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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-20
WOMAN AND HER NOSE.
Resort 10 Many Tricks
20 Render Pictures More Beaati-
fas Than Their Owners.

The latest wrinkle 10 the photog-
raphy OF women. SAID leading artist
the other day. is the ayerted counte-
nance ia pOrtraiture. Inasmuch as
~oman's nose. when she directly faces
the camera. Ia closer 10 the lens than
any other feature. IL Is magpihed slight
ly. which Is not desirable. To avoid this
We try 20 retire that organ a. much
as possible. and the only way IL 20 re-
touch the negative. This IL invariably
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-20
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND. MAIN
STREET STATION DAILY.

1925 p. ScahCard Florida Limited
composed eNclusely Of "ullman's most
improved dining car, double drawing
room sleeping cars. compartment car
and observation car. To- Raleigh. South
ern Pines. Hamlet. Camden. Columbia.
Savannah, Jacksonville and ST. Angus
tine.
2 "a p. m.-Scaboard Mail. composed of
latest day coaches. pullman sleeper.
pullman paflor car and cafe car. to
Henderson. Raleigh. Southern Pines,
Hamist. rinchurst. Atlanta, Camden,
Columbia, Savannah. Jacksonville, ST.
Augustine and Tampa.
100 p. -Scaboard Express, COM
posed of day coaches. pullman cars
10 Atlanta. Jacksonville and Tampa.
cafe cars south OF Hamlet. pullman
sleepiny cars between Washington and
pinchurst. 10 Henderson, Raleigh.
Southern Pines. Hamlet. Bin, hurst,
Atlanta. Camden. Columbia. Savan-
nah, Jacksonville. st. Augustine
Tampa and New Orleans.
9.IO a. nj Local for Norlina, Homler
and Charlotte.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND
DAILY.
Gas "a. Mo. 34-From Florida
6.lO "a. Mo. 5O-From Florida, At
lanta and the Southwest.
I % p. Mo 66-From Florida. At
lauta and the Sor Invest.
$50 p. mo. 36--From Norliua and
local points.
n. :. LEARD.
District Passenger Agent,
No. $50 East Main ST.
Richmc nd Va.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-20

STATE OF VIRGINIA.
James City county.
To the Heirs OF Frank
HOrnsby:
TAKE notice.
Having purchased for de-
linquent taxes, March II.
1892, at public auction in
the City OF Williamsburg. in
front OF the Courthouse door
, acres OF land. situated in
POwhatan district, james
City county, charged TO
Frank HOrnsby, and not
having been redeemed; and
said heirs are nOn-residents
OF said County and State,
/ shall. after four months
from date OF this notice. ap-
ply to the Court for deed TO
said property.
W. WALKER WARE.
Jan. Il. 1901.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-20
.YChe1 Brooks,
General Insurance Agent

Representing the following
tiirst-class Companies
Va. Fire 4 Marine and Va.
State, Richmond Virginia.
Home, of \. Y; Hamburg
bremen, Norwich L nion.
Pennsylvania Fire and Fire
Association, of Philadelphia.
| also represent the Fidel-
ity & DepOsitC Co., of Md, and
the Fidelity and Casualty
Co., of \. Y.
All business entrusted
whether fire insurance bonds
or of indemnity on officials
or employees, will receive
prompt attention.
Office Over Spencer Bros Store,
WILLIAMSBURG, VA
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-20
DR.. J.1lCN. Slower.
DENTIST.

,ooms and Peninsula Bank Build-
ing. williamsburg. Virginia.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-20
SILVER AND WOUNDS.
white Metal Hes Ansfsepsfe Proper
dies Not PSDutsFIy Kao~n-sfIs~r
F-eaf Exs~EIent fer DTessfaEs.

Dr. Reooui has made use with excel
lent results u q sheet u silver Jesf
in dressing wounds and alterations. &C.
corcine % an exchange The silver
sticks closely 70 the surface OF the
wounded or diseased tissue anG Z snn&l.
quantity Of cotton soaked ~ colo6sun.
ss sufficient 20 keep * IN place. When
tns voasd Is fFesb Il bssls qusckly
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-20
= ~ Chesapeake s.
soUre - Ohio Ry.
ToI Cincinnati. Louisville. chlccw 81
Louis. Etc.
From Williamsburg.

