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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-10-20

Paints used on the seacoast should
be harder than those used in the in
terror because Of the acton of the
salt in the atmosphere. Paint In
those parts Of the country where il
must stand severe cold and frcst OF
winter and intense heat OF summer
must be softer. mo-e elastic than
that which is subject TO great neat a.
the time. We have the paint that is
perfectly adapted to the conditions
OF this climate and guaranteed to be
absolutely free from al forms OF
adulteration. The pigment base OF
white and light shades contains 90 D.
per cent. Of lead and 1913 pet
cent. Of zinc oxide. ground anc
thinned with purified linseed oil anc
oil dryers. Sold subject to chemica
analysis. Griffin & Rolf.
Paint Dealers and Contractors
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-10-20
The FiTG-PrOOt Clerks Office.

It appears 10 be the plan Of the
county board of supervisors and the
city council 10 fire-proof a portion Of
the present clerks office. The OBJ
Jet is 10 preserve the records at the
very lowest possible cost TO the city
and county.
Ii seems 70 be the intention OF the
authorities to Go the work Just as
quickly as possible. They realize
that It IS necessary 10 move at once.
and with the funds In hand this is
Irobab.v the best thing 70 Do.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-10-20
New Subscribers TO Seminary Fun

The following have subscribed to
the seminary fund since our last IS
sue. II IS very gratifying 20 all
that the people generally are taking
hold OF this proposition:
Rev w. A. K. Goodwin.
T. Z. Feene.
0. J. Aas.
o. P. Flatten.
J. {. PilkingtOn. Rockford. II.
Z. B. Chapman. Madison. Wis.
II. (. Davis.
II. T. Armisread.
A. B. Rolf.
NJ Ellwood.
d. A. Powers.
Capt. J. +. Simonson. Jr.
Jas. T. Christian.
B. II. Evan.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-10-20
Daughters Pass Resolutions.

The Williamsburg Daughters Of
the Confederacy at a special meeting
Wednesday passed the following
resolutions
WhereaT.e Williamsburg Chap
ter of the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy have heard with great con
cen and g.ief C the late demise Of
Mrs. Varina DAVIS. widow of Jeffer-
son Davis. the iilusuious president
Of the Confederate States of Amer
ca. and the members are DESTROYS OF
making some proper expression Of
their sympathies on this occasion.
Resolved. That this Chapter rec
ognize in Mrs. Davis death a beTeave-
ment which is two-fold: First. they
lament the death of one who repre-
sented in her name and her connec-
ton as the widow of Jefferson Davis.
the Lost Cause" of Southern Inde-
pendence. for which the best blood
OF the South was shed; and second
ly. they lament the death Of a lady
who combined in her person al the
finest graceS and virtues of a repre-
sentative Southern woman.
Resolved ID. That a delegate be
elected by ballot TO represent this
Chapter at the funeral. and her ex-
penses shall be paid OUT Of the com
mon treasury.
Resolved. Sd. That a copy OF
these resolutions be sent to Mrs. J
Addison Hayes. daughter Of the
deceased.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-10-20
AYCAeT Brooks
General Insurance Agent

Representing the following
iirst-clasS Companies
Va. Fire 4 Marine and Va.
state. Richmond Virginia.
Home. of y. y. Hamburg
bremen, Norwich UnlO d
Pennsylvania Fire and Fire
Association. OfPhiiadelphia.
Ialso represent the Fidel-
ity < Deposit Co., OF Md. and
the Fidelity and Casualty
Co. of y. y.
All business en- trusted
whether fire insurance bond
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?, 1906-10-20
To the Trustees of Bruton Par
ish Church.

