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a Mothers Rscommendatior

have used Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy for a number of years and have no
hesitancy in saying that it is the best
remedy for coughs, colds and groups
have ever used ia my family have not
words to express my confidence in this
remedy Mrs. j. A. Moore. North Star,
Mieh For sale bvM. " Lewis. Druggist
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Good Price for Tobacco.

The farmers Of Louisa are elated over
the fine prices gotten for tobacco sold on
the Richmond market recently. III. W.
Wright X Sons reported an average O.
$11 per hundred for about two thousand
pounds of a very inferior grade sold
through thecommission house OF George
H. Haynes.
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Rev. H. X. Hawthorne. pastor OF the
Mount Ed. Baptist church at Batesville.
Albemarle county, and of the Hebron
Baptist church in Nelson county. has
rendered his resignation o both church
es. to make effect about June Let.
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AFebruarx Weddina

Ma. W. G. Clarke, son of G. W. Clarke.
OF Spotsylvania, and Miss Jessie Christy
Of Huntington, w. Va, will be married
Feb. 3rd, 1908, in Huntington, w. Va.
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Things We
Like Best
Often Disagree with Us

Because We overeat OF them. fndi-
restion follows. But there's . way to
escape such consequences. A dose of
good digestant like Kodol will relive you
At once. Your stomach is simply too
weak to digest what you eat. That's all
indigestion is. Kodol digests the food
without the stomach's aid. Thus the
stomach rests while the body Is strength
ened by wholesome food. Dieting II un-
necessary. Kodol digests any kind OF
good food. Strengthens and invigorates.
Kodol Makes
Rich Red Blood.
RrspareA o.ly By z O Dnwrrr 90, ChicaCA
Ihe = boeeis eo.eAins3s< times ~ ~ eksAs
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Sick
Blood

Feed pale girls on SCOTS
Emulsion.
We do not need to give all
the reasons why SCOTS
Emulsion restores the strength
and flesh and color of good
health to those who suffer
from sick blood.
The fact that it is the best
preparation of Cod Liver Oil,
rich in nutrition, full of healthy
stimulation is suggestion as
to why it does what it does.
SCOTS Emulsion presents
Cod Liver Oil at its best,
fullest in strength, least in
taste.
Young women in their
"teens" are permanently cured
of the peculiar disease of the
blood which shows itself in
paleness, weakness and nervous
ness, by regular treatment
with SCOTS Emulsion.
1t is true blood food and
is naturally adapted to the cure
of the blood sickness from
which SO many young women
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Aud ship customers
Washington THE BOSTON VARIETY STORE Commerce St 10 the
fredericksburg for this celebrated
fresh daily and lots of fredericksburg buy other bread and we
Tor u N "'
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.SM'1salE4l\p7za
A GIRL DRUNKARD.
One Instance Where N Physical and
Moral Wreck Was Restored to
Useful, Happy Life.

The superintendent of a New York
home recently related story of her own
exper. ce in rescue work, SO wonderful
and so encouraging to wretched victims
of sin that it ought to be made public.
The story in substantially her own Ian
guage was as follows:
81 was sent for one morning many
years ago by one Of the judges of the
court, who had before him a girl about
JIG years of age. The girls father had
caused her arrest and had appealed to the
court to sentence her to some home as an
incorrigible.
1.-THE history of the girl was this: At
IL years of age she had been put to serv-
Ice in the dining-room of saloon as a
waiter. Her duties required her to serve
liquors and she acquired passion for
drink and became a drunkard.
81 never saw human being that loved
liquor as she did. She could drink a glass
of clear whisky with the greatest relish,
and she had absolutely no control over
her appetite. At 1e she was a confirmed
drunkard and a street walker. She was
devoid of any moral principle and had a
perfectly insane temper.
''The judge heard the case and sem
fenced her to the home Of which was
superintendent When she learned her
destiny she flew into an uncomfortable
rage. She screamed and fought and
cursed like demon. She had to be taken
TO the home by main force, and when she
got there we were at our wits end what
TO do with her. She was perfectly law
less, desperately ugly and her manner
was more like a demon than a human
being. We tried all sorts of treatment
for her; we tried to win her by love; We
tried reason with her; then we tried pun
fishing her-in fact, we exhausted our re-
sources all to no purpose. For three years
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WAR oH DRINK IN EUROPE.
Strong Sentiment Manifesting Itself
i'm Germany, England, France
and other Countries.

