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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
OLD MORTALITY TO
RESTORE stone T0MBS
The Inscriptions to Be Recut and
the Monument Re
stored,


Especial to The Times-Dspatch.)
WEST POINT, VA. October 1.-THE
"Newington' branch OF the Association
for the Preservation Of Virginia AntiGui-
ties, located in King and Queen county,
has lust gotten a trained stonecutter from
Fredericksburg to recut. raise and en-
close the three old tombs at Mattnponi
Church.
This church Is one of the four oldest
churches In Virginia. and therefore one
of the Oldest English churches in North
America, and Is remarkably well pre-
served specimen OF colonial architecture
The Oldest tomb. of Jacob Lumpkin, who
died in 1908, was recut over a year ago.
and now those Of George and Mary Brax-
ton Will be recut. These are the parents
OF Carter Braxton, signer of the Declar-
alton of Independence, who has many
distinguished descendants in Virginia.
Mrs Braxton was the daughter OF the
famous liking Carter" Of Lancaster
county.
Lieutenant- Colonel 3, L. Hoxic. United
States army Corps OF Engineers, Is pre-
pairing plans for the Improvement Of sew
eral tributaries Of the Potomac and other
streams. According to the plans pre-
pared, Occoauon Creek. Breton Bay, both
tributaries of the Potomnc; Carter's
Creek, near the mouth OF the Rappahan-
mock River and the Mattaponi and Pa
munkcy Rivers are to be deepencd
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
SPLENDID CROPS.
Republicans Exceedingly Active
in King William.
(snecInl 10 MIC T,Imes-Disno tch

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
ETNA MILLS, VA, October 16-This
section has been much blessed with good
crops this year
# Mr.. Clarence Williams, manager on
Colonel r. Fl. Dulaney's Goose Pond
plantation, in Caroline county. Just across
the King William line, has cut a field Of
sixteen acres of corn and sorgum for
insilage that averages thirty-seven tons
to the acre.
The crops of corn and peas are good,
but labor Is scarce. Some of the farmers
are not gathering their peas, but are
turning them under for fertilizer for
the wheat crop, Notwithstanding black
eye peas bringing $3.50 to SLIGO at neat st
railroad stations.
Republican politicians are now leaving
no wheel unturned in King William and
Hanover counties to elect J. D. Hutchen-
son to the Legislature. 1t looks very
dubious for Hutchinson is very popular,
and It Is thought that q good many
Democrats VIII support him. who. not
like Republicans, stick TO their own
party.
The people OF Corinth Christian Church
on yesterday had Miss Mary Orris, OF the
Womans State Board OF Missions. who
made most interesting talk In most
pleasant and cultured manner.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17


aud lieutenant il ID. nratne to he quar-.
termnster or seventy-sccond 1aesimert..8
The restlt was: First Lieutenant Ben-
,nmin X. Roberts was chosen cnptnliiis
Sergeant Thomas w. Greer was s : elected ,le
frst lieutenant, nhd j. watkins Goode.
second lieutenant This company IS III
fine condition, drills regular well dis-
bllncd and credit to the town. II is
,nnitIng good progress In Ito efforts to
build al nitnoiy &a
Tho Baptist church hero has additions y!
ana improvements now In progress when On
wifi cost over $1,000, and adds greatly
to the appearance, comfort ana coli-
yonienco OF tho building. aud better NC nc
commodnto It's large and Increasing mem mem
bership. III.
2 Dr.. John Il. leigh, OF Clnrksv'lle, II one on,
OF the oldest una most highly respec .,su
physicians Of Niecklcnburg, arrived a I my ~
Arccklcnburg 11otca yesterday ~ very
feeble health Ills fnther was the EXC
c,,tor OF John Randolph, of Roanoke, lor
whom the doctor was named. lie 40 g
nearly eighty years Old 8
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
GRAFTON BROUGHT BACK.
Admits Appropriating Money He
Collected.