Sentlemen;-
It's sound sense that we tell you.
Ii will cost YOU less dollars 10 paint
yorr church with L-& M.Paint, because
more painting is doue with one gallon OF
l. * NJ. than with two gallons of other
paints. aud the l.. & M. Zinc hardens L.
* NJ. White Lead and makes the L.& NJ
Paint wear like iron.
Any chrfch v II be given a liberal
quantity free wherever they paint.
Actual cost L. * NJ. abou, $40 per
gallon.
|. h. Webb, Painter, Hickory, n. c.,
Writes: Houses painted with l.. &
NJ. Is years ago have not needed paint
Jag since"
sold by L. W. Lane s. CO.. Williams
burg, Va, " Clements x CO., Lee
Hal. Va, ". X, Branch, Toapo, Va,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-10-20
COCIAl AND -
- DERSONAL

Mayor z. w. Warburton was in
New York this week.
Mr.. Macauly Bright. of Philadel-
phia. IS visiting friends here.
Mr.. Spencer Henley. Of Newport
News. spent yesterday here
Mr.. II. A. Cooley has purchased
large lot and the buildings thereon
at Tazewell Hail.
Mr. and Mrs. II. Mouquin. who
spent the summer in Europe. are at
their country home at Magruder.
Mr.. "Dack" Hansford. who went
10 Mexico for his health. is much
improved by the change of climate.
Mr.. +. w Warburton has pur-
chased the house and lot east of the
Union Baptist church OF Duke Of
Gloucester street.
Mr.. (. Pear, of San Diego. Cal. .
VINO has been visiting his brother
in-law. Mr. w. S. Metcalf, left yes
terday for Delaware. He viii re-
turn here before going back TO Cali
fornia.
Mr. J. Merrill Blanchard. coach
at William and Mary last year. visit
ed the college several days the pas
week. Nh Blanchard is very pop
ular here and received a cordia
greeting. He IS now located in St
Louis.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-10-20
Letter to Mr.. I J. Person .

TT III..H~ 'IrE.
Dear Sir. You know diamonds don't
O. hy size. So with paint.
We make paint. one gallon ol which
goes twice a. far as any other paint aud
.asts twice as long, that's four 90 one.
You kDoW IL is true in diamonds: thcy
ion't 20 0y the gallon, DO they
u YOU arc going 10 paint your house
you 90 hrst 10 your painter and say:
4 m going TO paint; do YOU want the
DO and what'l IL cost
10 he happens TO know, he'll say.
Depends on the paint. can do il tor
.omeW here about 500 or $500. " which
yer YOU Ike 500 viii make good Job.
5000 a poor one.
And YOU. II YOU happen 20 have your
wits, III say; IN take the good one.
vhen' u you do IT."
Painters ought All 10 know about
1aint. aud jewellers ought 20 be able 10
( "a good job. Ne 90 what We can 60
help both.
one gallon of Devoe is better than TWO
% average paint. goes as tar-that IS.
.nur house VIII take about 20 gallons
)evoe and 20 OF average paint-and De.
.oe viii wear a long time. the lie of
average paint IS very uncertain, II may
* year. IL may be I'VE.
Why IS u that painters don know
bout paint, Do jewellers know about
hamonds. They know more than they
-ell sometimes. There are paiuters and
painters; 50 there are jewellers SO there
raiut. and the least gallons paint IS
Deyoe.
Yours truly.
S r. ". DENOE * Co,
New York.
i 5. / u. StOne sells Onr naint.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-10-20

Cholera has broken out among
the hogs ar the Eastern State Hos
pital. and many have died from the
disease.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-10-20
GOOD HORSES

We have number OF Good. well-br0ke. well
bred HORSES for sale Apply att Neck O.
Land or Main Farms Prices are reasoua
ble This is an exceptional chance To get good
young Horses, for We have more than We can
use
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-10-20
. EVERYTHING BUT DEATH

suffered. writes Virginia Robson.
II EastOn. Nj. until [ took Car5m.
which cured me SO quickly Il Surpussa
my Doctor. Who didn't knog ! vas
taking H.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-10-20
WRITE US A LETTER

freely and frankly. telling - all your
troubles. We VIII send Free Advice lin
plain. sealed n,cIope) Address: La
dies Advisory Dept. The Chattanooga
Mcdllnc Co.. CnAttRnOoga. Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-09
LEGEND OF CITY OF MEXICO.
Wailing Woman Who Runs and Seeks
Her Lost Children.

