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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-18

President Speaks 20 the Followers
OF lee.

President ROOsevelts recent tour
through the South was one continuous
ovation from the people q Dixie. In
fact his visit has been heralded as De
ing as triumphant as the return OF
any Roman emperor. Dixie was cap
ured 10y the Rough Rider President
At Richmond. the OH Confederate
Capital. the greeting extended % him
was unusually cordial. After much
paradiDg and speech-making. the Pres
ident was taken for a drive through
the residence section. In the center %
this section is the great equestrian
statue Of General Robert r.. lee. Al
this point occurred q scene OF the Pres
ldents visit which VIII probably De-
remembered when ali others have
faded into Oblivion.
Surrounding the lee monument Is
an iron fence. inclosing a circle 4
lawn. The crowd was thickl~ grouped
around this circle. Inside. standing
upon the base IL the monument and
wandering about upon the lawn were
seventy uNe broken, lettering OIl mcu
clad in gray and carry r small Con
cdcratc flags. Many hohbled upon
Crufches. aud nearly all leaned upon
canes. Here and there IN arm o. q
lnr was missing The voices Of fne oIl
men were low. and they raid no hce
to the crowd around them. They
were waiting for fhe President % tll
United States, le was go drive p1sl
s the monument. From time 90 time q
, little. OLD man climbed upon pHdl
mcut and stood. like The very incar
nation of the Lost Cause. shading DOS
. eyes and gazing toward the comm.
- OF Che great. tle power ul tNe world
renowned successor OF Lincoln au'
b Grant
ID IT, was such n sight as this whic0
D greeted fne President when DIS ..I
= ri0Ze dashed up to The monument
c BEFORE the OLD men real zed To- ih
President was facing them and shout
ing. Come closer" With confused eN
, carnations the old mon hohhled fo'
ward. with small prefeu-c of marcel
!, ing. They had almost forgotten OH
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-18

old marching orders in their confusion.
They simply huddled forward "a the
fence The line was not reformed.
Then the President spoke 90 the South,
ignoring the crowd behind him. he
spoke only TO the wearers of the gray
He spoke as the President OF a re-
united country. His voice seemed as
the voice Of "a nation speaking 60 the
followers OF Lee.
The veterans devOured every Vigor-
Gus syllable OF the Presidents address.
They returned his earnest gaze with
looks OF unmista kahie good viii and
loving friendship. Somewhat abruptly
the President stopped, waved his hat
1t was 10 them Ike the balm OF Gilead.
and shouted, 'GOOd-by, and good
luck"
"GOod-by. gOod-by" they shouted,
and a moment later President RooSe
Welt was out OF sight
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-18

is plain and distinct result OF their
mode OF life.
The Japanese people are strong be
cause they live as the human animal
must live 20 De- mentally and physl-
caliy stronghold 60 nature.
They breathe the fresh air.
They eat plain food.
They neither starve nor g p.
They are mentally and physically
active.
They are an .'out OK door" people.
They Understand the laws Ot health
and obey them.
Their children draw their strengun
/ from the bosom OF mother earth
And above and beyond All. they are
I a nation OF homes and home oWners-
Each family Is In home and Zach
Z home is Ina "A garden where health and
strength are gained by the labor 81
[ csitivating that garden for a living
And TIA tnt-se garden homes the PEG
pie OF Japan have far more Of rea
pleasure aud happiness and the GEM
inc eni0yments OF life than the aver
age wage worker I'm our country.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-18
Expert Naval Testimony.

When Dick Thompson. OF Indiana.
was called to the Cabinet as Secretary
OF the Navy II is said that he had
never even been on large vessel One
OF his earliest visits was made TO an
informal inspection on a large man
of-war. lying at the Navy Yard. He
climbed up on the deck. was escorted
around the vessel. admired and com
plimentei the beauty and cleanliness OF
Il all and finally peered down the hold
lie looked back at the officer. took on
his glasses. wiped them. looked down
| again and then finally turned 70 tns
! commander and exclaimed. Why th'
things hollow;"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-18
UNCLE JOE CAYYON'S ADVICE.
Never Keep Back Anything. But Al.
ways Tell the Whole Truth

