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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-22

The Hartford managers of President Roosevelt's trip have snubbed Mayor Sullivan. And in order to make the snub more severe it invited the mayor to be at q certain place, at a certain hour. on ascertain day, and if he was good boy and had his Sunday clothes on he would be introduced to the chief executive. The following is a copy of the letter:
 Hartford, Conn, Aug 19. 1902. The Hon Ignatius A. Sullivan:
 Dear Sir: As chairman of the gener. al executive and reception committee in charge of the arrangements for the presidents visit, beg to ask that oD his arrival you win allow me to pre- sent him at once to you. and that you will give him the official welcome to the city. You win pardon me for sug gesting that as the time allowed for his drive is very short and the route rather long, it would be desirable that the ceremonial be not much prolonged. Trusting that you will favor all con- cerned by according to this request, I am, yours respectfully
 JACOB l.. GREENE, Chairman.
 Commenting on the above the New Britain Herald says that "the plans for President Roosevelt's reception in Hartford on Friday have been carried to completion and only by an after thought has Mayor Sullivan been asked to take part in the festivities. The mayor is graciously allowed to see the president and welcome him officially. but Colonel Greene kindly suggests that he cut the welcome as short as possible. The mayor is apparently re- garded in the light Of a necessary in- cumbrance, who will confer favor, if he makes himself seen and heard as lit tie as possible. He has not been con suited in regard to the presidents re- ception or his entertainment, and q grudging invitation is extended to him to occupy a subordinate part in the ceremoies. Mayor Sullivan would be perfectly Justified in resenting the ac- ton of the committee in charge of the event by absenting himself entirely from the reception. It is evident that the mayor of Hartford is not mayor when non-partisan receptions of the president are involved"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-22
DEPENDED ON THE STORY.

The man who won't take time to work off any conversation on his wife until after they are in bed, and who then begins to tell her the days stock of funny stories after she is too sleepy to stay awake, so that she always goes to sleep on his hands while he is talking to her, had an awfully funny one to naPrate- to her after he had doused the glim and crawled into bed, few nights ago.
 .'Ha! ha! hap he gurgled, as he set, tied back on his pillow--his wife had been in bed for about fifteen minutes then. Heard a jim dandy of story about Billy Fantolds this afternoon It seems that Billy took it into his head to go fishing up the river one afternoon last week, and bling. he hired q leaky skiff over in Georgetown without knowing that the blamed thing was leaky. Well. when he had rowed out to the middle of the river, why, he"
 At this stage the narrator heard an exceedingly gentle snore alongside or him.
 sB'jee, if she hasn't gone to sleep on me again, The said to himself f,aggrieved E. Mary he said. aloud, "are you awake2'
 There was no answer.
 Huh! Wonder she couldn't just be civil enough to keep awake while fel- lows telling her good storys any how,' he growled to himself, and then he had a sudden idea.
 ssWe1l, he proceeded in precisely the same tone that he had employed in starting out to tell the funny story, s'as was saying this swell queen that gave me the goo goo eyes on street this afternoon weighed about 1sS pounds, and she was built from the ground up. too, Pm telling you, and she had the swaggefest bunch of golden hemp and the niftiest violet eyes you ever saw, at that; and so when l prancei up to her and asked her ff I hadn't met her somewhere and then took her around the corner to have q bite of lobster and little something to drink and a little quiet chat, why weA's
 'sJohn Forwich how dare you have hardihood to lie there and confess such outrageous things to mel his wide awake spouse bToke i'm just at this psychological moment. and then he had to spend good portion of the remain der of the night explaining to her that he was only fooling in order to see if she would wake up. and it is not sf- together cinch that she isn't suspi cious of him yet, at that.-Wa ashingtoD pocf
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-22
: BIGGEST sUNFLowER YET.

