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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
Barbados. Laborers in a Sad Condition

Barbados Laborers In q Sad Condition.
The condition of the laboring popu-
Iation in Barbados, Jamaica, is so bad
that arrangements are on foot to send
10000 people to Saint Lucia. Starva-
ton is driving the black population of
the island to desperation, and the
troops, who, under the scheme of i'm
perial defense, should have left Barba-
does for Saint Lucia, have been or
dered to remain in Barbados. Incen-
diarism continues rampant there.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
REJECT THE -srsr AS GooD.-

The dealer VINO tells you that he can
sell you the same thing as AIabaztino
or something Sust ss good. either l.
not posted or Is trying 20 deceive you In
Offering something ne has bought cheap
and IL trying to sell on Ala bzsffne's de-
mands. he may not realize the danger TO.
himself as we'll aS 70 you Beware or
al new substitutes Dealers risk =.
suit for damages by 9ziisszg and cong1EE~'
ers - using al infringement Aiabas tire.
Co Own tbs right r. make and sell vail
coatt1ss adapted 70 nix With Geld Hzkezs
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
Rapid r,ne to the orient

From London to Bombay in eleven
days is the remarkable program laid
out by the Peninsular and Oriental
Steamship company. The journey win
be made by the Brindisi route and in
wolves faster time than Is usual on Ital-
Ian railways. The chief item is the
voyage from Suez to Bombay, which is
made at the rate Of seventeen kncts az
hour.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
Ene1and-s Armored Trains.

The magnificent armored trains used
by England in her war with the Beers
will protect her troops in about the
same way that HOstetter's Stomach
Bitters drives dyspepsia from the
human stomach, and then mounts
guard that it does not return The
Bitters has won in every case OF indi-
gestion, constipation, liver and kidney
trouble for fifty years
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
cHURcHEs AND scHooL-HoUsEz

The interior walls OF churches, school
houses and al public halls should never
be coated with anything but the durable
and pure Asab2sttEe- So evident has this
fact become that hundreds Of tons are
used annually for this work The Eenu-
tEe Al7bsstiHe does not rub or scale on
e s cisaEsy during the long period OF fts
uEefulEssE- Every owner Of 3 building
enorzd use II Ask year paint dealer or
druggist for card Of dnfss ard write 6or
free ccDy CT oar iutcrestinE beckett 70
AA4EsgtzEs Co. Grand RaptdEs 17lch.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
Ruspanded Shelving.

In a new apparatus for handling
goods arranged on shelves the upper
half of the shelving is suspended by
means of pulleys and ropes to slide up
and down in movable guideways, with
clutches for securing the pulleys to re-
volving shafts to raise or lower the
Shelves Record.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
The Largest Diamond.

John B. Robinson, who is reputed to
be one Of the richest men in the world.
has the further distinction Of owning
the largest diamond in the world. It
was found on his diamond field at ia
gersfontein and weighs S71 carats Gun
cut). An Indian rajah is said to have
offered as much as ESQ, 600 for it,
without success-New York Telegram.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
WHAT -KALso1z1xEs- ARE

Kalsomines are cheap and temporary
preparations, manufactured from whit
ing. chalks, clayB, etc. They are stuck On
the walls With decayfng animal glue. Ala
bas1f1e Is not q kalsosn3ne. It 81 rock
base cement. which sets, and Il aar6ens
With age. It can be rAccafed and re-
decorated Eithcuf having to wash and
8crape on its old cosfz- Alabastlne Is
utilized 70 great exfe1e IN hosp1ts1s. ~
e prevents TIE accumulation o. dirt and
the congFegating Of disease Eers1S, being
dssInfecsans zr It's nat4ra
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

By the aid of mechanical instru>
ments human beings can do many won
derful things, but to save his life no
man could cut such a perfect circle
without a pair OF compasses as the
parasol ant does out of a loaf with
nothing but her jaws.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

The exact geographical center OF the
United States, calculating between
longitudinal and latitudinaI extremes.
is spot in Kansas about twenty miles
north of the point at which the boun-
daries of Kansas, Oklahoma and the
Indian Territory meet-Baltimor
News.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

OF all the curious kinds of lace, espe-
cially old lace, the most curious is that
which is called point tresse. 1t is very
rare and was made of human hair.
French collectors say it exists in the
present day only in their cabinets. 1t
was confined to the early part of the
sixteenth century.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
40 Ola 1nsuranee Pol,er.

