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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-18

Now we START" johnson never asked Gard
Wright to ride with him again.
Mr. Wright's somewhat peculiar and radical
ideas of the hereafter have not, perhaps, en-
deareG him TO many of the churchgoing people
of Putnam, and they never have received any
contributions from him for home foreign
missions local charities but for all that there
is "A tender heart beneath the rough exterior of
this man who from poor country boy, and I'M
aided, has worked his way to success.
But there is a pretty little romance in CARD
Wright's life, and the closing chapter of the ro-
nance reveals in all its unadorned beauty the
tender heart of the iron Wilcd man. Back in
Woodstock. where Mr.. Wright grew from baby
aood to a young man, there a little girl
i've years his Junior. They We're playmatesr
then schoolmates in the quaint old district
SCHOOL Later they were sweethearts and at
tended the country parties held in the winter
snd the little social ents during the summer
But they drifted apart because of circumstances
over which neither had control.
she was the prettiest girl in woodstock"
said Mr. Wright in speaking of his youthful
DAYS to the writer, on the homeward drive FROM
the cemetery. well, were back again" he said
as he drove into the front yard and tied his
horse to the maple tree that did service as
post for the big swinging gate. In the window
If the dining room appeared the sweet race
though deeply creased with the lines OF seventy
wears. of the companion of Gard WriGhts de
Ginning years.
Wei. Sarah. we've been out to see the monu-
ment." he said land l had my picture taken
sittfn, alongside of it, and he stepped over 10
the silver haired old woman, whose rheumatism
made her scowI with agony every time she took
= step. and placed his hand on her shoulder.
sarah was my old schoOlmate," he continued
..vaars ago in Woodstock. We went 10 the par
,;as together. and 1 remember how we used to
r1av Choose We all got in circle and every
body sang Choose the one you love the best
,7d I'll be bound to choose the rest Then
sould run after Sarah and catch her and KISS
ter, didn't l. Sarah?"
Yes, Gard that's a good while ago she
<aid rehectively.
And. oh. how mad you used to get, didn't
you, Sarah?'
81 guess l did, Gard it's been so long ago
most forget" she said smiling.
Gard, Wright motioned the writer into the
other room, and, patting the shoulder of the
white haired old lady said. half to himself
poor old soul, she's sick now
sarah married a good fer nothing man." he
v-bienered TO the writer ANA she had a hard
time Of if. After mother died l had no one to
keen my house. and seven years ago L heard
that Sarah was in need and wanted a home
So / went and found her, and she's had nome
here since then. Poor old soul! She was pretty
as = picture once. when we lived back in Wood
stock when we were schoolmates together
And people who know say that if Gard
Wright dies first Sarah Gage, the sweetheart
of his school days and the companion of his de-
cIining years. will never want for nythins to
make her comfortable, even though Gard"
Wright is going. but don't know where"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-18

They stayed on at the hotel. and the others
saw the Pyramids.
Make a trip up the Nile with us 10 see the
cataracts" was the next invitation they re-
ceiVed.
1--WE cannot go. The food is terrible up the
Nile the answer.
Presently the two parties. having ret1rneI
from their travels. met at the Waldorf
And did you complete your trip around the
worId?" some one asked the existed agent
"Oh. no: We turned back. You see, We heard
that the food was very bad in the Far East
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-18

world. They would do it in style, as money
object.
Some old Pittsburg friends. who were likewise
travelling stee-made millions. came "cross
them at a hotel in Cairo. They had been no.
where and did not seem to be having very
good time. The newly arrived party took Ilty
them.
Eve are going to see the Pyramids to-mor-
row" said one of them. Won't you join us!
NO. we can't go with you to see the lyra-
mids" the answer is said to have been. You
can get nothing that is fit to eat there
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-18
FEAR OF POOR FOOD SPOILED TRIP.

