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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22
FAILED AS A MATCHMAKER.
The kfas OF Denmark Tried His HAND
as 1t. But Met with MIS-
fortune.

The king of Denmark takes an &C
tive interest in the welfare of even
the humblest of his subjects The
man who is now the home farmer"
10 his majesty had been known by
him from his early boyhood and was
the son of one OF the kings wealth:est
farmers. A few years ago, says Lon
don paper, he fell desperately in love
with pretty miikmaid who was in
the employ OF his parents. AS usual,
the course OF true love did not run
smooth, for the father was extremely
annoyed and humiliated when he
heard of this little affair and ordered
his offspring TO give up any idea OF
ever becoming welded 90 q girl be-
longing 10 the servant class. Nothing
daunted, the young fellow went
straight to the king and entreated
him to intercede for him and for his
fair inamorata- The good king. much
touched by the evident distress of
the lad, did as he was asked, and. of
3course. there remained nothing for
the irate father to 60 but to yield
with as good grace as he could
muster. AS soon as the wedding had
been celebrated King Christian gave
/ the young man the charge of his home
| farm and showed great kindness and
generosity to the young couple. Un-
| fortunately. however, this love match.
ike many another, turned out badly.
Disputes became more and more fre-
kquent, the husband awakening too
late, alas. to the fact that. apart from
her good looks. his wife had few of
|'the qualities which he would have
liked 70 encounter In woman for
whoas ssis hs had sacrificed the az
eessssp = be tsfhsT, Finally, lev
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22
WATER AFTER THE SODA.
Desire for a Drink Es Proof That
the sweet staa Does Net
Qoench ThfFst.

VIII you have a glass of water after
your ice cream soda. lady?" said the
clerk AT the soda fountain. according 10
the Chicago Tri6uae
IF you please" answered the Gus
toner. The water takes the sweet
Taste out OF my mouth"
DO you know" resumed the clerk
10 his eonhdant as the woman moved
away. Il can't afford to knock my own
business, but I would Ike 20 tell that
woman and hundreds ike he< that
the drink she ought 20. have had In
the hrst place was water. II she had
taken drink OF cool water before
swallowing that mixture Of sir0p
charged water and ice cream her thirst
would have been satisfied. But she
wanted lee cream soda She got il and
then she was obliged 20 crink water
TO wash the other stuf out OF her
throat. Did you ever hear what the
soda water clerks call that glass OF wa
teri We call it the bath lt's the
chaser CT the so1s water fountain.
Down IN New York the boys have re-
ehsisssnsd the drink We eel, hers ~ .
'sssaax' iss srsss drsssAess Eish
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22

At recent school examination for
girls this composi.i7n wa. hsnde-' in
by a girl cf IL. says Missouri paper:
The boy is not an animal. yet he can
De heard quite distance. When a
boy hollsrs he opens his big mouth
ike frogs, but girls hold their toung
antil they are spoken TO. and then
they answer respectable and tell just
how IL was. A boy thinks himself
siever because he can wade whsre tho
wstsr is deep. When the boy grows
~ he V called .. hwhaads. hat. shs
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22

Every kind OF gless at a sufficiently
high temperature must eventually
show complete soluoility in water
Under the pressure glass dissolves ia
water heated To 400 degrees Fahren-
heit. Sea water more than csc feet
beneath the surface will remain liquid
at that temperature, and il it pene-
trates the earth's crust where the
temperature is equally high IL will,
apart from the pressure. liquefy the
silicates or CLASSY rocks. Prof Barus
concludes that at ce-th of about five
miles silicates in e-ntact with water
are virtually fluid. and that the level
Of aqueous fusion in the earth is fve
times nearer the surface than is that
Of igneous fusion.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22
MAN NEVER WITHOUT BEER.
Nineteen Centuries Before Christ
the Process Of Making Beer
Was Taught.