The sunfiower record has been broken in Kansas City. Kan, again Not long ago l.. c. Stewart. of 1941 North street, boasted of the fact that he had cultivated a sun1ower which weighed two pounds and fifteen ounces and was eleven inches in diam
 eteE. Now Mrs Sarah E. Sinons. a Kansas City. Kan, woman, comes forth with the announcement that she has in her garden sunfiower weighing three pounds and four ounces and which measures eleven and three-fourths inches in diameter.--Kansas City Jour nal2
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-22
CHAPLAIN's BEER PURoHAsE

Chaplain Sexton, who saw service i'm the war with Spain, during q recent call on General l.. M. Oppenheiner at his home in Austin, Tex, brought
 up a reminlscence of the Spanish war
 vouched fof as authentic by General Qppenheimer. It occurred while the list and 2nd Texas infantry regiments were camped on the banks of the St. John river, at Jacksonville, Fla. The chaplain was walking down the river when he observed dozen young men grouped around keg of beer and enjoying themselves in emptying it. He recognized some of his men in the crowd. and, ascertafning that all were from Texas, and believing this an ex- cellent opportunity. for. the exercise of his ministerial Junction.. he addressed
 them upon the evils of intemperance and the sinfulness of wasting money that should be sent to their families, and finally wound up with the inquiry
 aBoys. what did you pay for that keg of beer?'' N
 "Two and half,'' responded the spokesman.
 ..sNow if | give yau two dollars and a half for the keg .wfH you throw it into the river?'' s+
 "Yes, sure,e responded the spokes, man., The chaplain handed him $2.5o, saw the keg thrown into the river, and
 passed on with the consciousness that
 he had done some good to his fellow man.. About an hour afterwards he re-
 turned by the same road and saw the same crowd engaged in drinking what
 apparently was the same keg of beer.
 In astonishment the chaplain asked: {: Boys, didn't I give you two dollars
 and half about two hours ago to throw that keg of beer into the river ?'
 "Yes," responded the spokesman, ssbut
 the keg we flung into the river was about empty. and we took the two and q half that you gave us and bought | this one. Won't you join us ?''
 The chaplain made no reply. but con- | tinued his walk ruminating upon the depravfty of human nature. especially when in uniform. Army and Navy
 Journal.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-22

News of the postponement of the worlds fair to 1904 by congress has been received with much satisfaction in South American countries, as the additional time will enable them to have much better exhibit than would have been possible Larger appropria- tions and larger exhibits will be the rule, now that ample time is given for the work of collection and classifica- tien. The press of South American countries shows 8 warm interest in the exposition. refeeting the popular favor accorded to the enterprise by the eiti- zens of those republics.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-22
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22. 1902.

Vermont newspapers are vigorously supporting a suggestion, made by one of their number, that the Vermont building at the worlds fair in St Louis be constructed entirely of material from the marble, granite and slate quarries of that state. In support of their proposition they cite the fact that Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri and Col orado worlds fair commissions gre to make building material the features of their state buildings.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-22

Itching Piles is one of the most persistent plaques that the world has ever known, Men and women,old d and young rich and poor suffer alike, and for ages it was generally believed that there was no cure for the exasperating mafady. Now and then preparations have ap- peared that would relieve the itchiness temporarily, but that was all. There seemed to be absolutely no real cure.
 That Is all changed now, however. Doan's Ointment will cure Piles, whether itch- ing, protruding or bleeding. 1t is also safe and absolutely sure cure for eczema and all other itching diseases of the skin. Doan's Ointment is 8 pleasant, harmless and abso- luteiy sure remedy for all itch ing diseases of the skin.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-22
IN REPLY TO sLEDD.
Georgia's Leading Newspaper
 Amazed at His Assertions


 MT. Sledd has all his life been a college professor. His calling is that of student of books rather than of men. No man will question hls sincerity, but 1t seems evident from some of his stateineEts that his environment has influenced against that broad understanding of things essential to one who would point the way to q judicial solution of the great problem he discusses. His recognition of all tue facts and good will toward the negro on the part of the white people. North and South, is unassailahle.
 But Professor Sledd falls into some of the errors against which he sounds a warning, He makes serious mis- take when he assumes that the atti- tude of some--and very feW-of the white people of the South toward the negro is the attitude of all. His picture of the Southern whites band ed together iii s.dehufianizing the negro Is not true. 1t is not possible to see how a man at all familiar with conditions in the Southern states can get his own consent to the declara- ton that the negro is only thought of with the most absolute loathfng and contempt"
 He would create the impression that nowhere in the South is the good negro, we'll educated, court eOus, God-fearing.'' treated with any consideration whatsoever and as for those lower in intelligence, the infer ence is they are everywhere treated as outcasts in whose behalf there Is never kindly action, never kindly word.
 To the utter untruth Of all this the negroes of the South will testify aL most to a man. It might be said with truth that there are not many among them who have not felt the touch of a white mans helping hand. As 2 class they receive degree of kindly consideration, perhaps, no- where accorded whites in similar station. Those i'm the haamblar walks or labor find their shortcomings put up with as they would. ba nowhere else in the world. Every Northern man who comes to the South and knows conditions here bears testi- mony to this fact. There is. scarcely Southern man but has his daily knowledge in his own experience or that of his neighbor, of acts of kind ness toward some of the race. which Professor Sledld seems to think knows nothing but bitteFest oppression. = Atmnta Consultation
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-22
In proof of 1t we tell what those who have used it say.

