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ivertising Agency, Of Atlanta, through
which ali the magazine advertising of
the Coca Cola Company is being
handled is also receiving congratula-
tions upon it's successful efforts to in
terest southern advertisers in the great
publications which itirepresents.
n The growth of the Coca Cola Com
.pany is marvellous and its history makes
one OF the most interesting stories in
the annals of southern business devel-
iopment. In establishing the nagniti-
cent business of this company, Mr.. Asa
G. Gambler, its president, has done
much to advertise to the world the in
domitable commercial energy OF the
south and 50 successful have his efforts
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Tie accompanying design is a irepro-
duction Of the first full page advertise
ment ever published in magazines OF
national circulation by a outhern adj
vertiscr. This page appears in the June
issues OF many OF the best magazines
published in New York and Philadel-
phia and is one of the handsomest and
most artistic advertisements seen in
TIL e months publications. IT has
created consid cradle interest among
national advertisers and many compi-
Ements have been paid the Coca Cola
company for the enterprise and pros
.fessiveness displayed in this new e ad-
I Tertising move. The Massengale Adj
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THE PARLOR AT BRANDON.
Bloody Run, within the precincts Of Rich

mOnd. {.5a lf u
About 1868. however. he departed in
peace at Shirley. and his son, Col I'd
ward. second, reigned in his stead. This
Colonel. like his father, seemed TO nave
Offices for commander -in-chief of Charles
City and Surry, Acknowledgement. treas,
urer, speaker. councillor. collector and
Judge of the court of admiralty all came
1857 and died in 100 at Shirley, where his
tomb. with armorial bearings. still re.
mains. Though the second Edward Hill i
was never. like his father poiltlcal
been If the adherents OF Nathaniel Bacon
could have caught him. They plundered
his house at Shirley. made his wife and
children prisoners and Elm
one of the chief instruments of Berkeley's
expressions.
Elizabeth Hill, the granddaughter OF
Gene EawaTa H State 5 n 81 SEa
land son Of King carter) and carried
the Shirley estate into that family. Her
son. Charles Carter, OF Shirley, was g
the State OF Virginia; but his chief title
to fame is that he was the father Of
Anne Hill Carter, who on June u, l79S,
n. rr.ed here. at Shirley, Light Horse Har-
ny Lee. and became the mother OF Robert
The present owners Of the old estate
liant Captain Robert Randolph Carter,
= 4. : =; ri ahs a Il {: E; HOUSE.
The. exact age Of the, stately old house
here ls unknown. Portions Of it are said
to date back to 1860, In front there
striking verdure, which Is Enclosed by a
superb boxtree hedge, At the. side iss
the garden, with the squares laid out and
s fWs oa Mb fy a t aa
box. An Ivy tree here. an overhanging
70 lar there, and nearer the river a
clump of oaks. allow but half glimpses
of the fine old house from passing steam
AS at Brand on, one o. the t1rst impress
OF its soft and ancient beauty and ITS ar
Of res,fulness, Il seems a very "haunt
Within the house the hall and stair
case are very fine. Over two doors In the
nall nong ancient armorlal Indictments
in memory OF the old Hills-the only de-
signs q the Kind new rema lining In vlri
proportions. is wainscoted. as are other
rooms.
In the hall. drawing-room and dining
room hang many portraits OF Hills, car
&ard Hui and his wife: Of Robert {Klng,
Carter and Judith Armistead, his wife; OF
/ Secretary John Carter and Elizabeth
/, ai. ms wife OF Charles Carter and o.
Wi,liam Rvrd Of Wsstover There also
hangs In the dining-room celebrated full
length portrait Of, washington, by Peale,
The fine old furniture IN all Of the rooms
lis In ut keeping with the portraits,
NOW FOR BRANDON.
Bidding reluctant farewell to beauti-
fus ana hospitaDle Shirley. the Traveller
again starts down the river. passing
rounding the great marsh below Upper
y andon finds himself at Brandon wharf
Then. short walk along the river bank
full garden in Virginia. Going forward
to low mound by the river and seating
himself on one OF the benches there, and
he will have between himself and the
| ly described, but must be seen to be I'M
! derstood
At the sides of the garden, extending
walks between high boN-hedges. over
! hadnwad hy valuable. trleH R4hirtd n,
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rather In frost Oh the Noise is large
grove Niving a welconiei Syhade through