Especial to The Times- Dlspatch)
& LYNCHEURG, VA. october 1G-R, ~.
Grafton, who represented the Proyldelll
Life and Trust Company In Lynchburg
some weeks ago, was brought back from
Bristol this afternoon by Chief OF Police
Pcndcton, where no was arrested on
Saturday night. charged with einbezzllng
the funds of that company In this city.
The warrant upon which the accused
was arrested was sworn out by G, H..
Hancock, and charges Grafton With np-
proprlating 70 Ills own use note for
sl5O,75, the amount Of premium on apolcy
to be Issued TO Hancock by the Baltimore
company. Grafton. It rs alleged, had the
note discounted at local bank and used
tho money.
AT least half dozen similar cases
have been reported to the authorities,
and It Is believed that Grafton secured
upwards Of y5sG while here. lIs admits
approprlaung tho Hancock money. He
came here from Norfolk, and has family
living In Washington.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17

will visit Washington and Niagara Falls while
Mr. Robert caveda, OF West Virginia. former
veda. on Orleans Street.
Mrs Walter Dalton is improving.
Captain J.SF. Davis is lndisposed at his home
MISS Ruth Grimm, Of Fulton Hi, left yester-
day for West yrEn, K en- to
A1essrs7 Charles Mosby and Charles Hodges
left Sunday for rist9 Va They en gn as req
U a. NJ. to the State convention, which meets
In 2, +, that city 5o-1 la,,,a !. rn,ro 11o,.o I,
Mr. Jessie Harden is quite sick at his home
Mr.. Frank Woodson OF clifton Forge, Va,
formerly OF Fulton, was a jvlsltor to his old
home Saturday. He came toaattend the foot
MIR and Mrs. W. Fl. Mallory and little .daugh-
ter, Louise. Of Fulton Hll. left yesterday for
a ten days visit to friends In West Virginia.
Cards nre out announcing the approac h q
wedding OF Mr.. George Roper Drnker and Miss 4
saunders No $3.50 Fast Grace street October
dalryman OF, this section, Of the firm of
Drlnker Brothers. 4,
pc M Waiting i hs sse9 Founn Bse
or State Street, has returned home.
Misses Lizzie and Mary McGraw and Edna
guests CUES OF Mrs. i. r. Blasn on Nicholson street.
Walter Hutchinson. whose hands were badly
mashed at the Snlithdeal building. IS getting
Mrs Doyle Of Newport News; Is the guest
Misses Irene Smith and josie Rogers. who
have been the guests Of Rev. Mr. oyler and
family In Goochland county for two weeks,
Miss Pearl Sunday, who has been Visiting
her mother OF Fulton Hill for several days,
returned yesterday to her studies at Oak Grove
Academy Belona, Va
Mrs. Neze and her two daughters, who hnve
been on nm extended visit to Wisconsin,, return
ed TO their home on the Darbytown Road Sat
urday. tt5 53 .5-.
Miss Ruth Jones, OF WtnterpoGk, Chesterfield
on the Avenue
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
BANK OF MAR SHALL.
New institution Organized and
Officers Elected. X
(spccinl to The 1'imes-D Ispntc

845 Is fspccinl to ,rhc Times y spntch..) ~, !.
HI 1,DESBuRG, VA, October lo'--l - !.
1,nn,s OF Marshall has been organizes ~. "
Marshall, in lrauquler county WIN y
capital stock Of 10000. Leading ci'lse zen,
of that section, which is q very LIS.
,,orois mo, nre Interested, and business
,y,ll bcrin about November 1st.
,,rhn fhllowing have been chosen ns Oh
fccrs: r. r. Adams. president; =. M
.Reamey,, first vice president; g; y. Ken re,
,ner, cashier; Directors, $. L Bowe :. :,
J. M. Ballard. Lawrence Hcrrell' =. :, .,
REYNOLDS, Thomas n. Russell ~ I.
Rnmcy and J. 8. Mason.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN
PRINCESS anne CO. J.
Kills Friend and Burns His
Own Fathers
Barn. &.
fsnecial to The Times Dlspatcn.)

