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FOR RENT.

" 10 w uine-IVoH mouse, one DloCh
from Helghts boulevard 715 Congress 10
FOR RENT1To desirable couple for house.
keeping, upper story, consisting OF FOUR
rooms, bath room and hail. southern OK.
posture of residence: III Calhoun; IN
quire at number given. ia
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BEAUTIFUL house. modern convenlences
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FOR RENT-one cottage. 1916 State. Al
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NICELY furnished rooms for rent. 1917
Preston avenue. II
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HOTELS, SUMMER RESORTS
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FOUR rooms and hall. lower 6at, gas, hot
and cold water and all modern conyen
fences. 140S Iceland avenue. 10
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FOR sALEMon account so.i Of health, the
gtore. COS Main street, best location. due
business es ahlshed; for any Information
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mission houses In city. Il
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FOR sALE-soda fountains. goosenerks
and show cases at big bargains; write
for catalogue at Waco Show Case Fac.
tory Waco, Texas II
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JESSAMINE BUDS for sale. 81 per 100;
t0c for 30, packed; and be fresh at des'
tnation tiye days from shipping; leave
orders at Hume's drug store. cora-T Main
and Pease. Chas. Albright florist. 10
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BoARD-RooMS WANTED.

By young lady, board in private
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09

WOODS are richly carpcted with fallen
.a'es Killed by the first touch of frost.
1As one slrolis aimiesslv through the cool,
refreshing depths OF the sylvan shades.
the only noise that greets him is the
huTrS-scurry of retreating feet, as a wisp
u gray iur darts up the trunk Of some
s'ufnS giant of the woodland to find ref
uss among its naked limbs and topmost
twigS.
SICKNESS AMONG. HORSES
quite number Of horses are suffering
Win the various ills to which equine
iiesn Is heir. No kind of epidemic pre-
'aiis. but just the smaller ailments which
make life burden and existence misera-
Die Tor dumb animals. Mr. J. w. Glenn
cnts. Of Lee Hall. lost fine and valua-
bic horse a few days ago.
Mr. T. \. Virgins. of Newport News,
VINO was candidate for Congress at the
last election, has been here since We'd
nesday. He takes his defeat with light
heart. being satisfied with 10 or so votes
in the entire district. He was the so
cialist-Labor' candidate
The Board Of Canyassers for the coun-
ty were here Thursday and performed the
duties of their office in tallysng the vote
of the recent political contest. Maynard
received 127 majority in the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob !. Wainwright re-
turned home during the week from their
bridal trip. They were called back by
the important business engagements Of
Mr.. Wainwright. The young couple re-
paired at once to their beautiful new
home on PoCuoson river, where they re-
ceived several Of their most intimate
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Virginia Ayers, of Grafton. was
in town during the week visiting Mr.. T.
T. Hudgins.
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MIKE BLAHAH AT COUNTRY PICNIC.

thought / wasn't on TO his game, but I
was. He couldn't hand Michael any fam
like that. l reached for the whip and
shook it a little in the socket. Never
again, Then I laid on the long and linn
Der.
Clara was waiting for me at the front
gate, all harnessed up in white dimity,
tied in the middle with a big pink splash
er. She looked a little pudgy, but other
wise Q. X. Just when she went to step
in Nip leaned against 4 nearby post and
Jared the blackboard. Merely a trfle,
merely a tritle, but portly Clara's amor
phous trilby went shy of the step and
she floundered. Up to that time thought
she was a Winged One, but I'll bet ST.
Peter got busy on Clara's ledger-page
for little while just about then
Several times on the way out I thought
Nip was for the Bye-Byes, but he always
rallied from these sinking spells just as
he was dipping TO his prayer-bones. When
we came TO the top of the hill Tuck DELHI
rately sat down on his :aind legs and
slid. / was mortified at his behavior.
Nip couldn't follow this foxy stunt, SO
he backed up and sat in Clara's lap.
Clara was looking out over the cornfields
at the time and she bluShed and told me
to behave.
When we got on a level stretch
thought 1 q LldtsS SoOO Will tiG illiS Sltl,
SO l started my off arm around her waist.
Tally one TO the good for Michael. She
never knew it was there. But when I
sent my right around the other way she
handed it back. l looked at 1t as il it
was a stranger to me, and then sat for
moment sort of foolish and quiet 1t
always makes a man feel like zap when
they do that 1t isn't SO much putting
the mitt back on its own preserve. It's
the way they do it. They don't say,
why, Mr.. Blahah! Look what found
around my waist?" Or. This belongs to
you. / believe But they just keep on
talking about something extraneous whiie
they eject your lunch-tweezer from its
coy burrow But Michael didn't just
come from Fluvanna. Only a velvet
diked quits school at the cane-rush You
always want TO take your tobacco like
a little soldier mother used to say
when she flashed the castor-oli. a lot
of Zanys think the ioVinsS are all wrap
ped UP and tied with a boW-knot ready
to hand to them when girl lets them
lean over the guy ropes little. And II
she makes them back up once or Twice,
they think she's for the hymn BOOKS
BY the time we reached Perkins Mill,
Clara and ! were fast friends. But Wed
always loosen the clinch when ANYBODY
would come along. After a while. how
ever, the proceeding got tiresome, ana
even perfunctory, and Clara said ! was
a cold somebody. That's just the way
with a girl. She makes you tire yourself
All out urging her to be nice to You. and
then when you take little vacation to
rest Up, she thinks you don't like her
any more. A man isn't fer that SOFT 81
thing all The time
IN bet there weFe two thousand Flgs
standing around that mill when We drove
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AUTUMN AT AFFT0N.
The Hunters Are Revc1inE-NIhny
Sportsmcn in Evidcncc-Personnl.
ALTON. VA, November s.-(special.)-