rather In ffoSt Of the Noise Is a large
grov,s, Giving q welcome 'Shade through
"A has tSeri said > ! Is impossible to
f nnahdon IN md te tou e iseIf ol and lis
contents are not less attractive.
CAPTAIN J9hi, Maasin one OF the settlers shs
date date and Il d. famed 81 Martins Bffandon.
Though not by desS mt yet. by purchase e.
hin i Still remains III the house. Prior
70 ieip two Lcnfio ln Richard Quincy
and John a ib ea1a5ed s By pare as
prislng 900 ages. Richard Quincy was
a brother Of Thomas Quincy. who mar
risa hakesI hnH WEB br 5dith ia.
purchased rsom the quincy and sad
rlson, OF yissex county
the great shistSric families Of the country.
counting among its il,e en- two Presi;;
who owned Brandon. was Benjamin Har;;
4 i7n. ana was sucesaaea Il By his ,,, son
Il ths sohg and A nnased
to his son, another Nathaniel who was
a sturdy patriot during the Revolution,
but died Just before its triumphant con
at l1OTklDWll. idiilly Ol ITO
great grandson, the late George Evelyn
Harrison, now own and occupy the old
seat OF the family. Nj.
Venerable Looking.
/ The house Is a venerable looking struct-
, tire OF brick. consisting Of central build.
Ing and wings. and having frontage OF
2lO feet. The southeastern wing dhe old.
est was built about 112l and the north
western a few years later No doubt
there was a connecting structure at an
early date; but the present main build
Ing ID said to have been designed by
Thomas Jefferson.
A wide parallel hall, With fine stair
case, runs from one side Of the house
to the other. and opening INTO It are the
handsome wainscoted rooms. The espec-
ial interest Of the interior at Brandon Is
are many pictures from MISSIONER, which
have descended from the Byrds to the
Harrisons Among the fine portraits OF
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city county In the House Of Burgesses
In 1898, ard therefore must then nave
been a landowner
The Hills were famous family in Col
oniai Virginia. There were three OF the
name In success!on-all Edwards. Inc
first was Speaker of the House OF Bur
gesses and member of the Council went
Ia MARYLAND and was made Governor by
a reDeliious party there. but was captured
and imprisoned returned TO Virginia
and held command in the troops assem-
bied BY Berkeley at jamestown to resist
ana later leading a force Of Colonists
and friendly Indians against hostile
tribes. was defeated in severe night at
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j Il g. . a. y j. u d l. q 81 Il
be seen the marks OF the bullets, which
have been left as a silent reminder.
Fortunately, most of the pictures and
other. property In the house had been re-
moved before the raid, and with few ex-
captions, all is now like 1t was before
the war. Eil55. vii Il, LIZ
There is, however. one irreparable loss
For hundred years it had been the GUS
tom Of visitors at the Christmas and May
parties at Brandon to inscribe their names
with diamond on the window pa M e OF
stroyed by Feredal soldiers.
Thonpson's Poem.
one may fifty take leave of the famous
old house with John r. Thompson's lines:
- On THE WINDOW PANEs AT
: BRANDON.
i ghost like Along DER the hills that are
dark with the storm;
To the New the brave heaker Is filled TO
reappears in her footsteps we welcome
OF fair women, whose eyes are as, as bright d
names on the pane.
From the canvas II vandyck and .Kneller
that hang; on the 'old-fa shioned wains'
down. on the guests and the revel anf
ant their beauty, tho welded to eloquen
verse, and tho rendered immortal bs
Yet Cuisines not the beauty that breath
mn Ing below in a moment takes captlV'
the heart.
MANY winters have since frosted over
these panes with the bracery work O
the rime; A., ~, !, !
= to the lawn, from some far-away trop-
mt ne he guests OF the season. alas! where
are they? Some the shores OF the
stranger have trod ~ -
And some names have been long ago
carved on the stone, where they
sWeetly rest under the SOD,
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Mr., j. Arthur Taylor ana family this 'Ls5
week. 81 e ]. I, y Egs
down from Ranidan to attend thu Horse lss9a
Show. & Is. III us y s5i5 II
eranddaughter Of General Hugh Mercer,
has been tho guest Of Miss Laynia Rich
Mrs 7. p. Campbell, Of Richmond. IS
the guest Of Mr.. James r. Rawlings and
family.
Miss Elizabeth Holiday, of Spotsylyania.
are visiting Misses Lena and May May love owe;
a, visit to relatives at Urbanna.
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. f. Iompkins,a
Misses boswell, of Hanover, were tho
guests OF Captain T. lcCracken and fam
Nv during the Horse Show. ~
Mrs. a, P, Rowe has returned from O.
visit to her parents at IRVING ton. ].
Urbanna, were here this week returning
from their bridal tour. ,t3f
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An Attractive Page in the Magazines,

been that today Coca Cola ''s is Ia
sfavorite beverage not only in america,
but in many foreign countries. The
Company is but eighteen years old
The delicious beverage was originated
in1S88 and given the namet' Coca Cola
by Mr.. Il, M. Robinson, the manager
of the advertising Department. aud
e the GomRSay Ih sales
will be more than one million. gallons
The main offices and nufacturing3
plant of the company are located l5ilY3
Atlanta, while branches have been
established in Dallas, Tex, Los az M
igeles. Cal., Chicago, Ills., and P Phil
5delphia, Pa. 5 II III 4. III 's3 n 5t
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Distinguished Virginian.