Thomas A. Janver in Harpers for No
vember.
As is generally known, Senior, many
bad things are met with at night in the
streets of the city; but this Wailing Wo-
man, La I4lorona, is the very worst OF
them all She is worst by far than the
Vaca de 1umbre-that at midnight comes
forth from the potrero of San Sebastian
and goes galloping through the streets
like a blazing whirlwind, breathing forth
from her nostris smoke and flames; be-
cause the Fiery Cow, Senior while a dam
gerous animal to look at, really does no.
body any harm. And La Ilorona is as
harmful as she can be.
Seeing her walking along quietly-at
the times when she is not running, and
shrieking for her lost children, she seems
a respectable person, only odd-looking be-
cause of her white skirt and the white
reboso with which her head is covered,
and anybody might speak to her. But
whoever does speak to her in that very
same moment diesi
No one who has stopped her to talk
with her ever has lived to tell what hap
pens at that terrible encounter; but 1t
is generally known that what does hap
pen Is this: Slowly she turns toward tho
one who has spoken and slowly she
opens the folds of her white reboso-and
then is seen Il bare grinning skull set
fast to a bare skeleton; and from her
fleshess jaws comes one single icy-cold
breath that freezes into instant death
whoever feels it. After that-shrieking
again for her lost ohildren--she PUSHES
onward the white CLEAN of her gashing
the darkness; and, in the morning, the
one who spoke to her is found lying dead
there with look of despairing horror
frozen fast in his dead eyes.
What Is most wonderful is that she is
seen in the same hour by different people
in places widely apart; one seeing her
hurrying across the atrium of the cath
edral; another beside the ARGOS de San
Cosme; and n third near the Salto del
Aqua. over by the prison of Belen-and
all In the very same moment of time.
She is so generally known Senior, and
so greatly feared, that nowadays few
people stop her TO speak with her, and
that is fortunate. But her loud keen
wallings, and the sound of her running
feet are heard often and especially in
nights of storm. l myself have heard
them, Senior; but ] never have seen her.
God forbid that | ever shall.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-09
TopperWein's Feat.

Concerning the skill of Adolph Topper
vein, one of the experts who will give an
exhibition In Birmingham on the 18th in
slant, under the auspices of the Winches-
ter Repeating Arms company, an inter-
esting story Is going the rounds of the
LEGAL gun club. While thete are many
who doubt the authenticity OF the details,
no positive denial has as yet been made.
The story goes that at one time as Top
perwein was giving an exhibition of his
skill with the rifle, q large hawk, carry
ing a writing snake in its talons, flew
by, Instantly from the crowd went up
the cry, XIII the hawk! XIII the hawk!'
Mr. Topperwein using an automatic rifle.
shot off, one by one, the toes of the
hawk and while the snake was drop
ring to the ground, sent a bullet crash
ing through the reptiles brain. The sur
fering hawk, flying away as rapidly as
POSSIBLE, was overtaken by the last bull
let in the magazine, and brought to EARTH
shot through the heart.
The story also goes that the large crowd
which had breathlessly watched this re-
markable achievement, broke into pro-
longed applause as Mr., Topperweln, like
the star in n melodrama, bowed himself
out of sight.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-09
ALL NIGHT IN AN ICE BOX.

From the New York Times,
Helen Cobb, II years old, who keeps
house for her father. Patrick Cobb, a
widower, living with his four children
at 1147 Freeman street, the Bronx,
erawled out of an ice box in which she
had spent fourteen hours yesterday morn
ing none of thew rose for her experience.
Meanwhile the neighborhood had become
thoroughly aroused over her mysterious
disappearance. and detectives of the Ire
mont police station were searching high
and low for her.
The lamps needed filling when Cobb
returned home from work on Wednesday
evening. He gave Helen cents to get
some oil to refill them. The girl stood
for a time listening TO street organ.
When Helen rendered ner errand she
found the cents had disappeared. Fear
ing her fathers anger Helen went back
with her empty oil can to the house. In
stead of going into the flat, however,
which is over saloon, she went into
the cellar. There is a bSg ice box there.
Spreading some newspapers on the floor
of the ice box Helen lay down on the
floor to spend the night there.
Cobb searched for his daughter all
night About 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing he thought to try the cellar again.
This time he went all the way down.
Upon his arrival at the ice box the door
onened and Helen stenped out
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-09
NO POLITICS FOR JOHN D.

