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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-12-10
JAP WROTE POEM m BLOOD


o. ny way 70 the rear. after the
rns-rlr 81 Nln shan. writes japanese
.oH-er. IN Icslie's Monthly. came
suddenly upc1 = couple 81 soldiers
-u-,.h. q Lantern. They were about 20
take The Ileiess body OF one OF our
.~@-r-s from the hostile trench TIE
rnce-tair ight % the lantern fell upon
.hs pauid face q the iiieiess ofaoer
covered with blood. in the dead mar
7 recognized one q ny OwE friends
Th--r.f-r nv arr untsr his head
soosz hin IN M arms. Tied around his
brow Vas & piece o. cloth towel.
-erhans 4 hzrCkerc1iei 10 Nas
stained With hood from the fountain
xha- = Russ1n bullet had opened a.
as temple I united the piece CT cloth
around his head. n The light q the
lantern whict the soldier held always
beside ne ! sax TIE roznd Sun q our
imperial standard Il Was not towel.
-he1. not z handkerchief Beside The
Eun @ our national Tax In spite q
blood stains I saw something OF this
rar that rra6e ne froWn- ] made out
swo lines q writing upon g. evident
r. a classic cculleL The rusty red O.
lie letters tod ne that i was writ
ten in blood IN spite O. the blood
SANS 7 managed 70 make out the fol-
sowlng coupiet-
Forever shall we guard the auEus'
STANDARD q our sovereign prince
Even though fhese our lives O EARN
should vanish wltb the dews O.
the uc-r1v"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-12-10
NO BOUNDS TO HIs LoYALT'
Balloon vender Celebrates Receg
milton by Duchess by Throw
isE Wares Avay.

A pretty little incident was recent
~ witnessed In Moscow In connectiol
with the imperial children OF Russid
While driving In the fair ground Wit
her sistsrs Grand Duchess Olga espis
. peasant Offering oolored balloons 10
sale Giving an order To stop th
carriage. abe called the man TO he
ssde and selected several balloons 20
herself and Der sisters. far which sh
rewarded the Astonished peasant wit
. tes-ruble piece The gratined mot
six in vain endeevorsd 20 Etamms
out his thanks TO the little princes
and at the same time. Ia the chara'
teristic slsyonic manner. he crosse
himself and called on all the saint
to witness his good fortune Thel
In q sudden excess OF loyalty an
abandonment. he cut the string whic
held the remaining balloons togeshs
and allowed all his stock In trade
no&t away together.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-12-10
FRUIT TREES FROM EAST.
Lynn. Mass. Nan Was the First 70
Introduce Industry Into
California

Il was a Lynn lMass-) man who
carried TO California her Arst fruit
trees K A. ingalls,. '<s-er, took
from Lynn TO California IS years sgo
the shipment OF cultivated fruit trees
that started the states great fruit
growing industry When the gold
fever broke out Mr. Ingalls,. young
man then. took passage round the
Horn The voyage required lSS days
All the pioneers carried such things
as they thought would be useful and
profitable TO sell or trade. but Mr.. In
gals luggage was the most eVmoer-
some OF any. FOR his fruit trees were
numerous and Of AL sorts he dis
posed OF these trees az good price.
and then set our for the interior 10
ard gold. he found none. his luck
was miserable. SO he returned to
Ivan again and there his life was
IS successful as in California IL had
been unsuccessful Mr.. ingalls, was
n lawyer. and a business man in Lynn
snd his is one OF the most honorec
names In the towns history. Il
should be one Of the most honcred
names in CALIFORNIA; history. too IL
was no small thing TO have started
that great state on her magnincen'
fruit-growing career
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-12-10
SEA HAS GROWN DEEPER.
r.ex.f Of the Mediterranean Nine Feet
Above That During Old
Roman Times

The phenomenon Of the changes In the
level o. the ses Is one which is well
shown in The case OF the Mediterranean
n Ph. NeEris. IN 4 recent brochure
presented 20 the Academy o. Sciences.
furnishes interesting Information on
this point. IL being apparent that the
sea has greatly increased IN depth as
compared 10 ancient times Formerly
a bridge 3 600 feet long united LeucSoe
10 the continent To-day II IS sub
merged. but the foundations OF the Work
were discovered. II feet beneath the
surface Il may therefore be concluded
that since the construction Of The bridge
The sea has risen at this point over nine
feet AT Ite4. IN the Bay OF Amphissa.
there has been observed n mole that Is
also over rire feet beneath the surface
Al Rhenee there has been found COM
pletely submerged dock. evidently oi
Roman con Sruction. the depth Of the
SEA above the dock az places being fully
nine feet From ali Of these facts one
NAV conclude that there has taken place
Al important increase in the depth Of
Z the sea since the Roman period. the
/ Mediterranean having risen a. leas'
nine feet in 1000 years.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-12-10

