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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-22
SOUTH BOSTON SOCIAL.
fsnec,ol T. THE TImr,e,ss-Dispatch.)

4
K SOUTH BOSTON, VA, October 2l.-A
brilliant party, given IN the afternoon last
Tuesday, at the hospitable home OF Mrs
Garland Il. Faulkner, on Broad Street.
society was there bedecked In her hand
soonest robes Of various delicate shades
of silks and mousselnes to play progress
sive euchre Mrs. w. II. Faulkner won
n pretty piece of china rs the first prize,
and Miss Ruth Singleton blushngly car
rled off the consolation. The rooms were
decorated with cut flowers, and the re-
frcshments were elegant and heartily
enjoyed The hostess was assisted In
receiving by her daughter, Mrs. j. M.
Owens, OF Lynchburg.
Those invited were Mesdnmes E. M
Penick, Robert II. Edmondson. V. l..
Fowlkes, Charles r., Yancey, w. I. Jor-
dan, C. V. Brookes,a r. Il. Jordan. j. c..
Harris A. II. Vaughan, William Cunning
ham, James Iipscolhb, Jr., Eva Baker,
J. d. Tucker. J. NJ. Darlington, r. u.
Armstrong, Samuel T. Gilliland. w. H.,
Faulkner, G. j. Hunt, James Glenn, j. w,
Moscley, Misses VIII 1lasley Bessie shep-
herd, Louise Owen. Ruth Singleton, Mary
Shields Maud Barksdae Rose Watkins,
lmogcn Watkins, Margaret Crawford,
May Fowlkes, Louise Penick.
An enjoyable recital was given at the
BAPTIST Church for tho benefit Of the
Helping Hand Society Tuesday evening.
Recitations by Miss Il. Susie Norvill, Of
Charlotte Courthouse, were we'll rendered.
Little Katharine Lawson brought down
the house with her cute songs .Flight
OF Ages" was sung by Mr.. Edgar n,
Beasley, the accompaniment being played
by Mrs. r.. w. Lawson,
Mr.. Alex. r.. Spriggs, who resigned as
officer from the police force several DAYS
ago, has accepted ~ position with the
Southern Railway MS railroad detective.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-22
FACULTY RECEPTION.
President and Mrs. Lyon G. Tyler
Give Elegant Entertainment.
Especial to The Times Dispatch,

WILLIAMSBURG, VA, October 81 ~
President and Mrs. Lyon G, Tyier ~
me Presidents home beautifully situated
o on m a qsm Esyo Of the G9legS Of William
their wives with the wax se ca lndisss haa
ssng am9hhE the flowers on the dining
eni,n a., NJ OF the presidents Of the
tfSE ~ see since the days Of Jacobus Blair,
ne = scene was not unlike those OF Colonial
= Besides g q g the popular President and his
5 mrs HnaSy there were present pr and
Ritchio Prof and Mrs Mrs Henry hen: 'G z. LOU w
p isaa h Prof. r G eosS 9s Ill., Mamie
garet Murphy, and Mrs. Mamie Jones. n
Il, II was regretted that DR.. and Mrs,
Thomas ]. stubbs and Dr. Charles y.
am c Ts The former om we're ee 1oess
E BY sickness in their home, and Dr.. Bishop
Is attending, a State Y. NJ C. A. COM.
mlttee meeting at the University Of Vir-
g' lrbs co,,esa y H. !, l., y , .
SIX pnqbfsss So Pr Wfharton who
dency Of Col. Benj i. Ewell' relates the the
s e lie Incident .%ln 1881 aier vanly
members Of. the faculty and only nine
students. 7 thought, three profeesora
could teach that number Of young men,
and consequently I resigned. One OF the
students would not study. When asked
why, he replied: If were to study hard,
injure my health and then die, it would be
terrible blow to the institution. For it
would, never do for the. report to get
out that one ninth of the studnest OF
William and Mary College had died in
a single session. 10 %
Those around the banquet board
thought of he many changes that have
come along the Zine Of enlargement In
1855 with DR.. Lyon G. Tyler as president,
the State took charge of a normal. de-
partment In William and Mary. Now
there are eleven members OF thenfuculty,
two hundred and twenty-five students
enrolled @
This Alma Mater Of ftteen United
states Senator's, seventy Representatives..
chief Justice of the United States Su-i
preme Court, seventeen Eovernors of
States, and three Presidents Of the Re-
public. IS still doing work oftho greatest
usefulness. for each year she sends trained
teachers into nearly every. county Of our
Commonwealth.
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evening by Messrs, J,A, stee, y. F.