The rapid increase of intemperance in
European countries of late has resulted
not merely in a much more vigorous
crusade against the evil by temperance
societies, but also, in many countries, In
legislation expressly designed to reduce
the consumption of liquors. The Ger
man governments proposed bill, Of
which yesterdays dispatches told, is
simply one more indication of the ten
dency.
The German plan is, indeed, a very
mild one, though 1t may have exceeding
ly beneficial effects If adopted One fea-
ture of it is the forbidding of the ex-
tension Of credit by saloon keepers to
their customers; another is the require
ment that mountaineering drinks, such
as tea, coffee, lemonade and milk, and
also cold foods, must be sold wherever all
coholic drinks are sold.
In England legislation has taken two
forms. For one thing 1t is operating
through commissions to reduce the num-
Der of public houses. and for another it is
seeking to reform habitual drunkards by
placing them on blacklists, and making
1t punishable offense to sell liquor to
them over the bar
France has been awakened to its great
need by clear evidences Of the ravages
made by liqueurs, and especially by alb
sinthe. Medical statistics recently COM
piled indicated that the great increase in
pulmonary tuberculosis was due almost
entirely to alcoholism, and also that two
thirds of the inmates of the insane asy-
lums were suffering from the same cause
There is now talk OF prohibiting the sale
OF aoulterated liquors and of creating a
state monopoly of alcohol, which will
supply only the pure article, and that at
a very high price.
In Belgium the tax on spirits has been
increased, and at the same time the tax
on tea has been removed, with the OBJ
ject Of encouraging the use of tea as a
beverage. In Holland league has been
formed to fight the use of spirits. 1t
aims at legislation, but for the present
it is doing personal work by posting
agents at the doors of public houses to
urge the patrons not to enter
Austria is considering a law which pro-
ytoes that drunkards shall. after ten con-
victions, be sent to a reformatory, there
to be imprisoned till physicians certify
that their craving is cured Norway has
a similar system now In force, except
that 1t applies 1t much more promptly.
In Switzerland the police are required
to arrest every person showing the
slightest signs of intoxication. Alcohol
is sold by government monopoly, and
each canton is required to spend ten
per cent. Of the receipts from this source
on hospitals and other agencies for COM
batting the evil.-Chicago Record-H Herald.
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whose hilt is of carved wood. silver or
ivory. The campilan is another fayorite
aweapon with a long blade that broadens
toward the end; it's handle is of wood
grotesquely carved anu decorated with
dyed horsehair and little bells. II is
needless to remark that the campilan is
most unpleasant looking instru nent
Oh death. The barong is a stout. heavy
knife sharp-pointed and having but one
cage. AT work or play, the weapon is ever
Kept within easy reach.
Sulu is queer land of piracy. polv-
gamy and slavery. Nearly all the in
haoltants are Mohammedan Malays. 10
wnom the Spaniards gave the name
Moros In remembrance of other Moham-
medans that had been in times past a
terror to the Spanish peninsula. The
name has stood for daredevil deeds and
piracy OF the most daring sort. and the
present day Moros pride themselves on
the reputation of their people Those
who know them declare they are not
quite so courageous as they think them
selves, but they like to be considered big
braves and swagger around considerably.
The chief are surrounded with a ridicu-
lous lot OF ceremony, and the sultan has
courters, retainers and slaves: then on
each island, or in each district, there are
certain leaders called dattos. When thu
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United States made terms with the sui
tan, the latter was to receive from the
former certain pension, and his dattos,
during good behavior" also were TO be
remunerated, or pensioned, or given
tribute-whatever way one may please to
look at It.
The Spaniards looked upon the Moros
as fierce and bloodthirsty, but the Amer
leans have been able to advance in friend
ly relations with them and have gone
among them pretty freely. And it may
be that as the popularity OF the Amer
leans has increased there has been a cor
responding decrease In that of the abb
trary sultan.
The sultan is greedy as well as arbi-
trary and for some time has been very
unpopular with his subjects The best
OF the pearls go to the sultan, and he re-
ceives other taxes from the pearl fishing.
The revenues being derived from arbi-
trary fines, one cannot wonder that in
Sulu blessed is nothing. 1t is said the
sultan will do anything for money, and
the following story is told of the manner
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"FIGHTING JOE HOOKER"
Famous sobriquet Acquired Through
the Mistake OF N Com
position.