(Spccinl to The Times Dlspatcn.)
BACK BAY, VA, October 16-hr. VIII
liam II. Davis, u prominent Odd-felloW
and member OF Gala Lodge, No. 2s !. Q.
o. r.. was shot and killed Saturday night
about u o'clock By John j.. 0a"1eS, s '"'
OF Mr.. James e. Dawley.
The cause OF the shooting Is not known
but the facts leading up to tho TRAGEDY
arc as follows: Mr.. Davis. VINO was
prompt in Ills attendance at his loosc.
went as usual Saturday night. On ms
way home he stopped at the store OF gar
James e. Dnwley ind there met his
friend, John J. Dnwley. who was very
drunk, and cndcnyored 10 get him TO go
home. Failing in that. he (DaHis) per-
suadcd Dawley TO go home wHH nll1l'
which was accepted, provided .l'e nc oDa"iey, ~,
could get his pistol. Davis cav the pistol
and took It and put It in his pocket and
fold Dawley to come on. that he had
tho p,stol. After some other reasoning
they both left for Davis's home In
buggy. About 4 a. M. Davis appeared
at the home Of Mr.. William Wilkerson
and called him out OF bed and told him.
no had been badly shot by John Dn"ley.
and he wanted n doctor. TO facilitate
matters, Mr. Wilkerson took Davis IN
his buggy and drove very rapidly 70 the
nome OF tlLuAiOAdt SAAoN'"'A~S -
eral miles.
Upon examination Of the wound It was
found that Davis had been shot t"'ce
IN the bowels, and that he was theh In q
diving condition, and advised Mr.. Wiikcr-
son to take Davis to his home us quickly
as possible.
ST the home OF Mr.. Davis he vas,
made as comfortable na possible, but lils
INJURIES were so great that he died about
d o'clock to-day. and his funcrnl W''l
be held at o'clock tomorrow.
In a statement made to Thomas ~
Etheridge, Justice OF the peace ny DAVIS
lust before he died. he said that John
Dawley shot him.
After the shooting John Dawlcy ran
back to the store md wanted some chew
ing gum and q quart OF oil. He WAS re-
fused both. He then wentsto his fathers
barn and set It on fire, Tho barn and
contents were consumed, and DnWley
was burned considerably about tho hands
and face. tn
He then went to a neighbours clubhouse
and spent the remainder of the night,
where he was found this morning.
At this writing he Is at his fnther's
house under guard.
Tho principals in this sad tragedy were
both young men about twenty-five years
of age. Neither OF them were married,
Both of tho parties had large circle Of
friends and some Of their connections
were among the most prominent church,
going people in this section.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
NEITHER SCORED,
Randolph-Macon and V. M. /.
Plav TO a Standstill,
: lsncclal Id rhe rImea. 1llsnntch.l

|.I ESPECIAL to Tie TImes-DlsPhtcH,J
LEXINGTON. VA. October 1o.--Vir-
ginia Military Institute and Randolph
Macon College played to n standstill this
afternoon In one Of the prettlest games
of foot-ball of the season, neither side
scoring The military hoys presented an
impregnable front to the colleglans. whose
gains were chiefly made by sltirting ends.
The cadets hammered their opponents
lines for gains. Several times the home
team came near making goals, but fnmbles
prevented, The visitors once came near
scoring.
Cadet Caffee. half-bacls, and Collegian
Mills. flll-back played star game. The
halves were twenty and fifteen minutes,
Mr.. Brown, referee; Mr.. MoomaW, um-
pre- both OF Washington and Ice.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17

5,y,,h h,a throat cut from ear to ear. He
va, 49, aho,it thirty years old, unmarried
o and leaves his father, County Treasurer
NJ NJ q Richardson; mother, one brother
ana ono sister. all OF Front Royal. Hls
r FAM " tho police and doctors. together
,a,th Intimate friends. have declined to
I've o,,t a statement, other than that he
55,ad suddenly and unexpectedly,
A report sent out that he had possibly
$heen murdered by unknown parties IN
tcnt On robbng him OF his Saturday
NIGHTS receipts, Is denied by his family
and the police,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
Stonewa1l Battleflag.
to Tho Times DIspatch.)