Some years ago a man who had made a fine
record as Eastern agent for the Carnegie Steel
Company taken TO Pittsburg sales agent.
Through some deal or other he received $4,000
of stock. He did not like Pittsburg, left the
company and in the rush of the steel business
he forgotten. He held to his stock and
sad nothing
one day the United States Steel Corporal ton
was organized and the former sales agent
awakened to find himself worth 81 600 600 With
his wife he decided TO take trip around the
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-17

nor to the interest of their families
it would not be to the interest of the
Norfolk & Western Railway Company,
nor to the City of Roanoke and its
people, the prosperity of the railway
company being a large and important
factor in the well being of the city
and its surrounding country.
ALEX. DELANEY, Umpire
Accepted by the Norfolk & Western
Railway by L. e. Johnson, vice-presi-
dent and general manager.
Accepted by Jas. J. Cramer, for the
machinists.
After decision of the umpire in re-
gard to settlement Of piece work, Mr.
johnson agreed to advance the ma
chinists at Roanoke shops who are
receiving 30 cents per hour to 81 cents
per hour, and all machinists in Roa-
noke shops receiving less than 80 cents
per hour to be advanced one cent per
hour over the present rate, which was
accepted by the umpire and represen-
tatives of the machinists.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-17
BLOwED HER HEAD OFF.

Miss Arabella Edens who lived on
the Sissionville pike, several miles
from Charleston w. Va, brooding over
family quarrel with her father, Philip
Edens, placed shot gun to her mouth
and by attaching string to the iris
ger then to her foot, effected its dis
charge, tearing the whole top of he
head off and blowing her brains against
the ceiling.
Miss Edens was about 16 years OF
age, and of very proud dispositions
Her father, who was high-tempered
old soldier, had whipped the girl Sc
verely over some small matter a few
moments previous, which, with Other
brutal treatment received in the fam
lily, is said to be the cause of her COM
hitting the rash act.
The community around Sissonville
is sorely shocked over the affair and
much i'll feeling, it is alleged, is felt
against the. father.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-17
LOVE SICK BOY WANTED TO DIE.
Richmond Youth Swallows Laudanum.
Went Out in Field to Die.

But for his chance discovery by two
soldiers, Wister Taylor a young man
of Church Hill, Va. would have died
alone and helpless in an old field,
whittier he had taken himsen intent
upon ending life which had become
hateful to him.
According to the father of the young
man, who was saved after hard work
by two physicians. a love affair is at
the bottom of his sons attempt upon
his own life He stretched himself in
a field near and Twenty-ninth
streets, Richmond, Va, and swallowed
an ounce of laudanum, and there he
lay alone for some time. About $3.50
O'Clock, or perhaps little earlier, two
soldiers stumbled over him, and took
him in hand. He was then in very
serious condition, and there is no doubt
that had he stayed there much longer
death would have ensued.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-17
WOMEN IN ENGLAND.

Emigration, war and other causes are
producing in England a preponderance
of females over males which is dis
quieting to students of social problems
Of the total population of 32,527 ,S42
persons in England and Wales, 16,799,-
230 are females and 15,72S,613 are
males. And the relative proportion Of
females is steadily increasing, having
gained by about 3 per cent in the las
forty years, showing that the existing
relation is not an accidental or mo-
mentary condition, but exists in obe7
dience to a natural law. The Stats
tics of marriage also reveal some sur
prising facts. To every six married
persons in England there are eleven
unmarried and one widowed of both
sexes, and there are more than two
idows for every widower. This would
seem to show that the expectancy
of the married woman was somewhat
greater than that OF the married man.
Perhaps it does, but one is confused by
the discovery that six wives and eight
widows are credited with having pass
ed the century mark, while ten nus
bands and thirty-two widowers have
done the same. A mans chances OF
great longevity as compared with 4
woman's would thus seem to be as for
ty-two to fourteen The most interest
ing fact is, perhaps, the large number
of widower centenarians. The conclu-
sion might be reached that man
bears the grief of marital bereavement
better than a woman does, and those
who may find this thought interesting
may draw from it what conclusions
they prefer.
Leaving children out of account and
reckoning only those old enough t.
shift for themselves, there are in Eng
land today, according to the census
over million more women than men
This is not because the birth returns
show that more girls are born than
boys. Indeed, the boys show a pre-
dominance of births over deaths. OF
1878 per cent, while the girls show only
Il per cent. A sufficient explanation is
that more boys emigrate in one way
or another than girls. Also that more
men are killed by accident, by over
exertion and exposure and by vicious
indulgence in intoxicants. New York
Times.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-17
A new CITY IN
TAzEWELL COUNTY
The United States Steel Cooperation
The Largest Trust in the World
BUILDING CITY IN The WILDERNESS
Developing Twenty Thousand Acres of
Coal Land in Tazewell County.
Over Thousand Houses at
New Town of Sand Lick.