How Gen. Hooker got the sobriquet
of Fighting Joe Hooker is said by
Sidney v. Lowell, Of Brooklyn, to have
originated as follows:
81 was reading proof on the New
York Courier and Enquirer, and had
been at work from seven o'clock in the
evening until three in the following
morning. Mcclellan had come into
contact with the confederate forces, and
was pressing them back toward Rich
mond. Our press dispatches from the
front, written with carbon on manifold
sheets of tissue paper, told of desperate
lighting all along McClellan's line.
Among his corps commanders was Gen.
Hooker, whose command had been per-
haps too gravely engaged. Just as the
last page form of the Courier and En-
quirer was made ready for the press, an
other dispatch came in from the front
giving further particulars of the fight
ing in which Hooker's corps was des-
perately engaged, and across the top
Of the dispatch was written Fighting
Joe Hooker l knew that this line
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-10-24
LINCOLN SAVED A LEE
Civil War Incident That Is Well Remembered by
Some Apprecative SOuthernerS.

President Lincolns magnanimous dis
position and kindly nature were never
better exemplified than in a case during
the civil war in which two sons of the
confederate chieftain. Robert K. Lee,
were involved. says the Washington
Post. AS narrated by one of the most
hospitable Virginians. himself a scion
in family noted for the brave deeds and
heroic sacrifices, the story of Lincoln
and the Lees reveals depth of fraternal
affection. chivalry and heroism of which
Americans may justly be proud. no mat
ter what state may claim their allegiance.
There is a piece of history which
seems TO have escaped some northern
writer's" remarked the host, "and that
is an incident involving Lincoln and
two sons of 'Marse Robert as Gen. Lee
was familiarly termed in the army. /
have been an omnivorous reader of his
tory connected with the civil war of 1861
65, but nowhere have 1 encountered any
mention of the incident am about to
relate.
ut was after the battle of Brandy Sta
ton, in which Brig. Gen. W. II. F. Lee,
called by his father and family Rooney
Lee, was not only badly wounded, but
captured by the federal forces. Upon
being taken to the headquarters OF the
union army his identity became known,
and there are consequent great rejoicing
over such capture. Subsequently fed
eral officer who had been captured by
the confederates was shot under peculiar
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in which he administers justice: "a Moro
lost a carabao by theft, he located
the thief and complained to the sultan,
who fined the thief $105 and confscated
the carabao."
The sultan is described as q small man
with repulsive face, his thick, protrud-
ing lips, fiat nose and swarthy skin In
dicating his Malay origin. His costume,
when he is dressed for an audience with
white men, is copied from European
modes, with few little details added to
suit his Own faDcy-evening dress suit,
diamond shirtstuds, a very large dia-
mond ring on his finger, huge pearl for
further adornment, tan shoes on his feet.
black and white turban on his head.
The sultan's mother has long been tho
power behind the throne and is person
atty deserving OF extended mention.
Somebody should make her heroine Of q
a comic opera-or perhaps, rather, q
tragedy, she being fond Of dealing in
poisons and other tragic accessories. The
sultan is sufficiently mothered; and
wived, believe, beyond the extent of the
law; but he is childIess.
CATHERINE POPE
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that girl kept our home IN a turmoil.
Nothing we could do had any effect upon
her. She attended our Gospel service
but to all appearances they had no In
huence over her.
AT the end OF three years a change
came over her. She began to pray and
TO believe in God. After we had her I'M
der control, we sent her out to service In
Christian family on farm In a neigh
boring state. She was a small girl, not
very strong, but she took hold of the
heavy work OF a servants place In a
country home with an amazing vim. It
seemed as If she couldn't do enough for
her employers.
But the work was too much for her.
and after the first year she returned to us
quite WORKOUT and broken down. Then
she took up fancy work and became an
expert. The finest kind OF work seemed
to come perfectly natural to her.
When the term of her sentence ex-
pired. at Fl years Of age, she left our home
and supported herself by doing fancy
work learned in the home. She was then
one Of the most lovable, sweet-mannered.
kind-hearted, gentle girls that ever
knew. We all loved her and she used to
come and instruct the other girls in
fancy work. She had grown to be very
handsome girl. with a fair complexion
and beautiful face.
A young man out Of an excellent fam
lily In our city, became interested in her.
and finally married her, and took her to
his fathers home, where she was ad-
mitted on equal terms with the other
sons and daughters, OF whom there were
several. She became a favorite with
them all and the father-in-law speaks of
her endearingly as his little kid
you asked me If knew Of any cases
or girls rising from a life OF shame to a
respectable womanhood and my answer
is this true story OF girl who is now the
mother Of dear little girl, and who is
one OF the loveliest Christian characters
OF my acquaintance. It is one of rnanv
evidences that there is no limit to the
power and grace Of God.
Jesus is able to save to the uttermost
all that come unto God by Him. What
refuge the Lord is to every sinner who
VIII fee to Him for help. National Ad-
Vocate.
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INCREASE THE DRINK EVIL.
Growth OF Women's Clubs I'm London
Declared to- he Attended by Ex-
cessive Indulgence I'm LIQUOR

