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FAMILY FARMING.
The Lexington Gazette has IDEAS about
successful farming and does 3 not hest
tate to put them IN print. Hear the
Gazette: IA 81 A
81 But the scarcity OF labor Is a problem
which the farmers Of Virginia must con-
front, and the solution Is puzzling them
black belt Of Virginia seems to be not
so much what the whites Il will do
with the negro as what they will do with
out him. Yirgnlans have been ncous-
toned to negro labor, and IT "a altogeth-
or the most satisfactory labor because
they know how to deal with the negro
laborers. who have been raised on the
soil, better than they know how to deal
with foreigners, Il s
But while the problem Is perplexins. we
are encouraged to believe that It Will all
Is that the most successful farmers. GER
tainly throughout East and southside Vir-
gInia, are those who do their own work,
with tho assistance Of their boys, and that
wherever you find an Industrious farmer
with two or three Industrious boys. who
VIII till their own soil. you will find pros
perlty,
virginia Ia in need Of more farmers Of
this character and the State should adj
land, In fact we have too much land for
the number Of farmers, and that Is why
so many landowners In Virginia are
'land poor" But Il we could get q con-
siderable number Of thrifty farmers from
other sections to come here and purchase
q part OF our lands and work them with
their own hands and improve them, we
should soon have q greater prosperity
throughout the agricultural sections, 5S
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,yaluo and amount

Y Total par and mprkct vuluo and amt amt
loaned thereon .....,.. .: Y, /,
Cash In the Company's principal office.
inttvest due aud nccrnad on bonds not includot
lntorost due and accrued on collateral loan. !,
Gross premiums In course OF collection. nos q
nm Ola 100; due from other companies Tor
4 Slb, $3.50. 40 RI ....,....:...
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aocRATlc SITUATION.

DEMOCRATIC SITUATION. ...S
~ AS viewed by the Rural Retreat Times
the Democratic situation IL perplexing az
well as highly interesting. The Times
says: K: Il ~
Tho Democratic party Is In the midst
OF a serious sperplexity--a position In
which It ID damned II It does and damn I
ed II II! don't Bryan and IS Cleveland
each Is playing for posi- tionS and IT does
not yet appear TO us country fellows which
Ia going to win. It Is almost "a lforegone
conclusion that with either at 4 the head
OF the next Democratic presidential tick \
ct, the party Is sure Of. defeat It seems
there Ii no common ground on which
these two prominent citizens can meet.
SO much has been said and done and left
gundone BY each that It 4 Is not possible
for them ever to forget or forgive. 10 our;
mind there is but one patriotic course
for them to pursue and that Is to get
down into the ranks, keep quiet ana let
the party work out It's own salvation
There are issues upon which q united
Democracy might 60 before. the tihtry,
with fair prospect to Twin, but with,
these two distinguished and able gentle
men. whose IDEAS poll tical are as far apart
a. the east Is from this west, continually.
5nagging at the party. debating. prophesy-
ing and threatening. there Is no CLEAN
OF. hope for success in the next campaign
or Of the party uniting soon.
. - "a
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1. !:
PYRAMIDS OF PAIN
Most Plentiful and Troublesome
Dosing SPrinG and summer.

Il takes warm weather to bring out the hidden impurities
umors posons ID system and stir the sluggsh
Blood and this is why boils common il Spring and
Summer. They sometimes come singly, bit oftener II
generally upon the tenderest part Of the body They
the most painful Of ali skin ernptons and the blood ID
turmoil, and the system il feversh com1noton from
the time these volcanoes Of misery begin to form until they
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ON TEMPERANCE

ON IL MPEHANCE, ~
this ssrmonetts on tenn peranee There
are many people who hays no real cons
ception OF the word temp erate" as II isl
ordinarily used. II 10 easy and tlohi
more common. to " intsnpsTate In )aar,
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white woman who narries . Chinannn
10 entitled to little sympathy, and It
may be added, she receives little from
people OF ordinarily decent instincts,
whether her matrimonial bargain pals
upon her or not, Portland Oregonian. i
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s.
pain andgo Summer
@ d R ot s sln efapisss 8
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NE laHRoRHooDs.
The decree has gone forth among the
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DON'T PRoHIelT.H