There is new city in Tazewell
county, Va. Immense development is
going on at Sand Lick, about twenty
eight miles north of Tazewell, Va,
almost on the border of the county.
The United States Steel Companr
which is said to be the largest trust in
the world, with it's vast capital of
81 APO, 100000, has taken hold of 10000
acres of coal lands at that point, and
have within period of fourteen
months almost built a city in the will
derness.
They have constructed over one thou
sand houses within that period, all OF
superior quality, and have built more
coke ovens than is found in the entire
soft coal field of this section. 1t is said
the development is to be on an inn
mense scale, and the impression made
upon one visiting there is illustrated
by the remark of a countryman coming
back from that point. When interro-
gated in reference to the development
he SAID, IAN the world is there!"
Ex-senator ST. Clair, who IS a man
of affairs himself, just returned from
Sand Lick, and he says that no one
who has not been there can form any
conception of the magnitude of the
work done and undertaken by the
trust.
The general prosperity of this whole
section, partly by reason of the de
velopment on the northern border, is
wonderful, and the volume of money is
so great that county bonds for road
were taken up at less than 4
per cent
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-17
R. E. SIMS FELL TO DEATH.
Skull Was Crushed-Nearly Every
Bone in His Body Broken.

r. e. Sims, stock house foreman at
the West End furnace, of Roanoke. met
with tragic death Monday evening
about 8 o'clock. He fell from near the
top of the furnace to the ground, dis
lance of about 100 feet and was in
stantly killed His skull was crushed
by the fall, nearly every bone in his
body was broken and he was injured
Internally. He had gone to the top Of
he furnace, and had remained there
only few minutes, when he started
70 retrace his steps and when but a
Few feet from the top he slipped and
fell to his death This information
ONES from an authentic source at the
urnace and is therefore at variance
With the rumor that the unfortunate
Dung man had been overcome by gas
IND had fallen.
The deceased was 23 years of age and
has resided in this. city for the past six
years. He resided with his father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. S. HI. Sims, at
1923 ROrer avenue, s. W. The deceased
also had brother who is a lineman
'or the Interstate Telephone Com
ANY.
1T was deemed unnecessary by the
Coroner to hold an inquest, as he
vas. convinced that the young man met
his death by. an accident for which
lie alone was responsible.
EIe was popular and had wide Giro
Of friends who were shocked to hear
f his tragic death.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-17
HEAD-ON COLLISION
ON The SOUTHERN
Passenger Train Dashed Into a Local
Freight on Virginia Midland Div.
,raaInAarak r1lnnr mann n urIInn
TWENTY-EIGHT PEOPLE KILLED.
The Baggage and Express Cars and
second-class Passenger Coach
Were Telescoped-Train Crew
Violated Orders.

Twenty-eight persons were killed and
seven injured in a head-on collision
between a passenger train and local
freight on the Virginia Midland diyis-
ion of the Southern railyaw, at Rock
July Sth. Passenger train No.
35, leaving Washington at IL: Is a. m.
for Atlanta, Ca, dashed into local
freight No. 60, standing on the main
line of the road at that point, wreck
ing both engines, and the baggage and
express cars of No. So. The baggage
car and the second-class passenger
coach, Immediately following these,
telescoped. The coach was occupied
mostly by colored people.
Engineer Davis, of No. 35, and his
colored fireman and Engineer McCor-
mick, who was riding as passen-
ger on No. GO, are among the dead
The freight was in charge of Con-
ductor Brubeck and Engineer Hale,
and at the time of the accident was
on the return run from Lynchburg to
Charlottesville. Rockfish station il
midway between these two points and
the track here is a single one. En-
gineer Hale had orders to get out OF
the way of the fast passenger train, bus
for some reason, which has not yet
been explained, he overstayed his time
and had failed to take siding, so that
the passenger train could pass. The
trains came together with fearful
crash and fearful scene of panic en-
sued when the occupants of the cars
realized what had occurred.
f&En No. 3S which ran into the
Ht was made up of an express
carr, a baggage car, two day coaches
s iislsssstWo Pullman cars. The two Pull
formed an early morning New
YORK; connection at Washington for
Atlantasand the South. The train ar
riving here at 1922 from Boston also
connected wifh No. s5. No. s5 was in
scharge sof sEngineer Davis and Con-
dtctor Mays. One Of the passenger
cars !ofs the train was q -second-class
day coach and the other vestibuled
car.
~ Engineer Mccormick, who was a
passenger on the freight train was
going to Charlottesville to take g
tram south at the time he met hi
death. The engineer of the freight
escaped without injury:
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-17
VIRGINIA EXHIBIT
AT ST. LOUIS

