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vincennes. Ind.-Tvo big boilers in
the vincennes paper mills exploded.
killing two employees. inturing = num-
Der OF others The men killed we're
buried In the ruins and scaldec to
death
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o successful Instituts.

The Prentiss county teachers insti-
sute has just closed two weeks session
at Bonneville The work of the inssi-
tute was Of high order and was well
attended.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-09

New YorS-That Mrs Russell Sage
would distribute TO charity In the near
future SO. .oco. 900 is the announcement
from 4 source authoritative
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-09
Can't. John T. Buck Dead.

Capt. John J. Buck died suddenly AZ
Jackson. The deceased was an old and
aonored citizen Of Jackson, having
made his hou-s there for more than
ifty years.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-09

Bright. Engisnd-John Laurence
roole. the comedian. died here during
the evening He was born in London
in 1880. and appeared many years ago
In the United States
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-09

London-It is officially announced
that King Edward and Emperor Will
lam will meet at Frederichskron oc
August 15-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-09

Cleveiand-Nayor johnson was &C
Quilted on citation for contempt In
tearing up street railway tracks
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-09

eplIts Wifs's Head. Cuts osn Throst-
Potts Camp. Miss--After splitting
his wife's bead open With an ~. Du-
rad Pinkston attempted suicide by cut
Ting his thr0at from ear to ear At their
home at Easie Spring.. pear this
town The eanse Of the trouble Is not
known
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Memphis. Tenn. c. Wellington.
q salounkeerer. vas killed: W. J.
Cooke. q Judge Of election was IA
tally wounded. ami T. b. Conn vas
shot in the foot In fight over the cleo
tion at q POLLING Place
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ST. Pefersburg-The fate Of the gen
eral strike which. although IL has af-
fected close to 10000 men in St Pc
tersburg- has meet with only slight re
sponse in other sections OF Russia.
probably will decided with an ad-
verse expression Of public opinion The
lack Of union among the leaders of
the proletariat organizations is play
ing against the success of the move
ment
Have Been Insiuidzted-
The railroad men have been intimi-
dated by the recent making Of strikes
Affecting Communications penal Of
lenses The Law. providing severe pun
ishment. vas enacted with direct ref
erence to general strikes
The council Of workmen's deputies.
which met secretly at Terioki. Pin
Land. continued its session till a late
hour The deputies we're so incensed
at the timidity displayed by the rail
road men that they decided TO resort.
II necessary. to the blowing up oi
bridges and the destruction OF the
roadbeds. etc. to bring the transporta-
ton service to . standstill
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-09
rhe ox,ee App,e cr,o.

Springl0ld. MQrG- A. Atwood. sec-
retary 81 ~ Oseg& Fruit Grovers' -
sociatioa. t61d Al Davidson. prsst
dent Of thez9sisea. that the shipment.
of apples fSS0 ths Ozark region would
b 10000 cepeds o over. or 100000
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-09
xnidemic Of olaadsrn

( Chambers Is prevalent among the
horses and mules at Hattiesburg IN a.
epidemic form
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-09
oAZeo WITH PAIN.
rhs su8sriags Of Citizen Of Olympia.
Eash.

l. 8 corhae. Of SIS Eas, isA ST..
Olympia Wash. says: Six years ago
! got yet and took cold ant vas soou
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-09

Lander. Wy s-Ths total resisera-
lion for lands1a ms shoshone rsssr-
walton inrwy1 bins pas 1o.ss5. The
drsvfnn w1H SKIS place ut Lander.
end. u 0linxaht ahoshoni-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-09

Des Moines. Ia.-Gov. Cummins was
renomlnated BY the state republican
convention
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-08-09

Nadrid-Several sporadic cases Of
choiera have hsen discovered here.
and have canoo1 considerable alarm
The dipease = attributed to confami-
mated water
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What to Feed Hens in Winter.