In proof of 1t we tell what those who have used it say.
 ..Mr. P Patricks Nolan of No. r.S Railroad Avenue, Bridge port, Conn. :, says; "To any one troubled with any form of ir- ritation of the skin, I can with confidence recommend Doan'a Ointment. I was for a long time bothered with a persistent irritation on my body, and none of the many preparations and ointments I used did me any good until I procured Doan's Ointment at a Drug Store and applied it. It was so soothing and healing, and acted so promptly that I felt relief from the first, and improved steadily. It is the best remedy for ir- ritation of the skin there is on the market. i"
 lust such emphatic endorse ment can be had right here in Waterbury. Drop into Lake's drug store and ask what his customers report. < < X
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-22
MEETINGS To-NTe. T.

Brass MouIdefs.
 Electricians union. Ladies' Aid society.
 Court Shields, F. of A. Democratic association. Pythian Aid association. Fifth division. A. O. H. SpeedwelI lodge, k. of r. Sheridan lodge, N. E. O. F. Plumbers and Steam Filters. Continental lodge, I. o. o. F. Waterbury lodge. A. O. U. W. Connecticut lodge. Int o. o. F. Winona council, IT o. U. A. M. Hawthorne lodge. Sons of St George. 4. Von Humboldt lodge, N. F. o. r. Ladies' auxiliary, Fifth division, A. Q. H.
 St Joscph's T. A society mandolin class.
 Townsend lodge, I. o. 0. F., school m anafin0- >
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-12-05
Map OF sMYTH.

The public may not be aware of the
fact that there is an excellent Map Of
Smyth county, Va, which can be hao
at the low price of One Dollar for two
maps. This price is made low in order
that each citizen purchasing can have a
map to keep and one to send off, if be
desires to show where he lives and the
minerals, ores and timber of his imme-
dlate locality. The map shows the
railways, roads and postoffices and the
names OF nearly all residents are placed
just where each lives.
This map gotten up by Chas, r. Boyd.
of Wythevlile, and John D, Barnes, for
merly of Broad Ford, but now of Brls-
toll, can be had of either of the above
gentlemen at the price named.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-12-05

| Mrs, J. II Wissler was quite s;cl
4 Sunday at.her home at the White Rcd
Furnace.
Rev. Thomas IIuddle left yesterday
on his return to Philadelphia. He vii
stop off at Salon and deliver his lecture
Better to Whistle than to Whine "
| Don't fail to read the ad OF Davis
Lindsey O.. on another page. If you
are interested in Holiday Goods.
Largest lire of Holiday Goods ever
brought to Rural Retreat, at The Ark.
just received new lot of Razore at
The Ark, sold on a positive guarantee
Satisfactory or your money back.
You can get most any size Window
Glass yon want at The Ark.
Will Germany went 0 or to Camp
last Saturday and epent Sunday with
his friend George Kirk.
Miss Minnie Patterson returned to
Marion Monday aft 81 spending Tina nl1s-
giving with her sister MRS. S. w. Re-.
pass. on Black Lick.
Lee S Whitaker went down to Pulas-
Xxi last week to attend the burial of his
mother.
Floyd Bently is up from Pulaski for
a short visit homo.
Squire Orr has been very low this
week, but is regarded as much better
at present.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-12-05