ON'I5h PHOf1I6 81 (, sIs ls 5i59 st&
N Montgomery county In. this State en-;
Joys the blessings Of prohibition but. ac-s
rcordins to Montgomery Messenger, It Is
that brand Of prohib ton rwh ich does not
prohibit. The \ h1essenge Regulate
the whiskey business IN some other way
than by prohibition. as this method does
10 OF stop the consumption Of whisky and
deprives the locality OF @ fine revenue,
There II not & prohibitionist n In this,
county who believes that there Is mo
whisky bought by our people. The pro-
$hibitionists know as well as we do that.
hundreds and perhaps thousands Of doll
lars are sent out Of the county every
year for whisky, and other places and the
express companies get the fill benent OF
1.-THE trade. What seems right to us is the
diapensary system by which whisky
drinking In public Is prohibited. but in
WHICH those who will have Risky I ca t
get II at home ana Be- made TO help pay
the cost Of government by; their contribp- \
lions In this way. y. 4
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GOOD roads meetings have been held in
many counties OF tho State and here IS a
general demand for tmpr overnen OF the
roads. fi$ Even Mature herself has loaned
no little assistance to the enterprise. for
4f over. there was q. season when tho mud
tar oppressed our farmers and others. u
was this season. Many OF OUT roads
have been almost without bottoms for q
considerable portion OF the winter. We
hope that the autheri ttesfars taking the
propsr measures TO secure the necessary
Legislation to bring about the much. need
"a sin1proyeinent. &ssssss 3@3 fss
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8fHE LEE STATUE IS \. 4.
rhe Northern Neck News has this %
say about the statue business' While. as
Va said sometim ago In these columns,
the proposition to put statue OF Gene, !,
raj Robert D, Lee In the statuary Han
OF the National Capitol at Washing ton
was an emlnently proper one. y We view
ed il simply from tho standpoint OF Ylr-
einia'a right to donate an ef1igy Of hef moss
beloved and famous son; yet We are com.
PEELED to believe that It was g great
mistake to agitate such q proposition az
this time, II anything could cheaper, the
glory OF such a man as Lee (and nothing
could) 1T would DO to have bis friends 90.
cupylng the position OF asking reeognl-
4 ton Of his grea tnass at the hands OF the
North. 1t Is surprising how many Ola
veterans are opposed to the bill which
passed both House and Senate, and we
have heard them endorse the action Of
tho Governor In refusing mis- signature
thereto. The truth OF the matter Is that
many good people are opposed to OK
pending cent for monuments while
there Ia q single needy Confederate yete-
3 ran to whom even tsn or hfteen dollars
4 q year would be helpful, 3s
N~.,V - =, IL ~, :. a NJ, =, 17s lk fF-g 54
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.lr.iA.mAoESlN oREENsvlL.Ls.

a The SEmporia Messenger says: The re-
can't floods have entailed great loss 70
the county by the necessary work n
MID 81 building and road Improvement
Z large number Of the bridges have been
carried away and these Will have 70 Pc
4 replaced conservative estimate :.
~ amount that will be REQUIRED ts one one
n honsand or fifteen hundred dollars,
''1 II was iirst thought that the road levy
xo,,ld not be sufficient to pay the cost
~ rebuilding but. now It Is found that
< tf.ss is sufIlcient funds for all neeas.
the board Of Supervisors have mace the the
levy large enough to cover al needs' ).
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-19

