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q DR.. SMITH DECLINES.
Will N Leave n nth Carolina lima

n Especial to B The Ines ispht chsl
HALE1GH N. CT JUL -7D q 5-i phonsees
Smith. associate professor the chair rot
has declined the OFFER ofB ldcncy5 of the
5Ijnivers to OF Tennessee fspea H Ing q the
matter in an Interview to-day, he said :sB
ways d call that appealed pro found!y to me,S.
but after spending hree days on the srounas
the conclusion that my duty OF the present.
q lea with the University of Mort Caro- ina
SThes University OF messed Is IN fine sha
and has before It a future OF great expansion
and usofuln ess = ssssss
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" n. TAYLOR.
Traffic Manager.
TO NIAGARA FALLS VIA r oP v LAR
YORK RIVER LINE AND BAL
~ go , TlMORE AND OHIO 81

The Southern Railway begs to announce
OH July j4th. August 4th and 18th SEP
tember lst andalb and October. 6th
they will sell the popular ten days y !. ex,
from Richmond $40 round trip. For detail
ed information call on CITY Ticket
AGENTS. s19 and 800 East Main Street, or
y, W. WEsTHURY, p, 2, A,
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NAyAL STORES.

yy1t .NrrNGTON. N. c., July 12.-SPfR1TS
TURpf1NTiN E-NothinE doing 81 receipt y, q io q
casks Rosin-Nothng doing; receipts. S.s par-
rsis IA FIRM at SiS0: receipts, IS barrels
Crude Turpentine- .Firm at $500 90 and S4so
Te SO ~ uA July j.. ruRPENTlNE.
frirn, NJ b3c receipts l. as9 casks; sales. 800
cssKs. :. exports NJ $50 casks. Rbsln-Eirmi re-
ceirxs. 1850 barrels; rales. 1.eo3 barrels; e4-
p 'rtsA RfE.sToN a., July l2-TuRPEN.
sT1NE-Firm at I2Ac. Rosin-ttrn
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!. RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
Richmond. Va. July II

r chmnnd. Va. uly IL 1898. S3{
SALES.
@Ss Atlantic Coast Line common ~ at 91l1H.
81 Atlantic Coast Iins Spreferrsd--3I at I'LL
VA. Cen.uries-3,3t 30 at 9olt y. 600 att a5ts ::
at 95is 800 at 95.t 90 AZ osa q 200 q Z
STATE SECURITIES. BID Asked
North Carolina 4s, !, Y q e 1e q #
81 Il. New. &, ana RI. ias. !: ..s 5at,s - S
Va Centurtea "a, c.. and r.. 1921 !. Is q
CITY S E:f.EKfTIEs.
Richmond city u. r.. 1920 1890. lo5 1os
RIchmond City. 1925 :. 1854 l07
tx 1AlLKoAD} BON Da ;8 8
Atlanta and Char LIST IT,, r.. loo7. =. los
IA.&C, l., r.. r. Con. Tr. y. c.,,.,.- % 81
Georgia Pacific list So. c.. 1872. 70
Georgia, 50. and Fla. LIST 90, 1875 ~
eorgta and Alabama con- 6s 1876. ]. 10: ~
western N.1 ' Is, C., ....Slis
! s. AZ. L. Con. LIST IS. 1850. 50 -
tAii.RoAD% STOCKS Par.
Atlanta 5and Charlotte .......... 400 1e9 ...ss
Atlantic Coast Line pfd 100 J.
Atlantic Coast Lins com, 100 ~
{ Chesapeake and Ohio -. le9 as
Scaboard Air Line ptd 80. 100
Seaboard Air Line con, 100 81 NJ o}s
Southern Railway pfc, 100 sss
5t5ANIi3 AND TRUST Co STOCKS. SSigsS5
Eroad Street Bank 3. =. =. ..........1 g
Met ropoiit "a n Bank OF va.........t.s5 IS s5
Virginia Trust Compan ny 100 1oD &
5S ASEcCS
American Locomotive pfd. 100 50 go:
Consolidatsd Tob.g4 p g. bonds si ,oo " ~
Va Car. G. Co.. Col. Tr:I p. ori
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.

