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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08

working so long, and It's so awfully warm,
won't you come out and rest littie?"
Tho girl said: Mother, if it's not too
warm for our brave boys in Cuba, 1t is
not too warm for me-"
All day long she kept at her self-im-
posed gigantic task, and when night came
Josephine Milford, the second Betsy
Ross, had put many hundred perfectly
worked stitches in what is today, the
New York Herald says, the very largest
flag on the face Of the earth.
The Nations Historical Flag" the
name which Miss Milford gave to the
colossal child of her fingers, lies today
in a huge cedarwood chest, so large and
so heavy with its patriotic contents that
1T takes six men to carry it, in a back
parlor in the Madison homestead.
In the two years that have passed
since Miss Milford commenced her great
task the flag was never out of her
thoughts, waking or sleeping, night or
day.
Into It's accomplishment she put all the
realty and patriotism of her soul. The
fealty was to her mother, her sister, her
home. The patriotism was to her coun-
try and to the brave heroes of the Span
fsh-American war Dag and night or at
least far into the night, for a whole
year she worked and cut and planned
anu SHNGl dIlllu u6i plleS OI DQullilSb ILL
en- and silk, and day after day she had
the delight Of seeing freedoms emblem
grew and take form under her fingers.
And as she sewed she never relieved the
tedium of the hours with the light con-
vers3tlcn or the merry thoughts that
girls love. No, she was busy counting ev-
cry stitch so lovingly put in the great
flag, for every stitch was an individual
monument to an individual hero Of the
war.
This sentiment is nobly expressed in the
following beautiful dedication written by
Miss Milford, and then exquisitely en-
broidered in blue silk thread on the
white ground of the halyard canvas: 'tTO
Our Victorious Army and Navy-While
making this flag have followed you with
my thoughts and needle all through the
late war, and taken stitch for every one
of you. 1 felt confident from the begin
ming that you would overcome all diff
culties and return, as you have. still
under the glorius Stars and Stripes, for
which I am truly grateful, and I would
like the people of our country to present
this flag to the nation which you have SO
nobly preserved as thanksgiving to you
all. Josephine Mulford."
Higher UP on the halyard canvas are
also embroidered the following words:
THE Nations Historical Flag, Copy
Fighted. 1892 by Josephine milford"
The flag measures one hundred feet by
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08

had left her home and come to this coun-
try. 1t was here that, broken-hearted,
she sought the seclusion of the cloister,
and exchanged her own name for that Of
Sister Augusta
1t was a transition indeed from the
quiet English village Of her birth to the
busting life of an American town, but
sister Augusta moved In calm beatitude
through her duties, visiting the poor
tending the sick, condoling the mourning
families of the dead. Yet the sisters no.
ticed that there always seemed to be
about her some memory Of the past that
would not down.
And so 1t came to pass that part OF the
lake upon which the convent fronts was
dragged, and dragged again, in feverish
fear that Sister Augustus body would be
found at the bottom. But the body was
not found, though every niche and Grew
ice was searched over and over again. II
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08
Death Quickly Follows the

It was July l. 1888, a scorching, roasting,
wrenchingly hot day. Away down In Gu
ba brave American boys were fighting
the spaniards for the glory of the Amer
lean flag. Over in the shady parlor
of an old homestead in Madison, n. J.,
a pretty, bright faced girl stood knee
deep in bunting, red, white and blue.
Every piece of furniture had been tax
en- from the room. Nothing remained
but pillows upon pillows of the patriotic
material. 1t was piled so high that on
looking in window or door you could see
the brave girl. seated in a corner on top
of gigantic pile, as with trembling
fingers she put the first silken stitch In
what was to be her monumental life
work.
The hours passed on and the stitchers
multiplied, and each one Of them was
diligently counted by the fair worker
as her mind passed from one brave SOL
der to another on the grimy, sun
scorched, blood stained battlefelds Of
Cuba. By and by the sun grew hotter
and the day more oppressive, and fond,
silYery haired old mother looked in the
door and said: 40. dear, you've been
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08