The late DR.. Martineau insured his
life for FL 600 as far back as the year
1928. It is not often that life policy
remains in force for seventy-two yea-s
the total amount payable under the
policy with bonus additions was "a. 1881.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

The new building of New York ere
nation company was opened recently
with an entertainment in the apart
ment which viii be used as chapel
The exercises began with prayer, fol-
lowed by singing. Rotations and per-
formances on the banjo. mandolin and
xylophone Then came lecture On
LIQUID air and collation. was served
hefore the audience dispersed.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
Read the Advertisements.

You will enjoy this publication much
better if you will get in the habit of
reading the advertisements; they will
afford a most interesting study and
some excellent bargains. Our adver-
Users are reliable and send what they
advertise
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
KuIed by an IcIcIs.

A big icicle fell from the rocks over
hanging a slate quarry at Slatington,
Pa, the other day, and struck miner
fairly on the head. killing him in
gtantIy.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

water becomes specially contaminat-
ed after standing over night in the pipe
and several cases Of poisoning have
resulted from persons habitually draw
ing on and drinking some of the water
in the mornings without previously al
Iouin1 II tn RIM
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

If there weren't so many mean me1
in this world fewer good men would
be under suspicion.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

Faded lair RECEIVERS its youthful color and soft
ness by the use of PARKER's HAIR BALsAH.
HINDERCoRNs, the best cure for corns. 15cts.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

Some hotel clerk probably originated
the remark There is always room a
the top"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

A womans idea of her rights is all
she now has together with those the
men enjoy.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

A woman's idea of perfectly lovely
hat is one that looks to a man as
though a cyclone had struck it.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

lido not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs and cOlds.-JoHN +
BOYER. Trinity Springs Ind. Feb. IS, 1900
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
SII2alI3 Y I'll SI(35i515 liIiEd5 Hairs
Hlselsas

of those who love you, although you
like it not.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

The French farce of the present day
is as broad as It is long.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

In order to succeed a man should
have plenty of push-but sometimes a
pull helps him out.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
The Best Prescription for ChiIIs

and Fever is a bottle of GROVES TAsrELEss
chill TONIC. It is simply iron and quinine in
tasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price, SOC.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
stamping Out a Nuisance.

A London magistrate has made an
example of one Of those pests of the
street who cry false war news. He
said he would like to see them prose-
cuted for obtaining money under false
pretenees by selling papers which do
not contain the news they below in
rancous tones. For that offense the
penalty would be more severe than a
fine of twenty shillings, or seven days
imprisonment, which the magistrate
imposed in the case before him.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

A Book OF Choice Recipes
Sent free by Walter Baker & Co. Ltd, Dorchester
Mass Mention this paper.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

Few people would be conceited if they
could only see themselves as others
see them.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
Important to Mothers.

Love speaks through the eyes; TIT
lips are otherwise engaged.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
We Own No Cables

The first ocean cable was laid across
the British channel in 1851. Great
Britain now owns 1875 cables, France
"a, Japan 20, Austria Al, Denmark %,
and Spain Is. Norway has in use 325,
mainly short lines. The United States
owns no cables, though it is first
class customer in ocean biography
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

The clock that needs repairing Otter
strikes for better hours.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

Many a man refuses to do thing he
wants to do simply because some other
man tells him to do it.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14

daughter has received from the use OK
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. After beginning the use of
your medicine she began to mend
rapidly and is now able TO be at her
work. Her menses are regular and
almost painless. feel very thankful
to you and expect to always keep your
Vegetable Compound in my house. 1t
is the best medicine ever knew. You
have my permission to publish this
letter If you wish, it may be the means
of doing others good ''-MRs- MATILDA
A. CAMP, Manchester Mill, Macon, Ga,
September Is, 1929.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
A MOTHERS STORY.

Tells About Her Daughters Illness
and How She was Relieved.
Two Letters to Mrs Pinkham-
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-04-14
Nrs. Minslou.a snothine srrnn.
our Georraphtca1 Cent.n.