Methodlcal care Is advised among the
poultry. by men WHO have had a good
small grain in tho morning byescattering
It BROADCAST among the scratching shed
fore dark K give corn Siye oats or ground feed
scaldcd and used while warm. This
should not be scattered over litter, but
nut In troughs or shallow vessels provided
for this especial purpose,
Two or. thee times during tho week,
give a mixed ration of cabbage, potato,
fact-cut up rather finely by being y
through, a feed grinder. On alternate
oyster shells. Coarse sand will answer
very well if there Is nothing else at hand.
Once u week. a relish Of meat SHOULD pc
can be utilized to advantage. a varied
dict Of this kind ought, TO keep hens IN
the hest possible condition for iayims
season,--Icben II. Rexford in The Outing
Magazine for February,
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grow again, and that those still standing
arc not going to last long. The biggest
tree In the grove. and probably the old
est. looks as II 1t would last about n.
million years. I advise everybody ato
hurry up and see 1t. Such a stick, not
SO very, high. having lost by lightning
a couple OF hundred feet Of top-bnt SO
full of wood: telegraph poles for a
transcontinental line; matches for the
next ten thousand years; boards for N
new wooden city as big as San Fran
ciscoa and such a vital old monster,
supporting branches twenty feet in cir
conference as easily as If they were
pins stuck into his bark; pushing out
hosts of green leaves, and f%ashioning
thousands of little cones containing
seeds possessed Of all his own huge
vitality. That tree-and bigger trees
thai have perishcd-grew from seeds as
thin as paper anu not much bigger than.
the head of n pin.---Gouverneur Morris
In 'sInto tho Serene Valley-Yosemite,'
in The Outing magazine for February.
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Drink More Water.

Free water drinking is another cssen-
tial to vitality and to the development
of staying power. All the operations of
the body. digestion, assimilation, absorb
ton, elimination of poisonous waste, and
so on, are carried on by means OF water:
and an insufficient amount of water in
the system means embarrassment OF
every function. The body of a man or
average weight contains more than half
a BARREL of water: and such a. body
needs for It's proper operation at least
two quarts daily OF pure water, In this
connection, 1t may not be irrelevant 70
mention that the Japanese soldiers,
whose surprising powers are now en-
gaging the admiration of the world, CON
sumo each between two and four gallons
of water daily.-W. r. G.. I%4atson, NJ p,
in The Secret of Endurance IN Ihe
Outing Magazine for February.
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The Monarchs Of the Forest.

I had always imagined that the big
trees We're a grove by themselves In n
nice little level valley; but instead Of
that they are mixed In with yellow
pines and sugar pines. and grow near
tho steep top OF a six thousand foot
mountain. 1t Is we'll In a way that they
are mixed in with other trees. II they
We're not YOU could hardly appreciate
their size. The road to the grove winds
through the finest and biggest timber
you have ever seen; the %roundest, the
straightest, tho stallest and the most
symmetrical. But all of a sudden those
gigantic pines lose their Significance, and
shouldering among them appears a very
demon OF a vegetable. saffron OF hue,
the hutlng of it's bark the size OF sap
lings, square upon its feet. imperturb-
able and vast. There is no MISLEADING
him. A bear ascending him would look
like a squirrel ascending II of the other
trees.
They say that such trees will never
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spirits champing matrimony's curb-bit
and holding their heads high under the
influence of ,wlfely jcheck-reins. who tell
me that they, too, would give their right
hand to be free In the selection OF their
clothes and in their manner OF wearing
them.
a certain man In this town who Is n
holy terror. In banking circles. and so
rich that he handles his money with y
sugar scoop. informs mo that he would
cheerfully surrender half his wealth to
be able to cut out cuffs altogether, and
to wear tan shoes and Il negligee shirt
with his cutaway coat. But it must not
be; he has a wife; and every Sunday he
o~bediently canters up to the good soul,
gets her to Insert his head in Il silk hat.
Ills hands Into rnOuse-covere gloves. and
his portly torso into a Prince Albert
coat, which has a pernicious habit of
gathering up al. the lint. threads, dust
and grease OF the premises.
h slave, moreover. is authority for
the statement that no truly great idea
can terminate in the brain OF a man at.
tired In creased trousers. and that he
never feels so humble as when his head
Is buried. ears deep. in a beaver hat.
And even the males not quite SO SLOW
emily as the base earthyorm. already
quoted. can tell you how fierce ara the
arguments growing out sof thor nnwilI-
ingness TO wear dress suits on every
occasion when their wives think this
shinery sarb Is appropriate. A woman
has got the Idea that every man Is partly
a. hero In q spike-tailad coat. whereas
the man himself Is just about as much
at ease In one as If he were publicly
appearing In a bath robe or had been
suddenly freed while bathing by a fierce
dog.
II you want to be the main cheese on
the frontispiece Of a magazine, let your
wife harness you UP In a dress suit and
have your picture taken, but don't ex-
pect to find n chew of tobacco or any
other modern convcniences in your pock-
cts. Dress suits and dentists drills
aren't built for comfort
To sum things up, this brow-beaten
old plug with the baggy trousers and the
black shoestring cravat is firmly of the
opipion that husband and wife should
not exercise concurrent Jurisdiction over
the mans clothes, nor should the woman
| even have the veto power in connection
| with what the male animal wants to
| wear.
Each should shiny on his or her w
! side when It to the buds, though
| the woman, If really. filed with irresisti-
| BILE energy, might be allowed to work off
| her zeal on the pupctured socks.
She might also be allowed to put in
the shirt buttons IL the socks don't sat
isfy her.
But no more, madam, no more.
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A Meade Correction.
QUERIES AND
THOMPSON.

