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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-01
VIRGINIA WEDDINGS.

Mr.. Stuart Wray Selden, of Gloucester
county, and Miss Rosalie Bethel Barnes
were married yesterday afternoon at the
home of the bride in Richmond.
Mr.. William A. Moncure, of Rich
mond, and Miss Margaret Tinsley, daugh-
ter of Mr.. James S. Tinsley, were mar
ried at Picquonecque, the Tinsely country
home near Richmond, yesterday.
Miss Mary Preston Graham. daughter
of the late DIR. John A Graham, was
married to Col. Nathaniel Beverly Tuck
err, of the Virginia Military Institute at
Lexington, yesterday.
At 1880 O'Clock last night at Grace
Episcopal Church, Berryville, in the pre-
sence of a large assemblage of relatives
and friends, the marriage of Miss Mar
garetta Duncan Milton to Rev. Francis
Van Rensselaer, Moore was performed by
Rev. William II. Milton, rector of st.
Johns Church, Roanoke, Va, brother
of the bride, assisted by her brOther-in-
law, Rev. Robert X. Massie, of the Epis-
copal Theological Seminary near Alexan-
der and Rev. Edward Wall, rector of
Grace Church, Berryville. The groom
recently graduated at the Episcopal
Theological Seminary near Alexandria.
CLAY GETS CHILD WIFE BACK
General Cassius Marcellus Clay and his
former child-wife, Dora Richardson,
will be reunited. When the girl, then
in her fourteenth year, was married TO
General Clay, she had been courted by
Riley Brock, and she could not forget
him. The sage of Whitehall did not
wish to give up his young wife, but
when she begged him, he consented to
divorce her. Brock had joined the
army and returning made her his bride.
General Clay gave her home in Wood
ford county and furnished it, even
hanging the walls with the costly tap
estries and paintings he had gathered
while in the land of the Car. Brock
tired of the place and sold out every
thing. General Clay sought to get the
girl to come back to him, and she did
GO back to Whitehall, but took her
husband with her. General Clay ran
him off with a shotgun and soon the
girl followed. They have since roamed
about the country. Sunday evening
Brock was killed by a train at Long
View, ILL.,, and buried there. Now
the widow will go back and live with |
General Clay near Lexington, KY, tie
of her days. She has one
child, which she named for General
Clay.
TORTURED AND ROBBED. The de-
tails of a torturing robbery reached |
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-01

SANDBAGGEDA AND ROBBED. Mrs. F.
F. Adams, jr., wife of the vice president
of the +. F. Adams Tobacco Company,
reported to the police in Milwaukee yes
terday that she had been sandbagged
and robbed of SIS, 500 while on train
en- route to Milwaukee from Chicago
Monday night. Mrs. Adams states that
she had gone to Chicago Monday to draw
her $25. 900 inheritance from the First
National Bank of that city. After pay
ing some debts she had started back on
an evening train with $4,000 in cash
aud certificate of deposit for 81, 500.
On the way she went into the toilet
room of the car, where another woman
entered and struck her over the back OF
the head with a billy or some other
blunt instrument. She was knocked UNI
conscious and robbed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-01

MAN AND Doc KILLED.-A man and
a dog killed is the result of an unused
telephone wire sagging down and COM
ing in contact with a high current on
Seventeenth street, Richmond, last night.
The houses from III to l27 north
Seventh street were charged with cleo
tricity through their iron cornices. In
one house the inmates were shocked,
and the electrict current followed the
kitchen stovepipe and stove to the floor
and set the house on fire, necessitating
calling the fire department to extinguish
it. At another house dog was tied by
a chain to an iron gutterpipe in such a
way that he received part of the cur
rent. He whined so piteOusly that
George Smith, negro, went to unite
him. His efforts completed the circuit,
and both man and dog fell dead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
Finding Content
 mCnt.
BY NATHAN N. LEVY.