When the Romans first invaded Ger
many they found that the beverage Of
the people was a beer produced from
barley. But that was at a time COM
paratively modern From the earliest
times and in every cline. says
an authority, man has had re-
sort TO some stimulating and ex-
hiiarating beverages prepared by fer
menting the juices or extracts from
fruits, grain or plants Il Is said
that Osiris as early as 1860 b. C..
taught the process OF extracting the
juice from barley and fermenting It.,
while the Greeks learned how TO brew
and ferment from the Egyptians, who,
300 i. C., had established a number
of manufactures at Pelusium, on the
Nile. xenophon. 4c0 n. c., refers to
a fermented drink from barley, and IL
is alluded to by Aristotle. Strabo and
others under the name OF xythoS.
Pliny mentions kind of beer called
-cereyisia." and Eunemenes In A ID.
296 says that Britain produced such
an abundance of corn that IL was
sufficient to supply not only bread.
but liquid comparable with wine.
In the seventh century beer had be-
come 10 general . beverage In Eng
land that Ina. king Of wssssx, levied
tas 70 bs rssd IN sIss spd early IN
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22

Mems HandkerchiefS. We
have n lot OF fancy bOrdered
which were used 10y an inn
porter as samples. We pur-
chased the entire line. no
two alike - they are worth
15c. To Doc. each. our price
Mems White Shirts. We
are selling agents for the eel
ebrated Eclipse Shirt-nOne
better made. perfect fitting
and OF best material.
Toe. and 81 90.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22

the ffteenth' century brewers COM
pany WIS formed in London. Up TO
the sixteenth century English beer
was very poor. only favored with
broom, bay berries or ivy berries. but
In iS4s the cultivation OF the hop
plant was begun in England. and from
that time great change was made
in the quality of the beer manufac-
tured. In 1910 the first brewery was
established at Burton-on-Trent. and
by the end of the seventeenth century
beer had become the national drink.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22
TOBACCO GROWS IN TENTS.
Attempts Are Being Ma de To Grow Ha-
~aRa and SuDsatra Leaf Ia
Connecticut.

IN experiment in growing Havara
seed and Scmatra tobacco Ia &C raec. -
cut soil. under a tent, is being CO :
duc;ec by Prot + n. jenkins. OF the
state agricultural station OF New
haven. and Marcus A. Floyd. tobacco
expert of the UniteoStates department
of agriculture. SAYS a recent report.
The covering is made of cheese cloth.
Is nine feet high snc contains :. .iCC feet
of cloth. Prof Jenkins told a
Sun reporter that the covering
offered many advantages. retain
ing the moisture IN the ground
longer than where IL was exposed. So
curing a temperature of from five 10
ten degrees hotter. and protecting the
plants from heavy raiRstorms or hail
Excessively heavy hail may penetrate
through the cloth. but the fail vii. be
sufficiently broken to prevent the
plants from being broken. Mr.. Floyd,
IN speaking OF the experiments. sslds
The sumasra Is progresssng finely.
The leaves are smaller. Of Q brighter
xFssp sod Anfs sascs ast ere silkisF
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22
DOGS SUFFER FROM WORRY.
m"ny Cases OF Servoas Prostpssfea
Reported ~ Hesslt ef ersnd
Array Resason.

The grand army reunion and ths
Labor day parade have ieft some sad
rencmbranees along Michigan avenue
In the form OF a regular epidemic Of
canine nervous prostration. says the
Chicago Tribune. The pet and toy
dogs which have been tordinR IL over
ths common kind along the Lake
Front park are now many OF them
under the care OF veterinary surgeons
for most aggravated cases of szap-
pishness and nerves. Following upon
the excitement and crowds Of tke re-
union and parade came the hoe speu.
and then the dogs betrayed symp-
TOMS which we're feared by many 90
be hydrophobia- Their usualsy Kind
and placid dispositions were decidedly
SCARED aud they became really dan
gerous.
Al one time three pet dogs from Que
block were andsr the care Of the doc
tors, with their feminine owners
weeping nearby and begging their
lives be spared Had they been oras-
nary. plain dogs their deaths would
have been deereed forthwith
The veterinasy in charge said that
he had had at least dozen eases Of
the kind IN the space OF q few dax.
and found that in every instance the
patients were suffering from ossrxx-
element. ossrsseding and heat.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22

than that raised7H the open. Wears
gathering &he crop by leaves. picking
them as they become fully matursd
and leaving the stalk. This produces a
much better result than 70 dry them on
the stalk. The Havana seed is not Co
ing - well. and the outcome IL In
0soubt."
Prof jenkins said that Connecticut
tobacco no longer answered the de-
mand OF the trade, anc II the attempt
to grow Sumatra here was successful
II woule result In great prosperity for
Connecticut growers
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22