The increase in the number of wom-
ems clubs in London is said to be at
tended by an alarming increase In the
drinking habit, and the London World
said recently that liquor drinking, espe-
cially creme de menthe, had grown to a
grievous extent
At these clubs one sees more whis-
kies and sodas on the table at luncheon
than one sees at mems clubs, in which
there is marked decrease In drinking.
The club managers, of course, deny
these allegations. but they are known to
be none the less true in the main.
Dover street, Picadilly, has now so
many women's clubs that it has been
nicknamed Petticoat lane.
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circumstances, and the captors Of
Rooney Lee determined that he should
be executed by way of retaliation. A day
had been fixed when he was to be shot
1T sunrise In some manner Mai. Gen.
Washington Parke GUSTS Lee, who once
wned the Arlington estate. which was
subsequently, made a national cemetery
by the United States government. learned
Of his brothers peril. By means of flag
OF truce, Custis Lee appeared at.the head
quarters of the union commander. who
cordially received him and inquired the
nature Of his visit.
To save my brothers life, If posi-
ole,' was the reply. and return him to
his wife and children. You must know.
general continued Custis Lee. L am
bachelor, and not only that, but out
rank my brother, who is a brigadier gen.
eral, while am major general II any
one is to suffer for the unfortunate occur
renee by which one OF your officers for
ieited his life, let the blow fall upon me.
There will be no one to grieve and worry
about me, for am a single man and a
soldier, able and willing to abide by the
arbitrament Of war. With my brother
It is different, for he is man of family.
with wife and four little ones awaiting
him at home. He knows nothing of
my visit, neither does our father, Gen.
Robert e. Lee. Knowing both of them as
l do, 1t is my conjecture that II my pur-
pose had been communicated to either
OF them. they would have endeavored to
dissuade me from such an undertaking.
Consequently have come to your head
quarters Of my own volition, and with
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out any advice whatever, either from
my family or friends. Give me- my broth
er's life for his family's sake and take
mine as means OF retaliation Cor a re-
grettable and unlooked-for act Of war
and it's misery.
Moved by this appeal, the union gem
eral pointed out to his visitor that what
he asked was not in his power to grant.
Lots were drawn for the execution he
said, and fate willed it that your broth
er should draw the fatal numb Der A time
has been fixed for the execution, the nee
essary orders have been given. and it
only remains to carry out the details.
There is nobody to help you in your ex-
tremity unless President Lincoln at
Washington sees fit to interfere
This suggestion, coming from the
source 1t did, aroused a CLEAN Of hone
within the bosom of Custis Lee, and he
inquired of the federal commander
whether 1t would be possible to stay the
execution of the death sentence until
President Lincoln could be informed Of
the circumstances.
Most assuredly,' was the reply. and.
furthermore, he shall be informed of
your heroic and brotherly offer of sacri-
flee Immediately
This officer kept faith to the letter ["
continued the narrator, "and sent a de-
tailed account of the interview with
Gusts Lee to the president of the United
States Abraham Lincoln. Within a few
hours after the message was received at
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not interfere with the religion and Gus
toms of the Moros; but even if that prom