79I8BALTIMORE, TMD,,NJ ulyI Atlant1c Toast
Line stocks are being advanced In syHpath by
With 81 Louisyilie and Nashville. Two shares
4 sold al Sall3 and quoted about Il at II he
close, and II is thought very IL tile could be-
sold al thai. There seems 10 be quite a III tie
demand for seaboard Air Line stocks There
is no news In Of Their OF the stocks Five hun
lred shares preferred sold to-day, At 1sa q l6A.
Scaboard Air Line common. 81 &9H & d. pre-
ferred. ISM 0l6ls. Atlantic Coast Line common,
n 1Iii a. Ia. .ll.t
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i Houston sss bales against

Cotton. quiet: mi ddling u.s.: Erossa receipts
export TO Great Britain, 40 ,bales.
Total ~
tosithe Continent. ,55s bales; stock, l5s $50
Consolidated at all seaportx Net ceipts.
.a3 bales export to Cireat y ~ baies.
TO tho Continent, 56ts bales e y e pan %
bales. n :. q .
Tota, since septembcr list at all seapo.rts,.
Britain. 2.4457s2 bales 70 Fra 6sI S54
e oninenn gs5 ~ 6aes; apan
d NEW ORLEANS; La, J MY IS ..CoIToS-3
We're liberal. Sales z, 79i bales, tnciuding eS9
10 arrive: delivered cont eo9 bales Quo
tations advanced &c. III !.
Futures opened st eady ~ an advance OF Sg
OF ths day ii q ii Vide and Ne York
followed with a. strong 3upwa rd noycins s1
The government crop report was put q re- eti-
tonpo the reports that have been coming ~
Tine
tfouiSin others. that the weerflS doing some
damage In Texas on the whole IN, ~
sot be- cea aeeidedly Searsh
builish enough TO arouse any bus on me
contrary, Twas something Of a I, disappoin mt
inent. nd the mar et sod OF 80 ,points On
III In the trading July opened ny a. q.
Ansust opened AT 10 ~, advanced 70 1857 and
declined 70 market closed e ii = icy es
gains were y uiy ~ points, August Is ana ltP
Is points on tho nSY crop POSI-, on,s,, x
9.sGn s5 sa1el g.; septsbss October
0.4c094s: November PA @s ~ Dccemoer. 9; 9
O. AZ January, 9.46ll9. ~ s
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official Range and SAFE 81 stoek, II View YORK
Bankers and Brokers.

SALES: .4
s 80 M Mash Gha tas and ST. Louis
24Qo New Nork Cetitral...sss.s. q
5s7So Norfolk and western J. 7 tern. $500. .
100 Pacific Mail as
24sQ0 PENNSYLVANIA r. r. .......,..
800 Peoples Gas (Chicago 90.
hoo Pressed Steel Car .::...,-.3 =
A 900 Pressed Steel Car pfd t.....
& 100 lsep. Iron and Steel COM.
800 pep. Iron and Steel pfd..
e4200 Naading common s.........
100 Heading list pfd.....,,...s.
! 20G Reading, I'd psd .t........i
$500 Rock Island, com ..s.,.s...5
1900 Rock Island, pfd ......,.....
4 200 Sloss ..................ss
sloss, pfd ...... ...t.... :...:..s
40 st. Il and 8. Fan. I'd pfd =
500 st. IL, and SO. West. pfd....
3iOO Southern Pacific ..i.......s
1900 Southern Hallway com ....s
s11U Southern Railway, pfd..s...
& 900 Sea board Air Line, com $3.50
1900 seaboard All Limo pfd II.
! 1900 r ennessee Coal and ,lrori....
200 Texas Pacific ..............
$500 Union Pacific ..............
I 500 United States Leather ...
1890 United States Steel ....,...
$500 United States Steel pfd ,...5
I 200 Va Car, Chem. com ...t..
z Va Car. Chem pfd ...s...
100 Wabash, common ..ss......
100 Wabash, preferred ......,...$
Western Union i. ............
4 800 wisconsin Central ........s
100 wisconsin Central pfd .,..
rrota | 4 4ei5. 200. ~ /. q y, II u.
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Five Per Gem. N oneIy'

OF reacI When Sims picked q lip it,
5hlpS al southall. The -Swound has BEEN
dr. cssed, and every q ttentioIlS Is gly on; to-
The man, but he wi III remain in jail UNI
TIL tho October term OF court. Sims was
placed gund err bond OF $780, an d, fall to-
sgiveSt, will remain In jail a 8 q wi ness {
}in5the case Sims rs innocent, bit Isl de-
5tained as + a witness.
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M,ns ,,o;a;,ons ars AZ follows:
MISCELLANEOUS MARIETTA
prANtyr rARKErA