Under the head of topics In New York.
the Baltimore Sun prints the following:
Prof. r, s. Earle recently resigned from
the STAFF Of the New York Botanical
Garden to become director OF an agrcul-
tural department for the Cuban Govern
ment, and DR.. William A. Murrill WAS
elected to fill his position as Mycoogist.
DR., Murrll was born near Lynchburg
In Campbell county. Virginia, In October
Ia 1869. From the Virginia POLYTECHNIC
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During The old regime tho James. Ike
the other rivers OF Eastern virginia,
was bordered by numerous great .essates
which had been In the possession OF INC
same families for generations, and Wnere
tho highest social life Of the country, as
well as Its political power, were centereda.
Starting from Richmond were pas t
at p5wbatan seat; the Rnndolphs. a.
Ct4tsworth;s Wilton. Curle's Neck ah q /.
~ L. 4. la.ard; tie Coekes, q 7 sremo;
the Carriers at Shirley The Eppesss erk g.
ley and Brandon. and the Burwells, nu
Kings Mill and Carter's Grove
Now all fthis has CHANGED s,et TIC n, MS ms.
&toric river still remains In all Of lts Tor
MGR beauty. but most OF the old names
have gone from It's banks and their homes
are the property Of others or !, nave en- Ell,
dlsspe.trea w ngng races 5ne have
gone foreyer. their memory Is still fra
giant. ard as the, years 30 by ana ~. .se
past saes gsaty into tna br ms our
intereat In 1t steadily increases. and one
feels keen desire 70 know more OF the
men and women Who liyed N me 90 :
go SHIRLEY AND BRANDON.
8ttof all the old historic homes on James le
I.s{s IA ,SIl. aC5ii :. :iirn remain in the
are with the exception Of Apponattox;
which has never been aelt known to the
people, Shirley and Brandon.
III would seem that in taking away all
qthe others fate has left this Two choicest
examples of the Colonial horie 70 delight
and instruct men and women OF me tnou-
ern time. Taking them all In all, Win
their history and their contents. there
could have been no others which Woulu
have 50 we'll repaid visit.
4 day given e trip 70 these Two
usual ard iinalioyed pleasure, Leaving
Richmond early Oh a bright summer
morning one passes rapidly over banks
9oyerhrng with the greenest foliage, past
tho sturdy old brick mansions o,f Ampt-
hill and Wilton, where once lived me
Carys ana Rnndolphs; past FAILING creek,
the site OF the first iron works IN the
United States: N past LTewry's Bun,
Dutch Gap ard Malvern Hill. with their
war memories; past Varina and Curie5s
Neck and Turkey Island. all places OF
note In Colonial days. and Il last Z, arrive
at the wharf not far from the Shirley
house. From this point the water VIEW lev.
cs ending 10 Eertnuaa hundred CITY
Point, the mouth OF the Appomattox ana
the 10 Ners James, is very Hne
Shirleyis a name which can be traced
almost to the first settlement OF me col
oay Sir Thomas Daie established a
colony here in 1911. and the name may
probably be derived from that of the wife
OF Governor Lord Delaware, whose mai
den name was Shirley. Until the lorna
t.cn OF counties. Shirley hundred was
regularly represented In the House OF
- HILLS AND CARRIERS.
The Carriers can claim ancestral connec-i
Ate, witt certainly for ga wears,
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ginia Beach.
$l.25 to Cape tenry and VI

