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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31
noNE OF GENERAL THOMAS IN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY.

were to fight against the Stars ana
Stripes. Finally. the two officers agreed
that on a Tuesday of the following week
the two would go to the War depart
nent together and resign their ctmmlS-
s;ons General Thomas told General John
ston that he hatI to go TO New York on
business, but would return in time to keep
his engagement.
General Thomas went over to New
York. Iitz Lee met him in that city,
and has frequently told a little story in
connection with the meeting. General
Thomas married a Northern lady, prob
ably Philadelphia. General Lee call
ed to see them at their hotel
He had already made I'D his mind to
resign and enter the service of Virginia.
AS a matter of fact. he did do so in a
day or two. On taking his leave of his
fellow-ofTiccr and wife, General Lee re-
marked:
We'll. Major, I suppose ] will see you
in Virginia in a week or two?'
II suppose So" said General Thomas.
lie thinks You WILL said Mrs. Thorn
as. significantly.
General Lee went back to Washing
ton and resigned.
Meanwhile General Johnston was
waiting for the Tuesday on which he
and his brother-ot1icer We're to give up
their commissions. The Tuesday arrived.
But General Thomas did not aDpear.
General Johnston waited until late in
the afternoon before going TO the de-
partment and submitting his letter OF
resignation. The imagination draws a
pathetic picture Of the old soldier, after
waiting in vain for his comrade-in-arms,
going alone to take the step that meant
more than we OF this generation can I'M
Inf,- ton nlTp1-
hesitated those closest to him never
heard him say that he did.
In 1860 General Thomas and his wife
visited his sisters at the family home in
Southampton. When they got off the
train at the home station they found
that there was no vehicle to carry them
across the country to their destination,
and they waited at the house Of 4 gem
tleman, who, it is believed. is still living
in Southampton, until arrangements for
Il vehicle could he made. a citizen of the
neishhorhood. who was the dinner-table
with General Thomas and his wife that
day recalls well that the converse ton
turned upon public affairs and The trou-
blous questions which threatened to
cause the withdrawal of the Southern
States from the Union. One of those at
the table asked General Thomas what he
would do in case Virginia WAS one of
the States that seeded.
II could ncvcr fight against my native
State" was his reply.
But the soldier experienced a great
change of mind in he spring of 1861,
probably after Virginia had seeded, he
wrote his sisters of his determination
10 remain i'll the service of the United
States. They, loyal to their State and
their section. were Mortified at what they
could regard as nothing but blacklist
treason. y sharp correspondence on
sued.
Finally General Thomas asked his sis
ters to return TO him the sword which
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31

of starting to tramp to his far-away 1dr-l
ginla. home, he CHANGED to learn that Cen
eral Thomas was stationed In the place.
He had known General Thomas. before
the war and while he knew that he had
refused to fight for, his State and had
fought so hard against her. the soldier
relied upon the Virglnian love Of his peo-s
pie and his home. and determines 70 as *
their old Southampton. He had some DIFF
flculty.Ein gaining an audience with the
commander, but when word was sent into
General Thomas that the man who want
ed to see him was from Southampton II
was but a minute until the ragged ana
tired Confederate stood In the presence or
the great general 1t is a pity that the
details of the conversation are not now
known. But General Thomas received the
soldier most kindly and expressed the
greatest pleasure at being able to supply
him with, transportation back to South
ampton.
When the soldier got back home he
made it point to call on the Misses
Thomas and tell them Of having seen
their brother and OF his blindness. Nat
urally, he thought they would be glad TO
hear from him. :: But the exact reverse
was true. Indeed, the scene was stormy
one for a few minutes. the ladies declar-
ing that they had no brother and nc that
they never wanted the name of General
Thomas mentioned in their presence.
A gentleman Of Southampton relates
that when a boy he used to accompany
his mother TO WISH me Misses lnOI1lstS
and how she and his father used to eau
ton him against asking to see General
Thomas sword.
That sword now reposes in the colec-
ton Of one of the historical societies of
this city. having been presented to the
society about a year ago by the sisters.
who wished it preserved after their death
and did not wish the task committed to
the descendants of the man who had won
it by his valor and lost it by his treason.
Virginans will always regret that Gen
eral Thomas did not help his State in the
struggle in which he gained such reuown
as captain in the armies that conquered
her. But we of this genera ton can be
proud, of him as a Virginian. Several
military writer's have regarded General
Thomas as the greatest commander on
the Northern side. Then there is the tes-
timony Of General James Longstreet-thc
Macdonald of the Confederate army-a
man who knew what hard fighting was
if any man ever knew At the battle of
Chickamauga General Thomas and Cen
cral Longstreet We're ptted against each
other. The result was what the brave old
Confederate has always declared--a half
hour of the bloodiest fighting OF the war.
In General Longstreet's command was
Pickett's division Of Virginians The COM
mander of the army against which they
We're fighting was a Nirginian What
wonder the world yet marvels at the
tierceness of the conflict which followed:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31
WHEN YOU WANT

