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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-19
NOW A TRADE WAR.
THE WEST AND SOUTH REBEL
AGAINST THE EAST.

"If the United States were huge
funnel, with the smaller end at New
York. so that all things from all sec
tions could scramble i'll at one end and
land with Il certainty mt the other, the
business men of New York might not
be engaged, as they are at present in
what threatens to be n last struggle
to prevent the general trade of Ameri-
ca from eloping to the interior of the
continent.
''Twenty or more years ago nearly
everything gravitated toward New
York, Boston, Philadelphia and other
cities of the North Atlantic section.
The raw products of every portion of
the West, from Utica to Denver,
tumbled over themselves to reach the
manufactures of the East. The retail
ers of the West, from the Mononga-
hela to the North Platt and the Sacra-
mento, sent their orders for pots, pans,
hoe-handles and groceries to the job
bers of the Harlem and the Schuykill.
The farmers of the West shipped their
wheat and corn from the Mississippi
valley to the shores of the Hudson and
the Narragansett to purchase their
plowS and their hay-rakes. But in the
latter portion of the seventies the pro-
cess began TO stop, and it has been
stopping ever since. The food stuff
and the raw material of the West have
found that home is Il good place to
stay. Grocers and furniture dealers
and clothiers and shoemakers think
that freight charges saved are better
than trade marks of old firms on the
Atlantic.
woods grown in the forests of the
Northwest and South are turned into
harvesters and wagons and office
desks in the vicinity of their birth.
The man in the West does his bust
ness in the West. The man in the
South does his business in the South.
New York is simply submitting to
law of geography. There are noun
tains and rivers between the West
and South and the North and East.
and commodities of trade. like human
beings, climb or swim only for neces-
sity or for sport. Grain refuses to go
up the Blue Ridge in order to get
down to the Atlantic. because it can
reach the ocean at the Gulf or the
Great Lakes with half the effort Or
ders for metal or cloth balk at the
mountains and the distance to the
East and North, because they have
found that they can get what they
want in the nearer fields of Birming-
ham and Superior and North Carolina
''As Colonel ]. NJ Lowe of Kansas
City put the taing rather aptly some
years ago in a speech made in reply to
Il declaration by railroad managers
that the diversion of traffic to the Gulf
was to be checked:
Its no use The fat has gone forth
and all the managers in creation can
not stop it. Western grain will not
submit to climb the mountains and be
hauled 1,30O miles down to n seaport
when 1t can reached deep water on a
down grade in half the distance. For
quarter of n century the West, like
gigantic Alderney COW, has been
standing. stretched across the CONT
nent with her hind feet in the East,
and we are getting tired of all this
and propose to change ends. Arthur
l.. Street, in Ainslee's Magazine.
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must when his Satanic majesty drives.

must when his Satanic majesty drives.
fate that II one bitches ones wagon
to a publishers star the matter must
be supplied to the presses, whatever
the cost to ones principles or feel
ings.
The publishing of love letters is all
very well in its way (and very pro-
fitable way it would seem, too) If it
were not for the fact that the infiu-
ence of the reading of volumes of love
letters has led to the cornmfttal OF
crimes against the postal laws OF the
United States. 1t is sad to think that
the placidity of the current of life. In
Mingoville, Pa, should have been dis
turbed by the arrest of the assistant
postmistress, who was charged with
opening letters addressed to others,
one being the letter of a Hibernian
lady to her absent spouse. She ac-
quired this habit 1t is stated. through
an uncomfortable desire to read love
letters, desire which scarcely could
have been fostered in Mingoville (the
name suggests anything but an at
mosphere where Cupid would thrive).
but must have been cultivated by such
fertilizers as ten-cent editions Of those
of a British female, the tender mis-
sives of a great romancer and the
equally sentimental ones Of a chancel-
lor who was anything but iron to the
shafts of the little god.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-19
Russian Scientist Find. Rare Fossil.