Speaker Cannon, whom everybody
calls Uncle joe" told the following
story one day when he wished TO en-
phasize the necessity for telling the
whole truth. and farther how a man
may be deceived by half-truth:
A man rented a house. but after look
ing at it went back 10 the real estate
agent with a complaint.
you profess TO have told me the
truth" he stormed, but you haven't
told me the whole truth. There's that
lawn. for instancei"
Really, sir" protested the agent, Il
distinctly remember describing the
lawn. and a very nice lawn II Is
"Oh, yes" went on the kicker. You
l told me there was a lawn. but you
| didn't tell me that the nearest owner
OF lawn-mower lived two miles away
Where am to borrow q lawn-mower
sir7 Answer me thati"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-18
THE STRENGTH OF JAPAN.
GARDEN farms TIE FONDA
TTON or NITPON'S POWER.
40. oOC.OoO People Sustained In Com
fort on Only 10000 square Miles
OF Cultivated Land

From ~Chlcago.~ The .Grcat Central Market
July, 1900
"A hundred years hence, leaving
China out OF the question. there VIII
De two colossal lowers 10 the world.
beside which Germany. England,
France. and Italy viii be as pygmies-
the United states aud Russia"
II any one had told Emile De La
veleye. whom he made this prophecy.
some years ago. that within a Few
years the power Of Russia on The sea
would Dee annihiated, aud het land
forces defeated again and again by the
pygmy nation OK Japan, wouad ne
have believed itl
NO. neither he nor any one else, a.
that time. would ve credited e
The incrcl Ole. the unbelievable. has
actually happened. There ls no result
without cause What Isl the underiy.
ing cause OF this marvellous strength
OF Iafanf
It is not IN battle ships or siege guns
not iu torpedo boats Of field artillery
mot iu arms or armor-not in munl
tions of war or equipment FOR battle,
ou hnt or sea. Russia had an these
and yef She has suffered crushing. hu
militia ting. and overwhelming defeat
What then. is the secret OF Japan
strength
T. fciency OF the Unit.
10 is en- Just one thing. and that 2
men.
lt is I'm tho efficiency OF the unit
10 i- i'm the physical and mental pow
erin tho health. strength. and intell
-rncr coz f.c Japanese people u.s.
whole and n1 a nnnSpnupnfc OF ever
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-18

Tom Watson, OF Georgia, author Of
a Life of Thomas Jefferson" IS re-
ported TO have bought Gunston Han,
virginia. IS miles from Washington,
and which was from 1850 to 1892 the
hJme OF George Mason. friend and ad-
wiser OF Thomas Jefferson. George
Washin gton, James Madison and Pat
rick Henry. The house is preserved
and a few rods from il is the grave OF
Mason. The pyramidal piece OF gran
tie shown in the picture stands above
his grave and Is inscribed:
GEORGE MASON,
Author OF the Bill OF Rights and
First Constitution Of Virginia.
1720-17O2.
Gunston Hall is on a ridge command
ing a fine view Of the Potomac river, 8
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-18

President by the people and for n term
of seven years with ineiigibility for re
election lie opposed the requirement
Of a property qualification for voters
and also opposed the plan 10 make
slaves equal to freemen for purposes OF
representation in Congress. He re-
fused to sign the Constitution as
adopted, and fought against its ratifi-
cation by Virginia.
In the Virginia convention to ratify
the Constitution Mason led the Opposi-
tion aud standing with him we're Pat
rick Henry. James Monroe. BENJAMIN
Harrison and William GraysOn. The
/ leaders for ratification were John
Marshall. Edmund Randolph. Richard
Henry Lee. George Washington and
James Madison, yet so great was Ma
sons influence that in los votes. the
majority for ratification was only ten
and this majority was obtained only
after the required number OF States
had already adopted the Constitution.
OF Famous Family.
Tho first American Mason was Georg'
Mason. great-grandfatker OF Mason o.
Gunston He was a commander OF
troop OF horse at the battle OF Wor
cester. where he fought in the Stuar
cause. as did Colonel John Washington
a near relative OF John and Lawrenc
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-18