The Hunters Are Kcvc1lnE-MHny
Sportsmcn in Evidencc-Personnl.
ALTON. VA, November s.-(special.)-
why. then comes in the sweet O. the
year,
For the red blood rcigns in the winters
pale.
Ambiguous sings this of spring. but for
the southerner the real sweet o the
year" comes in the autumn, when the
whole country is store-house and there
is game, leisure and good company A
plenty. In Virginia all ages sizes, and
conditions go a-hunting from November
until late February, when preparations
for tobacco and complaining come round
again.
The whole country catches the hunting
fever. Boys who have not yet attained
the dignity of owning a gun build traps
of tWigs as near the color of the ground
as possible, and set them in field and
fence corner. stealing off to some tangled
spot, where they can watch the I'M
wary game walk into the snare.
THAT'S THE SPORT.
FoX-hunting through pine, barren, oak
thicket. and swamp, over bitches. fences.
and fallen logs now bending low to avoid
the dangling moose Of a grapevine, now
lodging suddenly to evade the giant
trunk that looms up in the path! That's
the sport that keeps young Vlrglnians
out of their beds until the small hours,
and tempts the old hunters to get up and
follow when they hear the clamor OF
hounds and the winding of horn out in
the breaking dawn.
CHESTNUT RIDGE HUNTING LODGE.
Very many hunters are in for the au-
tunln shooting Chestnut Ridge Hunt
ing Lodge has been taken by party. and
ten sportsmen from New York arrived
in the neighborhood Monday last, and
are registered at Mr. II. Y. Fosters place.
on Church avenue"
Cards are out for the marriage of Mr..
John Ovcrton Goodwin of Slaughter's,
to Miss Mary Dell Mccain, of Oman, TO
take place on the 18th instant at Rhodes
church.
GOING AND COMING.
Miss Blanch Flippo, Of Valley Female
Seminary, spent a few days last week
a. Hill Crest"
Rev II. x. Hawthorn and wife are visit
ing friends in Waynesboro'.
DR.. Hartwell Smith is at "Waverly"
for his annual hunt during the season.
Mrs. sewart, of Orange, is visiting Mrs.
Dusald McGregor at the Mill"
Mrs. Fulton Williams has closed her
home at avon and moved to her hand
where the Doctor has a very lucrative
practice.
Miss Peasants, Of Lynchburg, is teach
ing in the family of Mr. John Vim.
Miss Rodgers, who visited her father
at Lovingston last week, returned to her
school on Monday.
Miss Laura Clements, of Scottsville, is
the guest of Mrs. Charles White, at Ma
pie Grove
Mrs A. E. Matthews is visiting her son,
Mr.. Ed Matthews, of Basic.
Mr. John Anderson who has been i'll
for some months, Is reported to be in
eXtremiS.
Mr. J. L. Critzer is serious i'll.
A good many cattle in this county are
dying of the black leg.
The elections were very quiet and with
out interest; only one of the three negroes
voting.
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DANIEL AT PULASKI.
ne Address Monday-Hallowe'
Pnrties-Personnl Gossip,