Of her nanee at Springfield. engaged In
the preparation of trousseau; or more
exactly simple wedding OUTFIT and that
the marriage with her long patient. long,
seeking. long-sufTering lover will take
place in few weeks. It was to have
taken place sooner, but she insisted upon
writing full account Of the situation to
her parents in PARKWAY England and ask
Ing that they consent and forgive her,
and even come to be present at the cere-
mony. To enable them to reply or to
come here will require a delay of sew
eral weels-but they viii be weeks OF
courtshiD renewed. Of happiness indescrib-
able, after years Of sorrow, suffering
and torture.
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spirit than the boxer does his flsts.''
When a man has fought his duels md
been accepted as a corps member. with
all the rights and privileges pertaining
to the high position, ne must fight when,
ever there Is cause, and when there ia
none he does his share toward creating
it. The least provocation is suficient fo
bring on q menSur, and when mat@rs be-
come dun In the duel line il Is nothing
unusual for a whole corps to chaGenge
another corps. In such cases the presi-
dent must fight the president of the op-
posing side, and so down the list of off,
of six or eight high psevates. 1t NAV
happen that the officers Of a corps are
not its best fencers. but II the CORPS is
to fight as a body and there is time
enough before the meeting TO do so an
election Is held and the best men are
elected, 50 that there may be no doubt
as to proper representation
Although the various CORPS are organ
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08
German Student DQeZs.
A Conspicuous Feature Of the University Life.

The mensur, or corps duel. which has
always been conspicuous feature In Ger
man student life, became unpopular a
few years ago when there were indica-
tons that the police would cease to wink
at practice which had been pronounced
contrary to law. But It soon became
known that the anti-duel measures were
not serious. that the alarm was false
one, and after a short period Of reduced
activity the mensur resumed its old po-
sition Of Importance, and is as popular
DOW as 1t ever was, and changed only IN
so far that the fencing Is better, and that
more duels Of a serious character are
fought than ever before. For long time
duels for real cause were often fought
with pistols, and In many instances the
American DUEL was resorted to. This
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08

sixty-Ave feet. The blue field is forty
by thirty-fve feet. Each star measures
two feet eight inches across. The stripes
are five feet wide.
The bunting. extra width and quality
had to be manufactured especially for the
nag. The thousands OF silken spools, red,
white and blue, which 1t took to make it,
were donated by a large American man1-
facturer. The forty-five stars are en-
broldersd with the names Of the states
which they represent, also with the date
bf their admission into the Union.
Miss Milford made five OF the stars
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08

with Its lovely trees and rising lawn. I
could readily understand how those who
called it home" must love every stick
and sod, and was glad to know that
whatever the future holds, the poor, tired
body of the girl who had toiled and work
Ell to save it from the stranger spent its
last hours lying in peace within Its por-
tals.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08

Is the worst disease on earth, yet the easiest 20
have pirplss sposs on tbs skin sores IN tbs m0bih,
lsicers, faIaR hair. bono pains, catarrh. and don't
know II Is BLOOD FOLSOM. Gail and gel
CROWNS BLOOD CURE, $500 per bottle iasia
street.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08
In the springtime,

II would were bird" she sang,
Then the young man confessed
That he with her would gladly mate
Now they're looking for nest.
Chicago News
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08

4 ~. 20 coffee at zoo. Bakers Premium
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08
Colossal .Tmenieam FzaQ.

he Two Years Work That Jennie Milford Devoted the
Big National Emblem
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08

BROWNS CAPSULES 9 sls; CO... 81; sa;s s; s..
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08

Vim "The MiIwaukee's" New Train.
You can leave Minneapolis 1880 D. m.
and st. Paul lips p. m, every night,
and arrive Milwaukee 1915 a. m, and
Chicago 100 p. m. Fine sleepers and
coaches through to Chicago.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08
IN al SPIRIT or SPORT

'"The fighting is done in q spirit OF
sport said DR.. Schupphaus, land al
though the instruments are deadly weap-
ons the men use them with no different
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23
RECEPTION TO STUDENTS.
Occasion of Interest at the University
ofFirsinia.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