mile distant 1t is about five miles be
low Mount Vernon and three miles be-
low the ruins of Belvoir. the home OF
the first Fairfax ia Virginia Gunston
Hall was probably without equal In
that part OF Virginia at the time or
its building, and is as well preserved
as any other colonial house IN Virginia
IL is eighty feet long and forty feet
wide and is built OF bricks twice the
size of those made now. To the right
OF the north entrance IS the room
which was occupied by Jefferson on his
frequent visits TO Mason. On the river
portico rs where Mason and Washing
ton played at draughts by the hour.
Several years after the war Gunston
Hall in dilapidation was acquired by
Colonel Edward Daniels. a Northern
man. The place was partially restore
by him. Colonel Daniels in the days OF
reconstruction was the editor CT the
Richmond Journal and was once can
didate for the House OF Representa-
tives, but was defeated. He was 3
close friend OF President Grant, and
Daniels really controlled the patronage
OF the State of Virginia A spry old
gentleman who has personally known
a hundred celebrities Of other genera
lions. he lives on land adjoining Guns
ton Hall and which was a part OF the
estate. Gunston Hall passed TO Joseph
Specht, OF St Louis. and by him was
completely restored and beautihed. he
died rhree years ago and the place COR
tinued in possession OF his heirs anC
in charge Of a colored overseer.
Fairy Opposed TO Slavery.
George Mason was the Sage Of Guns
ton. IL was he who after cOnferenc
and correspondence with Washington
drew up the nonimportation resolu
tions offered by Washington an
adopted by the Virginia House Of Bur
gesses In 1863. One Of these resolJ
tions pledged the signers TO buy n
slaves imported after November 1, no.
Mason was the author OF traC
styled Extracts from Virginia Chal
tiers and Some Remarks upon Them,
supporting the contention that the Bri
ish Parliament had no right TO tax th
American colonies. This tract had
wide vogue in pre-revolutionary time
Mason and Washington attended u
citizens meeting at Fairfax Coul
House. Virginia. in July. IVA. Was
ington was moderator OF the meetin
Mason presented tweRty-four resOl
lions in advocacy Of non-intercour:
with the mother country. These re
olutions were adopted, and were al:
adopted by the Virginia convention
Williamsburg IN August, 1774. II WI
that body which elected Peyton Ra
dolph, Richard Henry Lee. Geori
Washington, Patrick Henry, Richa
Bland. Benjamin Harrison and Edmul
Pendleton delegates 10 the First Go
tinental Congress. and that Congre
substantially adOVted the Mason res
lutions-
Favored Election OF Presidents b
the People.
Mason after once declining electi'
and once refusing TO serve after Ell
ton 20 the Continental Congress.
in the Constitutional Convention
1887. In that great body he oppos
slavery, saying It was a source OF :"
tionai weakness and demoralizauo
He advocated the direct election OF
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-18

"Oh," said the fair summer boarder,
as a couple Of calves gamboled across
the meadow, ''what pretty little cow
let's"
"Yew air mistaken, ma'am." said
the old farmer. ''Them's bullets"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-18

We have fallen into a snug and
self-cOmplacent and wrctchedly super
fetal habit OF thought which loses
sight OF the life that a people lead and
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-18

ncasu everything By a money wage
"A totally false and deceptive stand
ard % measurement Of the best thing
that human life Affords
In the United States two hundred
and fifty thousand Of our people are
being annually destroyed BY the great
white plague. tuberculosis
IN Japan the disease Is practically
unknown.
Whyf
Because the japanese breathe fresh
air.
What would the Japsncse think n
they were told that their people could
not have fresh air because they dil
NOT have more money!
or could not have exercise because
they could not afford 60 belong %
athletic clubs2
or must 70 without food because
they lacked money to buy 10 NJ a
butcher OF a groccry store. when
every japanese gardener has the ionG
+ from which De- knows bow wish bis
T own labor 90 get al the food De as-cds
Z for the abundant uourlshmeDt for
/ himself and family.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-18

pines. TO Hawaii. TO China and Japan.
He has just left Washington for his
second trip TO the isthmus. Through
his connection with the affairs Of the
Philippines. he has become involved
in questions wholly outside the regular
line of the War Department
These are some of the reasons which
lead the President and his advisers 10
consider the creation Of another de
partment to take complete control OF
island and colonial affairs. Whether
Congress viii consent to this at the
coming session. or VIII move postpone
ment, cannot be fOretOld. but the
chances are that. within a reasonable
time. the War Department viii be re
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-18
HISTORIC GUNSTON HALL.
VIRGINIA HOME OF THE FAMOUS
GEORGE MASON PURCHASED
BY TOM WATSON.

American History Made Beneath Its
Broad Nerandas-has Been Restor-
cd to its Original Beauty.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-18

This is proved, 10 in no other way,
by the immense amount OF travelling
done by Secretary Tart iu the past yeat
He has been 10 Panama, 90 tile Philip
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-18

There Is no pie or pudding. father.
But I will give you this;
And upon the blacksmith's tou-worr
brow,
she printed a childish kiss.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-18
Favored Election Of Presidents by
the People.