INGENUITY TEST o. IMND.
1nventivs Ability, Says Professor
Thomas, Is a Sure Sign OF
Mental Soundness-

Another test or mental ability which
deserves special notice is mechanical
Ingenuity. SAYS Prof. W. /. Thomas.
IN the Forum Our white preesni-
neace owes much 10 THIS faculty, and
the lower races are reckonea de-
fective in 81 But the lower races do
saxent. sad IL is doubtful whether one
invention is ever much more oincult
than another On the Psychological
side. an invention means that the
mind sees roundabout way Of
reaching an end when it cannot be
reached directly. Il brings into play
the associated memory and involves
shc recocnStion Of analogy. There IS
a certain likeness between the nyinS
hack OF a bough in ones face and the
rebound OF 3 how. between q serpent :
tooth and a poisoned arrow, between
floating timber and a raft or boat,
and water. steam and electricity are
fske q horse IN one respectively VIII
AL make wheels so around. and 90
work. Nov. the ssvsge had this
faculty OF seeing analOgies and ooing
things IN indirect Ways With The
club. knife and sword he struck more
effectively than With the FIST; with
hooks. traps. nets and pitfalls he
understood how 70 seize game more
.srrelv than with the hands. IA ms
bow and arrCv. spear. blow sun and
spring trap De devised motion swift
Of than that q his own body, ne pro
se-te5 himself with srmor from ths
aides and scales Of animals. and
aimed their venom hack on them
selves. That the savage should naV'
ORIGINATED the inventive process AM
carried Il OF Systematically IS incee'
more wonderful than that his ciViiizs'
SUCCESSORS should continue the pro-
rss. for ever beginning IS difficult
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-12-10

The circumstances OF Australia And
the conditions OF its settlement. hsvs.
had the effect OF making both its rail-
roads and It's teiegraphs unusually e.
tsnsive In comparison with the num-
bers Of its population. and thfs ~
markedly the case with its mileage of
telegraph lines, writes Hugh H. Lusk
In the North American Review. Az
present the great island IL only sst-
tied on q strip OF country bordering
on the coast. and even that strip dos
not include the more northern snoresI
either on the east or west. and takesI
In no part OF the north side ut All
The consequence II that a line OF teis-i
graph which connects the settiementI
OF Queensland on the northeast o1
Australia with those OF West Austraiis
on the west coast distance. In
direct line. OF about 2.500 miles-cov1
ers fully double that distance frou'
the necessity OF keeping In 'ouch with
the settled districts. There Ia. indeed
one line OF telegraph which OF neces'
sIty ignores this rule, and passes foi
nearly its whole length of about 1.1o'
miles from the south TO the north
western corner OF the island, through
an unsettled country. The PURPOSE
OF this line IL to connect settlet
! Australia with the rest OF the WORE
by way Of Java and India, and I
I passes through great districts OF tn
interior which we're first explored 10
the purpose OF its construction.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-12-10
Fewer Gallons, Wears Longer.
Fewer Gallons; Wears Longsr.


.Ifs shameful when youth fails
show proper respect sor old age. BIZ
lust the contrary In the case Of d
Kings New Life Pills. They cut o
mAladies no natter how severe and irr'
spectivs Of Old age. Dyspepsia. Jars
lice svsr. c,nstipssi,a oil yield :
tbis perfect PHI. abe ~ Z Hsnisy
|pspg Ssess ~
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-12-10

TBS pest otnoe department II sending
oct SIS winter STAMPS nov Few know
that there - difference between winter
STAMPS and summer stamps. IL the cold
rn0ztas the c1m on the stampsis H.
lie thinner ard softer. whlle that On
these 70 be used durirx the summer and
In southern states Il not 20 easily az
fsctsc BY hast~
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-12-10

CONCLUDED ON THIRD PAoE.)
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-12-10
Annual Ref rt of the Board OF
Supervisors James City Co.