SCHEDULE ~ EFFECT. Nov /. 1908
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-20

There are millions u acres % for
est lands n Canada as yet untouched;
The ontario Government Is taking an
early precautior against the sxunction
of forests IL that provlncs.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-20

EOR RENT-Two connecting rooms
on the second floor rear OF the
azette building. These rooms
are nicely finished and are suitable for
doctors, lawyers, real estate or bust
ness office. To good tenant sac per
year, BY the month So Call at The
Gazette.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-20

= a = VI lkblNlA.
James City county.
To the Heirs OF Holmes,
Schrubble and Hubbard:
TAhE NOTICE
Having purchased for de
hnquent taxes, Jan. -.
1902. at public auction. i'm
the City OF Williamsburg. in
front OF the Courthouse door.
1857 acres of land, situated
in POwhatan district, James
City county, charged to
Homes, Schrubhle ana Hub
bard, and not having been
redeemed; and said heirs are
nOn-residents Of the said
County and State, | shall.
after four months from da te
OF this notice, apply to the
Court for a deed to said
property.
w. WALKER WARE.
Jan. IA, 1904.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-02
You ARE FOOL HE WILL NOT MAKE US TO BE Mo1EsTED"

FOOLS advice, and scoot. That Castro is
a blame fool, anyhow. Yeh want men for
that job. Men, tell YOU He slapped his
bony breast.
had no idea that he could look so
ferocious. His eyes fascinated me, and he
opened his cavernous mouth as If to swal-
low me. His lantern jaws snapped without
a sound. He seemed to change his mind.
II am done with yeh," he said, with a
sort of sinister restraint. He rose to his
feet, and, turning his back to me- began to
shave, squirting into a broken looking
glass.
l had not the slightest inkling of his
meaning. l only knew that going out of his
berth was like escaping from the dark lair
of beast into a sunlit world.
We were entering harbor. A great ship,
floating high on the water black and girt
with the two broad yellow streaks of her
double tier of guns, glided out slowly from
beyond cluster of shipping in the bay. She
passed without hail, going out under her
topsails with flag at the fore. Her lofty
spars overtopped our masts immensely, and
l saw the men In her rigging looking down
on our decks. The only sounds that came
out of her were the piping boatswains'
calls and the tramping of feet. Imagining
her to be going home, I felt a great de-
sire to be on board. Ultimately, as it
turned out l went home on that very ship,
but then it was too late. I was man by
that time, with much queer knowledge and
other desires. Whilst / was looking and
longing l heard Carlos voice behind me
asking one of our sailors what ship it was
Don't you know a flagship when YOU
see it?' voice grumbled surlily. "Ad-
miral Rowley's," 1t continued. Then 1t rum
bled out some remarks about pirates, YER
min. coast of Cuba"
Carlos came to the side, and looked after
the man-of-war in the distance.
You could help u.s. l heard him NUT
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and his vassals. They came up with her just
as She reached the shore of the lake, but
she plunged into the stormy waters and
swan to the shogun's ship, with the all-im-
portant letter firmly gripped in her teeth.
Dozens of arrows cut the water all around
her, but she escaped them and was picked
up by a boat lowered from the junk. When
the Shotgun heard the story. he promptly
treated the treacherous lord and his fell
low-consprators to something lingering
with boiling oil in Ii"
A Romance Spoiled.
Unfortunately, he did not fall in love
with the girl and marry her, which rather
spoils the story from an occidental stand
point. Rowan is always represented in the
color prints swimming out to the junk,
while the traitors on shore furiously rage
together.
The Empress lingo, greatest of all the
Amazons of Japan. belongs to the legen-
Diary era of that country before the intro
duction of Buddhism in the fifth century,
and many stories are told of her which
certainly cannot be regarded as authentic
history. For example. she is said to have
been enciente before she left Japan to in
wade Korea and to have given birth to her
son DIN. afterwards deified as the Japa-
nese god of war, upon her return. mas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-02
Quack Music Teachers.