The discovery made by the Russian
scientist, Professor Amalizki, of fine
skeleton of the parlosaurus, measur-
ing near ten feet in length, has Great
ed a great interest in geological cir
cles in London, for until Professor
Amalizk's find was made the British
museum possessed the finest specimen
of this huge antediluvian reptile. This
fossil, which is to be seen in the nat
ural history branch of the British mu-
scum, was found by Professor Seeley
in Cape Colony in 1889, and is over
nine feet in length. 1t is mistake to
suppose that the parlosaurus was an
animal in an way resembling a human
being. 1t was as matter OF fact, a
reptile OF somewhat similar appear
ance to that of the crocodile, but with
four huge, unshapely legs like the
limbs OF the rhinoceros and a massive
head-altosether a very unhuman-
looking monstrosity. London Daily
Man.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-19

Consul General Gowdy has lately
moved into the elegant quarters that
harbors the American consular stan
at Paris. This is the most elaborate
ly appointed of our many consulates
even taking rank of that at London,
which in recent years has fallen below
Paris in commercial Importance So
far as American business is concerned.
The consul generalship to London
was formerly the most lucrative
ofice in the gift of the president.
The fees alone amounted to $780,
600 a year. Paris fees amount to
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.snobberY II Anita merican.

The story of the private life OF the
present king of England is. according
to late reports, one of the best selling
books now on the American market.
1t may be supposed at first that this
fact is due to the title, which conveys
a subtle impression that the volume
may have something to do with GER
tain scandals which have from time TO
time been more or less freely circulat-
ed on this side the Atlantic. Such,
however, is not the case. The work IS
professedly a laudation of the kings
virtues, and care has been taken by
the publishers to let it be known that
IL is put forth under the approval OF
its subject. There seems to be no
doubt in the minds of the booksellers
that the character of the work is gen.
orally known to its purchasers. They
buy it, not in the expectation OF IND
inC scandalous morsel, but because
they want to know about royalty.
Surely we are not forgetting that We
ourselves are all uncrowned kings and
queens and always the equals OF the
most exalted on earth, no matter what
their titles may be. Surely we are not
degenerating into a race of snobs ana
fiunkies who, deep down in our hearts,
would ike to have a few of the trap
pings and lordly appellations for home
use that under our glorious constitu-
ton are denied. Out upon the varlet
who would suggest such thing!
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and fifth terms he was chairman OF the
important committee on territories. In
1894 he was chosen one Of the two
members tlarge for the state. and
has since been reelected with increas-
ing pluralities, once with a plurality
of 297,4i6, the largest ever given a
candidate for any Office in any state.
Mr.. Grow was born in 1928 in Susque-
hanna county, Pa. His father died
when he was three. and his primary
education was received at winter
school after the farm labor of the
summer was done with. Later he was
enabled to attend Amherst college,
and graduated from that institution in
1914. His home is at Glenwood. From
1871 to 1876 he was president of the
international and Great Northern rail-
road.
"copy') was the decadence of the
habit Of letterwriting. Just at pres
ent it would be difficult to hazard a
guess as to what they can turn to
for a subject in its place, II one might
not fancy that the writer's OF this
gentle form of literature would soon
ioI Vi eS-
says as to the abuse of the letter.
writing habit as evidenced by the pre-
vailing craze for publishing letters of
all sorts. and particularly those not
platonic in their nature. OF course
this would make necessary, II not
change OF heart, at least a change of
face on the part of the essayist. But
it was remarked long ago that needs
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-19

between $4,000 and $4,000 a year,
and Is increasing. That is why the
consulate quarters had to be enlarged.
The whole second floor OF 36 Avenue
de fOpera, one of the finest business
streets in Paris. is occupied by Mr..
Gowdy and his staff. The rooms are
spacious and the private Office of the
consul general is cozy and elegant.
The building itself is fairly typical of
the structures in the business centers
Of Paris. with stores and offices In the
lower story and the upper rooms oc-
cupied for residential purposes.
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Where He Should Have Been

A clergyman not long since observed
horse jockey trying to take in a
gentleman by imposing upon him
broken -winded horse for sound one.
The parson, taking the gentleman
aside, told him to be cautions of the
person he was dealing with. The gen
tleman declined the purchase and the
Jockey, quite nettled, observed: Par
son,I had much rather hear you preach
than to see you privately interfering in
bargains between man and man In
this way" Well" replied the parson,
III you had been where you ought to
have been last Sunday you might have
heard me preach" Where was that?"
inquired the Jockey. I'm the state
prison" returned the clergyman.
n
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-19