make come to see us. We keep crutches.
all kinds of braces, all kinds of rubber
goods. air cushions and pillows, also a
full stock of hair brushes, cothes brushes.
shoe brushes. fine cologneS. toilet soaps,
handkerchief extracts, ETC.. etc All kinds
of patent medicine. Owens & Minor Drug
Co., opposite Post-Office.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31

II IS not at all generally known TO Fir-
rinians that the two sisters of General
George a. Thomas. the distinguished
Union commander. arc still living at the
old family seat in Southampton county
IN the house in which he and they were
born.
Miss Judith. tho cider of the sisters. is
now nearly 90 years old; her sister. Miss
Anne, is probably ten years her iuili1r-
Tho plantation is worked by tenants, and
the rentals enable the ladies to live III
comfortable manner Each of the women
IS A fine type of the Uomanhood OF Nlr-
GINA Those Who have visited them IL
The old homo come away admirins the
sweet and stately courtesy OF the ladies,
f,ut sadiened by the pathos of their lives,
forever manifest
The life story of The sisters and their
Brother sounds like fictiofl-one OF thosc
Southern romances, in which there is
the dazzling CLEAN of glory across the
gloom of a sorrow that will always last
1Tor in this story there IS the love OF
woman that made the soldier forget his
country and draw his sword against
his people; the patriotism of sisters 50
strong and so stern that il made them
forever disown and deny the soldier
brother who was the pride of the proud
family; there is In it a. pride which en-
mobiles and a patf1os which makcs TO flow
the lOllS Oh IuItSL ~ iiIl'd LILY
To his sisters General Thomas died on
that knril day when ne decided to fight
with thu enemies of his State. He was
appointed TO West FONT from Virginia,
of course, and his bravery and skill i'll
the war with Mexico had Won him a
splendid sword. presented by the peopie
OF his county lie was regarded by those
who were forming the new government
as one who would reader most powerful
aid IN the contest Of arms all saw would
nc necessary to its establishment. The
Times printed a few days ago letter
from Thomas to Governor Letcher declin-
ing to accept the position OF chief OF or
dinance under the Virginia Government.
but the concluding portion of that letter
indicated very clearly that it was the in
1ention of General Thomas to give UP
his commission in the army of the Uni
ted States in case Virginia seeded from
she Union.
There Will always be something of
.r1vstcry connected with the decision OF
Gen Thomas to fight against his State
There is not the slightest doubt that at
ono tine he was determined 10 renouncc
lis allegiance to The old flag and enter
The service of the Confcderacy- a rela-
tive of General Joseph L. Johnston re-
Gently told me interesting story in
connection with The attitude Of General
Thomas towards the Confedcracy at the
beginning, Of tho wan. The story was
told = m by General Johnston and it is
believed that it has never before been
printed. Just about the time Virginia Sc
coded from the Union. General then Colo
rel Johnston and General Chen Major
Thomas We're in Washington. In CONVEX
satien regarding The general outlook. and
the duty of Nirsinians in the old army.
General Johnston said that ne and Gener-
al Thomas were agreed that it was the
duty of every son OF the Old Dominion
who held a commissions in the army OF
the United States to offer his services to
his native State, although her soldiers
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31
GOV. TYLER DEpL0RES IT.
He Looks Upon the Burning as Public
Calamity