evening by Messrs. il. A. stee, y r.
Smith and Il. B. Coleman, ina building
on tho property Of the s.. "A, L. railroad,
in honor of Mr.. r. b, Davis, manager
Tor tho ], G. Goode Lumber Company,
Of Chase City. Va. Tho spread was the
finest ever seen hero on any occasion OF
Its kind.
The music. both vocal and instru-
mental was superb and molriment was
kept up until II late hour. Among INC
invited guests We're MeHsra. 7, IL Mere-
dith, J, III Epparson. N. F, Neblet, j, =.
Cameron, ]. A, Duggar, T. II, Dugsar,
8. B. Bndshaw, N. S. Turnbul, Jr, and
Samuel A, Coleman.
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People at Bon Air,
Especial to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)


rll'ne ana Evelyn Stiles, daughter and
sister Of the late Major Robert Stiles
MSsre ret Say VIII SSH Ss hs s
After that time they will be at Mrs.
Winn's inrRiohmond.
ox Mir r1k ilerhai rl 3fts an
Thursday for Lexington, Va. and points
north. 81 Is
Mrs Lucicn Tatun,, who has leon
win he the guest Of Mrs, p. j. Wills VIII ~
Miss Boiling, who has been visiting
Mr tie 4 r NGG holl5ntston as
ter Rosnlie, were the guests nf Ni.. ~
8 shoa MoM ton, in Richmond 'tA during Horse
Craigle of Richmond, wero he'd on De-
tober 10TH Mr. anl Mrs. '!raIpie We're
max '' Nils s D' Thsy Vera XIX Ky snd T. MIS-
Leland R9nkin Mis- aGkn and Mr.
Mary i's f si S entarta'asd DE- aui,e ne
numbo, OF friends i. her scvrntlhllhir,l,-
day. iiid among tie leaves. IN the fence
and II eaEes o MGrf arre
rcls of fun TO ind THOSE invited were
Pegram. Dorothy and Emily Smith, Rosa-
lie Morton. Louise Harry; JuIia Maury,
~
Lucy Walden and Frances Fisher Masters
james Patton. Burton and Edward Mnrye.
McIlwaines and William FrazGr. John
Fisher Herbert Wiltworth, and Randolph
Nh. and Mrs, ]. n, Cox left Friday
Master James Patton. Of Lee Park. has
Mrs. ITnwood Woody spent Horse
Show week in Richmond, -,
Mr., Polk Miler-as only he can-tells
how his pocket was picked on Presidents
Day In Richmond. He adds that 'Who
steals my, purse steals trash," MS he lost
I'M Mrs. < NJ, Rueker has returned TO
MI and lrs: sam Shoemaker with
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Williams, also
from Richmond last Sunday,
INK her father, Colonel II, NJ r. Talcott.
h Mr. Scholk, Of birmingham. Ala, stud
ent OF Thea logical Seminary. preached
for the Prcshyterlnna on October 18th.
Ha WAS the guest of Prot. Smith,
On November eth the Methodlsts will
hold speoial services preparatory to tho
conference held 10 DanVile In November,
Miss Virginia Miller spent Tuesday night
with her parents. Mr., and Mrs. Polk
Miller.
the second meeting OF the Card Club
The West-End guestE in Bon Air are
Mlsses Montgomery. CardWsll. arnett
and Mrs, Eonerode, Mossrs. Ronss and
RaPstetta.
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Literary Society Officers.
(Snecial To rho pimas- Dispatc

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.>
MILLER SCHOOL, VA. Oct 2l,--The
Yawter Literary Society recently elected
the following officers:
4 President William Blakey; Vice Presl-
dent, ], G. Farrar; Secretary, Angus
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-22
by tho club. 10 all appearances, foxes
will live hard in that locality this sea-
NEVER CALLED AGAIN,
How Senator Hanna Kept Out An
UnWelcome Caller.

While Senator Hanna, as chairman OF
the National Republican Committee, was
conducting the campaign In 1900 he was
greatly annoyed by man who applied
for the position Of messenger at tic nat
to see the Senator, four days in suocesaso o
to present his application.
u After the fourth Visit Senator Hanna
sent for tha man who was then serving
aa messenger, tRtl IA 5i
..Yop saw, that man who was here just
'Yss. sir, said al Them the messenger.
.po you know what he wants2''
bn Ws i he ~ sa mt ye efpF place ana
Senator Hanna never saw the appllcap,
agaln.--Boston Herald. b s
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Elegant Stag Banquet.