For oh dren teething. softens the gums reduc es Fl
famation, allsys pain. wind colo. 25c botu
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-27
NOT HIS PARTNER.
ROANOKE.
N. & w. employees CALLED ELSE
WHERE

WHERE.
Roanoke. Va, Jan. 26.-R. P. C. San
derson, division master mechanic of the
Norton and Western, who has so long
boon connected with the company in
this city, will give up his position here
tomorrow. Mr.. Sanderson will be as
sstant superintendent OF motive power
of the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fo
railroad with headquarters at Topeka
Kansas. This is the road OF which 7
NJ. Barr, former vice president and gen
eral manager OF the Norfolk and West
ern, is now general manager, and it is
one of the largest railroad systems in
the world.
L. II. Hickey, formerly n foreman in
the Roanoke Machine Works, has been
recently appointed master mechanic of
the Atlantic Coast Line. with head
quarters at Rocky Mount, N. C. Mr..
Hickey resigned his position in the
Roanoke Machine Works several years
ago to ACCEPT the position of foreman
or the machine shops of the South Car
DINA and Georgia road, of which Mai
Sands was then general manager
When the Southern grabbed uD this
road Mr.. Hickey was appointed mas
Ter mechanic of the Kenova division OF
the Norfolk and Western. which posi-
ton he filed until recently, when he
was rendered the present one OF master
mechanic of the Atlantic Coast Line.
CONFEDERATE STAMP BRINGS
$780,
Richmond, Va, Jan. o6-Six hundred
dollars is rather large amount to pay
for an out-of-date useless scent pos
tage stamp. In the eyes of many IL
would be much wiser to receive such
an article than to give It,
Aiessrs Aug. Dcitz and Franklin
Stearns yesterday sold to a man In F;n
rope Confederate 5-cent postage
stamp for 5000 cash. The sale was ef-
lec'ed through a New IeSsev broker.
The purchaser is believed here. 10 DC n
French millionaire. The stamp was is-
sued In 1861 by q Confederate post
master OF Franklin, N. c. Mr.. Stearns
nought the stamp some months ago for
S25. making S575 on the deal
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-27
WILLIAMSBURG.

Williamsburg. Va. Jan. 26.-The Phi
Beta Kappa Society. the oldest society
in the United States. founded at VIII
liam and Mary College in 1776, will hold
Its annual celebration in the college
chapel here February 10Th. The orator
will be DR.. Thomas Nelson Page.
Among those who will be- present IN.
invitation arc Col. Wilson Miles Cary.
Baltimore; Hon. w. II. McIlwaine. Pc
tersburs; Rev. w. w. Moore, d. D..
Richmond; Prof. ii. a. White, Lexing-
ton; Judge ID. II. Wexford and John l..
Williams, Esq, Richmond.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-27
PETERSBURG.
COMMITTEE TO VISIT NORMAL
SCHOOL-LARGE TOBACCO
SALES.
Especial to Virginian-Pllot.)

Especial to Virginian-Pilot)
Petersburg, Va, Jan. 26.-The Senate
and House Committee on Asylums and
Colleges will arrive here from Rich
mond tomorrow morning at $3.50
o'clock, and will be driven out to the
Virginia Normal and Collegiate Insti-
tute and the Central State Hospital.
The object OF the visit of the committee
is 10 examine the grounds and build
ings of these two State institutions.
There are more students at the Virginia
Normal and Collegiate Institute than
there have been at any time for the
past ten years. These students are
from all parts of the State.
The sales of loose tobacco at the
warehouses still continues very large.
The highest price obtained to-day for
the weed was S23 per hundred pounds.
DR.. H. NJ. Hamill, international field
secretary, addressed the Sunday school
workers of Petersburg this evening at
Washington Street NJ. e. Church. The
audience was large one.
Last Wednesday night about 1900
o'clock a barn at City Point, belonging
to Captain Proctor, was destroyed by
fire, together with about seventy-five
barrels of corn and some farming i'm
plements The origin Of the fire is un-
known.
~ tournament will be given at Pea
nut, in Sussex county, on the I'd of Feb
ruary next.
The representatives from A. p. Hill
Camp of Confederate Veterans to the
public gathering of the Grand Army of
the Republic Post. of Springfield, Mass,
to be held on the Sd instant. Will leave
here Monday next. The names of these
delegates have already been published
i'm this correspondence.
Mrs. Bartlett Roper. who has been
quite i'll, is improving.
1t is said that an effort will be made
by tho friends of r. f. Slaughter to
get the Governor to commute his sem
,ence. Slaughter was convicted in the
Hastings Court yesterday of assaulting
and beating Edward Winn, and his
punishment fixed at fifteen days in Jail
and n fine of 81.
Christian Kronbergcr, a German, en-
ployed on the Richmond Petersburg
and Carolina railroad, In Chesterfield
county, was caught beneath a dumping
machine this morning and his skull
crushed. 1t is Thought that his Injuries
will prove fatal. The injured man was
brought to Petersburg and taken to the
Homo for the Sick.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-27