Please give MS some information OF
the Rev. John Thompson. who preached
In Prince Edward county about 1740.
| Whom did he marry? and something of
| his descendants. Also, who was the
first McDearman to settle In Virginia?
r.
In ST. Marks Parish, Culpeper, 1740,
the Rev. John Thompson took charge,
being recommended by Governor Gooch.
He was from Scotland, having gradu-
ated A. NJ. at the University at Edin-
burgh in 1893: was made deacon by
Bishop Nicholas, of st. David's. and
made priest the same year at Chapel of
ST. James. He married, November .,
1742. the widow of Governor Spotswood,
by whom two children-Ann Thompson.
born at Germanna, Culpeper. 1914. and
married Francis Thornton, of q Hill,
near Fredericksburg; she was but fif-
teen years and six months at her mar
riage; who her brother. William Thomp-
son, married Is not known. In 1850 the
Rev. Mr. Thompson married his second
wife, Elizabeth Roots. by whom he had
| three children-AIildred, John and Philip
Roots Thompson.
This last married the daughter OF Rob-
| ert Slaughter, a vestryman Of st. Marks;
| afterwards moving to Kanawha. where
arc many of his descendants. II seems
that the Rev. John had some trouble ir
securing the widow Spotswood for his
wife, by the opposition made by her fam
lily and friends; but by n mastery lettel
written to the lady (Which is given II
Bishop Mead's Vol I'D, he gained hi
suit.
OF the descendants of Philip Thompson
iiof Kanawha, were I'roncls, r. r. Thomp
son, ST.. P. r. Thompson, Jr., DIR. Johr
Thompson, who was also called "Col.",
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soiled bedding should give place to that
which Isl clean and fresh. Twice a week
1t should be Thoroughly scrubbed. Every
Stall Should be provided with some
means for disposing OF liquid excrement
promptly. Let the tidiness for which
Holland is famous prevail here, and
we may produce butter which will rival
the production of the Dutch dairies.
We have all necessary facilities for max
ing as fine butter as is made anywhere
in tho world. but we have not yet been
educated up to the proper standard OF
caring for the dairy.
Use the currycomb on the COW. She
needs 1t as much as the horse does. II
1t is not used, loose hair will be con-
stantly dropping into the milk pail
Eben Il. Rexford in Making the Coun-
try Home" In The Outing Magazine for
February.
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the hens to literally scratch for a liv-
ing and thus they get the exercise
which they need in winter. If they are
to be kept in healthy condition. A hen
confined to a room in which no pro-
visions are mace for scratching soon
becomes lazy, and this is one Of the
Initial stages OF disease. Chaff will not
absorb moisture. and has the merit of
being clean and easily removed. 1t Is
also conducive TO warmth and the cost
of 1t is small.-The Outing Magazine for
February.
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from Richmond, probably less). With tie
intention OF going to tho war TO pe u
drummer boy. His little sister ta,ipposeu
to have been about seven years oiu, win
dark brown or black hair and brown
eyesO went with him. They travelled on
foot for some time (perl1aps one or Two
days, remaining one night at the mousse
OF a lady who treated them very Khidiy,
giving them supper and breakfast, IN n
town where much building was going on
%fprobably charlottesville.
The next morning they got on a rain,
which took them to Richmond. Theirs
they walked the street until they came
to n company of soldiers sitting on
stone steps. The soldiers asked the
boy III lie did not want to be their
drummer boy. He replied that he did.
ana Immediately went with them. The
little girl walked away, crying. The little
boy has not been heard of since. II ls
known that their mother and q baby
brother died prior to their leaving home.
but nothing further is known of their
relatives. Their Christian names can
be given, but cannot be positive ms to
their surnames, The names Painter and
Reynolds were remembered. and must
have belonged to persons living In the
same locality. Were the names OF drum
mer boys placed on the roll-books, and
have they been preserved? Thanking
you In advance, Yours truly.
We are interested In this pathetic
little story, and would like for any of
our readers to tell us IL they know
anything of these WATTS of the war
We have boon Informed by one of the
most prominent Confederate officers that
the drummer boys were never enrolled;
but II the regiment with which the little
boy was attached was known. 1t might
lead to his Identification by some MEM
Der Of the regiment now living.
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A Scratching Shed a Necessity il
a Poultry Yard.