From Leslie's Monthly.
"Ninety-five per cent of all vocal teach
ers are quacks,' said an old musician. Few
singers would doubt the assertion. Prob
ably in no other kind of work can a man
who knows practically nothing about a
subject do so quickly a lucrative amount
of teaching. There are many common
types; the piano teacher who cannot get
enough pupils to make a living, the broken
down old-time singer, the derelict of the
concert halls. who never could sing himself,
but who now gives fifty or more lessons a
week at from three to five dollars EACH and
many more. Their half-hour lessons may
be said to consist one-third of chat and
gossip, one-third of scales and exercises
and one-third of the singing of the pupils
favorite songs, all interspersed with just
enough commendation and criticism to keep
the pupils good opinion of both herself and
of her teacher. There are teachers who
make their pupils sing at a brass headed
tack in the wall, and there are others whose
training has not only ruined voices, but
temporarily harmed general health well.
Over against these charlatans of the pro-
fession there are conscientious men and
women who can detect faults in voice and
know how to correct them, who are a con-
slant inspiration to the students musician
ship, and who work carefully and enthusi-
astically for each individual pupil
1t is not easy to tell the good teacher
from the quack, and you will find bitter
early experiences in many a successful
singers career.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-02
New York Women Fencers.
ustrated Sporting News.