Especial ia The Times Dispatch.)
E iRANDY, VA Oct 2l.---There was
stag banquet given hero last Monday
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Y our Purchase

necessarily be postponed because you may
have the money pay for what you wish buy. Our liberal
credit privileges extended you cheerfuy permit Of your
dressing yourself and family without Inconvenience You
cases you'll find prices low and often lower than
the ]. I
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-22

His headquarters will be at Washing
ton and Alexandria.
Mr.. and Mrs George l.. Corbin, OF
Durham, N. c., are guests at the home
Of II. ]. Ingram
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-22
$l.455
Z ON

Ladies' Suit will The
offerings wonderful collection will undoubtedly
convince you Of the many advantages shopping where there
absolutely unrvaled variety Of the seasons approved
that show the hand Of STYLE pro
fusion Of colorings here for you.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05
AN INDIAN FRAUD.
Sitting Bull, the Much Advertised
Sioux Warrior. Was Coward


According to Capt. Jack Crawford.
formerly chief of scouts with the Unit
ed States forces In the West. and who
writes entertainingly in Munsey's Mag
azine on THE Last of the Indian
Chiefs" Sitting Bull, the once famous
Sioux and reputed mighty warrior.
was monumental fraud He was a
mere medicine man. and became noto-
rious simply because. with few fol-
lowers, he refused to come In anil
accept the rations offered by Uncle
Sam. This put him into the outlaw
class. and he was regarded as an ell
ciny to the government. In 1873 he
took to the hills and adopted the tao
ties of the renegade.
In the Little Big Horn fight, where
Custer. the greatest OF all Indian fight
ers. fell with his gallant 800 scattered
on the field of massacre. 1t was sup
posed that Sitting Bull led the victO-
rlous Indians. nnd the world long point
ed to him as the inspiring spirit Of
Sioux vengeance. The truth Is that
Sitting Bull was not in the Custer fight
at all. He was looking for one of his
youngsters who had strayed away from
camp. and he did not put in an appear
ance until the historic fight was over.
Nevertheless. the tremendous and SEN
sational self-advertiser was hauled all
over the United States and Europe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05
A BOYS POCKET.

A pair of knickerbockers! Surely,
you think, that is a queer name to
give to a game, and yet it is one that
will brighten up the dullest company.
1t has passed into proverb that a
boys pocket is sort of omnium gath
erumfi. but did you ever really try to
make list Of what he carries there?
For the playing of this little game,
ii is necessary that you should have
a pair of knickerbockers-oh, not to
wear, of course, but that you may
make use of one of the pockets. Get
about score CT such things as boys
carry-if you don't know just what
to select, some boy will tell you-and
put them in the pocket, making list
of them as you do SO.
Now, for instance, give TO each
player pencil and a sheet of paper,
directing him or her to write down
the numbers from one to twenty on
the left hand side of the sheet and
opposite each number the name of
some thing that may usually be found
in a boys pocket
When the lists have been made,
they are passed by each player 10 the
next player on the right. and the
leader of the game then proceeds to
take from the pocket provided for the
occasion the articles that nave been
put there. Those who hold the lists
cneck off such articles as they find
on them. and when this is done, the
player who has named the most of
them wins the prize.
AS the lists are to be passed to the
right before they are checked off, it
is better for each player TO number
his, 50 that all may easily be identi-
lied.
This may seem to be a very sim
pie game, and SO it is, but no game
that you can suggest will make more
fun-and that is what game is for.
New York Mail
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05

1t is all the worse because have to
say, Yes. we have a piano., and then
to add, ANONYMOUSLY, But can't play
it,
Il can't. have stiffened finger,
and it was so evident should never
play well that | gave up trying long
ago. But you should see the faces
when | confess, before have time to
explain! Sometimes it is sheer sur
prise. sometimes pity, sometimes dis
gust. sometimes ludicrously obvious
shifting of first impressions and start
ing in afresh from new point OF
view. But it is always something
have TO deal with; drawback to be
overcome, defect for which to
atone.
"One small boy simply looked me
up and down from my shOe-strings TO
my topknot, and said 'Gee!' in tone
of contempt that was positively
scathins. Then he added, proudly.
We had piano once, on the install
nlent plan. We never bought the
whole Of it, and it went away again.
| was kid then. but my sister learn
ed to play My Country 'Tis of Thee"
and you just oushter heard her bang
them keys! If we'd ha' kept that
piano. you bet III ha' learned to play
it if every finger had was smashed
up except my left little one! ~
Youths Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05
lionized and paraded as the greatest