Use had not been made, it certainly would
have been no easy matter for us to abol-
ish the Moro institutions OF polygamy
and slavery.
AS to slavery in Sulu, we are repeatedly
1old that it is very different from that
once in practice in this country. There
is not the same social degradation, the
relation does not place a gulf between
master and man. Both wear the same
sort Of clothes, eat at the same table, and
live In the same house. Often a slave is
given an opportunity to purchase his
freedom, but makes no use whatever of
the opportunity, is Indifferent to liberty.
The land of Sulu is beautiful with the
luxuriance of tropical foliage and bloom,
and it is one of the most healthful re-
gions in all the Philippines. Life there
is not very strenuous, not even the slaves
having to make much struggle for eX-
istence. The surrounding waters supply
fish in abundance, the land gives plenti-
full, easily gathered harvests of cocoanuts,
mangoes, bananas and numberless other
fruits. 1t is said very little manual work
is done by anyone, even the slaves work.
Ing only when they feel like It. But this
sounds to us Of the work-a-day world
something like fairy tale.
The Suluans show very little Of Span
fish influence. they having never been
really dominated by Spain. The average
Filipino has aped Spanish manners for
a couple of centuries past, but IN Sulu
one finds crude, barbaric. most pic
turesque native, little affected by the
white mans civilization. He resembles
the Apache Indian in physique, but does
not wear his hair long; he is counted
fearless as the typical Indian Of olden
days, and shows his courage both on land
and sea, as much at home in the water as
any islander Of them all. Lieut.. Col
Owen ]. SWEET, military governor Of the
Sulu archipelago, reports there is no rec
ord of a Moro drowning When engaged
In the pearl fishing, an important in
dustry of Sulu, the Moro dives to the bot
tom of the sea at depths of from rs to
100 feet
The costume affected by the Sulu male
reminds one Of comic opera makeup;
trousers similar to a clowns tights, a
shaped affair for head covering. The
dress of the Sulu woman is very similar
to that of her brother, only her lower
garments are of more generous cut. Mr.
Whitmarsh. an appreciative traveller,
thus describes Sulu dude: Zone fellow
I saw was decked out IN a pair OF skin
tight trousers embroidered with silk In
stripes of orange, red and green, and but
toned from ankle to calf with small pearl
discs. His waist was encircled many
times by a flaring sash, also Of many col
ors, which held in position, ready for in
slant use, small kris dagger and a
splendid wavy handled barong. A tight
Elton Jacket of apple green, with sleeves
reaching to the knuckles, partially cover
ed his upper half; and bowling red and
yellow turban crowned the costume"
A SULTAN while yet a mere lad begins
to wear display Of weapons, and the
weapons worn in Sululand are dreadful
chings. though splendid as to mounting
and always keen and bright. The IA
srite is a dorh'e-edge sword. the kris.
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what Army rraining WIN No.

Talking of dogs" said the colonel
"a friend Of mine has a Gordon setter
She's the most sympsthetic dog ever
heard or. She has the maternal instinct
so strong that she has brought up a lit
ter not her own
'T've known of such cases" said a
listener.
There was hen had a chicken.
The hen died and the chicken was in
sore distress. This dog took pity on Il
and brought UP that chicken"
Eyes" said another, that's curious,
but it's not uncommon"
And now" said the colonel, solemn
ly. that chicken barks!"-Stray
Stories.