President Roosevelt Goes not Ike
the tariff for an issue: il touches rath-
er a sore spot not only in his own
anatomy but in that Of his party sohe
has given the republicans . new war
cry-the full baby carriage
The trusts have been giving The
screw another twis, during the past
month and squeezed upprices Of neces-
sitfes another notch according to
Dun's index figures On MAY : the
numbers were os-J5l. on June !. 9s-956.
Senator Hanna and Senator
Foraker with arms entwined posing on
the stage as the great harmony
fableau If the Ohio state convention
must have been an interesting picture
I o the delegates who were all ready 10
poignard their n~eichbors II the ccca-
sion required and their political pie
depended on r..
Perry Heath who is mixed up in
the pest Office scandals. has sailed for
Japan and the Investigators will have
20 get along without the information
that he could give fhem. He did no,
answer the most imporfan; charges
that ION Tulloch" made against him
before he departed Nor has he re-
signed as secretary Of the republican
national committee
This administration will be
noted for its junketilg p~ropensFsies.
the president. cabinet and higher on
cials are away from Washington more
than half the time and all travel on
special trains or passes by favor Of the
railroad combinations. 1t hardly
looks reasonable that recipients Of
these favors can he seriously fighting
the railroad mergers. bu: we shall see
all in good time. So far the average
who pays his fare has received
reduction in rates.
Prom all appearances the con.
stitufion will have 10 be Withdrawn
from Porto Rico. for Ii Is giving the
administration endless trouble there.
through that old focey nonsense that
trial by jury is a necessary accompany
ment. The Porto Rcsns have got into
their silly heads that 4 grand jury hss
n right 20 incici government officials
who have committed a crime. but or
ders from Washington soon convinced
them that reasons ~ high moment"
could not allow such proceedings
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tunity tn mind his own business. He
didn't appreciate this fact.
Its soft drinks for me-" he reit.
Grated. NO living man can make
me drink whisky"
crdinar ily Ike Wiliia ms was one Of
the last men In the world 20 waste
good liquor by forcing IL down the
throat Of an unwilling imbiber. IL
Toms last words. however, there
was a distinct challenge. Mr.. viii
liams was not the man 10 pass :
challenge unheeded.
"Oh. ! don't know about that" he
replied. in a soft drawl. II Tom A.
wood had been more experienced. hs
would have recognized "A danger sig
nal in that dra WI. II guess, after all
YOU had better take whisky. Drink
III" he shouted. his voice rising. ~
the bartender placed the bottle on
the bar Drink il. or it'll be the
wrse for you"
A he said this Ike's hand slipped
10 the revolver in his belt. But 10Y
Tom Atwood felt at ease. Every
thing was going according 20 pro
gramme. The next move would b.
for the bad man" TO draw his gun
Then. before he could get the drop
Tom would knock the revolver out
of his hand. lead for his jaw, and
proceed TO pummel him in the gooc
old way.
But this time things didn't 60 &C
cording to the well-worn programme
Ike Williams did draw his revolver
Bun he did not make the slightest eff
fort 10 get the drop on Tom. Ike
never would have been a successful
candidate for Sunday-school superin'
iendent. but he had a w~ell-deined
creed of right and wrong. and stuck
to il. One Of the principles OF this
creed was that it was not the
square thing" 10 shoot al an unarmed
man. At the same time. Mr.. vii
liams did not propose TO let himself
be Knocked about by an impudent
but brawny young athlete from the
east. So he shifted his revolver from
his right to his left hand. and aimed
a blow at Toms head with the butt
The blow was delivered with a quick
ness which no stranger would have
supposed the affable Mr.. Williams
capable Of.
Tom was speedy with his hands,
and a good boxer. but he wasn't
looking for any 0 ~ this sort
The result was that instead Of land
ing on Ike Williams jaw with hi
right. the butt Of the revolver land
Ell on Toms head with stunning
force. Then Mr.. Williams followe,
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yard OF sky above ne. IN q frame
az tow and dome.
Art the smoke makes purple patches on
lts gloomy monochrome
srhere are soot-bedrsgg.ed pigeons upward
sailing 10 the X
Th-ough -he canyons, gloomy. narrow
hedged BY buildings back and hign-
There are ~parrows Idly fitting-sparklns.
sroorsnx. hghtlng blades
one might give undue Importance 10 their
voiuble trades.
-or M@ssrs Fuss End Feathe-x are con
vsnced OF this one fact.
most AFFLICTED world t~ Gull be II x tneir
presence lacked.
! may sit and dream Of sailing on sunny
smiling sea-.
OF fishing in a quiet brook. a good DOCK
on ms knee:
OF valki1g through the silent woods' or
through the meadows sweet
Tut the great Old heart 81 Nature tfrops IN
noises % the street.
A mistaken country poet had a bought
ard wrote u down
Twas that Cscd had made the country. out
that Man Tad made the town.
s3ys the product cf the city u the Mar thai
Ood hAs made
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nspssos~as aseaevs Tsks Dsgsseoo
We've - Censseo1eag
Trieste