!ionized and paraded as the greatest
indian general on EARTH
To be pointed to as "the chief who
something to an Indian. and Sitting
Bull showed no reluctance about reap
Ing the profits. He raised the price of
Sioux signatures from 10 cents to 81.
and nearly got writer's cramp at TINT.
But he discovered. like other American
His association with the palefaces had
taught him the Importance of being
earnest. Therefore he inaugurated the
famous Messiah craze among his peO-
pile. He told them. with much beating
of the tomtOm, that their forefathers
would soon return to earth. properly
decked in war paint and would pro-
coed to wipe out the palefaces, yank
out the barbed wire fences. burn the
government posts. drive the United
States troops into the tall timber, and
return once again to the tepees and
the watch-flres Of the old regime.
During the time Sitting Bull was set
tllS Lut SGtSe anu EeileuIsluS Ills ghost
dancers for the grand climax, he was
so much afraid to show his face at the
Indian agency that he sent one of his
sons to gather in the bi-weekly rations
supplied by Uncle Sam. The govern
ment authorities saw trouble ahead,
and, knowing the Sioux tendency to
massacre, gave orders for the arrest of
the old medicine man. Thirty-nine In
dian police and four volunteers went
to the home Of the great maker Of sig
natures, and found him in the midst
of elaborate preparations for flight. He
submitted quietly to arrest. however.
until one Of his sons. doubtless famil-
lar with his fathers eowardly nature.
began to Jeer and jibe him.
Sitting Bull, true to his reputation.
called in loud voice for rescue. A
general melee was precipitated. in
which six Indian police and eight OF
Sitting Bulls braves were killed, HIM
self among them. This closed the ca
reer of one OF the most garrulous old
frauds with whom Uncle Sam has ever
had to deal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05
A PRECIOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT
Nothing Could Deter a Tenement
House Kid From Playing
the Piano

A young girl who has been assist
ing in settlement work declares that
interesting and enlightening as she
finds the insight it gives her into
lives so different from iler own, she
is equally intere sted in the other
side of the matter-m discovering
what it is her new friends want to
know about her, and how the facts
impress them.
As soon as the children of her
class feel that they know her well
enough to ask questions, plenty are
asked, and she soon learned to dis
tinguish those innocently propounded,
with entirely courteous intention,
merely as leading to the understand
ing necessary between friends, from
those of more casual or more in
quisitive kind
THE six most common questions
are these she says: "'Mhat is your
fathers business?' How many are
there in the family Have they all
got jobs?' Do your people own their
own house, Have you got piano.
DO you play?'
1T is the last two, | am sure, which
interest them most: and | have learn.
ed to feel those two questions com
ing, and to brace myself TO meet them
because, you see, know the dsap.
pointment in me that always results.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05
THE ROOSTER TANDEM

"Oh, papa!" cried little Clarence,
Harry hitched Nathan to my little
cart, but he wouldn't pull it. He just
jumped around and tapped his wings
and squawked awful"
Mr.. Wright stopped pumping water
for the horses and looked at his little
son in surprise
"Hitched Nathan to your wagon!"
he exclaimed. WHO ever heard of
such thing. should think he would
have jumped around
Yes, and Harry's going to do ii
every day until Nathan learns to pull
the wagon. and he's going to hitch
White George up, too said the little
boy.
We'll, all right. suppose he may
if he wants to: only tell him not to
hurt them CT brighten Them" said Mr..
Wright
Nathan and White George we're two
tame ROSTERS. Nathan was a hand.
some barred Plymouth Rock, White
George was a big Wyandc' e. They
were so tame that they dlld follow
Harry in the barn, feedi & the rooster
and eat from their hands.
Papa says you mustn't hurt Ma.
than" said Clarence when he found
Harry in the barn, feeding the roster
some kernels of corn.
Il Won't" said Harry. ut scared
him good deal when tried to nut
the bit in his mouth III try him
again this afternoon, and then III
teach White George. Maybe they'll
learn to pull you around the yard as
Carlo does.
That afternoon Harry tried to har
ness Nathan 10 the cart again. AT
first the rooster refused 10 stand sin
Clarence fed him some corn and a
piece of an apple and pettsd him
Then he let the boys put the harness
on mis- back.
1t took several days of patient teach
ing. however before Nathan would
hold the bit in his bill 1t took ever
longer to teach White George.
II don't think he'll ever be good,
said Clarence, as George strut,ee
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05
The Cooking Millennium.