A scratching shed is considered a me-
.cessity by oil practiced poultry men.
This should be directly attached to the
house in which the hens roost, and It
ought to be we'll inclosed, but light and
airy. Here most of the feeding ought
to he done.
Wheat chaff Is excellent for covering
the floor of the scratching shed. Let
there be three or four inches OF 1t.
scatter the feed over 1t. This will oblige
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The Cow a Creature Of Habit, So
Milk Her Regularly.

n COW Is largely, n creature of habit.
prominent dairyman recently said. AT
a8dairy convention, when you break w
On ~ COVE habits You disturb her whole
matchmaking maclinery.' This Is quite.
true. TOO much attention cannot he
given to feeding at stated intervals and
milking with clock work regularity, The
utmost neatness ought always 10 pres
vail in the stable, II should he thor
,oughly Cleaned every morning, All
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A War Incident.

Editor genealogical Column:
Dear sir,-Wi1l be greatly obliged IL you,
or any OF your readers. either through
this Column, or by personal letter. can
throw any light whatever on the follow
Ing incident which occurred during the
first summer OF the Civil War QS61), viz:
A little boy left his home in tho coun-
try location unknown, though II must
1lave been more than ono hundred miles
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tied In Wood county. From one OF these
Colonel Henderson might have descended,
The remaining questions will be given
Day Family

a correspondent wishes to know some
thing Of the Day fa,nily. John Day was
tho first to Come to the colony, being
among tile frst settlers at College Land.
near jamestown, In 1923. From him were
James Day and Thomas Day, of South
ampton county, WHO were vestrymen in
tho parish there about 1897. we next
find them quite numerously In Spctsyl-
Varia county. where Benjamin Day lived
at Fredericksburg from 1775 to 1898, and
In that year he sets his slave. Mamie,
free. Addison Day seems to have been
the first there; his son. Lewis, died about
1850, leaving two orphan children. Lewis
and Ann Day. There were also Philip,
Samuel, William and John; this last
moved to Hanover county. for he is re-
corded as living there from 1851 to 1892.
William Day. who married Ann E. Har-
ris. Of Hanover. must have been his son.
So far as we have searchedlthere seems
to be no arms for the Day family in yir-
ginia- TIL family IN Connecticut and
New York have arms of n shield, bearing
81 cheyron, or and nz., ON which three
mullets, counterchanged. Crest-Two
hands conjoined, fixed to a pair of wings.
dexter OF. sinister az. each charged with
a mullet connterchanged. Motto-Sic itur
ad astra.
But we are not sure that these would
happily TO the family hero.
The Fauntleroy family will be looked
up and given as soon as possible. The
Same also OF the Malone family. though
we canno promise any lengthy family
records of either.
Fleur de Hundred.
Our informant, Mr.. Beasley. of Pc
tersburg. Va. hat Fleur de Hundred,
is In Prince George county, on the south
side OF the james. is correct. We had
in mind Bermuda. Hundred, which is in
Chesterfield. on the north side of the
| A~ppomattox. while Fleur de Hundred
is on the south side. Thanks for the
correction. e. G. NJ.
A Meade Correction.
! In the Meade article of the Ath instant,
| should read author of Plantagenet, etc..
and not another Of" as printed. Anne
Meade married Richard Randolph, of
Curles, the Randolph being left out.
! but the history of these two prominent
families is known so we'll that the mean
| ing was apparent. Il. G. M.
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Sundry Questions.

