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final legatee agreed to give each one a
certain sum, and thus brought about
own ana began to enjoy himself The
newspapers had got tired OF publishing
columns about the eccentric Henry Tweed
ana the people who knew him best had
talked the matter out, when there was a
new development A lawyer who had not
before been mentioned in connection with
the case came forward with a paper sign
ed and witnessed, reading that the last
and true will had been concealed, and
that 1t named different legatee from
any of the others. Whoever was in pos
session when this paper was presented
should be found
All the old excitement was at once re-
vived The heirs under the other wills
returned and began searching. and at one
time over one hundred persons were hunt
Ing In every likely spot for the paper. The
man IN possession had the house taken
to pieces and every inch Of barns and
sheds gone over. There was digging in
brick walls we We're u searched Men hun ae
through orchards and fields and thickcts.
and for a month scarce any other work
was done in that part Of the county II
1t hadn't been for old Granny Benson the
will might never have been found. She
her any attent ton. She heard the talk all
around her. but had nothing to say for
her in a half-humorous way where she
supposed the paper had been hidden, and
she promptly answered:
why. we all know that Henry bought
a coffin at a bargain five years before
he died and kept IT In the house. He was
buried in it. I guess he had a pocket in
the coffin and put the paper in it,"
The men who had laid out the body
and put It in its coffin were spoken to,
and they said they had made no search
for a paper. The law was appealed to
and the body exhumed and the will was
found in pocket in the coffin carefully
wrapped in oilskin- There was tremen-
dous excitement for an hour. No one
could say who would be the final legatee.
Then the tremendous excitement was fol-
lowed by tremendous Indignation. There
was born fool IN the town named Os-
car Davis, who had legal guardian. The
young man was twenty years old and a
general butt Of ridicule. To him Henry
Tweed had left every dollar of his for
tune. and after three years having he was
put in possession and holds the fort
through his guardian to this day. In the
Will the miser explained that the fool was
the only one he knew, man or woman,
who had not at some time abused him.
Copyright. 1906, By n. McKeon1
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for years mainly upon tables
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To the Field Force.
GENTLEMEN:

address at the time Of
held about
Bulletin naturally
The Annual Statement OF the Company This the supern
'endents meet in convention the middle Of December and OBJ
vously the would be
Company its bust
and finances We shall something pleasant
Object is to e you about our plans year.
Industrial Department.
You have known from addresses both oral and
part Of our business You will bear US witness that our treat
since the administration Of the Company began
fore unknown Industrial insurance in this country-were
ISusrsI byoDd n nronige maze be noi
ees Bulletin No 1s5 set forth these concessions and bountes
marked br posree gifts and bene6 ored o poliobolders;
sum Of about two millions Of dollars ii Tountsy dvdends upon
u promised dividends IN Twelve Years to about ten nons Of
premiums.
We have been to accomplish work these
years oy aas BUSINESS by STEADY e
loI it N ana care OF ness re-
eqe eSpense es l nave nnounc e
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Mn a t % M & nave Iae d e grasp thelr
improve The death rate to Better the poll
AMOUNT mould @ m to and smaller
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steady an ipoveenf that we thought the time had come to
Of the b9ses W havs 9 at s into o
ha o tables upon % o oq Dres tabe q fo1ned
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d4en the res Tes startnE Ta for naane age to
a aS Sows bat sss res the h Rn Te
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and this improvement through the Infanue table AS
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discovered that he had left a quarter
OF a million.
Henry Tweed had no friends He
had never given a human being his
confidence. While he had not quar-
relied with men. he had been misery
and hard hearted and exacting. Very
little could be said in his favor, and
great deal against him. One of the
things remembered against him in his
own town was that of dispossessing a
man who had borrowed money of him
and then failed through no fault of
his own. He was i'll when Tweed or
dered the law to carry him out of the
house. He always claimed that he
was in his right in this, though he
realized that all others berated him
for his finty heart. After his death it
was found that he had made restitu
ton. He had left all his property to
the man who had called him a Shy
lock and a scoundrel. He had ap-
pointed as his executors two men who
had been most outspoken against him.
The will was found, admitted to
probate, and the executors began their
work The heir had almost been put
to be a cousin of Tweed appeared and
put in a claim. He had a will of later
date than the other 1t also appoint
ed different men as executors. The
law says that the last will stands. This
will upset the other, but 1t did not
stand for long. A woman who easily
proved that she was a cousin came on
from a distant state and exhibited
letter and will making her the sole
legatee. This was dated two weeks
later than the second. 1t was per-
fectly legal, and again there was
change Of executors. Things had
scarcely begun moving under the new
will when a flood of relatives appear
ed. There were uncles and aunts and
cousins galore. and each and every one
of them had a will
It transpired that one lawyer had
drawn up all the wills a sort of Job
lot There were fourteen of them in all.