Governor Tyler gave out the following
interview yesterday concerning the
burning of the Jefferson Hotel:
TT is a distressing loss, one felt per-
sonally by all our people. It was in
deed the pride of Richmond and the
South. It is almost a calamity, to the
whole country
1.-The Jefferson was doing more to aliay
sectionalism than any other agency.
Think of the number OF conventions and
associations 1t was constantly bringing
here, 1t seems to me we have had one
almost every week. thing last spring
made eleven addresses OF welcome In
less than month. most OF them in the
Jefferson, and all because of its being
here. The people from every section.
North. South. East and West. were COM
lnx, and were Mixing and mingling to.
rether. This was ncs only pleasant. but
Of great profit Now. estimating the cap
,tai that has been attracted through the
L.nneucs OF tho hotel. the city can't AZ
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31
sTOpTHAT COUGH

before It is too late, with DR.. David's
Cough Syrup OF Pure Pine Tar. Wild
Cough. Group. Consumption. Bronchitis
and Throat and Lung Cure made. Is
armless pleasant and effective. and sells
for 25 cents a bottle, everywhere. Owens
& Minor Drug Co. opposite Post-onice.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31
BIG RUSSIAN FIGHTER.
The Cruiser yarlas Formidable war oh'p
In Norfolk Harbor.

Especial Dispatch to The Tines
NoRFALK, march, 3o-Ihe i mp
Russian cruiser, Variag, which lles 70
sa,- nfs e,awe1l-s Point, preparing TO COAL
is an object Of special interest:
She is commanded by Captain Nladi-
mir Behe, and carries crew ,,s er go 30 men G;n
II,nfhia- Her powerful armament consists,
said Lieutenant D. vassilIop, her paymas-
ter. of l. six-inch, 1915 milfmetre and and
rapid-fire guns and 6 torpedo. TUBES she
is 400 feet long, can carry 200 tons OF
coal in her bunker, with which she can
steam six thousand miles. She can show
heels to almost any war ship OF her size
aflvat, with a speed OF % IL knots an
hour. Very few of the officers or men
speak English, and how the Variag car
ries some OF the long Russian names on
her muster roll is problem.
The Variag, unless present plans are
changed, will begin taking on coal nexc
Monday. and will sail for Cherourg and
knostade on April 10th or Whereabouts.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31
SETTLERS RATES
West, Northwest and Pacific Coast
Via c.. and O. Railway.

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company are selling settlers tickets at
greatly reduced rates to points in Cali
fornia, Nevada, New Mexico. Arizona,
Texas, Mexico, Colorado, Idaho, Mime
sofa Montana. North Dakota, Oregon,
Utah. Washington. British Columbia.
Wyoming and Manitoba.
Full information can be obtained by
communicating with John D. Potts. As
sistant General Passenger Agent Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway, Richmond, Va.
or Chesapeake and Ohio Passenger and
Ticket AGENTS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31
1T CURED HIM


and will cure You. He had rheumatism
and writes US: You sold me = bottle of
your Dixie Nerve and Bone Liniment.
which 1 used freely, rubbing vigorously
with it that night. and was most agreca-
blv surprised when on getting up the next
morning to find the rheumatism entirely
cured and my arm perfectly well. I
told the above to a friend suffering in the
same way and he tried your Dixie Nerve
end Bone Liniment and was speedily
cured"
It cures sprains. strains and pains in
the muscles. sinews. Sides, limbs and
back Remember Dixie Eminent Large
bottles % cents everywhere. Owens 6
Minor Drug Co.. opposite Post-Onice.
EASTER FLOWERS.
We are headquarters for fine Roses
Carnations, Lily of the Valley. Mignon-
cite, Violets and Blooming Plants for
Easter. Call and see our display.
MANN & BROWN,
West Broad Street
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31

In his benefactions Mr. Andrew Car
ncgie knows no North, no South, no East.
no West His beneficence is not sec
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31
GA IS 2 oRTA.
GA q "a.
B.ar, tbe Tia Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature "a A>XZz <z@x
GENERAL. MISSIONARY CONFER
ENCE, NJ. e CHURCH, SOUTH,

New Orleans, La, April 1850, 1901.
One Fare for the Round Trip.
For the above occasion the Southern
Railway will sell tickets from all ticket
stations on its lines to New Orl.cAs and
return at one fare for the round trip,
tickets to be on sale April 2. %, "a. with
return limit May 2. 1901. The Southern
operates double daily limited service In
both directions between this section and
New Orleans: through Pullmans;
through coaches; complete dining car
.eryios; United States Fast Mail and
Southwestern Ltm1tsd
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31

ford not to have it rebuilt The married
people here and the city could afford to
make voluntary contribution to have
It rebuilt. and II should DO done at once
1--WE rejoice that under the cool. calm
direction Of Mr.. Fry ard his assistants
no lives were lost. The Fire Department
and the police deserve great praise fos
their prornpeness and efficiency.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07
Ducks Battle with n Hawk.