Especial to Tho TlmesDlspatch) Nv
Il sTAuNTON, VA, October 16Thc old
battlenag OF the Thrty-third Virginia
Regiment, Stonewall Brigade. will on to-
morrow night be presented to stonewall
Jackson Camp. Tho flag has been In
the possession of Captain Charles Ar
mold adjutant OF the brigade, ever since
the battle OF Appomattox.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
MILITARY ELECTION.
DR.. John z. Leigh Executor OF
John Randolph at Mccklenburg,

Especial 10 The Tlfaee' Dispatch)
CHASE CITY. VA. October lstwrAn
election to m vacancies was held last
week b; Company n eaysffy-.eeonh
Virginia Regiment Of ihs plaes. OCCASION
ed by si,e VT6ia1,.an 0f tYo 81 ! ~ o''lcsfs
to STAFF pobitions " tins REGIMENT, 1afhe-
" Captain a. n, Finsf's ~ b. oarseon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
Verdict for Defendant.

In the Law and Equity Court yester-
day the damage suit of G. B. Wood
against y. II, Gilbert for $4,000. which
had been on trial for several days. came
to an end, The jury rendered verdict
for the defendant,
In the case of the Smith-Courtney Com
pany against Beach Park and Hotel Com
pany, of West Point, and G, c. Guyerna-
Tor, a Judgment was entered up for S0l.
Suit was entered by Pearlo Marvel
against Willie Marvel for divorce.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
WHEAT STACKS BURN.
Costly Fire From Threshing En-.
qine in Fauquier. Il
,ocIoi q rho Tlmes.rI spntch.

(specnl to Tho Timen-D spatchl 49,
WARRENTON, VA, Octopcr lo-TI ne
stack yard OF Horace II. Burgess. on the
Farm Of w. Fl. Gaines, near here, caught
nro to-day from the engine and total
loss OF straw and wheat resulted The
loss Of wheat is estimated about 1,4oo bush
els and 200 bushels OF oats II was with
difficulty that the thrcsher was saved.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
FOUND DEAD IN MEAT
STALL With THROAT GUT
fsnecial to The rirnes-Dispatch.

WINCHESTER VA, October l6.--
Igamuel r, Richardson whose death at
Front Royal. Warren county, early sun
day morning was reported as having oc-
CURED suddenly. Is believed TO nave COM M,
raIt,ca suicide, as his dead body, still
var was found on the floor at the
meat store Of which he was proprietor,
With long butcher knife by his side
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17

Williamson Bland. Craig, Orr; Mcssrs.
Johnston Hannah, Hogg and lIatley,
Motley Hughes Fultz. Martin, Stephen
son, Blair, Pcndleton, Killy, Frlgate, Hill,
Johnson, Hundley Parker. Royster,
Thomas, Ware, Mcdowell Long. Harold,
Massie, Milner Delaney, Tanner, Lord
and Fletcher.
Ante-Nuptial Party.
An ante-nuptial reception will be>glven
from 8 to II o'clock this evening in the
home of the bride TO the attendants OF
Miss Evelyn Stewart Cousins and Mr..
Robert Holiday Parkinson whose mar
rage takes place tomorrow at $3.50 o'clock
in Park Avenue Baptist Church, Norfolk,
va, the Rev. DR.. A. j. Frstoe to ofil-
ciatc.
The house will be decorated in palms,
ferns, smlax and chrysanthemums, the
dining room to be In pink and white and
lighted with pink and white candles.
Charity Ball.
a charity ball, under the direction Of
the Misses Kidwell, will be given Friday
evening at 8 o'clock, in Belvidtre Hall.
Fletcher-Grant.
Ono of the most prominent society
weddings of the season and one IN which
Richmond people arc greatly Interested
will take place at 4 o'clock this after
noon, at "Grantlands," the suburban
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Enders Grant, when their daugh-
ter Miss Julia Grant is welded to Mr..
John Francis Fletcher of Birmingham
Ala. U
The Rt, Rev. Bishop Van de yyver'
assisted by the Rev, Father Charles
Hannigan of ST, Joscph's church, will
perform the nuptial rite.
The Grant home will be decorated With
autumn flowers, Swansonia, smilax and
palms. Miss Edith Grant will attend
her sister as maid Of honor. and Nh
Pascal Shocks, OF birmingham. Ala,
will be hest man.
4 reception will be given after the
ceremony, and will be largely attended
by Richmond people,
Tho bride, who Is one of the hand
soonest girls III Richmond. Will he gown
ed In lace over chiffon and tnffeta, and
carry lilies Of tho valley, The maid OF
honor will be in white mousseline and
have bouquet of violets.
Mrs. Grant, the brides mother. will
be in black chantilly lace, Mrs. Thomas
.Armistead, her sister, will have black
lace gown relieved with white Irish
point.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
Board Of Agriculture.

