF discipline and subordination,
and In several actions have shown q
spirit Of bravery which will ever DO
honor to them. and viii ever be CRATE
fully remembered by me.
Given at headquarters az Morris
town this twenty-thivd day OF Jan
uory. 1777-
'-G. WARRINGTON.
This order, says sn exchange, rs
written on parchment paper used IN
early colonial days, and. though yel
low with nge, is we'll preserved and
perfectly icgible. IL was found few
days ago by Mrs. Rebeccn Galbraith
4 Of Shiloh township. while hunting
through some old papers which were
once the property OF her grandfather
a Virginian. who lived during the revo
lutionary period. and who, - II
thought. was a member OF the ligh
horse troop so warmly commended bl
Washington.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28

weather Probabilities.
Fair and warmer today; light, varisbss
W3odsi rain and warmer tomoryop, viii
h9easIlg sssssylg vin4A
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28

~ Lovc-TSst.
Darling, my love grows day by dsy.
hope ard pray u ever wtlis
I've heard you sting; i've heard ysp plng-
xes spiss ef nat ! lsvs yeu ssRk
T{NegA -~~~-------
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-28
LADY wARwIcK's NEW TOPIC
7.he Titled Speaker Says No Man
Ever wished He Was
Woman.

The countess of Warwick recently
delivered an address on Mans OPP
portunity." and this is what she said:
MEN are not thoroughly convinced of
the desirabihty OF the equality of the
sexes and the emancipation of woman
hood Was there ever a man who
wished he was a woman? Yet, how
gladly would she give everything In the
world 10 be a man. Men did not half
realize the splendid powers they had.
If they did they would use their votes
20 return only those men 10 parlia-
ment and governing bodies who had
the wen-being of the workers at heart.
1t was 10 be regretted that talent and
character often struggled AT enormous
odds because there was no money TO
develop them. But those two attri-
butes should BE- the only test"
The London World, an discussing
Lady Warwick's new topic. says:
Lady Warwick was inclined 10 over
look the fact that the vast power WELD
ed by her own sex Is not the less real
and effective because IL is exercised
otherwise than at the polling booths or
In the parliamentary division lobby.
Those. for instance, who have benefited
by Lady Warwick's fruitful efforts for
the welfare of woman workers have
little enough reason 20 sympathize
with her emphatical1y expressed wish
that she could change her sex; and al
though she cannot be persuaded that
there ever was a man who wished
he was a woman, Il Is certain that there
are few Influences in the world that
rival In potency the influence which the
'unemancipated' sex is able TO bring 20
bear upon most of the affairs Of life"
05Erro-s -va~-v .---x
The sparrow Is a wise bird: up at
the faintest streak Of dawn. he Is on
the go until the shades of night are
fully developed. Astronomers watch
ing the eclipse noted that the spar
rows were the last TO sucounib TO the
darkness and the frst 10 resume their
predatory activity on the faint dawn
OF renewed light.
e Love-rest.
Darling, my love grows day py dsy.
hope ard pray u ever Wilt
Fye nserd yeu sting: I've heard yeu play-
xes spiss ef nat lavs yeu stilk
rX414b -~~-~e>s>~-~~~>~
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-15

81. 1. Bevry, LoPansport, Pa, writes:
81 am willing to take my oath that l
was cured of pneumonia entirely by
the use of One Minute Cough Cure
after doctors failed. 1t also cured my
children of whooping cough" Quickly
relieves aud cures coughs, colds, Group,
grippe and throat and lung troubles.
Children all like it. Mothers endorse
1t. Fred Schaefer, druggist.
81 am Indebted to One Minute Cough
Cure for my health and lfe. It cured
me of lung trouble following grippe"
Thousands owe their lives to the prom pt
action of this never falling remedy. 1t
cures coughs. colds, Group, brochitis,
pneumonia, grippe and throas and lung
troubles. Its early use prevents
1t is the only harm less
remedy that gives immediate results.
Fred Schaefer, druggist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-15
EARLHAM, N. M.
Weather Favorable To CropS-pur-
chasing Cattle-Cattle Found
Dead In the Mountains
niu0inn We1lS

Special Correspondence of the HERALD
EARLHAM, Feb. 12.-Last week was
in every way favorable for crops and
stock, with frosts to hold back fruit
buds and rains to insure early grass.
There is plenty of wster in the river
for irrigation and wheat and alfalfa
plan ting are going on briskly.
Mrs. Ben Levy and son George, who
have been visiting Mrs. Joe Goodman
all winter. left for their home in Chi
cago on Thursdays train.
Messrs. Fl. Sumnerford and w.
Stewart, of Leasburg, and j. D.
Isascks, Of O-gen. Rave been in the
valley after steers, the two former for
feeders, of WI ich they secured 81 head
among the small herds on the other
side. Mr.. Issacks was after beef cat
tie for his butcher shop at the thriving
mining camps of Organ and Modoc.
He was also successful.
Some of the stock men of the noun
tsins seem to have suffered quite a loss
about January l. Sheep herders re-
port finding about twenty head of cat
tie in the canyon known as the "Foun-
tain Camp" in the Organ mountains,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-15

all dead as though they had drifted
into the canyon during the storms of
last month, and died from starvation
and exposure.
James Sewall. who IL putting down
a we'll for Mr. Bessley, of the Soledad,
was in the valley this week.
Mrs. Sarah G. Kegar. our postmfs-
tress,, visited the Pass City last week.
G. M. Brace is in from the Potrillos.
he reports cattle and range in good
condition.
VIII MandelI. who is engaged on a
well for DR.. A. B. Lane, of Las Cruces,
at Pena Blanca, has reached a depth
of 200 feet with so far no show of wa
ter.
il. Thompson has finished a we'll at
his homeafter several months of inter-
mittent labor. A good vein was found
at 122 feet which rises slightly high
err than the surface flow thus ipsurinR
an abundance. Mr.. Thompson's we'll
holds the record for depth in the val
ley from Dons Ana to Ell Paso.
E. K. Talbot is in Ell Paso on bust
meas
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-15
JEMES. N. N.
Secret DanCe.-A Visiting Teach
er-SnoW And Rain.

Special Correspondence of the HERALD.
gines are having their secret religious
dance today. They are dressed in
gaudy costumes. Some have full
Mosques whose fronts represent the
rising sun: some. the rising moon;
some, the morning or evening STAR
others, clouds arranged like Jacobs
ladder reaching, as the Indians be-
lieve the clouds do, from the earth to
the blissful regions of the skies.
Some are dressed in hides, others in
feathers, some are mostly nude, their
bodies being painted: others are so
thickly dressed, their parts of the per-
formance demanding it, that they
must nearly smother.
Makers" and besides their dancing
which is sort of prance. they act
somewhat similar to the clowns in our
shows except that by their fun max
ing they would make clown think
that he had missed his calling.
1t showed and rained last Tuesday
and since then it has been very cold
here. It is moderating some today.
Sotera Baca made a flying trip to
Albuquerque last week on busip ess.
Cbas F. Sapader is visiting friends
in Bernalillo.
Miss Desett, the supervising teacher
for the Indian SCHOOLS, at this agency,
and Mrs. Sayse, of Zia Pueblo, visited
Miss Erna Dawson. of this place, the
first of last week. The latter returned
to her school Wednesday and the
former on the following day via Ber-
nalillo to Seynna, where she will re-
sumo her work of experimenting the
schools,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-15

Ell Paso Grocery company is now SELL
Ing two pounds of the celeb rated
Shady Grove Butter for SIS cents.