In almost every big department
store nowadays there is an exhibit Of
cooking by electricity. No dirt, no
ashes, no dust, no superHuous heat. no
fire: nothing but as high tempera-
ture as you want in the cooking appa-
ratns, and that only just so long as
you want it.
Partly because invention lags, chief
ly because we have let silort-yighted
monopolists get control of electricity
and perhaps that's why invention
is lagsing-we can't afford to cook
by electricity yet. But soon-for mo-
nopolies and monopolists do die-we
shall be emancipated from the present
superheated, dirty and crude system.
What a world-from the standpoint
of comfort-th!s is bound to become
after century or so more of the sort
of progress that began only about
hundred years ago. And how much
Of the good time that's coming" we
might anticipate if we weren't too
lazy to think and too stupid to act.
Saturday Evening Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05
TELLS WEATHER BY GOOSE BONE
Maryland Man Predicts Rain, Sun.
chime and Cold Accurately.


shine and Cold Accurately,
NJ. l.. Wroten has hanging up in his
Office in Easton. Talbot County, Md,
the breastbOne OF goose. according
to the Washington Star. by which he
says he can tell the kind of weather
that will happen in less than fourteen
hours. He can look at the bone at 5
o'clock in the afternoon and tell
whether it will rain. hail, snow or be
clear the next morning.
He says that when rain or snow Is
coming the bone will become moist or
dark in color; when the weather is 60
ing to be clear the bone Is perfectly
dry and white and when drop in the
Thermometer is impending it will turn
purple. 1t Is necessary, he says, to
have new goose bone every year. He
has watched the different fiocks of
Geese and always procured the wealth
er goose for the last thirty-fve years
and has never known 1t to fall to ac-
curately Indicate the character of the
weather.
III cNeIS uoCh Ol WIZ OF QOmGHl-
Gated geese, according to this author
ity, there Is one goose which always
takes the lead and the others follow
him wherever he goes. Upon this
goose there is peculiar mark, which
does not appear on any other goose in
the flock and this goose is known as
the weather goose"
In the early part Of the winter his
goose bone indicated that there would
be twenty-nine SHOWS this winter. He
says there Is secret In knowing what
bone to pick out of the weather goose
MS a weather indicator. but he refused
to tell the secrets. He has been Of.
fered SIS for his bone, but refused to
take 1t, saying he would not sell it for
500.
Many people visit his Office daily to
find out what weather will prevail the
next day. He says he has no use for
| the weather bureau.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05

away Indignantly after a long, dis
couraging lesson.
1t was disheartening. but the worst
disappointment was to come.
When both BOOSTERS learned to
stand hitched to the wagon with the
bits in their bills Harry tried to teach
them TO walk off together. But it was
no use, they would not learn to pull.
You'll have to be content with a
rooster tandem that won; pull" said
papa. when Harry and Clarence told
him their trouble.
The boys found that even though
the roosters wouldn't pull the wagon
they were great curiosity when
htched up. When visitors came Har-
ry would hitch Nathan and White
George to the cart. and Clarence
would sit on the seat holding the
reins, feeling very proud of his two
pets.-Little Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05
The Farmer,s Garden.

Last summer when we were revealing
in berries and number of kinds OF
vegetables number OF children from
n farm home several miles away called
TO spend the day with our children
At dinner we had peas, radlshes, let.
tuce and Strawberries among other
things. and the timid way In which
our visitors ate the vegetables and
fruit attracted attention because they
were not at all timed about the other
food offered them. Careful Inquiry
revealed the fact that at home every
thing of the vegetable or fruit nature
was sold: not much was grown al
best, but what there was had to 10 to
the market. while the family KEEP,
closely to such meat as was raised on
the farm.
What shame when it was possible
TO give these youngsters what they
craved at the cost of so little money
and effort! 1t seems as If the major
ity of farmers had given up the kit
chen garden and If any vegetables are
grown for the home table 1t is only
because the woman take hand in it
indianapolis News.