From the Kansas City Star.
Now, now, no politics. please said Mr.,
Rockefeller, with an arch smile and
roguish twinkle in his benevolent old eyes
as he shook his playful forefinger at a
newspaper reporter in New York, who
attempted to interview him about the
election.
No politics for John d. No, indeed.
Any reporter more than half baked ought
to have known that It is only the sort
of people who buy gold bricks and who
blow in all of their money on the dope
that wildcat mining companies hand out
who believe the story that Rockefeller is
hooked up with the United States Sem
ate, and that he and Aldrich are running
a corner on the country.
The idea of trying to "brace" Mr.. Rock
efeller on the subject of politics, and
when he was on his way to church, too.
Oh the bushes that some of these lumpy
reporters bring to the cheeks of real
newspaper men,
But 1t was worth the blunder to see the
way Rockefeller met the situation and
carried 1t off No indignation, no resent
ment, not even a token of Irritation. Only
a coy admonition of the forefinger-half
waggish. half serious, with just enough
emphasis to show that the incident was
closed, and that the thoughts of John d.
belonged alone to heaven and God.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-09

five or six seats had been expected.
Instead there was net democratic
loss of one seat. California, too, was a
wet blanket to democratic hopes, and
so were Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland,
and West Virginia.
In the Senate we lose seats from
Oregon, Colorado, Idaho and Montana
These losses will be offset by the seat
ing of two democratic Senators from
Oklahoma. The democratic loss is two
seats. thus reducing the democratic
strength in the Senate to 30, and in
creasing the republican Senators to Sc
total 92 from As states. The republi-
cans will have after March two-thirds
of the Senate, and can ratify all the
treaties they can agree upon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-09
Technical Traininu.

w. B. Phillips, metallurgical chemist
of high rank, speaks but the truth
when he says Birmingham must have
technical school, We may need
public library and many other institu-
tions, but we do not need any one of
them SO much as we do a school in
which our young men can be trained to
do things. We need and ever will need
in this valley machinists and carpen-
ters, blacksmiths and electricians, en-
gineers and chemists, and it is a great
hurt to our young men that we have
not a school in which they can be thor
oughly trained on the spot for such
duties. It Is mistake to let our young
men go out unprepared for an indus
trial life. Every chimney in this dis
trict cries aloud for technical school,
and Mr.. Phillips presents the subject
none too strenuously when he says:
"There can be no stability In great
industrial community without adequate
training in the business upon which
the importance and the power of the
community rest. Ii lies with that COM
munity to determine whether its men
shall be trained at home, where there
are daily opportunities for the study of
local conditions or whether they shall
be sent elsewhere. The same principle
which governs the establishment of
colleges and universities within the
confines of any one state maintains in
greater force with respect to technical
schools"
This matter cannot be taken hold OF
too earnestly, too quickly or too broad
~ 1t underlies the prosperity and the
not build here such school as Mr..
Carnegie gave to Pittsburg, but we can
establish a school here that will meet
at least part of the demand for young
men trained in mining, metallurgy,
carpentry and the designing and the
practical operation of machinery; in
the various applications of electricity
in practical chemistry, and in civil en-.
gineering-in a word, for the practical
side of life.
Let us in this district discuss this
matter freely. Let the agitation of the
subject be begun. The columns of The
Age-Herald are open to any one who
can explain the road to such school,
We must have one, and the duty of the
hour is to devise the best method for
starting it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-09
MORGAN OF ALABAMA.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
In noting the fact that Senator Nor
gans expenses in the recent state CAM
paign in Alabama, were but $50, the Wash
ington Star proceeds to pay the distin-
gushed southern senator highly de-
served tribute and declares that mot only
Alabama, but the whole country was
solid for him. in his candidacy for re-
election.
Senator Morgan is one of the grand
old men" of the south. Giving up a law
practice many times In excess of what
a man with his moral sensibilities and
ideals could hope to secure in the service
of his state, even in the highest office
within the gift of its people. he has been
one of the most conspicuous men on the
floor of the national law-making body for
a quarter of a century. His service to the
country in the matter of an isthmian ca
nal extending over sixteen years of work
and ceaseless activity was in a large
measure responsible for the present status
of affairs on the isthmus. That the engi-
neers chose a different route from that
backed by the senator from Alabama,
was d Hitre uetdii- lhe cdhai was tho
thing.
Speaking of him the Washington Star
says:
Putting money aside, and putting the
proper appraisement on his official conf
mission, Mr.. Morgan has erected monu-
ment to himself which will last long.
When we consider the character and
length of his services. We may safely
place him as the south's leading figure in
our national life since the civil war. A
stanch partisan in domestic politics, he
has championed measures of wider scope
in spirit of great breadth and courage,
and assisted in manv measures OF the
first national Importance. And at eighty
as reward, he wins his last race-if it
is his last-in q walkover. Where is the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-09
Primary Versus Convention.