geant Booker. from whom 1t was claim
ed the mob took the prisoner; Tom SAL
ley. who was with Booker at the time.
and many others.
SLOT MACHINES
The authorities here eynaot
short time. to institute a fight on the
SLOT machines. which have recently OBJ
tanned such vogue. Just what viii be
me plan OF attack the authorities them
serves probably do not know,>as Tie ma
chimes are SO shrewtlly constructed thcv
seem to fall we'll within the law. II
there is no other way. special Iegisla-
subject. '''e
WANT MONEY BACK
The City Council will shortly ask the
legislature to pass bill re-ihbursing
the city for the money expended dur,
ing the yellow-fever quarantine. It is
deemed as just a claim us Those of tbe
Grimes Battery. of Portsmouth and tha
Naval Reserves, Of Norfolk.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-27
done his duty in arresting the sup

done his duty in arresting the sup
posed leader
1t is said that the man arrested would
never have gone with any one but Jen-
kins. Had Branch met and tried to ar
rest him there would likely have been
murder. He is said to be a person
whom men fear.
EE DID NOT KNOW WHY.
asked Mr.. Goodwin why the sentl-
ment OF Ahoskie was so apparently
against him. He did not give any rea-
son. I learned elsewhere that 1t is
thought Goodwin had reported a corn
whiskey distillery to revenue officers.
Goodwin says he did not.
He was this afternoon warned not to
board the train in Ohoskie, for there
might be trouble. He managed to. get
on below the station without being OBJ
served. His prosecutors are perhaps
more incensed by their failure to kill
him. and the further fact that he
brought there detective and blood
hounds He does not expect to see
Ohoskie nor his property again soon.
soon.
Last night Goodwin and his wife
stayed with a friend. After a brave
front in the face of danger Mrs. God
win, who is a delicate woman, has col
lapsed.
Godwin's father lives in the same
county. He is a deputy sheriff God
win has been travelling for thirteen
years as salesman for a Chicago pub
fishing house.
He says the man supposed to have
led the attack on himself was friendly
toward him formerly, and told him 1t
was thought that another person had
reported the distllery.
Now 1t would be worth the price of
Godwin's life for him to return.
SENT ON TO COURT.
S. A. Holloman, the man who was
chopped on the head with an axe in
Hartford county, N. c., is in a. critical
condition. He is white. There are
three wounds, one of which seems to
have penetrated to the brain.
Hurricane Branch, With Tom, the
bloodhound, and others last night ran
down and arrested nine men charged
with being accessories. 1t Is said they
had told Andrew Higgins, colored, to
Kill Holloman, and they would bury
him.
The men had hearing this morning
and four Of them We're sent on to
court.
NOT HIS PARTNER.
Mr.. Pace, of Franklin. 'phoned to Suf-
folk tonight that Mr.. Hedrick, who
was married yesterday, was not his
partner in the usual business sense of
the term. He wishes it SO stated be-
cause he had previously refused to take
other men in partnerships
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-27

mond Railway Company. The corpora
tors named are w. Bryon Tenant, j..
j. Collier. Herman Ricketts,. Walter
Smith, John f. wilkins. j. a. H. jun
kcr. NJ. E. Sturgess and G.. r. Ambrose.
The act authorizes the construction
and operation of n railroad from some
point on the Potomac to Richmond. 1t
authorizes the counties through Which
the road may pass to subscribe to the
capital stock of the company.
The capital stock is not to be less
than $4,000 and may be increased to
10000 900.
This is believed to Ae in line with the
one introduced yesterday by the Sea-
beard Air Line people.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-27
Distressing stomach disease.