Heavy storms have done a vast
amount of damage to Coney Island,
and It looks as though the geography
of the place will be woefully changed.
Many buildings along the beach have
been moved inland to escape the
breakers
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-19

DR.. John l.. Swander of Tiffin. O..
has transferred to the trustees OF the
Reformed Theological Seminary in
Pennsylvania $4,000 of his estate, to
be used for the establishment OF
lectureship. He reserves the right to
the interest on the fund during the
lifetime of himself and his wife.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-19

A Toronto (Ont.) pianomaker says
he has in his factory piano made
sixty years ago by his predecessors in
the business, then located in Buffalo,
and sold to the mother of Gen. U. S.
Grant.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-19

Don't Oct Tootsore! Get Fo0T-EASE.
A certain cure for Swollen, Smart
ing. Burning. Sweating Feet. Corns
and Bunions. Ask for Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder. Cures Prostitutes and
Chilblains. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy, N. Y.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-19
Rullion N1iIrrary Service.

N0JJf0u <zhboVJ SeISSGt.
The cables of the daily papers in
connection with the disturbances at
the Russian universities are stating
that many students have been sen
fenced to SO and SO many years ser
vice in the army" Those statements
which lately appear frequently, are apt
to make one believe that service in the
Russian army is a kind of punishment
to which persons having committed
some offense may be sentenced. This
is entirely misleading
In Russia every ablebodied man of
81 years of age is subject to military
service. Each military district of the
empire has to furnish every year
certain contingent of recruits, to sup
plement the army for the released con-
| tingent of reservists. AT certain
time OF the year. every man, having
reached his twenty-first year, has to
appear before the recruiting court OF
his district and report for military SER
vice. The court releases the bodily
infirm, and from the rest the number
of men which the respective district
has to furnish for active service are
for one year as a kind of reserve, from
which to draw in case the district
should not bring forth the required
number of ble-bodied men in the COM
ing year. After that they are released
finally from active service, but belong
to the reserve of the army.
The men drafted by lot are subject
to three years of active service with
the army. A shorter term of service
is granted to the so-called "freewill
ers"-that is, to men who have, be-
fore reaching their twenty-first year.
waived their right for the draft by lot,
and consequently have to serve under
any circumstances, provided they are
bodily able. The right to offer ones
self as a "free-willer" is, however,
granted only to persons of certain edu
cational standing. The term of active
service for free willers" ranges from
one to two years. depending on the
class of the institution from which
they have been graduated.
For students of universities or pupils
of other educational institutions the
law extends the term for the report to
| service from the twenty-first up to the
| twenty-seventh year of age, So as to
| give them ample time to finish the
studies. To this grant is, however.
attached the clause that whenever
student leaves the institution by free
will or sentence, he then has immedi-
ately to absolve his military duties to
the empire.
1t will thus be seen that the remon-
strating Russian students have not
been sentenced" to serve in the army
but, having left the university, the
existing common law compels them to
report for direct military service.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-19

Buy Russ Bleaching Blue, the modern
bag blue, makes clothes from to
shades whittier than any other blue
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-19

A Nevada man who started out to
look for n bear found him in time for
dinner-the bears dinner.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-19

"Timmins writes a good deal of dialect
poetry. does he not?" Yep; but he
doesn't always know it"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-19

To have your lace curtains. white skirts.
and shirt waists dainty snow white. use
Russ Bleaching Blue. the modern bag blue.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-19
Irisb rvoman.s Love Letter.