Continue arm At 4l.is per bushel for Spanish: :
sellers are asking higher, prices: very few being
offered Virginias Arm at ING for fancy STOCK.
Some shipments are being riado from Peters
burg OF stock that had been stored IN TINS
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pRY GOODS MARKET

Z NEW YORK; July 1.-THE dry goods marke
shows steady Improvement, although no large
transactions are reported. A conference OF
Southern on the price isu hsI1n
awaited with considerable interest. sjjs Si'iSS
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crea n,ery 1sdaoc. fancy Iadie. l5c. store
n y ii ak. s. ItEEs-Flrm and nchanged at
isc. < Eheese-Easy and unchanged. Sugar
FIRM and unchanged sss.2
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4 r-o q or MARKET.

a COTTONSEEDiO1LfN ARkEF. - y. n
NEW york; July Cottonsecd oil vas
dull ana barely with light
crude @. b mills nominal Rs nY norma:
prine white, s2hc.; primo winter yeilo ''''
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS.

t,hica 70. NJ and ST. Paul gen. 4s........ 1914
rhica 20 and Northwestern con. 7s......s. 1908
chicago r. i. and Pacific ........... -. 1iH
Chicago. n. I. and Pao. ST
c, e., G. and St. Louis gen. i9o7s
Chicago Terminal e
consolidsted TOBACCO s,A
I1onyar IA f,,o f3rande * sa2
r.ri.n 1ien q & 9s
Trisp neral a. . sSsS
Fort Worth and Denver City lists
Hooking alley - 1 TX
~. canaan 11oid lOo
MaxIre Can raj IL :, 50 &
Mexican Central Inc nc
Siisso,,rt Kansas and Texa.
missouri Kansas and Texas 2ds..........sk sg BIZ
Nav Vork raj ger . \. as
Nav jersey Central gem.
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I 80 &, -. - :, !.
PRODUCE MARKETS,

y NEW YORK July is-F LOuRrShowed little
demand al unchanged prices. Rye Flour,MFtrm1;
faits se9a ; sosal
as:,;Ss n sSrnsa Afas
The close was 10TH not higher JMly closed
at sse septen,ber eee December s sse s
an ana sears baet
hshss gly 0i Ssre y
e ss poynas !Sa nietled
ha ms 9is l0c. firm I: WESTERN steamsQ
;7.so; Sretined. steady: Continent. conn.
bound Pe5S-tsn fan1iiEy S
SsS shS1t elfs5l
to good Sc Tnrpcntlne- at Sss g
mia firm! copd io The market
coffee futures opened az "
s eieSire steady at net decline slo points
Sales. s7,s5o bass steady 6, refined
naeisS f't pTica II prices cteamery eonea
isass Stair ssass
fancy STAT pssinIs.
-o Potatoes-Weak Long Islands. in bulk per
1s9 n9sinIassssSs NorfolS prms ea5rs!
i15G2 *; ersey sweets. per basket 81
f:nsSS aneRSsss
n rs ns par T,d 1sc. cotton-By steam
pool. 1:c. Az CIV MI & Y, sS} #
CHICAGO drow au,d ! en- \,
condition OF tho wheat crop caused q. meE 6s
,bads Is Rr are ossa shaW
s, gain Of SGloc Hopeful specnatorIs We're yer
Ssise 9ia pRsME
they hey bel:sved the worst was oyer.
The leading fu's oesn 1snHfa !. IesW clo,.
|::| N / I II
Z 81 $::' II; Ii II n
fE 81! IL IL III II 4,
' ss;s EESs 1855
;:;| |iI E.
$E| . Ei|
1, hMsA No. spving who'd G6se; No, $50
s SS "a ssllss 5ef; sss ss os.s ia:
$whte Eye as aI,a Go o. fe 1ea
s4sa 5oc. No / iaxseel, l;le; No mort hWesl.
prime UiSshiS iai sss ios
ppoda ss a5e6 o7lh short RIBS sides 0oose).
syisisG7 s7 short sides t'o7Ssal f! &c
Whlsksy bas!s q sh Msnes sad y;
creaneries, $50 10. dai rles, lsa ~ Cheese
STEADY at s9slsi, Eggs7-At mari, cases an
bcl,dcd, llla q l5rs X 6 q 35
BALTIMORE. NJ 81. J uly a. y olJ R-G }uIet
anu llnchansed, Wheat !. Firlner; spot i 81 son.
Southern by sample, 7ods$c. Il cerD.-Fi rm spot,
5sHc, Soutsern sSIrn r pats u
lover; No satern fln72s Butter STEADY ads
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RICHMOND Il ); PRODUCE { MARKET.