The Hon. .Jonn s. Wise, ex Virginan
nov haillng from New York, has failed
to cover himself with glory in his at
tack upon the present constitution OF
Virginia. There can be but little doubt
in the minds Of the people that be is
after the money he thinks he can get
from The unsophisticated and gullible
negro. Ever since the days of the 40
acres and mule" humbng, the negro
has been expecting to get some great
bonus from the government, but his ex
pectation has ever been in vain.
AS IN those days, when the carpet
Dagger was a burden in the Southland,
the credulous negro raised his ten or
twenty dollars and geve them to the
slick tongued brother from The North
expecting him TO accomplish wonders.
so even now the money raised by th
negroes of the State to fight the con-
atitution will, doubtless, be the booty
Of John S Wise aud his coterie of negro
condolences. 1t was the misfortune Of
tue old 8ourbons Of France and proved
their andoiug, that they could never
forget or learn anything and seems just
ouch fatal charasteric has fixed itself
upon the negro. He seems determined
never to learn that his best friends are
me people with whom he lives, or for
get he wild tales Of social equality tolc
him by the INSCRIPTIONS demagogues
of the reconstruction days, When the
colored man secs his position in it's true
light, he will settle down into as gooe
a citizen as any we have, fill his hum
bic position in the body polite to the
best Of his ability and stop reaching af
ter that which was never intended TO
him and which, if he got, would prove
his ruin.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-12-05

The Senatorial fight in Virginia is be-
ginnngto warm up. 1t is apparent to
any Who win take the trouble to look at
the situation, that there is going to be
pretty warm triangular fight with the
chances 10 favor of Senator Martin, as
Gov Montague and ex-Gov. Tylor draw
their strength from the same element
Dc the democratic party
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-12-05
Saved at Graves Brink.

81 know would long ago have been
ia my grave" writes Mrs. S H New
som, of Decatur, Ala, IF it had not
been for Electric Bitters. For three
years suffered untold agony from the
worst forms of In digestion, Waterbrash,
Stomach and Bowel Dyspepsia. But
this excellent medicine did me world
Of good. Siuce using it can eat hearth
" and have gained 35 pounds" For
Indigestion, Loss Of Appet e, Stomach
Liver ana Kidney troubles Electric Bit
ters are a positive, guaranteed cure
Only SOC at -Lindaey Co.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-12-05
2Z1 : s

The walking sick, what
a crowd of them there are.
Persons who are thin and
weak but not sick enough
to go to bed.
"Chronic cases that's
what the doctors call them,
which in common English
means-lo long sickness.
To stop the continued
loss of flesh they need
SCOTS Emulsion. For the
feeling Of weakness they
need SCOTS Emulsion.
It makes new flesh and
gives new life to the weak
system.
SCOTS Emulsion gets
thin and weak persons out
Of the rut. It makes new,
rich blood, strengthens the
nerves and gives appetite
for ordinary food.
SCOTS Emulsion can be
taken as long as sickness
lasts and do good all the
time.
There's new strength
and flesh in every dose.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-12-05
l'9gArlNEo rC,AnDlD

We are glad to report Mr. r. 3. He'd
vlcx as alright again after his recent
attack of sickness. He was here Satur-
day and We understand will move to
town.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-12-05
patter Than a Plaster.

A piece OF flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound
on the affected parts, is better than a
plaster for lame back and for pains
Ia the size or chest. Pain Balm has nc
superior as liuiment for the relief OF
deep seated, muscular aud rheumatic
pans For sale by w w. Buck q Co.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-12-05

Marco Walters has gone to house
keeping on DR.. Bucks place in the house
vacated by Alfred Allen some months
apO
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-12-05

We suppose there is no doubt that
Col Slemp is elected to congress from
this district,
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-12-05

Miss Maude Peery spent Sunday here
at her brothers., Dr.. E. w. Peery.
Miss Ward, daughter Of Emmett
Ward near Noble. Va, was here Friday
and Saturday the guest of Henry VII.
son and family.
Squire Orr has been very low all week
with Typhoid fever, and his condition
is regarded as very serious,
Notice the Xmas ads this week and
govern yourself accordingly.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1902-12-05

The sick George w. Davis who has
baen quite sick with erysipelas is i'm
p OWING; Geo ge Rerass ard son are
both better; Mrs. John Hudson is doing
nicely after undergoing an operation
and is in Il fair way to be wen again
soon.
Get your candies at the Farmers
Mercantile Co, they sell cheap, nice
line to select from.
Or. e w. Peery went to Abingdon
Wednesday to attend meeting of ply
sicians Of this section, the object Of
which is to organize an association Of
the bysicians of Southwest Va
Prof Gee. r. Huffard. County Sup't
of public schools, WAS up tins week and
viai'ed the high school here and the
colored school at Murphyvile.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-13