Mason after once declining election,
and once refusing 20 serve after cleo
ton 20 the Continental Congress, sat
in the Constitutional Convention OF
1877. In that great body he opposed
slavery, saying II was a source OF ma,
tionai weakness and decentralization.
He advocated the direct election OF the
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-18

or the s5.OOOO00 population ~
Iannn gOu0O0an are farmers. or more
correctly speaking. gardeners. The
I Japanese farm ls a garden. Irrigated
and fcrtilized. and scientifically ana
7 lntensivcly titled
And n recent writer. describing the
I lie OF the japanese farmer. siYs---
Measured in money. he ls not rich.
Buf hc dNeMs in "a comfortable ana ln-
viting home. purEed 90 every nint or
dirt and dust The transparent paper
walls 90 hls house. made az bark iffM
Ihis mlfsumafa shrubs. food h.- dwell
Ing with light and keep out the wind
IfIe enjoys good fncd served iu dainty,
but inexpensive dishes made of native
woods Even in the homes az tne
J poorest there are no Visible signs 20
poverty There is no sQu1Ior n s-ri
. cultural Japan Tho humnie~t peas
b |lnf farmer Ia clean. Industrious tNi
b comfortable. The area 90 fence corners
4 abandoned on many American farms
p to Wild mustard. fenuel. and pig weed,
would furnish comfortable living to IA
81 whole family in rural japan. some
b iden nf fhc frinIug cost 0f living ma
, agricultural Japan was given by
an American who has spent uitrrn
years in the Empire. Frequently nc
takes "a vacation in the farminE re-
gions TIE has good food. sleeps on
clean and cnmfOrilhIruuIIfs In impfc-
cable houses ls carried about m coun-
try carts. and at the end no two weeks
finds that hls total expenses have nos
excceupd ten yen. or ave dollars"
And from the garden flrms-fhe
Home Acres-of agricultural Japan
have come the soldiers who have fncct
death Go drive the Russians ff0m Man
churia and lcaped into eternity in or
deer that they might wipe tne mennc'
or the Russian Navy from the seas tha
wash the shores OF their Home Land
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-18
A Nation og Home Acres

A Nation og Home Acres
IL Is an old saying that man VIII
Y not fight for "a boarding house. but tle
/ Japanese have proved that they VIII
I fight uke demons fo defend fle inst-
buttons 0f nation &c Home Acres.
We mstIucnveiy think 0t the vicfo-
ries of Japan cas- the victories OF her
leaders.
We are naturauv hero orshlppcrs.
But there. again. we are superficial
/ Our military men were loud ln their
praises 81 tnc mastery way iu which
kuropatkin played the game ~ war.
And kule~tvcu~ky must have the
credit due him Tor sailing hls deet tour
Thousand miles and planning 80 s.h-
ciently to provide it with coal and pro-
visions
But Oyama and Togo had the men.
and every Japanese soldier aud sailor
is not only "a hero but a leader. III
| every officer iu the Iapanc-s army and
navy above the rank of Captain were
/ stricken dead tomorrow. their places
would boz filled and Japan would con-
tInue 90 prosecute the war to anal VIC
tory. The secret Or her power lies Ia
the fact that ian Intelligence, ln mental
and physical strength. lu iudl IUua|
initiative in patriotism. in an that s0e,
10 make Up fighting unit. every
Japanese soldier ana sailor IS az
OflNA OF Togo III emNLtOs
You might destroy every ship tina
Japan Possesses. destroy an her arm.
and munitions OF war. take away ever
the clothes on their backs and TRANS
port every soldier in her army ans
every sailor in her navy back % To-
shores 0t Japan as naked as the day b
were born. and leave the nation % 10
own devices. and la a Jew years the
would completely reproduce tnei
'ir naval and military power and b
stronger than ever
~ But destroy the men OK Japan an
al / substitute for them the dnll-witfe
81 peasantry OF Russia or the enaem.
factory operatives OF England. an
you have destroyed Japan.
Men Before Battleshlps-
lly True 20 his warllke impulses and 4
stincts. President Roosevelt catches q
le- the echo from the great naval bait
"a, which has just been fought. aud cal
on the country FOR more hattie ship
IN ROjestvensky bad battle ships
had more or them than Togo But
Ire didn't have the men. And be copidf
rs get them Russian Institutions cou
on not produce them
nd Now. would it not be wise for d
az people OF this country 70 wake up
No the fact that the foundation OF o
- strength as = nation Is not In an aru
81 "a, or a navy, but In our citizenship.
~ And also wake up 20 the appaiii.
- fact powerfully portrayed by R0bs
Hunter in Poverty his recent boz
that we are deliberately following
the footsteps OF England and degep,
ating our citizenship by cnowding q
working people into cities whs
ana they live in an unhealthful envlrs
per- me1f ana an v~eakenes nv NOR =,
'ses and inadequate nOurishmsnt.
ana The lesson 60 be lcaraed By this
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-07-01
TOWN AND VICINITY.
W cdici.