Especial Dispatch to The Times)
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, Sept. q
The annual Y NJ. C. A. reception to new
students was given Friday evening IN the
library and was well attended, many OF
the new men coming out to meet the Old
students and each other. and to listen TO
the addresses by members of the tacuity.
The addresses were by the chairman, DIT.
Paul B. Barringer. and by Prof. e II.
Smith and Prof NJ W. Lie The general
secretary of the Z. VI. C. ~, Mr. III. D.
Gallaudet who also was to have addressed
the students, was unavoidably absent
After the speeches delightful refreshments
were served.
Martin L. Crimnons. who came down
from New York to spend several days
with friends at college, returned home
yesterday. Before leaving he handed Dr.
Barringer slOo for cot In the new hospi-
tai.
Over five hundred students have matri-
culated thus far, which is in excess of the
number on the corresponding day OF last
session. The first two days Of next week
promise to bring the number above six
hundred.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23

at once be overthrow and an empire SCI.
,,p. But We do believe, and all true Demo.
| Gratis believe, that If the Republican party
should have complete sway for an M
| definite period without opposition from the
Democratic party. it would go on from one
degree OF Capitalization to another untli
States rights would DO practically oe-
stroyed and strong national government
set up. equal in all its operations and tant-
| amount in all things except perhaps ~
name, to a constitutional monarchy. me
Democratic party Is the great conserving
force IN this country, as 1T mas been i 5
the beginning. II the republic II TO De pre- pre-
served. If Democratic institutions are to be
maintained, 1t must be by and through the
Democratic party. either as the dominant
party or as strong minority opposition.
If q. Democrat believes that the election
of Bryan would rally the Socialistic element
In this country rather than the Democratic
element: that his election would be fol-
lowed by disaster in the business world,
Nv disorder and riot and public misfortunes
generally, then such a Democrat cannot
copscientiously vote for Mr.. Bryan. But
if he does not think that these evils VIII
| follow, ne may in perfect sincerity vote
with the party which represents his prln-
| ciples, even though he should be sahsfled
in his own mind that it would be better
for his business interests that Mckinney
be elected. Honest voting is not matter
of selfish interest, and man is always
justifable in voting his PRINCIPLES, no mat
ter what the effect upon his material wei
fare. In such voting is to be found true
moral courage and true patriotism
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23


This means that the negroes and the whites
at their head are the party n power. and.
within thelrspaere they are the executive
and the governing party OF the state. 1t
means negro domination and rule. A
house servant no more affects the party
in power than do the Chinese servants In
San Francisco or the blacks at Cape
Town place the inferior race over the
superior.
With an extraordinary lack OF political
acnmen, IN which the Republican party is
no, ordinarily deficient. It has become In
Theoretically associated IN the minds of the.
vast majority of the Southern people with.
negro domination. we believe that ntf-'
ma.ely the people Of the North viii under
stand that we must be allowed to work
ont our own problem in our own way, and
with no spirit of boasting we can point
to what we have done in the past, as we
look confidently to what that same spirit
Of fairness viii accomplish fer both the
| white and black in the future 1t may
be that when the Southerners are def
nitely free from any fear of black rule
they will split into two parties, and in
casting their ballots Will have an eye to
their material welfare. When that day
comes they will doubtless listen with great
interest to the arguments of the Sun on
the prosperity promised by one party as
opposed to the other. But until that day
arrives, no matter how foolish or mis-
guided it may appear to the outsider who
does not understand the true inwardness
of the present conditions in the South,
there will be but one party upon which
the people can rely, and that party will be
the one which since 1865 has stood for
white mans rule as against black mans,
rule in that portion of the country where
the possibility of negro domination was
real and not a visionary menace.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23
CAPITAL ITEMS.
License Issued Many Virginia Couples
TO Marry
Especial Dispatch to The Tim,