The time was, and not so long ago,
when velvet and handsome silks were
held sacred from adj visible signs of
the. needle To-day stitched bands of
silk head velvet fiounces. stitched MORE
on taffeta, and stitched taffeta on MORE
are held both elegant and chic. and.
latest OF all, simple gowns of dimity
and the like are finished with narrow
bands of the material stitched at each
edge. One of the most exclusive wom-
ans tailors is showing morning gowns
OF these materials, the skirts made
with circular fiounces finished and
headed by these bands, the bodices in
simple blouse or Shirt-waist style, fin
ished In similar manner. The claim
Is that they launder well and are Pc
cul1arly we'll adapted to informal wear
Soft effects, ripples, and ruffles seem
to belong to such fabrics by right. The
lovely. bordered materials, the borders
used as frills, seem far more attrac-
tive and feminine in effect Admirable
as tailored effects are, they can be
carried too far, and these delicate sum
nter gowns seem scarcely the place for
m achine-stitched edges and bands.
Costumes of silk, on the other hand,
arr. both elegant and handsome. The
col ,trast between MORE and the plain
tafteta is singularly effective, whether
one or the other be the foundation,
and exceedingly smart costumes are
the result
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-13
ROMANTIC MARRIAGE AT HULL.

Athengs. Ga, Feb. PA few days
since Mr.. II. II. Whitchill of Silver
City, N. M, was married to Miss Sal
lie Brown of Hull, Ga, a few miles
from this city. Back of this marriage
there is a considerable romance as it
now turns out.
Years ago a man named Cunning
ham left this section of Georgia and
went to New Mexico, where ne accu-
mulated about $4,000 prior to his re-
cent death. III. II. WhitehiIl, upon
the death of his friend. undertook to
find his Georgia relatives, and in writ
ing around found that johnson Cum
ningham lived at Hull. Miss Sallie
Brown, a granddaughter of Johnson
Cunningham, answered the letters for
her grandfather and correspondence
sprung up between her and Mr.. White
hill, which ended In proposal and en-
gagement And then the bridegroom
came all the way from New Mexico to
claim the bride ne had never seen, and
he was more than pleased with his
choice made at so great a distance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitehill are now visit
ing IN Charleston, S. c., and from there
viii return TO New Mexico.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-13
A BEAUTIFUL COTILIoN.
was Danced at the Guards Hall Lsaa
Night.


Night.
A beautiful cotillion was danced last
evening at the Guards Hall. Mr.. A.
w. Solomon led, introducing some
clever and pretty figures. Wiegand's
Orchestra furnished the music. Among
those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Aaron Ferst, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon Ferst, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hohenstein, Mr.. and Mrs Max Hirsh,
Miss Hortenses Stern, Miss Julia. Ep-
stein, Miss Corine Kayrton, Miss Lille
Traub, Miss Freda Traub, Miss Celia
We'll, Miss Mormon Eckstein, Miss VII
ola Eckstein, Miss Jeanette Herman,
Miss Helen Binswanger, Miss Juliette
krauss of Philadelphia, Miss Bessie
Krauss, Miss Jessie Krauss, Miss Tessie
Rosenheims. Mis- Viola Frank, Miss
Ruth -,kayton,. Miss Edith Robinson,
Miss I, Mamie Smith, Miss. Francis
DR.. Maier Utitz, Mr. Herman Traub,
Mr.. H. L. Kayton, Mr.. ]. D. Myers.
Mr.. Perceval Myers. Mr.. S. Tantl,
Mr.. N. G.. Gillespie, Mr.. c.. H. Her
man, Mr.. Jack Herman, Mr.. M. H.
Hymes, Mr.. H. w. Witcoyer, Mr..
Julian Hexter, Mr.. j. M. Dryer, Mr.
J. r. Solomon, Mr.. LeoH Stern, Mr..
David Wortsman, Mr.. Nathan Cole
man, Mr.. Jake Dub, Mr.. Harry Mein-
hard, Mr.. Leroy Lovenstein, Mr.. Max
Letter, Mr.. l.. Benchner, Mr.. r. H.
Berg, Mr.. L. Newberger, Mr.. S. Mohr,
Mr.. Jack Smith and Mr.. Jerry Ep-
stein,