Permanently cured by tho mastery power
OF South American NeKvinc Tonic In
yalids need suffer no longer. because this
great remedy can cure them all. 1t is a
weakness and Indigestion. The cure be-
gins with the first dose. The relief 1t
brings is marvellous and surprising. II
makes no failure: never disappoints. No
matter how long you have suffered, your
cure Is certain under the use OF this
great health-givlng force. Pleasant and
always safe. Sold by Wake, Martin q.
Gray. Druggists. Norfolk. Va. So
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-27
SUFFOLK ADVERTISEMENTS

- Board of Nanscmond county, wishes;
to secure a prime pal for the Graded Pub
lid School at Driver, for the unexpiretl
speriencc, as we'll as other qualifications.
only will be employed. applioat lions must
be- promptly filed with Mr. Lee Britt.
SSlfpt., Schools, Suffolk. Va.
S. j. PARKER, Clerk.
ss.S January 70. 1900 1a2G-3t
EIJANf You AFFORD TO BE WITH
NJ out health insurance when II costs so
little each year? s2-o0 a year pays SEQ
per- week, "a 90 year pays 5000 ner
week, $40. 90 per year pays So. 90 per week
SEQ. O0s per year pays $500 per week For
Afurttier sS par ticulars apply Y to 81 WOOD.
RID ola NJ. Suffolk, Va
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-27

THERD is NO FAMILY Mti,cin. =
favorably known as PAIN-KI(i,ER ,s 90
sixty years 1t has been used IL NIission.
10 counterfeit tho climate influence on ny
their families. but for tho clre of III iii
diseases of the bowels, and 4r wounds
there Is but one Pain,Killer. plrrv Ha,sS'
Price &c, and eoc. -, - S ssssssslo'e
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-27

posed leader.
1t is said that the man arrested would
never have gone with any one but Jen-
kins. Had Branch met and tried to ar
rest him there would likely have been
murder. He is said to be a person
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-27
NEWPORT NEWS.
THE WATTS LYNCHING-SLOT MA
CHINES-WANT MONEY BACK.
Especial to Virginian-Piiot.)

Especial to virginian-P iiot.)
Newport News. Va. Jan. 2G.-Thc
grand jury of Corporation courr has
been engaged all day In the investi-
cation of the Watts lynching. Practi-
cally the entire day was devoted to
its consideration. Something over a
score Of witnesses were examined, in
Guiding Simpson. the husband Of the
woman assaulted by Watts House Ser
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-27
Celery
Conn pound
WEARINESS

hfe5 yestfs ago the doctoTs sa1d had
nervous prostration. 81 was barely able to
stand when [ commenced taking Paine's
Celery Compound. After taking half bot
tie was able to walk about and after using
three bottles | felt better than ever did.
| could do more work, and working was
pleasure instead Of burden as SO many
suffering women find it,
q have since used Paine's Celery Com
pound for neuralgia and sick headache and
always found instant relief"
Paine's Celery Compound keeps the blood
pure, the body nourished, the nerves strong.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-09-28
WETHERELL-B BAKER

A most enj Iyable event took place at
the home of MIR. and Mrs Solomon
Wetherell, in Sumner township, seven
miles southwest of Alma, on Thursday.
Sept. 20, 1900, il being the occasion of
the marriage of their daughter, Mae
Luella, 10 Melvin Baker. of Shepherd.
About sixty relatives and friends were
present TO witness the interesting cere-
mony. Miss Jennie Andrews, of Shep-
herd, si.t r of the groom, acted as brides
maid, anu Mr.. Irving easier of Eaton
Rapids, nephew of the bride, acted as
best man.
The bride was attired in blue silk
and carried white carnations, while the
brides maid wore white and carried
pink. The groom aud best man wore
the usual black
The house was tastefully decorated
with profus'on of ferns, evergreens
and flowers and lighted with wax tapers
and japanese lanterns.
At high noon, a. the strains of the
wedding march pealed forth, the hap
py couple, led by the litt!c h'wer
queens, Miss Bernice Walker and Miss
Minnie WerhereIl. nitces Of the BRIDE.
took their places under beautiful arch
# flowers and evergreens with a back
ground of pctted plants, ferns and gold
curod, where the Rev. Wyhe Of Elm
Hall. pronounced the magic words that
made them one. After congratulations
the guests repaired toan Adjoining room
where the wedding supper was served
by the maids OF honor
The bride aud groom received many
beautiful and useful presents as tokens
of the friendship and regard Of those
present
The happy couple left on the evening
train for short visit to relatives and
friends.