PULASKI, VA, November 7.-(Speciai.3
The Opera House Monday was filled to
Overlooking by an audience eager to hear
Virginia's grandest orator, John W. Dan
iel. who was introduced in brief address
by Hon. J. c. Wysor, in the course of
which he paid eloquent tribute to the
Senator and pointed out with telling ems
phasis several benefcent features of the
present State Constitution. Cheering was
frequent and hearty. Major Daniel was
greeted with great enthusiasm, manifest
ed by repeated rounds of applause at in
tervals throughout a splendid speech of
an hour and half. in which the basic
principles of Democracy were thorough
" defined. its grsat work in this State
reviewed, and the leading provisions ef
tho new Constitution ably explained and
heartily commended The presence Of =
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large number of ladies and the music
rendered by the Dublin Band enhanced
the pleasure of the occasion.
At the same hour there were gathered
in the courthouse a much smaller as
semblage of Republicans. who were adj
dressed by Messrs. J. w. NIcGavock, John
G. Blair, and J. L. Gleaves, all Of Wythe.
Their leading orator. Colonel J. Hamp-
ton Hoge, failed to meet his appointment.
About fifty disfranchised darkeys, alias
dead ducks, were in the audience.
HALLOWEEN FROLIC.
Friday night the older pupils OF Pu-
laski Institute met In the assembly hall
to celebrate Halloween. The event had
been looked forward to for some time.
as the invitations. adorned with owls.
black cats. Lizards. and bats. carried
with them an air of mystery and secrecy.
The room was decorated in honor OF the
occasion. Over the #tndeHs and doors
and areuad the yaNs were autumn leaves
Of sssh seleTs, aBa ~, whitA ma plus
bant1nk. Fran al eosAs1s az the 1oo0
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CLEANED AT SALEM.
Sad Death of Miss Brunbaker-Big
Apple Crop SoId-PersonaIs.

SALEM, VA, November 7.-tspecal)-
Miss Bette Brubaker, the popular young
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Bru-
baker, died al her home on Green Ridge,
in this county. recently of typhoid fever.
a short while ago the young lady went to
the home of her brother, Mr.. Girls Bru-
baker, who. with his wife and other men,
bers of the family, was i'll of fever, and
was herself stricken down with the NAL
ady that resulted in her death. She was
q member of the Dunkard church, and
was splendid young Christian woman.
Master Carey Johnston, who was ac-
cidentally shot i'm the leg several days
ago and badly wounded, is now getting
on as nicely as could be expected.
Colonel Thomas Tabb, of Hampton,
Va, a prominent layman, who died re-
Gently. left bequest of 81 500 TO the Bap-
list Orpllanage of Virginia at this place.
His estate is valued at 81 900, 900 and it is
said that this is the only bequest to char
ity provided for in his will
Mr.. S. NJ. Martin, who recently pur-
chased what is known as the Parker
Row comprising ten frame dwellings
on Chestnut street, for which he paid
5000, few days ago, sold the same
property to Mr.. Nirkbridge. of Roanoke,
for $4,000, an advance of $1,000.
The school funds of the State for the
coming year have been apportioned among
the cities and counties according to the
population of school children. The total
amount for school purposes from the
State is $780, 10. of which Roanoke county
gets 81 694.
Mrs. L. B. Shenoe, who is organ In
structor IL the Woman's College in Bal
timore. Md. gave an organ recital in the
Methodist rbIJTcf1 tari3V evening She
was assisted by Miss Helen Williams, a
fine vocalist, who is also from Baltimore,
and those who were present enjoyed
rare musical treat.
BIG APPLE CROP SOLD.
It is said that the Bent Mountain Or
chard Company have sold their crop of
pippins gathered from the Woodruff or
chard, and numbering several hundred
barrels to Austin. kinlball and Company,
of New York. a s. a barrel, and that the
same firm paid Mr.. J. Coles Terry like
amount for his entire pippin crop. Roa
noke county is getting to be known as
one of the best apple sections in Virginia,
and thousands of dollars are being in
vested in apple orchards every year.
Mrs c. Armand Miller, of New York,
is here on visit to friends, and is the
guest of Mrs. +. H Chalmers, on Union
street.
Miss ANNE EtIanghorne mas gone 10 81.
Ionis Mo, where she will spend several
weeks as the guest Of her uncle Mr.. Ed
ward Langhorne, who is prominent bus
mess man of that city.
Miss Lucy Biggs. one of Salenl's socie-
ty leaders. has left for New York, where
she will spend two weeks. From that
city she will go to New Haven, Conn,
for a visit. She Will return to Salem at
Christmas.
DR.. Henry T. Hildreth. chairman Of the
faculty of Roanoke College, who has
been i'll for a number of days with ty-
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phoid fever at his homo on High street,
is getting on nicely
Kew j. Luther Frantz, of this place,
VINO was recently called as pastor of ST.
Marks Lutheran church in the city of
Washington. has just returned from thSt
city on two-weeks' leave of absence.
Mr. Frantz was given a reception by the
members of st. Marks several days ago.
Invitations have been issued to the mar
riage of Miss Bertha Agnace Hannah to
Mr.. William Ohio Coon. The wedding
Will take place in New Bethany church,
near HollinS, this county. on the evening
of November 18th, at 7:30 O'Clock. Miss
Hannah is the daughter Of Hon. John
L. Hannah, who resides near Hollins,
and the groom ELECT is the popular son of
the late Mr.. J. w. Coon.
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One Robe Special.
surroundings. thus giving the guests
feeling Of uncannIness After all had ar