At snecol meeting of the Board of Supervisors oi
lanes CITY Comfy held Mt the courthouse thereof ~ ovt
18th 4 d. 1904 for the purpose of sitting WIS T. W.
Mstead Der rep of Thomas G. Wynne. 'e's'reu 'a'r
treasurer laying the levy for the year l9o4 = az o
lows. to-wit:
+. W. MsteUd per rep of Thomas NNhne' "Seiec" i''
Treasurer
James City County Virginia .,,s
To for which Treasurer was reSp""S'"'e
the wear 1903 50 CO. 30
Bv County warrants this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-03

to town with it's brigade Of little
charmers sporting shapel1ness in skim
tight silks
II will be interesting to observe just
what Joseph Weber and F'lorenz Zieg-
field will do regarding the chorus -
the former shrine to tulle. For half
a dozen years the Weber * ple--s
chorus was drawn upon for ideas cor
nearly every new giddy production.
and the two jovial principals were set
in their objections to more tnan Sug-
gestion of tights. At long intervals
a Weber & Fields chorus was trimmed
to the limit, but a general preferepce
was shown to encircling layers or
f1imsy material
Once when in an imaginative humor
Hopper referred to the Weber & Fields
chorus as a "delirium-' You get a
confused picture of flying legs" said
he, "enmeshed, shooting black stock
ings, beating themselves to death
against convolutions of skirts, 1nextri-
cable white arms involved like cosmic
macaroni, plying mists of tissue like
sheets of rain with something pink
and symmetrical sticking out all over
.veritable -sandstorm of voluptuous
stardust"
. How fortunate that tights did not
intervene to prevent this fervid out
BURST But it may be that Hopper's
occasional muse again will rouse itself
and do equal justice to the tight when
it is seen again in enhancing rain
bow glory. Hopper has been partly
responsible for the resurrection of the
tight, and he ought to be eloquent in
proclaiming its subtle fascination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-03

requited affection has only to get busy in
order to have a complete cure effected,
and her heart left in good working order.
All skirts are enormously wide around
the bottom, and most walking skirts are
very short. A revival of CATERS is prom
ised. This will furnish an excuse for one
more extravagance,a as CATERS must match
the gown. A skirt that will probably win
favor is gored to fit around the hips
smoothly, the fulnesS in the back furnish
ed by an inverted plat. The bottom of
the SKIRT neasrraS nearly seven yards
box plaits of different lengths being APP
piled. The short walking skirt is an Eng
liSh fashion, French and Viennese women
scorning it. except as an occasional fad.
But the Continental woman of fashion
does not do much walking. English and
They not only walk. but they need the
than holding up long gown. Even when
the American is dressed for an occasion
she deems srd it "a nuisance luis d to take care OF
floor in front of her So when trains go
out. the real short skirt. and not the
Trains. even for wedding gowns, are
not likely to be worn to any extent as
long as the rage for very soft and plia-
Bile material lasts.
In Paris separate coats of bright coral
red are said to be very smart indeed.
White and pongee colored separate coats
are also popular. and and Tor eerem mo-
lace are shown. These are beautiful with
white gowns
Half mourning, as it was once known,
is longer seen. The fashionable ele-
gante is either in mourning or out of it.
The first tints considered suitable for a
widow are silver grays, mauves and vio-
let's; for the old, half mourning combina-
ton, black and white, has lost its for
mer significance, though it may constitute
deep black for children.
The question of underwear is rarely
touched upon by those seeking correct
mourning attire, but it is one which the
A manual on mourning lingerie lately is
sued forbids Hamburg embroideries or fig
ured iaces of any sort. Such needlework
as appears must be done BY hand upon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-03

ton or meaning which puzzles her for
While the little viennese com
edfenne was rehearsing her new
opera. THE Two Roses" the other
evening in the Broadway theater.
New York. she sang a song. Mary
and Malone" which is one of the
prettiest numbers in the new STANCE
Englander opera. The song tells of
the love OF Mary for gentleman
named Malone.
6Ilss Schefr didn't seem to sing the
song with the spirit and feeling be-
slowed upon her other solos. and her
manager asked why.
Il cannot sing this song" said Miss
FIRTH, petulantly. "It makes me
seem so foolish. I do not feel it
there is no sentiment. 1t is wasting
beautiful music upon such silly
song. A melon is all right to eat.
like them myself. but one cannot love
a melon
But when Miss FRITZ understood
that Malone" is not pronounced the
same as melon" she sang the song in
a manner that was a revelation even
to those who had heard her sing her
other solos.
Jefferson Winter recently under
went an operation for appendicitis in
Mentone, Cal. He bore it we'll and is
now convalescent. His wife. Elsie
Leslie, is with him.
Miss May Robson, while in England
recently, secured a new musical COM
edy called 1.-The Lucky Number,
which has a Cockney servant for the
principal character.
Joseph Kilgore, who was to have
been in Amelia Bingham's company
on its opening, objected to play
ing more than one play a week and
resigned. He has been signed to play
the. leading part in Siberia" which
is to be revived by w. A. Brady at
McVicker's theater early in October.
Rose Eytinge, who recently went to
Portland, Ore, to reside permanently,
will shortly open a dramatic school in
that city, to be called the Columbia
Theater School of Acting. Miss Ely
tinge will also appear occasionally
with the stock company at the Co
lumbia theater in grande dame roles.
Suzanne Jezierska, an actress who
has not yet completed her tenth year,
has sued (by the intermediary of her
father) Sarah Bernhard for 1900
francs damages for having refused to
allow her to appear in part in
Varennes for which she had been ex-
her $50 francs damages.
Joe Weber has engaged the ESmer-
aida sisters, sprightly and graceful
dancers, for the company now in
course of completion for Weber's Mu-
sic hall. He has also contracted with
Franz Ebert. the diminutive COM
edian, for a permanent place in the
organization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-03
Through Sleepers
to St. Louis TSssNsHY
via elklS1ll
Rock Island System