Meyers Bros. Queen. a
shoe made especially for us,
and one which we are very
proud OF. L. would be sold
anywhere for 81. -, but our
price viii always be......s2. 90
"JENNESS MILLER" We
are the agents for this cele-
brated Shoe for Newport
News. the most comfortable
shoe Tor wOmen.....-......S:S. 30
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22

days ago the romance OF the farmer
and the dairy maid ended in a trag-
edy, for the husband shot himself in
a moment of hopeless encouragement.
and the king Is deeply grieved and
much depressed by this catastrophe.
which he feels 20 have been brought
about by his interference with pure
ly family matter.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22
Women's Shoe De
partrnent.
SECOND FLOOR

wv LO(N-
Women : French Kid Slip
pers. Marie Louise" heels.
fancy buckle......$3.5O to S6.
Women's lace and button
Shoe. all shapes............S5. 90
Women's Black Kid Shoe.
lace Or buttOn.............. So 90
Women : Box Calf Bull
Dog Toe. very stylish 81 10
WOmen's lace and button
Shoe, kid, with patent leath-
ef lp,...... .-....-......-......S - DO
Nomen's fine patent laath-
er lace Shoe. very handsome.
Al-.st.--- .s..-.-------.- .-..-..- 81 slN
WOmen'S Wei Patent in
lace or button n-.......-....S5 90
\ handsome Shoe for wo-
men in all sizes and all the
newest shapes..............Sl. 90
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22
Perfurnerv.

We want to remind you
that our Toilet Requisite De
partment ~ very complete,
carrying one of the best
known lines in the country,
namely
COLGATES.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22

AT the opera in Dublin a gentle
Ian sarcastically asked man stand.
-Ig in front of him il lie was aware
&c was opaque. The other said be
as nothing OF the kind; be was
O'Brien.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22
House Furnishing De
partment.

Decorated Porcelain Cups
and Naucers-siX cups and
SiN saucers 90 cents a set.
Tin Toilet Set. Japanese
aud Decorated, in three diff
i"rent rolOrS. consisting of
Water carrier. Foot Bath
and Slop jar. SI.l9 set.
Good Sizod Jap Coal Holds.
10 cents.
Granite Cake Turner. Sc.
Soup Muffin Pans........IOc.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22
Art Department..

We have one of the most
complete lines OF Medium and
Fine Pictures and Engrav-
ings to be found In the State.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22

some crushed fruit They cal it-tAs
dope. and the name iust about hits
II. tell you we're getting q new lHn-
guage behind the soda water counter.
SherFy Sunday, did you say. madam p
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22
Notion Department.
FIRST FLOOR


4 regular 25c. Dressing
Comb, some are One-half
coarse and one half fine
teeth, Others all coarse teeth.
Thursday only for.....-..l3e.
Clark's Darning Cotton.
on spOOl.................3 for -.
Meyers Bros. Special Horn
Hair Pin...-...-.lOc per dOz.
Aluminium ThimbleS. all
sizes. worth 5c.-..............lc.
A good black Dressing
COmb................................5c .5c.
Nursery Pins. all sizes, at
Clinton Nursery Pins............
.............5c, Sc, and Zoe. doz.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22

A curious criminal law exists in
reece- a man who is there sentenced
death awaits two years before the
cutiOn of the sentence.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22
Book Department.

The most popular book of
the day Phillip WinwOod." f"
10y Robert Nelson stephens,
bound IN cloth. the regular
30 edition. .ggc.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22

grown-uP grl Is a woow ana Keeps
house"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22
Special.