The republican leaders should get
together and agree on information
they impsrt TO the voters President
Roosevelt. in what Was doubtless .
carefully considered speech On the
tariff and trust issue. told US that the
Sherman law Vas inadequate sDd .
constitutional amendment was essen
tial 10 control the trusts. The Ohio
republican platform says "Combins-
lions for the monopoly Of trade and
kindred unlawful purposes are direct
~ amenable 10 penalties provided by
republican legislation" meaning. Of
course. that the sherman law is ample
10 control the trusts. Which Of these
statements are We 10 believe. that OF
the president on Senator HANNAH
Neither do the same authorities agree
on the tariff a. affecting the trusts. for
the president said tina, the tarrn had
no connection with the trusts. while
the Ohio platform after declaring az
above quoted on the control Of monop-
olies, further says NO worthy in
terest j. i~mperiled- but whatever viii
work public harm is restrained and
that without resort to the democratic
plan of destroying all American indus
tries through tariff revision. or other
wise"
-Or otherwise j. good. II allows the
republican brethren a hole 10 crawl
into when the democratic plan Of tar
III revision has relieved the people
from trust extoriion. which IS now p-r-
mitted by the protection the tars3
gives them.
1t would also seem that Senator Ham
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up his advantage by punching Ton
in the stomach. and then striking
him a second time on the head with
the butt of the revolver. Incident
ally. he did a lot of other things Il
him. but they did not interest Tom
after he received the second blow or
the head.
When Tom opened his eyes the
bartender was bending over him
bathing his head with cold water
Tom gave a sigh. He had expected
that experience would change some
OF his ideas Of western life. but the
change had been too sudden 10 he
pleasant. Then he looked at the
bright side Of il.
Anyhow he didn't make me drinl
the whisky" he RI cd to the
bartender.
-He didn't want to- answered
that worthy. %gruffiy. Ike just mixed ii
up with you because he thought you
were looking for trouble. He's al.
ways accommodating about helping
a man In a search Of that kind. But
he wouldn't waste good stuff by fore
ing Il on a man who didn't want IL
After he had polished you up h
drank your whisky, and vcnt of a.
quiet and pcaeeable as a lamb"
This was the unkindest cut Of all
a. Tom Atwood rose weariIy to his
feet and felt doubtfully If his head
to see IL Il was all there, he said
with a little groan:
IF I could get hold Of some Of
those people who tell tales about the
way the t~enderfoot wines up the bao
man. I'll polish them up worse thar
Ike Williams did men. y. Times.
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stepped asd Industrial 0os-
lOOk Dts~surag1as.