My wife has red hair, plentiful supply oi
 freckles. belongs to two sewing societies, has q fondness for expressive plaids and is sub | ject to rheumatic twinges in the left arm But that's nothing I hear that Crasheri
 wife has triple chin; that she wears whal
 was once someone eise's hair; that she sub
 scribes 10 six fashion journals and haunts thu bargain counters, and, moreover, that she ha l a fondness for painting indescribabie thing | on black satin ribbons.
 I'm kept indoors by a gOuty leg now nnt
 then md am periodically bothered with livei complaint; unfeeiing creditors constantly dun me; I'm given to the vice Of lnziness
 have an excellent appetite and smoke all ths cigars my friends are kind enough to giys me. But look at Jones-he's dyspeptic, work l like a beaver, settles his bills promptly pays for his own cigars and worries mor
 than a wardheeler with the aldermanic be' in his bonnet.
 I fell over the malignant remains of banana the other day and showed bad bruise on my left shin and 2 cut on my Jeff
 arm as the results of my fiighty disposition. But what of that7 I read in the newspapers
 this morning that fellow got into an argu-
 ment with an impulsive trolley car and sus- talned compound comminuted fracture of tho skull.
 My favorite daughter eloped with barber last week. and. though she wasn't accus- toned to porterhouse steaks and mushrooms under the parental roof. I hear that she is living on love and canned meats and taking things as she can borrow them. But know a rich young woman who married what she thought was q wealthy count and after be relieved her of her hoard came back to her pater's house for one of her old dresses and bite to eat.
 My brother has eleven children and doesn't care if school keeps or not; he named his eleventh after tine famous Governor of his state and sold the letter of congra tuIation the Governor sent him to an autograph col lector for q tidy sum. He believes in any old way of making money, and his conscience, or whnt there is of 1t, never troubles him. Now, there's Thompson, with fourteen chill dren. with no tact at all, poor but honest, and meditating eighteen different ways of shuhiing off this mortal coil
 have sister living with me. You ought to hear her sing My Old Kentucky Home" or 'In the Cleaning" Your tender tympa- nun and your sensitive cochlea will suffer somewhat, but It's all in the family But not long since Robinson told me in the flat above his there Is musical" family-the Son of the house plays various instruments fthe flute and bnssoon), and plays everything
 with variations the daughter of the estab- lishmcnt has grand opera Aspirations and does the jewel song from "Fnust' and the mad scene from "Lucfn" ten times day, and twelve times every second day for good measure The mother of the conservatory puts n hand In herself, flirting with house organ that Is a little tired and rheumatic from chills and old age.
 The moral of all of which Is: Be satisfied and you will be happyl
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they found that Don was missing.
 Bad dog He has slipped off after father" said Elsie.
 Still they were not bit afraid. When bed time came they carried the iron safe contain ing the money into their room, locked up carefully and went peacefully 10 sieep.
 About two o'clock that night Marie sud- denly awoke under the impression that day had come, and blnked incredulously at the moonlight flooding her room. Everything seemed alive and stirring. Then she realized that it wns all the guinea fowls. Their harsh, dIscordant voices were piercing the air In wild fright.
 Elsie opened her eyes the next moment.
 Something has wakened the guinea hens" said Marie.
 The girls sat up in bed to listen. There was heavy tramp across the hall below and footsteps began to ascend the stairs. The girls stared at each other with white faces and could not move. The footsteps reached the top of the stairs.
 The girls must know where 1t Is. Let's find their room and make them tell us," said a gruff voice without
 Marie and Elsie sprang from bed and ran to the window. At the same moment hand turned their doorknob.
 They're awake. heard them moving" said n second voice Come now," the man continued, rattling the door, you girls tell us WucTS lO Hnu the MOnty. WE knOW your father left some here. Tell us and we'll go away without any trouble.''
 "Shout for help" whispered Elsie fran ticaIly.
 The man caught the words Don't do that!" he called, threnteningly. "If you scream we'll break in the door and shoot you both"
 At thls moment the guinea fowls, who had gradually subslded into silence, broke into fresh cries of alarm The next minute there was shout beneath the window.
 Hello there, girls. Anything wrong? Those guinea hens have been kicking up such a racket that we came over to see what wns up."
 'oh, Mr. Stanford! Oh. boys! Hurryl hobbersf gasped the girls.
 Be quick; they are breaking down the door" screamed Marie.
 The robbers, indeed, In rage and dlsap- pointment, had flung their whole weight agnlnst the panels, but, as the door with stood their onslaught and as they heard the resculng party rush through the hall below they turned and escaped by the back stairs.
 We have two new names for your guinea mems now" snid one of the Stanford boys the next day. They are a combination of burglar alarm and policemens rattle"
 Ihls time Bessie and Marie did not mind the joke. After their experience of the pre- V1ous night they "had decided that the guinea fowls should remain and might make as much noise as they wished So when Mrs. Witherbee returned, two weeks later she was greeted with an unmelodious song or welcome by her pets in the treetop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26