1t Is only year or two ago that
one of the favorite themes Of essay
lists (when they were barren OF a
topic for some task requiring monthly
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what an outspoken girl Miss Powser
ISL Yes; she's already asked our new
clergyman If she can't be his second
wife"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-19

Probably If some of those Chinese lead
ers condemned to suicide have their
choice they will decide to die of old age.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-19

Fruit IL . necessary article of diet. Its
prime essences are in Primlsy's California
Fruit G UNI.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-19

Congressman Galusha A. Grow, the
Oldest member of congress, celebrated
golden jubilee last week. 1t was just
fifty years since he first became mem
Der of the national legislative body. In
the last halt, century he has been elect
ed and reelected to congress twelve
times, being defeated once-in 1862
when gerrymander threw him
into new and strange district. Pre-
vious to that he had served six terms,
three as Free Soil Democrat and
three as n Republican. At one of
these elections previous to his one de-
feat he received every vote cast In his
district, there being no opposition. He
was speaker of the house during the
first two years of the civil war. When
he entered congress in 1851 he was
the youngest member. In his third
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oid age commands respsct-excsp4 n
poultry and Jokes.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-05-11
The Best Prescription Is Groves
Taste1ess Chill Tonic.
The Formula Is Plainly Printed ON Every Bottle.
So That the People May Know Just
What They Are Taking.

Imitators do not advertise their formula
knowing that you would not buy their medi-
cine if you knew what it contained. Groves
contains Iron and Quinine put up in correct
proportions and is in Tasteless form. The
IRON acts as tonic while the Quinine drives
The malaria out of the system. Any reliable
druggist will tell you that Groves is the
Original and that all other so-called "Taste-
less" chill tonics are limitations. An analysis
of other chill tones shows that Groves is
superior to all others in every respect. You are
not experimenting when you take Grove's-its
superiority and excellence having long been
established. Groves is the only Chill Cure sold
throughout the entire malarial sections of the
United States. No Cure, No Pay Price, soc
Sold by L. HENLEY and Il. r. JONES Druggists
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-05-11
Personal and Social.

Miss Edith Smith left yesterday for
New York where she viii be joined by
Miss Lucy L. Davis, and on the 18th
will sail for Geneva. Italy. They viii
remain till Septic .nber AMI will travel
over Europe. -
Mr.. Chas. ii. Grosvenor. and family. of
Atlanta. Ca, have arrived here, and will
locate on the Bacon farm, the property
Of Rev. c. p. Williamson. near Eweli.
Col. Chas Lohcr of Richmond, was
here Sunday. and made arrangements
for holding "a reunion of the survivors
(sixty odd of his regiment. which was
mustered in here May %, 1861. Or
May - the old Veterans will meet IN
the Court house, where speeches vii
be made and a banquet viii be given al
the Colonial Inn.
Rev l. S. Boylcs last Sunday rendered
20 his congregation his resignation a.
pastor, 10 be effective Aug. 1. The rvsig
nation will be acceI ted. Mr.. Boyles
who is now in New Orleans, has accepted
q position with the Christian Herald.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-05-11

DeWitt's Little Esrly Risers search
the remotest psrss 1.-THE bowels and re
move the impurities speedily with no
discomfort. They are famous for their
efficacy. Easy to take, never grippe. l..
Henley, Jr.
William and Mary college viii not
take an active part in the jamestown
celebration, which viii take place this
year on May -. A crowd viii go oveI
to Jamestown, however, 60 meet tho
people from Richmond.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-05-11

II the people only knew what we
know about Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. it
would be used IN nearly every heuse,
hold, as there are few people who do
not suffer from feeling of iulness attei
eating, belching, hatulence. sour stOm>
aoh or water-brash, caused by indiges-
ton or dyspepsia. A preparation, such
as kOdol Dyspepsia Cure. which. with
no aid from the stomach. will digest
your food. certainly can't help but do
you good. l.. henley. Jr.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-05-11
Delegates For Montague.

Delegates were chosen az an enthusiast
tic mass meeting OF Democrats Thursday
night tor the Gubernational Convention
Chairman NJ. r. Harrell presided.
The following delegates each with
one-haif vote were chosen; l.. w. Lane,
Jr., DR.. r. T. Southan. NJ. K. Harr-ll and
A. Brooks. They viii select their own
alternates.
The delegates were instru cted for AR
Montague who was given fattering en-
dorsement. Hon. ]. Tyler Ellysou was
unanimously endorsed for reelection 10
the State Craftsmanship.
Judge Blackstone. of Accomac, made a
rafting speech for harmony IN the party,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-05-11
A Raging Roaring Flood.