Tho state Board OF Agriculture will meet In
annual session at the Richmond Hotel at noon
to-day. Much OF the time OF tho body will be
taken UP with routine work relating to the
fiscal year just ended.
The report Of Superintendent 3. 3. Hedges,
Of the state farm. will DO submitted, along
with that OF Commissioner Eoiner.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
Only Routine Work.

Officers AMI clerks In tho Federal build
Ing, from top to bottom, were busy with
routine matters yesterday. No court was
In, session, and nothing TRANSFERRED Of
public Interest.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17

An important meeting OF the auxiliary
TO the Nurses Settlement, Will be held
Tuesday evening. October nth. ut 4
O'clock in No. 10li West Franklin street,
All members are requested to be present.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17

Mrs. Robert G. Cabell, who has spent
several months delightfully."- abroad, re-
turned to the city yesterday morning,
Mrs. cabell reached New York about
week ago, but stopped to visit Mr., John
Eabell, in New York
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17

Miss louisa McGee. OF Charlottesville.
Va. is the guest OF Mrs. r. b. Meade.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17

Miss Edith Grant, who was the guest
OF Miss Sophie White for the Richmond
Horse Show, returned to "Grantlandso
Yesterday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
FULTON NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs WelstrR, Of Chicago. who have
becn visiting Mrs. waistra's sister, Mrs. W. II.
DaytA Lett yesterday for their bone They
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17

Miss Betty Burwell Booker was ex-
pected to arrive yesterday from the
University of Virginia and DO the guest
OF Miss Marianne Meade at No. 10l South
Third street,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17

Mrs John r. Saunders, OF saluda, Md
dlesex county, will be the guest of Mrs.
Montague at the Executive Mansion. this
week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
Personal Mention.

Miss Mamie Gregory Edwards has re-
turned to the city.
Mrs. Hawk Rodwell, who has been
visiting Mrs. Leslie Rievelly, has re-
turned to her home in North Carolina,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL
3Cupid's Bonfire.

Cupid's Bonfire.
I II seems h sinful thing TO do
Ye fate cotnpels ME to 1t;
v Amor 1 used TO be to you,
IN but now It's amor fuit
before me leaps the hungry fire,
y Hound fast In Drasen letters;
Behind me, broken lies Desire;
f Beside me heaps your letters
4 Just once more now, and only once;
This is the very last time f
,rhat1 shall play the role or Ounce
In tragedy for pnstltne.
IN read then, from the happy start
Down to tbs dismal finish.
And mark the beatlngs of my henrt 5a.
Increase and then diminish
The earliest TO greet me here
a Has pressed within It's pages
Some rose lcnves. and its not year.
For ali TINT It seems ages,
Since they came fragrant from your
8 hand is
* into tho flames TO sweep them?
Whether or not you'll understand,
think that shall keep them
And on the whole. think III take
A cue from one small rose-lent.
And for dear old acquaintance sake
"A Send you Just one more prose leni,
Loves bonnre--we will let hat wait;
z Perhaps another letter
Will turn the horrld wheel OF fate
Or make the fire burn better!
87a. Felix Carmen in The Smart Set
4 T,1,o NITor,, ans Club.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
National Toilet Co.,, Paris. Tenn,
THE NADlNclA GIRL