S1X90 Bleached Sheet
good quality Muslin. excel
lent value,..-......-.........5O soc.
Pillow Slips, we'll made.
wide hem, full 42x36......1Oc.
Bolster Slips, wide hem,
good Muslin, ............25c.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22
Mems Furnishing De
partrnent.
FIRST FIOOR)

4 No. ! White Unlaunder-
eel Shirt, Linen 3-ply Bosom.
linen waist-bands and neck
bands. reinforced front and
back. worth Toe. at all times,
our Pflce---...-.-...--..
BrOughtOn Silk Carriers for
Men, never sold by any at
less than - cents, our price
............................ ...........l &c.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22
Corset Dept.
SECOND FLOOR

You will find all the latest
and most approved styles
and shapes in the Celebrated
American Lady Corset, as
well as all other popular
makes OF COrsets.
T57. Long and Short, white
and grey,..................Sl. 90
II. AND G..
1O1. White and Black
Lon ....---.-..-..--..-.-.. .OO
1l0. Nhite.................. 10
DOWAGER.
White and black.........2.OO
Meyers Bros. Special......5Oc,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22

An ad. in this paper win
reach the people.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22

Department Store.

% pd tppy y ldd dny Dprtme and W thin ehae
made pkt h M b gd nd e t the lowest W.
tm
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-22
Hosiery Depart
nent.
FIRST FLOOR

Children's HOSe-seamless.
ribbed, double heel and toe,
generally sold for 15c., our
price, e,.............................1O
Women's Fancy Hose -
in all the new styles. Regu-
lar 19c. Hose. our price, l5c.
Women's Black Hose, with
cOlOred Polka, a,..............15c
4 full line of White and
Balbriggan Hose, in large
sizes, all seamless, ,........12lsc.
Women's out sizes in
Hermsdorf Black. guaran-
teed fast, .25c.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-23
The N>sferiop> Nacrum,

-Sallow and lsnguid. observes the cor
respondent of New York paper at Naples,
with his despatch bag Rugged fearfully if
rot guilty under his red right arm, Mac
rum. the runaway American Consul from
Pretoria. walked the plank of a Mediter-
ranean steamer, and landed with both feet
on the classic shores OF Italy. He would
not speak, except to hint that his journey
around the world, by the longest practi-
cable route with stops at Naples. Rome
Vienna. Berlin. Paris. and London was
mission and that his conscience was
tranquil.
According TO one account. Macrum
did falter a hint that his awful duty would
take him TO the palace of President Loubet
before it would be possible for him to see
either Queen Victoria or President Nc
Kiniey; but, at this point his teeth began
to chatter with the chill of a state secret
too cold and heavy for one so young and
speech until the alleged receipt of a cable
gram from Secretary Hay admonishing bin
10 keep a muzzle upon his vocal orifice until
the customs officer at Sandy Hook could
spprehend him.
Of course, We have only one side Of the
story. Macrum may be the greatest Of
patriots and monster of consular ability
and discretion. AS TO the last named
quality no one would be surprised at his
possession of It II is said to be the bet
ter part OF valor, - and appearances do not
indicate that he displayed much OF that at
least sfirmatively. in abandoning his post
in a time OF danger. and without favoring
the State Department with his reasons for
leyanting But. as above remarked Mac
rum. though he may not have flown home
ward with a pocket full Of money, may
have a good excuse. Public judgment.
therefore. may be suspended until the ter
mination OF his circuitous journey and his
ultimate arrival in America. The excuse
however. win need to be a monumental
one. On the face OF the returns no repre-
sentative OF this nation abroad has ever
before placed himself in a similarly sus-
ricious and seemingly inexcusable position
II the explanation be not much better than
anything practicable upon his conduct. 1t
would be wiser for him not to return AZ
all
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-23
TUESDAY. JANUARY %, 1900.
For the National Canal.

1t Will not be long before the Hepburn
Morgan Nicaragua Canal bill will be taken
up for consideration in both houses Of
Congress. The approximate unanimity for
the measure is almost amazing to ia
friends. and has proved paralyzingly SO 10
its enemies. Not fewer than sixtytwo
Senators are confidently reported as open y
in favor Of he national canal. and of final
action at this session. OF the remainder
but one is known TO be actively in opposi-
ton On the House side. probably four
iifths are already booked safely. and most
of the other fifth only wait 10 be sure that
ihe Administration is in dead earnest. ard
ret merely playing 10 see how much the
interests opposed 10 the canal are willing
to give to the Republican campaign fund
But this is not tenable view. Mr.. Han
ma, who has been opposed to early leg.sla.
lion, sor a related reason. seems TO have
come around TO the views of the majority.
and apparently is now willing 10 bow 10
the wish OF the country in the matter. As
TO President Mckinley. there is no doubt
that he has long hoped to add the jewei
OF this grand American achievement to the
crown OF his Administrator.
The American people are watching wi. h
eager attention for Whist may happen. De
lays are dangerous Public opinion and
world conditions favor the cnteipriee nos.
Its censummation should not be pos;pon
one day longer than Necessary.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-23