Especial Dispatch to The Tines)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 2-AHSs
Bertha Sinonds and Mr. Fred Wilson
Besley were married in this city Wednes-
day evening at the homo OF Mrs S. A.
Simonds, mother Of the bride. Rev. David
Montgomery, of the First Presbyterian
Church, officiating. a small party of rel
atives and friends were present The
bride has been a resident OF Washington
for number OF years and has a host OF
friends here. Mr.. Besley is the principal
Of the schools OF Vienna, Va. Mr.. and
Mrs. Besley left for Harpers Ferry and
will be at home after October 1st at Ash
grove, Va.
Miss Ida o. White. OF Norfolk, Va, who
has been visiting In this city for a short
while, has left for her home.
s. J. Johnson. OF Leesburg, Va. Is in
the city, and is stopping at the Metro
pottan Hotel.
P L. Ezekiel. OF Richmond, is also IN
the city. and Is Etopp:ls at the Metropol-
itan Hotel.
]. B. Kagg and wife and George Kinds,
of Virginia. are guests at the Metropon-
tan Hotel.
E. L. Eimonston, OF Stanton. Va, Is
also a guest at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Others registered at the Metropolitan
Hotel are Ernest L. Earle. OF Lynchburg;
II. T. Ellyson and T. G. Euyson, OF Rich
mond; " S. Maddox and sister, of Sue
cess Va; and E. D. Steele, OF High Point,
North Carolina.
Among the guests registered at the Ma
tional Hotel arc W. A Hammond, Of
Richmond; A. s. Turner, OF Danville: J.
Charles, OF Newport News; n. Hofheimer,
| OF Norfolk; Mr. and Mrs L. J. Whitlock
of Elba, Va; E. NJ. Taylor and ]. Button.
OF Virginia; John Farior, Charlotte, n
c.: ana Mrs. R. B. Glenn. of Winston
A party ct about che hundred and TWEEN
ty-fiye Boston and New England Odd-Fel-
| lows, who have been In Richmond. Va, at
tending the meeting OF the Sovereign
| Grand Lodge OF the order, arrived In this
CITY yesterday morning on the steamer
from Old Point Both parties will spend
several days in the city visiting points Of
| interest
Marriage licences have been issued in
this city to the following: Andrew r
Gill and Estelle Rockecharlie, both OF
Richmond; James T. Lewis and Alice NJ
| Yarbroush, both OF Richmond; William
L. Godfrey, OF this city, and Maggie NJ.
Blundel of Loutou1, county, Va: Edward
H. Fletcher and Anna z. Helm. both OF
Fauouier county. Va: Charles E. Beach.
| of Fairfax county. and Mildred Rollins.
| OF Prince William county; S. B. Moore.
Of Fairfax county, and Ruth Thomas, OF
| this city.
David P. Shuford has been appointed
postmaster at T'ropst- Catawba county.
North Carolina, vice Peter NJ Sharp, re-
signed.
James W. keller has been appointed
| postmaster at R.,ffa1o Gan. Augusta
county. vice Josephine Nichols, removed
Noryal L. Conner has been appointed
postmaster at Lynnwood. Rockingham
! county, Va, vice Serena Fl. Lewis, re-
sfEned.
James r. Robinett has been appointed
/ postmaster at johnson. Va
Sandy A Moir has been appointed post
| master at Francisco. North Carolina
William E. Anderson has been APPOINT
| ed postmaster at Sparkling Catawba
| Springs, n. &.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23
THE RUSSIAN MassaCRE.

The whole civilized world felt some
shame, to put it as mildly as possible. at
the bare-faced robbery of the Chinese at
which time-honored pursuit the British
appeared to have been easily the most
successful. while the japanese. a heather
nation, was the only one that refrained
from following Rob Roy's motto.
''They follow all the good old plan
To let him take who had the power
And let him keep who cam
Mr.. Kipling has also sung with no I'M
certain sound on the glory of well-chosen
foot and for the method which he pre-
ecribed as the best, we viii refer our
readers to his ''Barrack Room Ballads"
incidentally, we might point out that Mr..
Kpllng lays it down as a. maxim,
low the loot, the bloomin' loot,
That's the thing to make the boys get
up and Shoot
And Mr. Kipling's maxim seems to have
been correct, but the depreciating apollo
gies of the allies and their people for the
footing have turned into a sense of burn
ing indignation at the wholesale massacre
Z which the Russians are reported to have
made at Blagovestchenk, where 5000 UNI
offending neutrals were ruthlessly drowned
and stabbed. In the thirty years war,
when Wallenstein or lilly took a city, the
slaughter Of the inhabitants was regarded
,by them as sad but necessary incident
of the occasion. When Genghis Khan
marched with his Asiatic horde and piled
up pyramid of 5000 heads, he doubt
less succeeded in showing his power. and
in raising for himself an enduring monu-
ment- But massacre to-day IS among
civilized nations as much a thing of the
| past as is torture for extorting evidence
or the murder of ENJOYS.
Those of the Chinese who wish to do
so can lay terrible indictment against
our so-called civilization, which permits
such a brutal and wholesale destruction
OF unoffending non-com5atants. And yet,
DESPITE the horror and the bloodiness OF
the Russian vengeance, there is prooaoly
no method so satisfactory in dealing with
As,atics as that form which their own
genius had evolved. Long ago the Lon
of the Chinese princes was based on The
fear of death of their adherents, and the
Spectator went on to say that it might
be doubted whether wholesale massacre
would not really save great expendl-
ture of blood later on. by showing the
Chinese that the allies were serious In
this. however the Spectator only referred
to dealing with the Boxers and those who
had attacked the legations. 1t will be
generation before the Chinese forget the
barbarity OF the Russians. and all true
lovers Of civilization cannot but feel that
| the Russians have put them and their
ideas in a fearful light by their unre-
strained lust for slaughter. War is always
| terrible though sometimes necessary
evil, but we owe it to ourselves and the
truths that we profess to stand for that
war be wased with all the moderation
| and humanity possible, and the Russians
have placed a blot on our escutcheon that
it will take years OF kindness and pains
taking efforts to remove.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23
turned to Hoge Military Academy. a,