gina DSaSAssS 8Ni Sf8
Trains leave Richmond 500 "A. NJ. and
$50 a.. NJ for Old Point. Buckroe. Ocean
View and Norfolk: 800 A., NJ. tor same
points, stopping at Newport News. Re-
turning, leave Old Point 7;So r. NJ, New,
port News $40 P. NJ. arrive Richmond
1o:25 p. NJ. Second train will leave Old
Point 9:45 p, M. arriving Richmond n;46
p. NJ. without stops enabling passengers
to remain at Ocean View until 300 Il N,
E,xcursonists can also leave Norfolk via
Ocean View line every fifteen minutes
until 500 p. NJ. and ocean View every
hour until 500 P. NJ
Norfolk and Virginia Beach tickets good
via Newport News and G. & @, steamer
Virginia, that steamer leaving Norfolk
returning at 7;15 r. NJ. si5l
Tickets also sold for Sunday excursion
trains OF Sunday. July Sd, good returning
on excursion trains OF July 4th, % old
Point, Buckroe, Ocean View and NOT
folk at rate of 500 for the round tris,S3a
Use the c, s. O.. shortest. quickest and
best route.
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pools andswamps, til their
systems are filed with ma
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mined, will find S. s. =. a
most excellent tonic, andiits
timely use has many times
prevented the serious com
plications that SO often
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Good blood, good appe-
tite and good digestion are :
the foundation stones OF
good health. SIS. S. sup
plies all these, containing
as it does ingredients for
the publication Of the blood
and also well-lnown tonic
properties, making it the
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the blood has deteriorated,
the stomach disordered and
appetite has failed.
S, S. S, being a purely
vegetable compound, leaves
no bad tafter-eFect like thu
are bad on the stomach
fortify the system, and the
the long winter months are
the warm weather finds }
weak, rundown, tired and
is apt to be the case whe'
take care Of herself. II
find SIS. S. the best, Med
about their case. III,
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HILLS AND CARRIERS.
The Carriers can claim ancestral connec-
ton with Shirley certainly for. ga years,
and probably for twenty years longer. for
though Col Edward Hill, the frsts ear.
Hest grant OF land here was for 2,41o
acres in 1860. yet he represented Charles
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Canton, Ohio, Aug. g., 1908, Y
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medicine, believing 1T to be the best blood purifier
MRS. FRANK HORNER.
1880 E, Seventh st. 5S
Altoona, Pa, June 30, 1908.
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and nerves. A course Of SIS. S, now will
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rs 5;>5A2I2llgs!G|l,!''y7
II increases the appetite, tones up t

%A>NMNS4SE It increases the Appetite tones up the
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THOSE living is the low sections Of the country, e
asmatic posons breathing the impure ar arising from
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-04-25
Ia eScusdn dd B6ltim
Al ExFKENo OkIFN1N

Irloysncs fcgaans Paris ei a. de'
mrtnai Follcucn Que ias autordadcs del
AlmiTaufaxco fliso han somesido Il
ccnssderacion Del Empcrador Nicoiks
un inforsne soisre Ia poSibilidad d
cnviaf al Extreme Dfienie las cscua-
erAs rlsRs del isaliico sin sAlir Al mar
del None. al Acdittrrknco. 4 Suez y
los mares Rojo. de Ia India y de Ia
China.
"a nuevo itinerario De que sc traia
cS dar la vuclia por al Ocsle de No
rucga. enirar por 81 Ooeano ATfico
los mares dc Kara y Blanco. continual
viaje por entire los psralelos 20 y
So de lstitud Norte. cruzar al es;re-
cho dc Bering y bajar hzsaa Nladivos-
took, donde, unienooSe 4 la escuadri-
la de aquel apostadero. quedaria poT
Russia Ia suprcmacfa naval en- el Elk
tremo Oriente.
Ese itinerario fue descubierto uti-
lizsdo por ell explorador sueco Nor
denskjold entire Junio de 1873 y Sep
tiembre de 1879. quedando probada su
practicabilidad. aunque hay mucha
duda de que sea practicable para es-
cuadras en- que entren acoraZadoS de
combate. como las del Baltico.
Dicese que el almirante Makaroff
patrocina la idea. que, ser possible,
tendrfa la ventaja de ser casi todo el
viaje la vista de territories rusos.
FL almirante Rojestvensky, jefe del
Estado mayor de Ia Armada, Sc pom
dra al mando de la escuadra rusa del
Baltico saldra para Puerto Arturo
q principles de Julio. La escuadra es
formidable, y consta de los acorazsdos
Slava, Borodino, Orel. Kniaz Suvaroff.
Alexandra III, y OSliabia; cruceros
Aurora, Dmitri Donskoi Svietland,
Almaz, Jantchung e Izumrud, y los
transportes Kamstchatka Y Oceano.
La t1nica difcultad que pudiera existir
era en- el paso por Suez; pero esta
bahia ha quedado obviada por La adhe-
sion de Inglaterra al convenio de 1888
concerniente la neutralidad del ca
nal. Hacia la misma epoca podra Ell
general Kuropatkin disponer de 500
mil hombres y desenvolver todos sus
planes, que son de aplaStar al enemigo
de un solo golpe.
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Lean los anunciantes