pie" leaving out all the people who are
not best
But we have often just grounds OF crit
ieism against him nevertheless. He some
times represents customs ard manners IS
being praeticed by our highest and most
cultivated society when nothing OF the
kind is true. For instance, Englishmen are
fond of depicting cultivated Americans as
using provincial bad English. Some Amer
leans who are rich ard have been TO CO...
lege do indulge in such idioms, but the
really cultivated do not But when the
Of critics. that our society is made up Of
the young person and that the men
really worth meeting are not TO be found
in II, he tells the truth. because in the ma
jority OF our cities that is the case; and
there are good reasons for it. We have
never adopted certain European insti;u-
tions in our society; aud it is TO be hoped
that one or two Of them will never find
place In il.
Many social circles are made up chiefly
Of young men ard maidens, because the
young men are the only ones who have
time and inclination for round of dances.
calls. and five-o'clock teas The older men
are busy doing the work which must be
done 20 keep this big country of ours on
its upward stride of progress. They have
little time or energy for mere amusement:
some Of them are men who have risen
from the ranks OF the workers and never
learned the tricks and manners" OF So
ciety. They may be able to hold their own
among other rich men; they may have edu-
cation. cultivation, brains. and that pc
cular combination of qualities which
makes the gentleman; but they have not
the habit of amusement; it does not come
rnsily TO them. SO they devote themselves
TO business, their families. and perhaps a
fad or two But they do not bgure in So
ciety with capital S.
Some people have declared that We can
not be truly civilized until the young per
SON is relocated TO the background. and the
older men and women engage seriously in
social life. as they do in Europe They
incline to the French view of things. and
demand that the young girl be kept out of
society TIL after her marriage. But it is
unlikely that that method of educating
girls will ever obtain in this country. The
tendency is all the other way. Our theory
has unccasciously been that the more a
girl knows of life within certain safe limits
the less likely viii she be to make a mis-
take in choosing husband. and that the
more .tIrestrained young mans utter
course is, with his sisters and his sis
tiers friends. the more rhivalrous. sympa-
thetic and wise he will be in the treatment
of his wife when he finds her. 1t is the
tendency OF father and mothers TO approve
the French way OF making children's mar
riages: but few OF them are likely to admit
that other people could have decided that
important question better than they did in
their young days. and independent parents
share OF their spirit to their
whether they wish it or not. Il
seems likely. then, that our society will
continue to be largely made up OF the
young person" just as it is today.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-23
Chicago society.

Chicago is discussing its own society
with charming frankness which ought TO
be productive Of some results. BY society
is here meant the men and women who
wear evening clothes and are pointed out
on field nights al the opera as Our best
people" II is said by the critics that this
society is made up principally of boys and
girls, many women and a few men who are
dull and commonplace; that the best and
most brilliant men refuse to waste time
on it, and that, in a word, 1t is for the
benefit OF debutantes, and lacks variety
most desperately.
This has suspicious resemblance to the
complaints which foreigners have often
made in regard TO American society in gen.
ersl. There Is something odd about the
foreigners view OF us. II Is at once more
Just and less true than our knowledge of
ourselves. For example, the English or
French traveller spends a few months in
this country and writes book. in which
he says that American women have high
pitched. unpleasant voices. and dress in a
bad imi alton OF European fashions. We,
who know that some American women
have beautifully low and musical voices,
resent this; and We fail TO perceive that
the gentleman who made the remark WAS
generalizIng, as he had a perfect right 10
do. When he walked the streets or went
into a shop or TO the theatre, he heard
the average woman talk; and II be heard
one grammatical sentence In ten, or one
delightful voice in a hundred. he must
have been in q most Utopian town. We
have no right to demand that the for
eigner should Judge US BY our best pco-