From the Illustrated Sporting News.
Perhaps 1t was the many heroic plays IN
which swashbuckling heroines in male at
tire thrust and parted their way into popu-
lar favor in recent years that gave the in
itial impetus to fencing among New YORK
women, but whatever the cause may have
been, 1t is palent to all interested observers
or participants In women's sports, and to
all devotees of physical culture that the
use of the gloves, once thought so indis-
pensable to the education Of the fashionable
young woman, and in which those DIVERSE
fed types of old-fashioned accomplish
ments, Miss Amelia Sedley and Miss Becky
Sharp, were both held proficient, has been
superseded oy the use of the foils, which
will soon officially adorn the curricula of
women schools and colleges. Particularly
is it true of New York, where this, the
gentlest art CT self-defense, has become a
positive craze among society women, and
where nine young girls out of ten in the
fashionable set take their fencing lessons
as regularly and as much matter of
course as they do their morning walks on
the avenue their afternoon drives in the
park.
They gain grace, suppleness and poise
under the direction of able foreign masters,
often specially brought over from Paris
for their private classes, which older
women inclined to stoutness likewise fire.
Quent for the reduction of their too corpu-
lent curves. There are many expert fencers
among these young women who handle the
foils far better than any of the mimic
herones of olden time, who nightly display
their two-miaute skill before the footlights
while New York applauds. The majority
of these are members of the Fencers Club.
which has It's meetings trl-Weekly under
the direction of Louis Vauthier, noted
maitre d arme of Paris, who came to Amer
lea at the clubs invitation over ten years
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-02
PART SECOND.
The Girl With the Lizard.
CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER l.
"Rio Medio?" Senior Ramon SAID 10 ne
nearly two years afterward. Ihe' capai-
Iero is pleased to give me credit TOT very
great knowledge. What should hho" vi
t,ot town? There are, doubtless, good men
there and very wicked as In other to"hs'
who knows? Your worship must ask the
boats crews that the admiral mas sent u
hprn the town. They will be back very
soon now"
had come down from Horton Pen to
snanish Town, expecting letter from Yer
onica, and, the stage not being in, had
dropped in to chat with Ramon. 1t was
inst at the time when Admiral Rowley was
understood to be going to make an ener-
getic attempt upon the pirates who still in
tested the Gulf of Mexico and nearly
ruined the Jamaica trade in those days
"But it is very certain he went on,
"that If your government had not recog-
nized the belligerent rights OF the repelnouS
colony of Mexico there would be now no
vateers, every ship that traversed the Flor
ida passage would not be looted by Ell DEM
ohio, and 1 and every one else IN the ISL
and should not now be losing thou-
sands of dollars every year.
That was the eternal grievance OF every
Spaniard in the standard of not rev
of the English and Scotch planters. Spain
was still in the throes of losing the Mexican
colonies Wnen NITeat bTltdin Ietu dShAoWi-
edged the existence of a state of war and
a Mexican government Mexican letters OF
marque had Immediately filled the gulf. No
kind of shipping was safe from them, and
Spain was quite honestly powerless to pre-
vent their swarming on the coast of Cuba
the ever faithful island itself
what can Spain do said Ramon bit
terly. when even your Admiral Rowley
with his great ships, cannot rid the sea of
them?'' He lowered his voice. II tell you
young senior that England will lose this
island of Jamaica over this business. You
yourself are a separationist, are you not?
No? You live with separationists.
How could l tell? Many people say you
are
His words gave me a distinctly disagree
able sensation. 1 hadn't any idea of being a
separationist; / was loyal enough. But I
understood suddenly and for the first time,
how very much like one might look.
/ hadn't much cared about either party
was looking out for romance-but in
clined a little to the separationists. because
Macdonald, with whom l lived for two
years at Horton Pen. was himself sep
arationist in a cool Scotch sort of way.
! used to buy island produce through
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Ramon, ship 1t to New Orleans. have It
sold. and reimport parceis Of motions, .
making double PROFIT. He was always
saying that he had an immense respect for
my relations, the RiegHs.
That was how at tie end of my second
year in the island, l had come to talking to
him. The stage should have brought let
ter from veronica, who was to have pre-
sented Rooksby with a son and heir. but 1t
was unaecountably late. I had been twice to
desultorily back to Rarhon's. He was talk
ing to the editor of the Buckatoro Journal
the man from next doorLand to another
who had, while ! walked lazily across the
steps of the arcade !, The rider was talk
ing to both of them With exaggerated ges-
lures of his arms. He had ridden off spur
ring, and the editor, a little, gleaming-eyed
hunchback had remained in the sunshine
talking excitedly to Ramon
L knew him WELL. an amusing, queer,
warped, satanic member of society who
was sort of nephew to the Macdonalds,
and hand in glove with all the Scotch
separationists of the island. He had start
ed an extraordinary scandaIous paper that,
to AVOID sequestration,> changed it's name
and offices every few issues and was
said by loyalists like the Topnambos to
have an extremely bad influence
The horseman had brought news that
the boats of Rowley's squadron had been
beaten off with great loss. in their attack
on Rio Medic
Already there was panic on the island.
could see men coming together in little
knots, talking eagerly / walked across the
Kings Square, and the stage driving up
just then, / went to the office and got my
correspondence.
1 read it in little house of call, in a
Whitewashed room that contained a card
board cat labeled 1.-The Best" for sole or
nament. Four swarthy fellows, Mexican
patriots, were talking noisily about their
war of independence, and the exploits of a
Gen. Trapelascfs, who had been defeating
the Spanish troops over there. 1t was al
most impossible to connect them with a
world that included Veronica's delicate
handwriting with the pencil lines erased at
the base of each line of ink. They seemed
to be infinitely more real. Even Veronica's
interest in me seemed little strange; her