Corrected 8ESeIys = ssuay.S
F'LouR-Jnchanged very dull Wheat.
Active ;F4sIight receipts. COZ N-.Steady but
quiet. oATs- Continue very dull at quot y \
continiied very E heavys receipts his week,
added stock. and res Z,
non, M Sale ~ when made are buyern
ofrer..aa and ii is difficult 10 draw bids a all.
WeIurge shippers to stop SSor the present, -
fhs Limited storage for hay lis now hlied ..tG
b EGG S-Actiye AZ prices quoted receipts fllo-
eral. rs u! q = j.
ma nd AM. market very dull except for strict-S
iy. fancy stock. Lower grades VERY har ,sto
move :, even at low iig cures. J,
4 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. about equal TO demand;
market active at quot lions sSs
and market
y REcEIPTs FOR THE WEE heat ;as
bushels: corn % ia bushels oats. 49, 6G2 hush
eis; flour. eco barrels: l4s tons: mil!
0's s Fl IN; IN bushels
IA ~ 978 buHhe Is.
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IL. s. refudins U.s. registered ioia
Il. Isl retundins u.s. coupon, {. 1914
o. IS. 81. registered Observation-Disclosures. Us
tvs a. coupon I. /. Z. Z. 1os
III s.. New 4s, egs,ered 1s2ls
u 81 New Is. coupon /. -. 1921
~ s Old d, registered. y. JOCK
rs &. Old FL. coupon. Y !. 1osh
Atehison genera, 4s 4. 1oesl
4 tehson adjustment 4s s4A
Atlantic Coast Line As ssk
Baltimore and Ohio 1884
Baltimore and Ohio 3is..... 9th
Central Of Georgia 5s.. /. l1oh
Contra OF corgia LIST Inc !. y.
Chesapeake and Ohio 1os,s
Chicago and Alton
Chicago. b. and Quincy new IS. ....,........ IS 81
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'woRLp's S FAIR RATES VIA RI, Il. q r.
Il, II. AND WASHlNGToN, &,

The Richmond, Frederi ckshurg and POI,
'tomao Railroad Will apply the following
speclal round trip rates to ST. Louis; via
Washing ton, In connection with the Penn.
syivdnia Railroad and baltimore and Ohio
railroad. account Of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposltlqn; Season 5'ekeis 'so
laws, tickets, $500; fifteen days tickets
"a 90. For further Information apply to
ticket agents, Byrd Street, lllbn Or Main
Street Stations. Richmond Transfer conl-
pany, or III I, = ]. I, Il,
VI Traffic Mana ser.
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q, =. q. 3E. sPE q AL 4TRAl IN TO clN..
clNkATl#JUL,Yy,s1 IL VIA NO R.s8i
is,sssEE 81 x AND lWES1ERNtRW Y. " ~