In addition to our No. 4. leaving
Topeka daily at 400 p. m, carrying
Coaches. Chair Cars, Tourist and
Standard Sleepers through to st.
Louis without change, we have
through Standard Sleepers on No. 10
and No. SO.
No. 10 leaves Topeka at 7:45 a. m.
No. SO leaves Topeka at sos ID. m.
Arriving at st. Louis at $3.50 D. m.
and 1920 a. m. BY taking the Rock
Island for st. Louis you avoid the very
disagreeable change of cars at Kan
sas City. Also, remember, that No. 4
Rock Island train lands you at the
main entrance to the Worlds Fa r
grounds.
For reservations and all other in
formation, see.
A. NJ. FULLER. @. p. A..
Both Phones 3S4. Rock Island depot-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-03

the garment itself, and it is thought pref
cradle in black. Only the net varieties Of
lace can be used and plain footing is the
chief one mentioned.
Mourning underwear for thin costumes
must, of course, be all black, and into the
China silks and mulls used are inserted
black footings, headings, headings and
drawStringS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-03

After finishing his work on the pro-
duction of THE Coronet of a Ouch
ess" for Mrs. Bloodgood and Gran
n.y. for Mrs. Gilbert Clyde Fitch will
begin work on a new play for
Blanche Walsh to be produced in
New York after the holidays.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-03
DRUGCED. ROBBED and INJURED FOR LIFE.


ner
Druggist Denver
A. D.
G., D,
Boa of
of
enents and r.. L.
Deman of druggist
E-RU
Ak
AC &
A
W, H. Wiison. E.. b. alker. Fred i.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-03
THEATRICAL NOTES.

Charles Richman is Said to receive
a salary OF $3.50 a week as Amelia
Bingham's leading man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-03

Richard earle has written a musical
piece, The Mayor of Tokio,' which
will be produced this season. The
earle Amusement company, organized
to launch THE Maid and the Num-
N.Y., has made an increase in its
capital stock from $4,000 to 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-03

Tim Murphy opens this week in
Norfolk. He is playing 1.-TWO Men
and Girr' and when a Man Mar
ries."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-03

Q. Seabrooke has been engaged by
Messrs. klaw and Erlanger to star in
the role of John Doe in Harry B.
Smith and Gustave Kerker's musical
farce, The Billionaire." Mr.. Sea-
brooke's season will open early in
October and will include the principal
cities and the Pacific coast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-03

There is talk of a low comedy opera
that shall have Falstaff as a character
for De Wolf Hopper. with Victor Her
bert music, but as yet it has taken no
definite form Meanwhile Hopper will
continue in Wang"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-03

Although Miss FRITZ Schen has
mastered most of the difficulties of the
English language, she occasionally
encounters some snag of pronuncia-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-03

Preston Gibson of Chicago, whose
recent play Mrs. Erskines Devotion"
was pronounced such a success, pass
ed through Boston last week en- route
for York Harbor. Ne, where he will
spend several weeks with his father
in-law, Thomas Nelson Page. Mr..
Gibson is at present working on a
dramatization of Mr. Pages novel,
Gordon Keith"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-03

My dear girl. if you ever happen to
think you are suffering from a blighted
love ard a broken heart you will find that
work is an unfailing specific for it. The
reason men never die of such complaints
is because they have something to do be-
sides sit and think of the state of their
affections. Love is an exotic that requires
leisure in which to grow. 1t is only the
idle who are overly sentimental, and the
girl who finds that she is victim of IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-03