Mcssrs. Editors,-Was Lieutenant James
Henderson. who came from Scotland in
i74G. and settled in Augusta county, Va,
The grandfather OF Colonel James Hen
derson In North Carolina and killed at
The battle of New Orleans in 1915?
Who We're tho ancestors of William
wife, Lolita Philips. of Kentucky?
Who were the ancestors of Isabella MIL
Ter and James McEsren. married in Edin-
burgh in 17{o? Were the MacEsrens of
the Clan Cameron. or Lochiel'
Who was the wife, and who were the
ancestors of Hugh Lawson, prominent
In the early days OF North Carolina?"
WHO were the ancestors of Joseph Dick
son, major Of Lincoln county men in
battle of Kings Mountain. 1850?
Who were the ancestors of Captain
Daniel MacKisick twounded at Ramson's
Mil, 1850. and his wife, Jane Wilson,
and how were the MaoGrosors ''kinsmen
Of the Mcrt;Sicks2."
.. ]" &. BEALL. p. Texas.
Well, to get out the above list would
take uE a week, to the exclusion OF all
other business; hut we Will answer by
degrees. II may be possible that Lieu
tenant Henderson was grandfather of
Colonel James Henderson. OF North Caro-
lima. There was also Alexander Hender-
son. who came from Scotland. In 1853.
and settled in Fairfax county. He died
In 1915, leaving six sons n four laugh
ters. His SON John. Alexander and
James went to western Virginia and set
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and Benjamin g. Thompson. all being
vestrymen In the church there. Many
moro descendants OF the family could be
given had we time, but must be reserved
for another issue.
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Will Mr.. Mead kindly publish tho gene
alogy Of the Trcvtllian family in the
Sunday Times-Dispatch; also the correct
coat of-arms? We are related to the
Trevillians OF Goochland and Hanover.
Respectfully, w. W. r.
It Is presumed that this family is do
scended from the very ancient Cornish
family in England, traceable to the eighth
century. deriving It's name from tho lord
ship OF Tre-yillion, or Trevelyan. near
Fowey Co.. Cornwall. Of which 1t was
possessed long before the Conquest. Sir
John Trcvolyan WAS high sheriff OF Corn
wall, time OF Henry VI. and sat in Par
lament as one OF the Knights of tho
Shire. There We're a succession OF seven
John Trevalyans from him. until 1661-'62,
whom his son. George Trovelyan. was Gre
ated first baronet, and obtained the arms,
which are here given. being described us
followsi
Arns-Gu. n semi-horse, arg, hoofed
and named, or, issuing out OF water In
base, ppr. Crest-Two arms. counter en-
bowel. ppr. hablted, az, holding In tho
hands, a bezant. Supporters-Two dol
pfins.
Motto-Tyme tryeth Troth.
According TO ancient family tradition,
The arms are memorial OF one Of the fam
fly having swan on horseback from the
rocks called Seven Stones to the Lands
End. Cornwall, at the time OF an nun-
dation. which is said to have overwhelmed
Il great tract of land and to have severed
those rocks from Cornwall.
II the Virginia Trevillians can connect
with this ancient family. these arms are
appropriate to them. We regret not being
able TO place the first emigrant or to give
a direct descent Of tho family In this
country. Many of tho name were early
settlers In Hanover. G~oochland and Louisa
counties. the historic "T'revillian Station
IN Louisa. being named for them, and
was the scene OF some of the bioodiest
conflicts during the Civil War.
Henning mentions Stephen Trevillion
as being IN the Revolution. and Wilson
,rreyillian was living In Spotsyivania. 1913,
from whom most of the family are de-
seconded. The late Dr. John Trevillian
aas q prominent physician of Richmond,
and there are many of the name in Abe
mario and other sections Of the State,
which We hope to gather up for future
record.
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Magnificent productions; swell
front drawers: huge mirrors; oval
and patent mirrors. Buy now,
while you can ave SO much
money. If you I not prepared,
remember you a open an ac-
count with us. $500 down will
do.
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Solid Oak, Cobbler Seat; some
precisely like illustration and
other styles; all that sold at or
about $3.50 About one dozen
of them 50.