8fg a; she cinl train, conveying Elks from
Norfolk, Petersburg and other points to-
sCincinnatti. will leave Norfolk Sunday
July ~ 4 tn, at %7:l5 "A. M, st png \ one
hour at the National Elks' Home, at Bed
ford CITY Elksi from Richmond Will leave
Sunday, ~ ulyl17th, at $3.50 Al NJ from Byrd r'
Street Station. to connect Wit h n SPECIAL
train at petersburg; sl4.25 round trip
Tickets will be sold July 10th and 18th;
good until July 25th.f For tickets and fur.-t
thor information, apply i to ticket sent,
byrd Street Station. or at ompany s OFFS
flee, S3s East Main Street. ohm u. NYag-3
SEer,a CT ty FaGseng err Agent. VI 8I
5' CHI. BosLEY.
District Pa ssenger Agent.
5FRo Nj RIG HIM oND, &C 4 leap. RATES
VIA EABoAR p "a r 4 ~ n
RALEIGH, n. C.a.ssE and 81 return % .sS.5
Account Of Summer School for Teachers,
Tickets on sale July III III, 18th, 18th, 18th.
9th and August list, limited to August
q M;io n TEN n. and return
$500. Account Monfeagle Bible School
Tickets on sale July 18th. Goth, 2lst, ed,
limited tofAugust i3lst 1904. IL
ATHENH. g All ana return. &14,7o. &c.
count Athens Summer School. Tickets
on sale July llth,s 18th. limited TO fifteen
days from date ot. purchase u +
EUREKA SPRINGS ARB, and return
$al ,s5, Account Southwestern Summer
School. Tickets onG sale July 9th. 7th.
sth, Ah,slimited to August c5th. 1904 f
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, and return,
s65.25, Account Tricnnial Conclave
KNIGHT Templars, and Sovereign Grand
Lodge, i. o. q. #. Tickets on sale August
18th to septcmber 9th, Inclusive. limited
IoY C)ctober 23d, If 1901 S h 545]s u
All az the above rates apply from Rich.
mond, Va. Proportionally cheap rates
may be had at all other stations on the
Sea board. "A
HI. 81 fI4EIARD, w. M. &TAYLOF III
5s d.. r. 81 "a c. r. a..
S,Phone 4o5. $50 r. Ma lin ST., + Richmond. va.
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BALrIMoRF.s hi. July .lg,--F LOU RI quiet
anu unchanged :, Frmsri g Spe !, Ks son.
southern BY sample, 7oassc. cerD:. irm; spot,
5sHc SOUTHERN white eoIrn b2Gsse ,, ga "a
lover: No Is Wsatern, Il a72c. Huttslr-st eady
and unchanged 4 fancy Imitation, 7alsc'i fancy
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Northern Paciac Z ................ 51ola
Northern pacific 81 IAN
Norfolk and Western con- ~ III
Oregon Short Line IS and Partlc.. ~ !!
pcatk ~ 3enarai a 90 &
he. iIon,s and Iron Mountain con-; bs....f1lsN
ST. nuis 4 nd San Francisco II, Is s1iS
at gouthwe a69i
Seahos N Ar line IS 50 q
Southern PanIfic Is aS,s
SSthe .na R fnsiss i e
Toledo, st. l.. and Western IL
fiJnior Parif 1919
ijnion Panifl, cory. L. 10lis
IL IS steel "a 81 ISIS
Wabash lists
tv.ha ~ T1sb Al So ID
tvhssnr ana an ! Erie Is Z. !, 81 b
WISCONSIN Central Is ................ S93t
(,oiorado Fuel cow 81. 6ats
NJ and o. Colioatsral TT. IS a51i
Central OF G eorsia "a -
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81 cr11c,A(,1 MY IL. The drowned out
cnnation 81 tho wheat crop caused a. net. gain
Of prices here E9Gn ,s c aW
a gain Of SdlIoc, Hopeful specula tors We're
outset hs n'oa p s
Waiiav and offered wheat fot sale rs though
they believed the worst y was over. "a I'D
rhe leading futures ranged a. follows!
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demand atfunchanged prices. Rye Flour--Ftrn
SfairEto good $40 l5. Cornmeai---Du vel
low western, 3l0sd11Q NJ Rye--Nomtnal. Bar-.
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,Firm. No. a spring whoa :
'ase,; No. (. red !o.s a . g G NJ 4
white, d0(J4lc. No, e rye, 70
in charley. 35GSSc.; fai r !, Z
4Sa 5oc. No, / iIaxseel sl;l9;
:eri, Sll1si prime NJ, 9,s sSaSis
pork, per barrel, is,sosbt5,'
4 pounds, s6.95d8,9 7.s; short /.
$T.loisI7. 37la abort clear !. y
s7siois. SYhIskey, basis q |
/, Glover, contract grade, $lLa
creamertes, l31l7c. i datrless
Steady at S@stsf, Eggs--A'
Scludcd, 1tAG l5c, Y
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u Atlantic Coast Line common ~ at 1l1N.
Atlantic Coast Linz Spreferrsd--37Sa at Ill
va Centuries, 30 at 9ols 4: 600 att 26ta
J. at 95it 800 at 95,a 900 At 9sA 200 at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-04