Chairman Bell of the Jefferson
county democratic campaign commit
tee says the Alabama primaries are
weak. inefficient and practically I'M
intelligent" Mr.. Bell proceeds TO say
the new system is absolutely made
quate," and to suggest at least re-
turn to the old laws under which we
have been reared
Reduced to plain terms, this means
that the discarded convention system
Is better than the primary system. a
great deal can be excused in Mr. Bell
In his present frame of mind, His
point of view is too recent to admit of
a broad view of the subject
When Abraham Lincoln, who was a
real democrat, although he was whig
before he became a republican, de-
clared that government of the people,
by the people, for the people, should
not perish from the eafln, ne presenter
the argument in favor of primary,
and by influence he denounced the con-
vention system under which he hal
been reared. The difference between
direct political action by all members
of a party and action by handful of
politicians gathered on the backstairs
is the difference between primaries and
conventions The primary system is
gaining ground rapidly. 1t will soon
overspread the entire country. 1t will
be accepted even in the most abject
states-in the states ruled by the Pen
roses, the Braytons and the trusts, and
Chairman Bell may as well get in line
for there is no chance at all that the
primary will be surrendered by the
masses in order to let the classes
manipulate affairs in conventions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-09
No Room for Pessimism.

There are those who stand ready TO
say that the democratic party repre-
senting the masses has no chance to
win control of the country-that the
election of 1908 is already determined
because William Randolph Hearst has
been defeated in New York and VIII
liam Jennings Bryan in Nebraska.
But let us not be so sure about that.
II Is a long lane that has no turn. No
one can say what the acts of omission
or commission of the next two years
In Congress will be. No one can say
how rapacious the trusts and other
monopolies, sheltered behind the Ding
ley tariff, will be in the immediate
future No one can say to what extent
they will carry the cost of living. They
are increasing that cost annually, and
the breaking point will come at some
time.
Let us then face the situation coura-
geously, even hopefully, On the morn.
ing after the election Mr.. Hearst said:
I'm view of the result | have only to
repeat what l have said i'll my speeches.
/ am enlisted in this fight against the
control of the government by the trusts
and corrupt corporations, and will fight
Il out to the end but will serve in the lead
or in the ranks just as the people desire,
as earnestly and Loyalty in one place as
in the other The people decided to re-
tain the republican party in power. / will
: make my fight in the ranks, therefore, as
a private citizen, and do my best to pro-
mote the interests of my fellow citizens"
This is the right spirit, and If every
foe of Dingleyism and monopoly will
say and do likewise victory will not be
long delayed. 1t must come In order
that government of the people, by the
people, for the people, shall not perish
from the earth Government by trusts
for the trusts cannot endure.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-09
WHAT TO COME?

By William f. Henley.
What is to come we know not; but we
know
That what has been was good-was good
to show.
Better to hide. and best of all to bear.
We are the masters of the days that
were.
We have lived, we have loved, we have
suffered-even SO.
Shall We not take the ebb who had the
flow?
Life was our friend. Now. if it be our foe.
Dear--though 1t spoil and break us-need
we care
What is to come?
Let the great winds their worst and Wild
est blow,
Or the gold weather round us mellow
slow;
We have fulfilled ourselves, and we can
dare,
And we can conquer, though we may not
share
In the rich quiet of the aftergloW,
What is to come?