road and hide somewhere until someone came along to whom he could call for assist ance
 We supposed that any person of humane instincts would be willing to go to the nearest Farmhouse and borrow clothing for us to wear home.
 Maybe you can find something lying around In the woods" said Joe T have seen old castoff things lying around like that" 'So have l." said Lew. "I saw m old hoopskirt in the woods by our house yester- day. If l can see another today III give 1t to you, Joe.''
 Lew was gone about ten minutes when we saw him coming toward us at full speed, swinging his arms and tossing his head wildly. He dashed swiftly Into the mill and we asked in one breath. What did you fnd?"
 "A blamed old yaler jackets nest, that's what! Get some mud and daub 1t on me in about fifty places or I'll be as lumpy as summer squash"'
 Of course we laughed, but We got the mud and applied II to Lews many and fast swell ing wounds.
 T had got out to the road" he said, ''and crawled into a thGck clump of bushes to hide because I thought l heard someone. There was little grassy place in the bushes and lay down on it and on the yaller jack. cts nest at the same time. Cracky didn't catch it7'
 And you concluded not to waltT' said Joe.
 ''I make 1t a rule never to stay where l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
HOW THE BEAR LOST
 HIS TAIL,

The bear Is not as smart as his friend, the fox. Long, long ago the bear used to have q long tail; but one winters day he met his friend the fox, who sat on the bank of river, just finishing a meal of Ash.
 Give me some," said the bear, flor am very hungry"
 That was all had" said the fox, swal- lowing very fast; but If you vil give me some honey the next time yod Nnd some will tell you how to get the hsl"
 T will" said the bear.
 Then the fox told him 10 go to the river and cut hole in the fec, drop his tail in and wait for bite.
 So the bear went 10 the river and did inst as he was told. Shortly after he had stuck his tall In 1t turned very cold and began to freeze the bears tail in with the ice.
 Not knowing any better, however, master hear stlll Vt patiently on the Ice waiting for the fish to bite, At last he thought he would get up and walk around a little. as he was tired of sitting In one position so long. As he started to move he felt tur at his frozen tail. and, thinking 1t was biz fish, he gave mighty jerk, when off came his tall.
 Ever since that time the bears have all had short tails.
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each put one on and"
 "I've q notion 10 pitch you out of the win dow into the riveri" said Lew
 That's my thanks for being the only one in the crowd with helpful idea,' said George responsibility. But please don't pitch me into the river. haven't change of clothing with me. and might take cola !.
 '''rhere's no use waiting here until dark, I said. We might as well start home now. There are no houses very near the shore or the river, and when we come to one we ca n take 10 the water and swim little ways Let's put out for home."
 The others agreed to this and we started. We were five miles from home, and we had gone about a mile when George. who was some distance ahead of us, came running back and said:
 Boys, I guess we'd better call a halt. There's a picnic party eating supper the grass right on the river bank Just outside the timber"
 Then we'd better get back to the mill D said Lew. T always did hate picnic and 1 don't care 10 attend one today. Let's skedaddle for the mill"
 No, we'll go back to that empty little old log cabin we saw a short distance from here"
 We went back to the cabin and stayed there until sundown. Then we started once more.
 It was not very late when we reached ''Lew's' home. The rest of us hid behind a haystack while Lew" went up to within q few feet of the house and called out:
 Father! o. father!''
 The farmhouse door was open and light was burning In the front room Mir. Hyde came to the door and listened.
 'Father."
 'Is that you. 'Lew'?"
 "Yes sir"
 Where in the world have you been? And where Is your uncle's boat: Do you know anything about the Morley boys and George Hare? Their folks are worried about them Where are you? nny don't you come into the house?''
 my-my y-somethiug to pat on?''
 What on earth do you mean? Haven't you anything on now?'
 No, slr."
 He strode out to where Lew was. and in moment we heard him roaring with laughter that brought everyone in the house to the door, Mir. Hyde went back to the house and soon peal after peal of laughter greeted our tortured ears.
 MT. Hyde brought Lew some garments and then came oyer to the haystack where we were.
 You look nice now, don't your" he said. and then fell to laughing again. Presently Lew came out with garments for the rest of us.
 I Ht ntNt Nuuuas issue Ol me Farnlng- ton Gazette contained the following notice:
 "A small green and white boat containing a quantity of boys clothing was found float ing in the river by David Harper the ferry man. on Saturday. There are fears of foul play or of the drowning of the owners of the four suits of clothes. and the authorities propose investigating the matter.'
 Lews uncle had gone down to Farmington that day and in the evening he came rowing up the river in the boat, bringing our truans garments with us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
Four Boys and A Boat.
CONCLUDED FROM LAST WEEK,