Wcll-dressed colored people left over
from Saturdays picnic evidenced Sun
day wedding at the "BrownvilIe" NJ. +.
Church of Miss Florence Hiteshew to
Mr. George Cole, by Rev, J. l.. Carter,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-07-01
Four Cold Watches.

Representatives of the Prudential In
surance Company of Newark, n. j..
and Hagerstown, tins State, visited the
Cumberland staff last Saturday. The
former, Mr.. LaRue, expressed pleasure
at meeting 1.-THE boys who are doing
such efficient work here and incidentally
offered many good suggestions concern
ing methods of work bearing particu-
larly upon the wisdom and right of
honest representation.
The four leading agents of this Cum
berland) district We're presented by the
company with a fine gold watch each
Among these is Andrew McMannis, of
this place. These gentlemen, of course,
are highly pleased at the compauy's
liberal appreciation of their work. and
will endcavor to do better than ever.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-07-01
Special Meeting.

y special meeting of Council was held
Tuesday evening at which all members
We're present.
Mayor Fuller stated that the purpose
was to consider the purchase of stone
Crushcr
Clerk Metzgcr read the proposition
made by the Climax Road Machine
Company, of Binghamton, N. Y,
through their representative, w. f.
Shoemaker, III which the company agrees
to furnish and set up one of their Climax
Stone-Crushing outfits, No. ,, for 81 so,
payments to be secured by note with
out interest for the first year, Council
to have privilege of paying note at such
times and IN such amounts it feels able
and the machine to be shipped on or be
fore the 18th day of July.
On motion of Mr.. Yungerman,
seconded by Mr. Krause, Council en-
tered into contract as proposed, same to
be approved by attorney and the repre-
sentative of the said company.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-07-01
Resolutions of Respect.


\ T a regular meeting of Frostburg CITY
y Lodge No. IS, X. of r. held WcdncS-
day evening, June IL 1905. the following
Preamble and Resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted
WHEREAS, In the inscrutabe but lust and
merciful diSpensations of an all-wise Proyi-
dencc, our Brother,
Alexander 4. RcCkncr, p. G.,
Has been taken from our membership by
the hand of death therefore be it
R,Soi"ed, That while we bow in humble
submission to the will of Him who rules the
universe by the word of His power, yet we
sincerely lament the loss and dcpl6re fine
deccase of our friend and Brother :
RcS"'Dc1, That in his death this Lodge is
bereaved of one of its most Jealous mem
berS, we as Brothers one who has ALWAYS
proved himself a firm, courteous and faith
iul TREND and companion. and our Order
one who was always ready to do his part in
promoting ITS principles and objects
RcSoi"rd, That we tender our heartfelt
sympathy to the family of our deceased
Brother assuring them that we mourn with
them in their atlliction, meanwhile hoping
that they can look forward with confidence
to the time when they shall meet him to he
parted no more.
H"Noi"ed, That as a token of respect to our
departed Brother the Charter of our Lodge be
draped and'the brothers required to wear the
usual badge of mourning for period of
thirty days.
H'N"ird, That a copy of these resolutions
be entered upon the records of our Lodge,
published IN frostburg paper, and a copy
suitably engr0SScd and certified by the Of
hCcrS, transmitted to the family of the
deceased Brother
PETER THOMAS, c. &.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-07-01
The vacation" kindergarten
of Frost bIru

of OStbur9
WILL re OPENED MONDAY, JUNE %.
Let your children gain the profit and enjoy
the pleasure of attending this School.
Only forty chairs
For further information apply TO
MEs MARY J. RANK.
Tuition -. 80
WmEN a girl has a handsome fellow come
to see her, that's her business.
When they want to get married, that S
her parents business.
But when they go to housekeeping then
it's our business If She can bake Bread to
have her use "Mothcr'S Yeast" and she
will always have good sweet Bread.
There is no disappointment when Moth
cr's Yeast" is used, as is 50 often the case
where an inferior Yeast is used
Ask your grocer for it.
Give it a trial, and you will be more than
pleased at the fine quality and liberal guam
tity of Bread you will have it, we repeat,
you always use Mothers Yeast"