There has been some misapprehen-
sion in certain quarters concerning
the attitude of the press toward the
st. Louis Exposition, but no one should
feel that the newspaper people are
averse to the movement. On the other
hand, having assisted in every way
possible to carry the movement through
the legislature, the representatives of
the press individually and severally, are
on the side of the exposition, and are
giving every possible aid to the
scheme.
The Virginia commission is compos-
ed of fine set of men, and they
are doing all in their power to make
the old State show up well at the
great show. Colonel A. M. Bowman,
of Salem Mr.. j. L. Patton, of Newport
News, and Commissioner of Agricul-
ture Koiner constitute the Virginia
commission, and they are leaving no
stone unturned to make the Virginia
end a success.
Colonel Bowman, in strong letter
to the Times-Dispatch, says he be-
lieves the success of the Virginia ex-
hibit is assured and that there is now
no longer any doubt that every in
terest of the State will be fully and
properly represented.
One of the alleged criticisms was that
too much attention was being paid to
tobacco, and that other industries were
being neglected. Colonel Bowman lays
special stress upon the point that the
ri a1r1fq min al ~
the State are going to receive prope.
attention, and that every means for
the consideration of these matters is
being carefully looked after.
The mercantile and manufacturing
interests of the State are likewise
dwelt upon by Colonel Bowman, and
in his communication he says that no
one need fear that Virginia will no..
make a creditable exhibition of her
products.
Captain T. c. Morton, who is the
press agent for the Virginia Commits
sion, has issued strong appeal to
the public, asking contributions for
he Virginia building at st. Louis and
there is every prospect of success in
this line.
The spot for the building has al
ready been located, and is an ideal one
being in a central position on the ex-
position grounds.
The commission, through Messrs. w.
w. Baker and George e. Murrell, is
doing fine work nearly every day and
when the great show comes off there is
every prospect that the Virginia end of
it will be a success. Richmond Times
Dispatch
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-17
sTRIKIN' GIN THE LAW.

oh, neighbor Beed! Say did you read
Your paper through today?
A jedge agin has tried by law
Free labor-by his say
The laborin' man no more may strike,
Or even leave his place,
For should he, an injunction, sir,
Would slap him in the face.
met with One Eyed Choppy- Boy;
He looked the other way,
An told a friend, a Choppy, too,
The swelos had right O. way;
An that they'd call the soldiers out
To shoot things in the jaw,
Should once the labor man be caught
A strikin' gin the law.
Oh, many jedge has sold himself
For gleamin coins of greed,
An trampled underneath his feet
The rights of all men freed;
An often penned men in a pen
For instance, Idaho
An jailed 'em up-an' bound EN- down,
No matter where they'd go.
When a jedge can crush ten Thousand
men
An ten a million more
With naught but bits of paper, sir,
Bedecked with words galore.
IT'S time the laborin' man should
shoot
An shoot EN- in the jaw!
By castin' ballots-paper, too
To kill this kind O. law.
Then since once more we've fast, me
boy,
An slavery comes in sight,
Let's grasp each others hand more
firm
An battle for the right;
An should injunctions heap as high
AS ancient mountain dome.
Well sing a song that sure will cheer
Our work, our humble home.
So line up boldly, solidly,
The Tightening chains to break!
Stand firm! Stand pat! Keep courage
up
For wife an children's sake
An once more strike-each mo theirs
son
An strike 'em on the jaw,
By castin' ba1lots-paper true
Agin this jedge made law.
F'iremen's Magazine
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-17
.DENOUNCES JIM TILLMAN, THE
ASSASSIN.