After while we went up the river to de- serted old mill, Joe suggesting that we might find something there to help us out of our difficulty; but we found nothing except a battered old felt hat which George picked up and held out to the rest of us with:
 Here, one of you fellows take this. It isn't fair that l should have everything. am dressed In a collar already, you know"
 The road leading by the mill had been sell dom used after the mill was deserted. No men nor boys were at work tn my of the fields that we could see from the mill win dows Nearly all of the farmers were ac- customed to taking Saturday afternoon for half holiday. and most of them went to town After about half an hour Lew pro- posed to go through the timber to the wagon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26

am not wanted" said Lew.
 In ten minutes he was so swollen and lumpy that George said:
 Really. Lew, you might go to some farm house yourself. for your own mother wouldn't know you now
 Another half hour passed The sun was getting low in the west, and George said:
 q don't see but what we will have to stay here until night. and then go home clothed in darkness.'
 .'I don't like the notion of going even to my own home clothed in that sort of a rig" said Joe.
 .I'll tell you what we might do." said George so seriously that our hopes rose. "What?" we asked. There's lots of old barrels here; we might
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
4 LAWMAKERS PIG MIG
 FOR JULY.

For the girls and boys spending their sum- mer vacation In the "real country" there is no form of amusement more enjoyable than a haymakers picnic. The big hay wagon is pressed Into service, the girls making it very attractive with festoons of wild flowers and green leaves Nothing but tine seating portion of the vehicle Is left undecorated. if the horses or oxen are sufficiently gentle they. too, can he decked out in floral finery. In this festive looking cart the girls and boys, arrayed In genuine country fashion, are conveyed fo the hay field. The girls go in for sunbonnetS and gingham aprons, the boys wearing broad brimmed straw head gear similar to that adopted by the real farmers. and with overnlls tucked into high boots, as the llaymaker Is always pictured
 Once in the field the frolic begins, with which is combined sUne real help to the farmer. as the heaped up hay wagon soon shows. The luncheon, which has come later In a less fantnstic wagon than the hay makers chariot, Is eaten in some shady spot, the sents being fragrant mounds of hay. No table is spread, the sandwiches and fruit be ing eaten from the hands. big can of cool milk or buttermirk Is the only beverage, md this is served In tin dipper by an obliging farm hand. When it comes time for home going all ride on top of the load, which is not as easy feat as 1t looks, for the hay has a curious way of slipping from under suggesting a trip on camel's back more than the ease of A cushioned seat
 If at night dance in the barn can follow the picnic the day will be complete. For this lanterns furnish Che lights, those which the farmers carry when they go to do the chores being preferable to the pretty Japanese ones, when the inflammable nature of the sur roundings Is considered. The stalls of the horses should be decorated with flowers. The orchestra for the occasion, to be quite in keeping. need only be an accordion, fiddle or mouth organ, played by some young country man who has done so before at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26

dishing the vegetables. '1m sorry" he said, but Bennet's little girl is worse. I'll have to drive right over there, and think I'll stay al night. They are so poor and don't know how to nurse typhoid l don't want 10 leave you girls alone specially us 1t is well known that l am poor patron of banks and keep great deal of ready money here In the safe. l think I'll ask Mrs. Stanford to keep you for the night"
 But the girls protested there could be no danger Don, the watchdog, would frighten any chance robber away. And who would know they were alone?
 After their father had departed they ate their dinner, feeling quite important. Later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
well, Hardly

Say. pa?"
 Well, what?'
 eff the President of the United States dies, does his wife's second husband become presi- dent?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
Happiness.