Washed down a telegraph line which
Chas. G. Ellis, yf Lisbon, ia 4, had TO re-
pair standing waiss deey in icy wa.
ter, - he writes, gave me n terrible cold
and cough. 1t grew worse daily. Fin.
ally the best doctors in Oakland. Neb.
Sioux City and Omaha said had con-
sumption and could not live. Then Ibe-
gan using DIR. Kings New Discovery
and was wholly cured by six bottles.
Positively guaranteed for coughs. colds
and all throat and lung troubles L, Hens
ley. Price SOC and 31.oo. Trial bottles
tree.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-05-11

Speakers Selected-Other Items 81
Interest.

ED. GAZETTE:
The Faculty have given out the follow
ing names, as the speakers Tor the hnalcs
in June rext IS.
Alumni addrcss-Rev. c. p. William /
son Of Atlanta, Ca.
Address before the Literary Societies-
Hon. Carter Glass, OF Lynchburg.
v. NJ. &. A. Sermon-Rev (. L. CT am
mer, of Norfolk, Va.
Baccalsureate Scrmon-Rev. DIR. Geo.
Cooper. of Richmond.
The William and Mary Annual Will
soon be out. Eminent critics say that
the Annual will creditab y CO .npsre with
any published in the State. The Board
of Editors are /: Editor-i Chief, G. A.
Dodge; Business Manag rs, J. n. Luni-
van and 7. II. Chitwoo Z; Club Editor, II.
A. Hunt; Literary Editois, E. 5. Brink
ley and w. ]. Wilkinson; Athlet Editor,
F. s. McCandlish; Y. Nj. {. A. Editor, H.
J. Davis; Art Editor, <. V. Spratley; So
cial Editor, E. K. Bird.
At the recent annual election held by
the students of William and Mary, Hon.
| A. ]. Montague WAS unanimously elected
| Governor. Among the others elected
were, E. Z. Worrell the handsomest stu
dent; ]. II. Chitwood, the most popular
student; II. A. Hunt, the most disnifed
student: and T b. Hurst, the EmSrtest
student; he best all-round e,llege man
being Z. s. McCandlish.
The classes have organized for the hn.
ale celebrations with the following OF.
6cersI
Senoir. 1901-Prcs. x. n. Jones; Sec
rotary aud Treasurer. ". =. Harris; His
torisn, W. J. Wilkinson; Orator, NJ. Il
Copenhsger.
Intermediate 19O2-Pres. B. NJ. Cox
l-Vioe-president. II. w Blake; Secrct1r!
and Treasurer. +. T. Holland; Historian
E $. Brinkley.
Junior 19O3-Pres. Geo. Johnson, Vice
president. E. {. Taylor; Secretary ant
Treasurer, Harry Shaver; Historian, O
L. Shumake.
, Introductory l9O4-Pres T. -. Waugh
Vice president, B. d. Shreeve; Secretar
r and Treasurer. ". ]. Davidson.
Each class has ado pied their veil, CO
ors and motto and when the celebration
are held there will he a lively time.
4 The annual field day exercises Of Wi
, liam and Mary viii occur on the Co
n lege Campus, May goth.
There will be several athletic contest
for which gold and silver medals haN
i been offered. Prot. King. the gymnasiu'
&C. instructor viii introduce several ne
features this time.
The Philomatheau and Phoenix SoCi
/. ties have elected the following officers f
= the last term of the session 10000 :
Philomathean-Pres. w. r. Harri
! Vice-prcsident. 5. b. Thomas: Records
Secretary, W. T. Hodges; Treasurer.
i, T. Holland; Censors, W. h. Coggin al
- W. w. Wade; Critic, E. s. Brinkley;
b. brarian. ]. c. Bohannon-
Phoeuix-Pres. G. A. Dodge; Nice-pr,
4. ident, e. NJ. Terry; Secretary, a.
Gnlxinson; Treasurer, Geo. Johnson; CT
II ic, ". !. Wilkinson.
"KNABE.'