Omaha, Neb., advice says: President
Garry A. Willard, in his annual adj
dress before the National Editorial AS
ISOLATION spoke on the ethics
of journalism, and said it was the duty
of every live newspaper man to stamp
out yellow journalism. He aroused
great enthusiasm in denunciation of
attempts to throttle the press, refer
ring especially to the Pennsylvania
libel law. Among other things, he
said:
'The liberty of the press has been
threatened by the cold-blooded mur-
Ger of a fellow journalist in South Car
oilna, and we protest with all earnest
ness against the atrocious deed. Pub
lie opinion cannot too severely criticise
this foul murder, and demand that the
guilty party receive the punishment
that he deserves. 1t was a most das-
tardly crime, and strikes at the free
dom OF the press in such a manner as
70 cause wonder where it will end
The historic flag, originally owned by
Henry w. Grady, of the Atlanta Con-
stitution, and presented to the assoc
citation by Colonel Ellicot of Charles
ton, was unfurled today at headquar-
tiers.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-17
SLIPPERY NEGRO IS IN CUSTODY

Sydney B. Webb, the notorious south
ern negro pension agent with many
aliases, who escaped from Norfolk
and Western train at Norfolk May Z,
while being taken from Richmond to
Norfolk by Deputy United States Mar
shall Bland for trial in the federal
court of that city was captured at Pin
ners Point after long chase by Nor
folk county officers.
Webb made a second escape and hid
in dense reed swamp, where he re-
manned until he thought danger had
passed. Upon coming out he was
seized, and is now held pending the
arrival of the federal officers.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-17
CONUNDRUMS.

What is the center of gravity? The
letter v.
What word does your wife like best ?
The last one.
How can you learn the value of
money? Try to borrow some.
Why do hens always lay eggs in the
day time? At night they are ROSTERS.
Why is hen immortal? Because her
son never sets.
Why are seeds like gate posts? Be-
cause they propagate
Why is early grass slige penknife?
Because the springs bring out the
blades.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-17
CHARLESTON HAS ST. CAR STRIKE

The conductors, motormen and other
employees of the Kanawha Valley Trac-
ton company, of Charleston, w. Va,
went out on Saturday, July II, for
an advance of cents per hour, and
recognition of the union.
q No cars were taken out that day until
o'clock, when the superintendent and
foreman brought out two cars and ran
them all day.
The company refuses positively to
accede to any of the mems demands.
The men are willing to submit the mat
ter to arbitration. Sympathizers are
numerous and wear badges, Il will
walk. Will your"
The principal owner of the Kanawha
Valley Traction company is Russell A
Brown, of Cleveland.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-17
wHIsKEY IN COFFIN.

The extension of the Norfolk and
Western railroad being built down
Tug river, passes through cemetery
near Naugatuck. In one grave over
the location of which the railroad is to
pass was found a bottle OF whiskey
buried with the body twenty years ago.
1t was reinterred, with the owners
body, in new coffin.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-17
THE VETS WON IN BUCKINGHAM

The local option election held in Mar
,shaI1 district, Buckingham county, re-
Isulted in favor of the vets by major
Eity of three. There were two precincts
in this district-New Canton and Gold
Hill. The vote at the former stood 96
to "a in favor of the drys, and at the
latter Al to SO in favor of the vets,
giving them majority of three.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-17

A few more of the fastest novelties in
buncoism have just developed at
Washington. Later returns are looked
for.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-07-17

The fate of the Iowa idea suggests
the old epitaph What was begun
for, if l, SO soon, was to be done for.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-11-13
Realizing the Bald Truth

Perhaps 10 was a sort of accident
that first suggested the thing to him.
At first he refused to believe 1t. He
declared that 1t was an optical illu-
sion or the result of having over
strained his nerves by smoking six
teen strong cigars at the club that
night, when his habit was TO smoke
only a dozen, or thirteen at the most.
There was a mistake, somewhere, at
all events.
And yet, when he looked into the
mirror again and again, It was still
there. and II seemed to grow larger
and more glaringly visible at each
succeeding survey. II was emphatic.
insistant, importunate-not to be
downed.
Still he would not accept this evil
dence; he could not, for 1t vas too
unreasonable a thing to be so.
All, a happy thought!
He might be asleep and dreaming 1t
all. This gave him double assurance
that his mental and physical condi-
tons we're not normal. He jabbed his
knuckles into the tender ravine be-
hind the lower lobe of his ear to sat
isfy himself that he really was sleep
ing.