How happy one could be with but small part of the happiness that goes to waste in this world of ours!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26

How. Helen-Tell us. dear. did he go down ci his knees when he proposed7 Hazel-So. In his confusion he went down on his hat.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-12
H1Lo BOARDING SCHOOL.
Needs of the Instltutlon~AId Asked
by Trustees.

At recent meeting of the trustees of
the HiIo Boarding School it was decided
10 indefinitely postpone the introduce
ton of co-education. This action was
due to the financial depression at this
time prevalent in the Islands. But the
new building for the boys was not given
SspA In fact. every effort is being made
tC increase the funds sufficient to begin
ibis new work.
Through the kindness of many OF
the Island people the sum subscribed
toward this purpose amounts to over
twenty thousand dollars. The new
building is estimated to cost about
twenty-five thousand dollars. The fur
rishings and other expenses incident
TO the change will bring the cost of the
propo sed improvements up to about
thirty thousand dollars.
Besides this, there should be an addi-
tional amount raised to be placed on
the endowment fund, the income from
Which present fund not being sufficient
TO meet the running expenses of the
school The attendance is steadily in
creasing. Hence. larger accommoda-
tons are needed. With this in mind,
the new building has been planned to
accommodate a larger number of pupils.
Preliminary work has already been
done on the grounds preparatory TO
building. The old building has been re-
moved to position in the rear of the
former location to give room for the
new building. In its new location the
old building will continue TO be used for
class room work until the new building
is completed, after which it viii be used
for shop purposes in connection with
the Industrial department of the school.
An undertaking of this kind is a bene
fit to the town, in fact, the whole Is
land, and should De aided by everyone
in so far as they are able. The school
is open to all nationalities; the tuition
is free. only nominal charge of s25
per year being made to cover the cost
of the boarding department, this being
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-12
a GOLDEN JupemENg.

A man was arrested not long ago in
Missouri for burglary. 1t seems he had
forced an entrance into a large whole
sale store in the business district and
carried off a lot of valuable mercnan-
disc. The entrance was made through
&. back window, during the noon hour.
The clerk who was left in charge OF
the safe had gone to one of the offices
in another part of the building The
safe, containing thousands in gold,
was carelessly left wide open and
access to this fortune was easy. The
thief locked the safe without taking a
cent, but it was discovered later that
every DOUGLAS PATENT CLOSET
had been stolen from the warerooms.
1t Is readily seen by this that the
Douglas is more valuable than gold to
one who understands values. Bath. the
Plumber. will tell you why. shop,
165 King street.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-12
BY AUTHORITY
ACT 3.
AN ACT

To APPROPRIATE MONEY PURPOSE DEFRAY1NG Elk
CONNECTION FIRE CLAIMS THEIR
PAYMENT.
by Legislature of Territory of Ha7va
There hereby appropriated the of Thirty
thousand Dollars ($3oooooo), mitch thereof be
necessary from the Public Treasury be paid of the general
of the Territory for the period commencing with date
ct the approval of this Act and ending with the goth day of june
1906 for the purpose of dayng the expenses of the Fire
Claims Commissioners and the preparation issuance and sale of
Bonds for the partial payment of Fire Claims and other
proper expenses relating to the Fire Claims
SECTION The Auditor is hereby authorized to
this appropriation vouchers properly certified and
approved by the Secretary of the Territory for the
vded by this Act.
SECTION g. This Act shall take from
approval
Approved this nth day of March, A. D. 1903.
SANFORD B. DOLE,
Governor of the Territory of Hawaii