A green-winged teal Is the heroine of
Ernest Seton-Thompson's new story in
the Ladies' Home Journal. After her
brood was Matched she started to take
them across n pond. This was mis-
take" Mr. Seton-Thompson writes.
"For 1t exposed them to enemies. A
great marsh hawk saw them, and he
came swooping along sure of getting
one in each claw. Run for the rushes!
called out the Mother Greenwing, and
run they all did, pattering over the sur
fnce as fast as their tired little legs
could go. Run! run. cried the mother,
but the hawk was close at hand now,
In spite of all their running he would
be Oh to them in another second. They
were too young to dive; there seemed
no escape when just as he pounced tho
bright little mother gave great splash
with all her strength and, using both
feet and wings, dashed the water all
over the hawk. He was astonished
He sprang back into the air to shake
himself dry. The mother urged the
little ones to Keep on" and keep on
they did. But down came the hawl,
again; again to be repealed with a
shower of spray. Three times did he
pouncc, and three times did she drench
him. Now all the downlngs were safe
in the friendly rushes, the angry hawk
made II lunge at the mother but she
could dive, and, giving good-by splash.
she easily disappeared"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07
Restrictions of French Girl Life.

'rhe program of what Il French girl
may or may not do is drawn up very
precisely" declares TIL. Belitzon (NIad-
anne Blanc), in the Ladies' Home Jour
nal. UNLESS she Is poor and has to
earn her own living she never goes out
alone. The company of n friend of her
own age would not be sufficient to cha
peron her, 1t is an established rule
that novel-reading is a rare exception.
She is entirely subject to her parents
will in the matter Of reading. And if
she asks to see anything at the theater
except classical masterpiece, or an
opera, they will tell her that such q
thing is not considered proper, feeling
sure. of her silent submission. After
she is Is years old she is generally
allowed to be in the drawing-room on
her mothers reception days. but must
keep to the modest and secondary place
assigned her: pouring the tea and pre-
senting it. courtesying to her elders,
answering when spoken to-in short,
undergoing her apprenticeship. She
has but few jewels, and under no pre-
text any diamonds. Custom does not
permit her to wear costly things; nor
does it give her the right, in general, to
have money allowance worth speak
ing of for her personal use. She re-
ccives trifiing sum for charity, her
books and gloves. A young girl never
takes the lead in conversation. but al
ways allows the married lady the prec-
edence, and she finds 1t quite natural to
occupy the background"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07
Filling the silo.

1t used to be thought that rapid fill
ing of the silo was all important 1t
must be filled SO fast that no layer of
fodder could wilt before it was covered
with another, and thus the fermenta-
ton beginning at the bottom must
gradually work up through the mass
until it reached the surface, where oXi-
worked downward until the decaycd
matter on the surface prevented any
more air from going down. Naturally
we accepted this idea, as it was sent
out by learned chemists and scientific
men, but opinions have changed since
those days in the light of positive facts.
The farmers who have not been able
to fill their silos as rapidly as they
wished to, or have been obliged to
wait for help, for weather or for some
later field to attain maturity, or those
who from lack of facilities for rapid
handling have been obliged to fill slow
ly, have found that their ensilage was
in no way inferior to that which was
all put in practically at one time, or
without pause excepting for the nights
rest And some have learned that it
does not injure it if a part of the water
in it dries out before 1t is cut. The
moisture is enough unless the fodder
has become dry before cutting by rea-
son of being overrpe, suffering from
drought, or being frost-bitten. Either
of these causes may make fodder so
dry that it will be benefited by wet
ting before it is pressed into the silo.-
New England Homestead.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07
Machine Threads Needles.