surroundings. thus giving the guests
feeling of uncanniness. After all had arr
rived. a tap OF a bell produced deadly
stiffness, and Miss Clark read Poe's
BLACK Cat" During the reading each
pumpkin face developed into huge black
cat with fiery eyes. and the wall of the
monsters could almost be heard. Grad
ually, however. as the tale came to an
end the pumpkin faces resumed their or
iginal shape. The guests then scattered
to different parts of the room-some went
to the gypsy tent to consult Miss Bill.
the fortune-teller:+ some to the table upon
which stood an empty bowl. one of water
and one OF milk; others tried their luck
at biting apples hung from strings, and
thus for awhile they amused themselves.
But after they found what the future held
In store for them. the sound Of music
caused them to grow quiet Mss Clark
sang and Misses st. Clair and Wysor
played several selections that gave pleas
uys to III. The Tsst q tho sweating wss
xosat n dancing the Vh4fx34 1ael oftef
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up. Horses and mules pulling hay out of
wagon beds, and long whiskered Wrest-
lers of the pillow with their wives and sons
and daughters and grandkids until you
couldn't sit up. Somehow 1 felt home
sick all of a sudden, and I longed for a
cornerstand on Broad street, just to see
them all hustle by Of an evening looking
fresh and up-to-datc. knew that if 1
didn't loosen up pretty soon they would
all say I was ':stuck-up'' and 1 might
have to mix fists with some of Clara's
lcft-overs. So I grabbed hold of Hinnery
with the Hump on His Back and asked
him if he had anything along. He took
me behind the mill and flashed the very
biggest bottle of corn-juice l ever looke ed
at. We both had to work it back and
forth for twenty minutes to get it out of
his hip-pocket and when we got it out
I saw mat Hinnery's backbone was Of
corn was pity, but knew that it was
the only thing that would bring me to.
Say, when I ambled back to that picnic
crowd. was l nice and roseate?
Well sing it to me. / was the boy
right off. l slapped old hayseeds on the
back until they coughed, and While they
were coughing I'd tell them funny sto-
ries that would send them rolling to the
turf. Aunt Cynthia, with the silver
trimmed specks. thought I was 1.-The most
comic man she ever seed,' and old Ebe-
nezer Sorghum invited me to spend
week at his home next harvest.
I'll bet bought every kid in the coun-
ty a bag of fresh-roa steds and made all
the girls take a twirl at the niger be-
bies. My, my, how popular! I thought
they'd run me for county commissioner
before the frolic was over And all
through Hinnerys fowery stin1ulant!
During the hiiarity I saw lot of old
sports giggling and nudging and urging
on q fellow rustic to say something to
me Finally he sided up and said, Say,
Blahah, did you get that letter?' I said,
what letter." He said, "Letter-Go-Gal-
lagher"
And, say! You never saw such a crazy
bunch in your life They just threw up
their mats and went bughouse with merri-
ment. Think of flashing that ante-Adam
chestnut as q fresh bit and then taking
on so over it because they caught me. 1t
made me sore, but didn't dare let on
lust ha-ha'd with the rest and then
strung them up along the lemonade coun-
ter Or me. One fellow with bristly
bunch that curled up like an old street.
broom, said he'd rather take his out in
cheroots. The man behind the counter
gave him three and he put them all in
his pocket and took chew of tobacco.
I'll bet that fellow figures with the store
keeper all season on 4 25-cent straw hat
and then decides to wait another year.
He's got his money under the paror
carpet and has the butter come along
for Sunday dinners only.
Towards night the effect of the corn
juice wore off, and fearing would spoil
the lovely impression had made, hunt
ed up buxom Clara and took her back
to town. II ever go to another one OF
those frolics, I'm going right, # Hinnery
hadn't been there, would have been tap
ping 1T tho golden entrance In less than
twenty minutes. Ihose fellows wouldn't
have Aepe thing to na and my tittle