desire for my return irritated me. 1t was
as If she had asked me to return to
state Of bondage, after having found my
self. Thinking of 1t made me suddenly
aware that l had become a man, with a
mans aims, and disillusionized view of
life. 1t suddenly appeared very wonderful
that 1 could sit calmly there, surveying,
for instance, those four sinister fellows
with daggers, as If they were nothing at
all. When I had been at home the matter
would have caused me extraordinary emo
tons, as many as If / had seen an elephant
in travelling show. AS for going back to
my old life, it didn't seem to be possible
CTo be continued.)
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toration era, the wives and daughters Of the
samuraf were regularly trained in the
arfstocratic science of arms, and fought as
readily and bravely as the men. But they
were not, a rule. allowed to fight unless
1t was absolutely necessary for the protec-
ton of life or honor. The "samurai" were
not chivalrous according to the ideas of oc-
cidental knghthood: they did not deem II
disgraceful to their manhood to allow wo-
men to fight; but, to their minds. lighting
was such an honorable luxury. such an au-
gust privilege. that they wanted all of IL
for themselves. and thought it altogether
too good for an inferior creature like wo-
man Thus ii was that the Amazons of
Japan generally performed their achieve
ments when their lord was away from
home at the wars and his enemies or a
band of robbers attacked the house in his
absence.
They did not fight with the famous sword
OF the Samurai, except on the rare occa-
sions when they masqueraded one In
order TO fight by the side of a lover or a
husband. The long, doube-hilted sword
and the short sword for the happy dis
patch" were the sacred property of the
male warrior, and IL was a crime for any
one except samurai to carry them. Wo-
men, when acting the home guard"
were supposedJ to be content with a me-
dium-length sword, betwiXt the two. and a
notwithstanding halbert. much like a short
scythe, dashed to the end of a long pole.
The Japanese artists of past generations
were fond of depicting them doing wonder
full feats with this awkward weapon.
Tales of Heroism.
Only the samurai class were allowed to
carry arms in old Japan, and this rule APP
piled to the women as well az to the men
Nevertheless, many stories are told of the
heroism of women of the peasant and 'heI-
win (trading) classes. who resisted at the
swords point the dishonorable advances of
their ''daimio" 6eudal lord) or even of the
shotgun himself.
An old Toyokuni color print shows a wo-
man named Bentenkozo Kanenosuke put
ting to route a small army of policemen
sent by the shotgun to seize her for one OF
his concubines. She was doubly famous
as being the prettiest girl in Japan in her
day and the most virtuous.
She lived in Kioto and was the idol of
the town. The greatest of the "daimios''
wooed her in vain. and when one of them
threatened her with violence she challenged
though he was one of the most noted
swordsman of the day in Japan.
At last the Shotgun saw her one day,
when riding through the streets of Kioto.
He straightway fell in love- but she repealed
his advances in spite of his despotic power
and great prestige Knowing little of her
prowess in arms. the Shotgun did not trouble
to send soldiers to seize her. He sent In
stead a squad of policemen--or the func-
tionaries who answered to policemen in that
day. They were armed with short iron
clubs which were of little use against the
heroine's sword. The chroniclers record
with horrible glee the manner in which she
carved those poor policemen, putting at
least dozen of them off the strength OF
the force. The shotgun admired her bravery
and did not trouble her further.
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1t, would not grow clear. 1t was plain that
something Illegal was going on there, or
how could that Irish devil" whoever he
was, have power to hang Tomas and be
revenged on Carlos? 1t did not affect my
love for Carlos, though
/ had noticed an intimacy spring up be-
tween the ships second mate and Tomas,
who was, Ii seemed to me, forever engaged
IN long combinations In the mans ca bin,
and, as much to make talk as for any other
reason. j asked Carlos IL he had noticed
his dependents familiarity. 1t was notice
able because Castro held aloof from every
other soul on board. Carlos answered me
with one of his nervous and angry smiles.
"Ah, Juan mine. do not ask too many
questions! i wish you could come with me
all the way, but / cannot tell you all j
know. / do not even myself know all 1t
seems that the man is going to leave the
ship In Jamaica, and has letters for that
Senior Ramon, the merchant, even as I
have. Vaya; more / cannot tell you"
This struck as curious, and a little
OF the whole mystery seemed from that
time TO attach to the second mate. who be-
fore had been no more to me than long
sallow Nova Scotian, with disagreeable
information and rather offensive manners.
began to watch him. desultorily, and was
rather startled by something more than
suspicion that he himself was watching me-
On one occasion In particular l seemed to
observe this. The second mate was lankily
stalking the deck. his hands in his pockets
As ne paused In his walk to spit into the
sea beside me. Carlos said:
And you. my Juan. what will you do in
this Jamaican"
said that 1 was going to the Horton es-
tates Rooksby's. to learn planting under a
Mr.. Macdonald, the agent. Carlos shrug-
ged his shoulders.
"Ah," he said. with his air of great wis
dom and varied experience. of disillusion-
ment. 'it will be much the same as Ii has
been at your home-after the first days.
Hard work and a great sameness." He be-
gan to cough violently
/ said bitterly enough, Yes. 1t will be
always the same with me. i shall never
see life You've seen all that there is to
see so / suppose you do not mind settling
down with an old uncle in a palace"
He answered suddenly. with certain
darkness of manner, THAT is as God Wills.
Who knows? Perhaps life. even in my un-
ele's palace, will not be so safe"
The second mate was bearing down on
us again.
I said jocularly: why. when I get very
tired of life at Horton Pen l shall come TO
see you in your uncle's town"
Carlos looked at me with an expression of
affection that little shamed my lightness
Of tone.
II love you much more than kinsman,
Juan" he said. II wish you could come
with me. / try to arrange 1t. Later, per-
haps. / may be dead. am very Ill.
He was undoubtedly H. Campaigning II