Sold In Richmond by Polk Miller-Chil-
drsy CV., and all other ieadiag druggiats.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-07-04
An IMPROVEMENT in THE AK.

G Besides being the instrument on
which is based one Of the most I'M
pOrtant industries of the country, the
bwoodchopper's ak now takes its place
among the physical culture accessories
bf the gentleman's home. The visitor
Rt the suburban house may occasionally
see shiny, nickle plated ak, with a
hand painted and highly polished
handle, reposing behind the vestibule,
Ahd inquiry reveals the fact that the
head Of the house is given to chopping
down tree every morning before
breakfast. If, perchance, he is nom
mated for road supervisor, or some sim
tIarly important Office, he has his pho
E0graph taken in the act Of welding
the ak, and it is published in the local
paper for the edifeation Of lis constit-
uents
Until the ak achieved the dignity Of
posing in the front hall little change
was made in it's shape. The implement
hurled at the sturdy tree trunks by the
brawny arms Of the Plymouth Rock
pioneers is in every respect the same as
has done service through the succeed
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-07-04
DANISH CADETS DROWNED.
Training Schooner, the Georg-Stage,
Sunk BY British Steamship.
HIT WHILE NEAR COPENHAGEN

Seventv-nine Boys Aboard - Fiffy-sever
Rescued and TWENTY-FIVE Drowned.
Steamship Said to Have Changed IT'S
Course without Warning = Schooner
Formerly Was Merchant Vessel.
Copenhagen, Denmark. A serious
disaster occurred at night near here,
when the Danish cadet trading schoon-
er, Georg Stage was sunk by the Brit
ish steamship Ancona. The Georg-
Stage sank in one and one-half min
utes. Twenty-Five cadets were
drowned and fifty seven rescued.
The boys were all in their hunks at
the time Of the disaster. The night
was overcast, but it was not SO dark
that objects could not be seen at some
distance.
The Ancona was considerably dam
aged along her water line.
First Officer Myhre was in command
OF the Georg-Stage and saw the An
coma approaching. He is certain the
steamer changed her course without
warning, or there would have been no
collision.
The Ancona's bow struck the train
ing ships side and crashed into it
seven feet bringing down the Georg-
Stages masts and rigging.
The wreckage so choked the gang
ways that many Of the cadets could
not gain the decks and, trapped below,
We're drowned.
Those boyswho were not imprisoned
by wreckage jumped ON board the An
coma and helped to get out her life
boats.
AIyhre jumped overheard and helped
TO save many cadets.
The Copenhagen port authorities
have placed an embargo on the Anco-
nj, which will remain here until the
collision Is inquired into
The Georg- Stage was schooner, COG
tons register, 103 feet long. She was
q training vessel for the mercantile
marine and was owned by private
firm of Copenhagen.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-07-04
shaka

What the French call he shake
hands" has its Importance in psychoi-
ogy. A student has given the fruit Of
his inquiries into this branch of sci
ence to a Paris journal. When a
stranger does not grasp the hand you
offer him, you are entitled to doubt his
honesty. If hefavors you with couple
Of fingers, you may set him down as
naughty. If his hand lies Imply in
yours, he is timid. If he gives you the
american squeeze" he is audacious.
If his hand Slips away he is indolent;
but If he is good, loyal, sincere. we'll
balanced mentally and physically, he
let's you have grip, ample, firm, mod
est and yet genial. These simple in
structions should be very helpful in the
making Of new acquairtances, and the
choice Of friends.--London Chronicle.