military Jacket. MIKE BLAHAE
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which the boys and girls went home. de.
clarins 1t was the msrriest Hallowe.en
they had ever spent.
AT Halloween party given at her
home by Mrs. II. Peyton Gray, white,
euchre club was Organized
Rev. Letcher Smith. OF Hillsviile. passed
through hera this week accompanied bs
his little daughters. whom he takes te
visit his sister In Charlotte county.
Rev. NJ. Mitchell. Of Radford. conduct.
ed services Sunday In the Methodist
church The pastor, Rev A. b. Hunter
is recovering from an attack Of jaunilce
Mr.. Richard Wood, Of Philadelphia Ii
here this week looking after his mineral
interests In this county.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Robinson and
daughter. Miss Elisabeth. 81 Myths.
passed through Wednesday en- route @
EastsEn cit.ss.
Mr.. y. \. Lucas t.ens the 1tus ornu
ysQ.sn ss xaAtul1U. Mas Aae0 thip -
In search eta 1rsns1 fk1Sl.
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Did you ever dip into a country picnic?
If YOU didn't. you'd better not indulge
unless You are prepared to brush up
against the sandy hirsute long on smiles
md with a fecundity of almanac side
splttcrs committed 10 memory. ] was in
Dnk!ton. Ga, one day last summer when
the big annual county frolic happened. A
girl ] had been writing few tender ones
20. insisted that go with her Said she
had tipped all her friends on my coming
and had refused Cy and Zeke and two or
three other real nice cabbages who had
handed in their bids, and now she didn't
want 10 take on any biting jest from this
bunch by anbling out alone.
What could Punky Michael say
Sunk in the burg on the very day?
] hot-footed nimbly to the livery stable
TO get a team. You ought to see the two
fast ones they led out. Looked about due
in the Happy Meadow. The stable boss
called them Nip and Tuck, and they both
looked at me and laughed when he said
IT. ] gave a short, concise chuckle, too,
just to lat the old boys know / was next,
L
with a girl behind those Two. Nip had
a face like veteran pelican and sported
a very gidoy little bunch of chin whls-
llers he shook so with the ague that
thought at first he was just giving us the
Oriental dance. The harn-man had TO
bring him out a chair to sit down on
while he harEessed him up. Tuck, the old
contortionist, was SO Swayback that the
back of his neck and his tail coilided at
every step. When / went 10 get In, the
buggy started to sway back and forth
and the motion sent Messrs. Nip and
Tuck falling all over each other. The
iveryman said the buggy would behave
after ] once got started. Then ne asked
rue if ] had any objection 10 paying nm
in advance i told him i thought ! looked
good for the price, but he said that
wasn't it. A cold chill crawled down the
back of my neck at the thought, ana
fancied could see kind friends bringing
flowers and hear the preacher telling
them all what a promising youth / had
been, and SO Aindhearted and good TO ny
mother etc.
no sooner got started than Nip Slip
ped his cable. and fell OF his WHISPERS
and ] couldn't get him up TO save my
life. stood around coaxing nm 10 set
up and be a man until i got good ana
vexed Then ] sent for The stable boss.
i1e brought big plank and we psiea
HYPERION to his quaking pins again.
] wanted TO drive up to the lass's door
kind of fast, you know, and stop SUDDEN
ly at the horseback like the fancy GODS
do in the cities but old Nip froze 10 an
oE-ar1ble and couldn't change his NINA.
Tuck Was doing nice 7ittie spiral ire.
with his back sticks, swishing ms 1a'l
sbout very bps,iy and making 2 lcs OF
fuss. but walking In front. ! guess nc
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Ready for the Session.

Colonel Joseph Button, secretary of the
State Senate and Mr.. John w. Williams.
of Giles clerk Of the House of Delegates,
have arrived in the city, and are busy
preparing for the work of the session
to begin next Wednesday and for the
long stay they have reason to antici-
pate. Both are in excellent health and
prepared for the arduous work of their
positions.