water, Va, in the fall of 1893, where he
obtained his b. A. degree. The session OF
19o0-O1 was spent in the University of Vir-
ginia. Part of this year he was associate
editor, from the Washington Literary So
ciety, of the University of Virginia Maya
zine. At the end of the session he was
awarded four prizes for essays. At present
he holds the John Y. Mason fellowship and
one of the Rockingham alumni scholarships
at the University of Virginia and is a Can
didate for Phi. d. degree in history, En-
glish literature and moral philosophy.
Mr.. John Irwin Whey was born at Liver
pool England, May T. 1882 of Irish parents.
His studies at the University of Virginia.
which he entered in September, 1888, were
interrupted by one year abroad, ana our
ing this year he studied at the Gymnasium
of Bonn, Germany. Returning to the Uni
versity Of Virginia in 1901 he became q
candidate for an M. A. degree. In 1908 ne
won the senior philosophy medal and the
Colonial Danes essay medal. He is MEM
Der of the Washington Literary Society
Mr.. Roy w. Rucker. alternate, son OF
James T. Rucker. was born In Lewisburg.
W. Va. May II, 1884. He was educated In
the public schools of Missouri and the Gem
trail High School of Washington. d. c. He
entered the University of Virginia in Sep
TENDER, 1903 as law student. He Is
member Of the Washington Literary So
ciety.
There are three debating societies in Co
lumbar University. the Enosinian. the Co
lumbar and the Needham. The Enosinian
was founded in 1921 and boasts of the fact
that Gen. Lafayette enrolled his name as
an honorary member of the society. De-
batting has always been accorded high
place in the university but 1t has probably
attained higher standard at the present
time than ever before owing to the enthu-
siastic support Of President NeedhaTD and
the excellent aid afforded by DIR. Claiming
Rudd through his course IN efatery and the
junior congress work.
At the University of Virginia the debat-
ing and oratorical contests with other uni
versities and with the colleges of the state
are conducted by two literary societies,
only the members being allowed to COM
pete OF these societies the Jefferson was
founded in 1925. the same year that the
university Itself was opened. and the Wash
ington made its appearance in 1881.
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FEEBLE AND DESTITUTE.
Two Aged Women in Need Of I'm
mediate Assistance.

In a little ramshackle frame structure
situated on the Hamilton road. overlooking
Good Hope want and distress have caused
the two aged women occupants to appeal
for aid. Yesterday the case was brought
to the attention of the authorities. One OF
the women is very Ill, while the services OF
her companion are needed to wait upon
her. Both are worthy cOlOred people and
are sisters Their names are Harriet
Brown and Mary Florence Payne. The
former is advanced In years. but the latter
is much older. being over one hundred and
six years old. 1t is she who is SO ILL.,
Officers D. J. Garvey and M. E. Ready of
the Anacostia station were detailed to as
certain the extent Of the .destitution of the
old folks, which was reported to be ex-
IRENE. When reporter called at the place
last night he found the interior Of the poor
home scrupulously clean. The i'll woman lay
on a bed downstairs, close to small fire.
which gave forth but feeble heat from It's
scant supply of coal. There was not much
to eat in the home but what the aged
couple needed mostly at the time was an
adequate fire. The sick woman appeared
to be quite i'll. and it was ascertained that
medical assistance had been summoned.
Mrs. Payne was born in Reckland county
ILL.,, in 1871, and was servant in the fam
lily of Judge Nathaniel Pope, father of Gen.
John Pope of civil war fame. Harriet
Brown, the sister. was with the same fam
Judge Popes household. and when he re-
moved to St Louis they accompanied him.
Mrs. Payne recalls some of the stirring in
cdents of the days of her youth, notably
that of the battle Of Lake Erie. During
the civil war the two women acted as
stewardesses on Mississippi and other river
steamboats,
Mrs. Brown was present at the battle of
Shiloh, and she recalls the desperate fight
ing of that struggle. She spoke of having
made the acquaintance of Capt. Smith
who was in charge of reinforcements. on
the boat just before he went to the field
where he was killed little while after
ward. Mrs. Payne took part in some ex-
citing blockade running on the river, in
which there were some narrow escapes
from capture. the boat more than once
she says, being riddled with she'll
The feeble condition of the sick woman
prevented her from being able to relate
more fully her experiences. Mrs. Brown
however. states that she was sent to WASH
ington at the close of the war by Gen
Pope. Her sister had preceded her. and
they have been living here ever since.
The husbands of both women are dead,
and they have no children living. When
able to work they take In washing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-04
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REMNANTS Royal Worcester
} Corsets, notably
figh-grade make.
! These are of coutil and sateen; medium
bust; trimmed hi lace and ribbon.
Were $50 and $l.75. Remnant M&f-
Second Floor.