A little machine which threads 1000
needles minute is in Minneapolis. 1t
was seen by l.. S. Donaldson, of Mime
apolis, in st. Gall, Switzerland, ON a
recent visit, and he had it sent to his
place of business in Minneapolis mere
ly us an exhibit. The purpose of the
machine is to thread needles that are
placed afterward in an embroidery
loom for making the Swiss or Ham
burg lace. The device is almost entire
ly automatic. 1t takes the needle from
hopper, carries it along and threads,
ties the knot, cuts the thread off uni
form length, then carries the needle
across an open space and sticks it in a
rack. The work of threading these
needles was formerly done by hand,
and the advance from what may be
doEe by hand to thousand a minute
by machinery is an index of the prog
ress of the Swiss republic.-Chicago
Journal
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07
General Farm Notes.
Dig out the peach tree borers and jar
the curculio.

Dig out the peach tree borers and jar
the curculio.
Bone is the thing to use on peach
trees every time, says one grower.
In orchards badly infested with can
kerworm late spraying with some form
of arsenic. which is most safely used in
bordeaux mixture, may do good If the
worm is still feeding.
For field culture for the canneries
good strong tomato plants should be
ready for the field from the middle to
the latter part Of June, the time which
they are usually set in New Jersey and
Maryland.
A great deal depends upon how wat
err is put on. If you begin your irriga-
ton before 1t is very dry. you don't
need so much water, but If you let your
ground get very dry and then put on
your water you need great deal more
of it.
Often on the farm. harvest or thrash
ing hands find it impossible to be Mt
home for dinner, and 1t is n vexing
problem how to haul dinner on tho
wagon without jolting it into mush
If the dinner bucket is placed in 4
grain sack, and each end of the sack Is
hooked or fastened IN some way undey
the hay rigging, SO that the sack VIII
hang loosely, swing back and forth.
the dinner 1ill jar very little, though
carried on the wagon all the forenoon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07


BY all odds the best method for de-
stroying grasshoppers after they be-
come half grown is the use Of the
chopper dozer," or kerosene pan, which
is shown herewith. This is made Of
stovepipe iron by turning up the sides
and ends about four inches SO as to
make long. fiat pan about four inches
in depth. This is then mounted en-
runners varying in height according to
requirements. On the frame back Of
the pan is stretched piece of cloth to
prevent the insects from jumping over
the pan. When ready to begin work,
the pan is partially filled with water,
and some coal oil is added. If the
ground is level, no crosspieces are nee
essary, but p the pan is to be used on
sloping ground 1t should be made as in
dictated in the Illustration to prevent
the oil and water from running to one
emu The height of the runners will
necessarily vary from two to eight or
ten inches, according to the crop to be
protected AMI the age of the insects to
be captured. The machine may he. of
any length desired up to sixteen or
eighteen feet. If small, it can he
drawn by hand, but when larger n
horse or two is desirable. When full,
the insects can be removed, little
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07
Sic, of o,.o ON and OLE.

The customs report of the sales OF
oleo oil and oleo for the fiscal year 1900
show that we exported from this coun.
try LAG, 739GS1 pounds of oleo oil, and
4,256,0G7 pounds of manufactured oleo
or nearly 1880 tons of oil and 2,12s
tons of the manufactured product. Our
best customers for the oil We're Hol,
land So,976,S46 pounds, Germany &c.
Ts0,9S6 pounds. Sweden and Norway
13.50O,332 pounds, Denmark SCISSORS
pounds, United Kingdom 1895, 764
pounds and Belgium 2,S02,77S pounds.
Nearly all of this is used in the coun.
tries purchasing 1t, either for home use
or export, as a substitute for butter, or
an adulteraticn of butter, and yet those
countries which buy 1t have a reputa-
ton for their butter products in Eng.
land, and there is no doubt that Hol.
land AMI Germany export more Of IT
than the United States, in one form or
the other. We do not think there are
many, If any, creameries in the United
States that use it to increase their but.
ter product by adulteration. The ex-
ports of manufactured oleo from this
country included 1,466,63s pounds to
British West Indies, 44S, 100 pounds to
Germany, 364,712 pounds to United
Kingdom, 516,463 pounds to Cuba and
2l9,14O pounds to Porto Rico. The
tropical countries like It because 1t
does not melt or grow rancid as quick
ly as the genuine butter.