Hcmos cstablecido una tarifa
especial de anuncios. hmitada
exciusivamente 4 Ia isla
Segin esa tarifa, los edictos
iudiciales. communicates del CO
mercio Y particulares. articulos
8 sueitos de interes privado, pa
garan s cc1fa7Os Ia H1ea. 4 una
columna.
En- las demAs clsses de anun-
clos hemos hecho tambien i'm.
portantisimas rebajas, resultan-
do mas baratos que en- niugdn
otro periodico.
De mas esta el decir que sien-
do el BoLErIN ei unico periodico
que trata con absolute indepen-
dencia todas las cuestiones que
afectan al presente y al porve-
mir de Puerto Rico. y el unico
que tiene un servicio cablegra-
6co justamente conceptuRdo CO.
mo ell mejor y mas detallado de
cuantos Sc conocen, es al pre-
sente ell diario mas solicitado y
leido en- toda la isla.
Los anunciantes del BoLETIN
llevan una inmensa ventaja q
los que no Sc anuncian en- el.
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Josk LION PART

STOP, H. HANTURoE - PUERTO RICO
coLMADo-TentAs al por mayor detail.
Casa fundada on 1883,
Complete surtido de Vinos Licores Aceites,
ConserVas, Dulces y toda clase de provisiones.
ImPOrtaCiones direotaa,
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E. FRANCO. zsssss zszsss:z; :;

mejor
y Importacones
medala
goo nDras
NJUAN:IS A
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DE VENTA

Algunas casas ed Santurce Infor-
marzn eu 81 BoLETTN MERcANTTE.
slns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-01
ON THE RACE TRACK
At st. Louis.

St. Louis. September so.-Lubin won the feature of Delmar racing card today. His victory cost the ring a great deal of money as he was backed from to 1 to to 2 at post time. He trailed the field until the turn for home was reached, and won easily by half length. Tabytosa. the favorite bled Track slow.
 First race. six furlongs. seliing-Fenian. s4 q. Conway. to 1, won; Flyer. 1Os Gindsey), 6 to 1, second; Ben Lear, 100 Oickson), Il to 5, third. Time, 1:19%.
 Second race, five furlongs. selling-Ko- req, 10S (D. Austin). g to 5. won; Trixie White, 100 Lindsey). 4 to 1, second; Belle S, 104 (Young), 12 to 1, third. Time. 1:O5h.
 Third race, six furlongs-Tom Rowe, 99 CD. Austin), to 1, won; Rose Court, 100 (Rice), to 1, second; Tom Mankins. 97 Conway, 8 to l. third. Time. I:2OA.
 Fourth race, mile and ree-sixteenths, handicap-Lubin, 10S e. Osborne), to ?. won; Never Such, 101 (Rice). to 1, sec ond; Taby Tosa, 105 CD. Austin). to 5, third. Time. 2;O71z.
 Fifth race, six and half furlongs- Annie Davis, 100 CD. Austin), Il to 20. won; Lasso, 9S c. Conway, to l. second; i; Rachael Ward, 100 (McLaughlin), 15 to l, third. Time, 1:26N.
 Sixth race. mile and seventy yards, sell ing-Lustig. 9S HowelD, to 5. won; St. Agnes, 100 (Rice) to 1, second Regina D. 105 iD Austin), 10 to l. third. Time. 1 :49A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-01
Worlds Visible Supply.

New Orleans, September 30.-Secretary Hester's statement Cl the worlds visible supply of cotton made up from special ca pie and telegrahphic adYices compares the figures of ills week with last week, last year and the year before. It shows an increase for the week just closed Of SO69i against an increase Of 22f,2IS last year and an increase of 166,4SO year before last
 The total visible is 1,Sl3494, against l,422,797 last week, 1,9769l2 last year and l'9l5O6S year before last. Of this the total of American cotton is 1,2S7,494 against S65,797 last week, S56,9lZ last year and l,473'O68 year before last and of all other kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc, 526,0OO against 557O09 last week. 52OO0O last year and AZ, ,00J year before last.
 The total worlds visible supply of cot ton as above shows an increase compared with last week oI 39O697, an increase com pared with last year of 4S6,5S7 and decrease compared wich year before last of 101,o74
 Of the worlds visible supply as above there is now afloat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe 901,000, against 695,000 last year and 1,030,00o year before last; in Egypt 57,0OO against 26,O0O last year an. 37000 year before last; in India 266,000 against -67,00O last year and 245.OO0 year before last; and in the United States 5S9,000 against 3S9000 last year and 6OS,OO0 year before last