Jefferson Winter recently under
went an operation for appendicitis in
Mentone, Cal. He bore it we'll and is
now convalescent. His wife. Elsie
Leslie, is with him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-03

The fad for beads which has been
growing apace (what is it, by the way,
to grow apace?) for the past three or
four years has now reached millinery
and many of the new fall hats are
frightened in most sensational man
ner by bands of small beads, or rows
of larger ones bordering and decking
crowns and brims.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-03

Miss May Robson, while in England
recently, secured a new musical COM
edy called 1.-The Lucky Number"
which has a Cockney servant for the
principal character.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-03

A strange story comes from Prague
concerning the national funeral" given
milan Academy of Sciences, the Artist
Beseda of Prague, the National Thea
ter, the Conservatory of Music, and
the city magistrates participated in the
function. The expenses amounted to
ZOO crowns, and the bill, so it is said
was sent to the composers family. Four
priests also applied to the family for
payment for their services.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-13
somoMgo's RACE INVESTIGATED.

ssr Francisco, Dec. 12-Muddy going prevailed
., o~klara to-day. and followers OF favortes Jared
- Pelham being the only first choice 70 land
Trn,o-7bo showed great Improvement when he won
= fret race and the stewards are investigating
TIE summary
Firs race furiongs)-K onao1nbo 100 Knapp to
~ instrument IL tfeei). 10 10 J. second; The Lieu
;srsrf IT,. T-seers > = third Time. 1916 Vaughan
80 KEW Standard Lzngror6 James. MaXtrsss. Gill;
80 Fss-ka D!=-r. hI-Jr Technique also ran
sen Face and half fur 1rgsJ Cardinal Ssrto
won Head Dance, 10 thunzl. I 70
e. nd Lacy GOODRICH 1CT BeID y to l. third 7 me-
isa Phalalx TenCyDurr, DIxs4le, Lily Cooling Bose
z fios=rsr and Amy J. also ven
lFCrIricZ CUuTsst-5ol ldchteDsreln. lly
ais-s5 6 70 / Won Pic1away, 100 CdcLaughlin1 . to
Fecad MAJ gan. lG5 Davis, 70 .. third Time
il2 Belle Reed. Relsn. Kubelik. Troy and Maud Aul-
Fs-th race -ue nile ard fifty yards}Ehott. I07 CW
lsr : u l. N1u Nicholas. 9s CTravsCs 70 .. sec
ri vesu-ian JOB Davis. To 2 third Time. l;461
Ia and Little Valley also ran.
Fff.h 9uestXleerth niles Major IenIly
IS kelly. wor. Dusty Miller. lO5 fIraversl,
n o. second erz0 los 5MlcheGls, 70 l. third
Tine l.5l Follow Ne C-odHnGer. FoTrneTo Ihecdora
:. Th1r-5ala ans EeEnencta also
skin race fzeveu and q half furIougsl-PelharL 30
Gluazi 6 70 Gateway. los CTravers1 70 o.
second; TT LeEE ~ Taylor. % % / third Time,
..55a. To.e-s. Last Knight and ara also ran
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-13
CLEW IN CHILD MURDER
Woman Thinks Baby Left goith Her
Was KILLED at Yonhers.

Asbury Park y J.. Dec. Fit is believed that
local clews may solve the mystery in the murder Of
tn ebaby girl found strAnged near the Empire City
racetrack Yonkers, y. Y, on December 3. a
baby answering the description Of the dead child
was brought to Mrs. Mary L. Rives colored
woman. living 1t No = Sylvan Lane. West Park,
on July 30 last which born about July 10 1T
the Ann May Hospital Spring Lake and belonged
1t is said, to a resident Of ocean Grove.
Mrs Hives story she tells it Is
woman living in ocean Grove Of mature years
called on me- July Co. She said she had young
baby which she desired take care Of 1t
belongs 10 a young couple, she said The hus-
band III treats the wife and she has left MIN 10
work in hotel / Interested in them and VIII
give You s. d week 10 take care Of the baby.
On November II / received note from the
woman insUTucting to bring the child to the
station. l could not leave nay nome, so sent my
daughter the station with the baby, which was
dressed like the baby found in the 1pukers woods
with the exception of the dress. dressed II Just
before went away and most Of the clothes We're
When my daughter Rose returned home she said:
train and then got off the platform OF the last
car thinking that did not her. when We
asked her why she did not stay on the train she
said it only far as Long Branch
In the time the woman told me her husband
did not know anything about the baby, and II he
did he would kill her for mixing up with the case
Just what case she meant | did not know. She
also told that the baby mother was III d
Iunatic asylum as a result OF worriment.