turned to Hoge Military Academy. at
Blackstone.
Mr. H ID. Peters and daughter, Of Hous-
ton, Texas, who have been spending the
summer with Mr.. F. w Priddy and
friends in Richmond, left 4 few days ago
for their Southern home
Miss Otia Baococl has been quite I'll.
but is now convalescens-
Mr. Paul E. Fore and family have rented
the Fore Hotel to Mr. J. H Carson, and
returned to their old home at Fort
Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Harvey. Of West
Virginia, arrived in town a few days ago,
and will spend the winter with Mrs Har-
yey's father. Mr. r. A. Priddy-
The Virginia Home School has opened
with large number Of scholars.
Judge Hundley is now holding Circuit
Court at Smithville. Many important cases
are on the docket
Mr.. and Mrs Moncure and family left
Yesterday for Richmond. where they will
remain until December LIST, then move to
Raleigh.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23
DEMOCRATS ORGANIZE.
Bryan-Steyenson -Otey Club Formed
ut BEDFORD City.
fsnecta1 Dispatch to The T,mes.)

BEDFORD CITY, VA, Sept. Pa
Bryan. Stevenson and Otey Club was Or
eafijzed last night with a membership Of
go The reeting Was called TO order IN,
tn5, courthouse At S o'clock by Mr.. II.
o. Humphreys, Chairman of the Democratic
e. ecutive Committee of the county. who
introduced lion. John Goode. the speaker
of the occasion. Mr.. Goode made a strong
adIress. lasting an hoiIr and quarter,
when tie election Of officers was gone into.
These are: President, T. III. Richardson,
Editor OF the Bedford Bulletin; Vsss-2resi-
dent, D. w. Garrett; Secretary, o. Il
Dooley, city editor OF the Bedford Demo-
crat; Treasurer, Hunter Miller.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-23
COURAGEOUS VOTING.

A Norfolk man writing to the Baltimore
American. Republican newspaper, SAYS
that he has friends who deolare that they
Wi! vote for Bryan. but hope at the same
time that he will not be elected. Such
man" saSe the correspondent, is moral
coward and without the vestge OF civic
conscience That is a harsh saying, and
we doubt If this anonymous correspondent
would be willing to confront any one of MS
make the charge face to face of moral
cowardice' or any other sort Of cowardice.
Il So we are Of opinion that he would very
soon discover that he had misjudged them.
All our readers know the position of The
Times on the duty of conscientious voting.
We do not believe that man should fol-
low his party whether or not in course
which he knows to be wrong. We do not
believe that a man should sacrifice his
conscientious convictions TO party regu-
,arity. But voter. particularly a South
ern voter, may vote for Bryan, at the
same time hoping that Bryan will not be
elected, and yet not be amenable to the
charge of moral cowardice'' or the lack
az a .sciy.c Conscience = There are two
great political parties in this country and
a mar may believe that 1t IS best for the
busiress interests Of the country that there
shorad be no change this year In the adj
.r.ir:r rratscn and yet also believe that Lie
rcAiatenance OF the sreat Democratic party
4 NECESSARY to hold the Republican party
A. deck ana to prevent It from carrying
its doctrines to extremes. We do not be
5lisre, and nobody else believes that II
McK1niey = reelected the republic Will