The ~holiowness and ficklsneSs Of
,ur present so-called prosperity are be-
coming apparent. Its deiicacy and
lnsoundness are nov being admitted
~ the many textile manufacturers in
Philadelphia. Nearly 100000 Of their
employees are on strike for shorter
hours and some of them also for high
sr wages. The textile workers think n
only fair that they should get a small
share OF the great prosperity which
they have been hearing and reading
about .or so many years. They are
now being told that il is too late and
that not only are the manufacturers
not making the profits they made .
few years ago. but that the outlook for
the future is bed. The following is
from an editorial on The Philace lphia
strike In the Wool and Cotton Report
er of June 4:
THE margin of profit per unit Is
smaller in about every line Of indus
try than il was a couple of years ago
secure IN adequate return on capital
devoted 10 productive purposes The
manufacturers are also confronted BY
the fact that the general financial and
industrial outlook Is al present far
from reassuring. There is increasing
evidence that retailers throughout
the country are overlooked. and the
fear naturally exists that this means
lessened opportunities for ~disposing
Of the products OF the mills. Fol in
stance. it was reported this week that
Marshall Field had instructed his pur-
chasing agents to buy no more dry
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ma has changed his mind abou; trusts.
for il IS not long ago that he was vocif-
erously declaring from every stump
he mounted that rhere were no trusts
and now he admits that there are
combinations for the monopoly Of
trade" This being all thing 20 I'll
men and each leader putting his own
construction on the important issues
may fool some Of the people all the
time. but il surely cannot fool all the
Yvople all the time.
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Has created in HIS image. strong. erect and
unafraid.
And although love the country, where
the 5lcky-biriie sings.
I'm contrasting I'm my heart OF hearts HE
songs are ~triflng things
As compared to lifting melocies-fo,ks
tramping up and down.
The street car gongs. the whirr CT wheels.
the noises OF the town!
I may dream OF sweet-voiced nightingales
their notes are all ''tip-top"-
But , want iife's grander organ played With
OK Humana's stop.
-sca.. she smiles upon the country. and
her smile Is good and sweet
Ar. the great old heart OF Nature throbs 10
noises Of the street.
Crit Alexander. in Pittsburg Dispatch.
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badly torn nv hulleos The ren0rn
that the bodies were thrown out a
The window into he garden Il IN.
true. The voon~ officers intended 10
do -. but Col. Maschin prevented it.
exclaiming sthst would BE- barbar.
ous.-
An ,hs servants NJ IN. roxal connie
6s5 When ~. 6rs, sho,s yer. heard.
with the exception OF Queen DraRa's
servant WIN Wa found dead. A. n
minutes n.st ,,xo an xns over Col.
Naxchin isxued from the pate Of the
Lcr.k around ~h,ch great crowds
had collected and made . speech. saw
;ny.
-v. so..a ~. dvr.s-
~ NJ The Ohr.noxichs and have rot
rid ~ ,he d;xhonorah, woman who
WAS The kings evil shirt Long live
Servia-
,ba army
.-s..~.u~c ~ ~. ne.s.
~,
aN-"-..A
~ ="
- = ""' INV ""e
o''u p'' :
maui e'hs'u.'"o'e s"''nss' nan" -"
~ uk 'NN
fepor'eu 'na' a. INC s'' -.
- ~ "''"es "ss u.Po"
" 80
caPitai wouid De ueuSereu 10 inc
'P
;no,,5;nr ~. L;n..s fors;o, invest
800 =. = .oss;h,. IA, .x-Ope~n
49, acra.r.s - h.;ras.
Oueer Draea was n RECENT 81 "a. o
.n,san moa,ht~ - .,so h.d great
s..;.- ,h;.h ,.;u !. h,naad over 70
- - s;s,s-s
49,, - - -. "a
-, -. al A.
-" &.
- a.Nn-s 81
III I'm,
-.na~s a,Ion~
-"
~,.s,;c rassn,msn, .ga;rst =.
$780,, co,nl. Some nersons even
.L-a;m- nu,s;5a ~
~ralace a vast crowd awaited the re-
NOVA, no, only az the corpses Of the
king and oueen. but of the bodies Of
all the other victims. which we're
simultaneously Inferred. being con-
viewed in hearses to the Belgrade Gem
etery.
Dead silence In the treet
Tn tho s,rse,s there was n dead
.uanoa .,d ,ha n,h,;c wore kent hack
~ ,bs ,roons The hnr;al service was
hr;af Two pries,s were presept. hut
"A h,rb ecclesiastical d;ynitaries. In
"a. ia cemetery none was allowed
$3.50, ,rong force ~ 0endarmes
,as fs~ ossc.rs Not n single friend
- r.l,,iva ~ tbe deceased was pres-
-, THE remains ~ the ROYAL pair
- ..--~s 49,, /, ~. am~
| tary chapel. Two wooden crosses
alone denoted the spot. marked AL
exander Obrenoyics. and "Draginja
Obrenovics.- The other bodies lie
outside in the cemetery in rough
graves.
Late Queens Relatives Expelled.
J Tho sisters and IN. p;eces ~
"a la. queen xbo had he.r arrested
~ N. military authorities were ex.
f~ou ~ co,r,rv U.r s;sters
Ia.. Tbursdax p;vht xere nermi,ted
- -. f.r.,,au IooL ~ \ daad
1870. .m.;as Thsv x.r. s,hs.
aran,,x conveyed ~ The nol;ce On
ho.ra s.rx;sn sb;n which brough,
,ham dovn 70 parcsox, They were
rraI. - .suana u;,h ,h.;~ r;~.s A..
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The old gentleman steadily regard.
ed him
WEEK. he said 'it Is evident that
my daughter did not pick you out for
your personal attractions. Hence l
must conclude that You have some
practical points that are Of value.
Take her. my boy. she's yourA"-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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The following is a narrative OF the
revolution. given by men who took an
active part in II:
Army officers 10 the number Of 20.
having formed a project of a revolt.
among them being delegates from al
most every garrison in servia and the
majority Of officers of the Sixth regi-
mcnt. Lieut--Col- Maschin invited
his comrades, on Wednesday evening
a, II O'Clock. 20 meet in the kalimag-
den garden. and there the immediate
carrying out Of the intended deed was
organized. At i:40 A. IN. the officers
In eight groups.went TO the konak.the
royal palace. Each had a ~ and es-
pecial directions regarding his part in
the revolution I'm the palace itself
the revolutionaries had two important
partiszns in the kings bodyguard-
Col. Alexander Maschin. Queen ORA
gas cousin. not brorher-in-law- and
the kings personal adjutan', Lieut.
Naumoyics-
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ONCE EXPELLED FROM sERvIA.
The New Kings Finances Kept In
shape ny other Refers.

~
shape ~ other oilers
Geneva. Switzerland. June 1.-THE
new king Of Servia. Peter, received his
early education in Belgrade. during
the reign Of his father. being IL years
old when the family was expelled
from Servian soil. Later, he went
TO school in Pesth and Temesvar. and
besides repeated visits to Russia,
spent several years at the small court
of Prince Nicholas Of Montenegro al
Cettinje. While there he became the
sutton Of the latter's daughter, Prin-
cess Zorka. and married her in 1883.
She died several years later. The is
sue Of this ma rriage are three chill
dren, q daughter Of 10. and two sons.
aged. respectively. Is and ID. Since
1891 Peter has been residing in 0e-
neva. Because of his dissipated and
s~pendthrift habits. Prince Peter quar-
relied with his father-in-law Of Monte
negro and also lost the good graces
of Alexander Ill. Of Russia. from
whom he received large gifts az mon
ev on several occasions. Since the nc
cession of the present cxar. however.
there has been a sort Of reconcilia,
tion with St. Petersburg.