and he had given Tweed a wholesale
rate Each one down to the last had
later date than the other and named diff
ferent executors. Not one of the rela-
tives had known Tweed in life or cared
about him in the slightest, and he stated
to the lawyer that he wanted revenge on
the whole crowd. There was bitter feel
ing among the heirs and much loud talk
about lawsuits to break the wills. but the
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prizes open the closets of Mob Hill
mansions and rattles the skeleton
bones. Into cold type goes the dam
aging statement that the wealthiest
woman in California rub-a-dub-d dub
bed the Shirts Of Nevada miners in
early prOverty- days. though
now she is mistress of a magnificent
palace and a leader of local aristoc-
racy. In cold type, too. is the asser-
ton that the wife of another bonanza
king had in her girlhood been the
prettest waitress in the Yuba hotel at
Marysville when her underground
miner husband married her. For all
this plucking OF the gilt from Cali
fornia gingerbread, Miss Bonner
shows with remarkable force the
qualities of power which made these
same bonanza kings and their wives
real leaders among men and women
f. Phillips Dependents new story,
The Malefactor." will be published
by Little. Brown & Co. Boston, jan
uary 5th, and a large first edition has
been printed to supply the advance or
ders. In THE Malefaetor' Mr.. OPP
penheim employs to the greatest ad
Va ntage his wonderful resources, and
the result is an absorbing story which
IS likely to be his greatest success. Sir
Wingrave Seton, re-entering the world
after an Imprisonment chivalrously
faced, rather than defend himself at
woman's expense, is involved in some
strange events and has a remarkable
influence upon the people with whom
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worthy expression Of the best tradi-
tions of the house that published 1t.
No better statement of the policy Of
the magazine today could be made
than the one that appeared in the jan
uary number of 1887: THE magazine
will be in the widest sense a magazine
of general literature; and its main
purpose will be to bring together not
only good reading, but literature of
lasting value. Each number will be
fully and handsomely illustrated by
the best work of the leading artists,
engraved in the most skilful manner,
or reproduced by the best methods
known The pictures will be in the
best sense illustra tive of the text; and
the artistic side of the magazine will
represent the most spirited, sincere,
and original work in this field"
Among the best known writer's Of
short stories whose latest work APP
pears in The Red Book Magazine for
January are Elliott Flower. William
Hamilton Osborne. Alice and Claude
Askew, Ella Middleton Tybout. Leo
Crane, George Bronson-Howard, and
Eloise Lee Sherman.
The name of william Jennings Bry-
an must be considered the most dis
tinguished on the list of magazine con-
tributors of the month. The great
Commoner writes a New Years arti-
Gle for the January Reader Magazine
on the upward movement OF all Inc
nations, based on his observations dur
ing his recent tour around the world
The magazine which succeeds in OBJ
tanning his contributions is extremely
fortunate
THE Port of Missing Men," Mere
dith Nicholson's thrilling serial story.
is absolutely fascinating in its dashing
advance. 1t will certainly prove to be
the great romance of the year. Arth-
ur l. Keller illustrates this installment.
The Readers New Years number is
rich with good stories
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"The Company OF the People, BY the People, FOR the People"
Review of 1906 and Announcement for 1907
uutn NO. 49, NeuY DEFENDERS

be take d gPORs s of
Department work Of which
n g can R a a ISSUES o 6 % maed pPyent En
d0rent ad Te pas ana b e naye aPfd er ha9e
stamped with their approval the Optional Life or En-
Option; the Guaranteed Dividend also under and
Reduced Premium Life with Re
entitled that the Armstrong In
eets dItine recosnon Of the work e have done togehe
THESE many h Years YEAR see de b Gq b so7 m
year for the issue OF more policies 4r Larger r
greater return than you
the
ton you dd sSssss The
pnneeessary to have upon general ap
nneees SO Fndne this to be the ac} the
little country; pointed out
bodied in legislation: you approval
this remainder the year
unsratefui public
h give thanks and sdd or
fo NosemSer Inclusive with the same months Of prey
You largest which
wrote
The % increase per a as larger than for any Of
number Of lowest for
collections best history
salary agents the largest
100000 the
with
he
of reduction number Of appicaonsl Assistants
a
add that the Pacific Coast kept with the
handsome increase
Ordinary Department September
of year,
corresponding year.
q record breaker
months comparison-June to
inclusve-you
corresponding
his
by than 5000
We we are eful to
to wis for
happest
sincerely yours,
John r. Hegemdn,
PRESIDENT
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Another printing of Mary Mcneil
Fenollosa's (Sidney McCan) Truth
Dexter" which was brought out in a
new Illustrated edition last spring, Is
reported by Little. Brown & Co Near
~ 100000 copies Of this popular
American romance have been sold
With The Dragon Painter" said to
be Mrs. Fenollosa's ripest and most
artistic work. on the road to perma-
nenr success. this talented author Is
now writing 4 novel dealing exclu-
sively with American life in contem-
porary New York.
Richard Whiteing has written to his
American publishers Of his interest in
THE Jungle. which he read just
after finishing his latest novel, Ring
fin The New" which has gone into its
second edition. We (meaning the
authors Of the two books are both
apostles Of Socialism" he writes He
IN the American way I have had to
go for Il with a thousand considera-
tons for the state Of society and the
state of opinoin about me. Ny book
Is not a jungle, at best. or at worst it
Is only Xix call that English scenery to
which IL belongs, a trim garden that
has got out Of order"
San Franciscans are finding quite as
Eauch fact as fiction in Geraldine Bon
ner's new novel rich Mems Chill
dren." and are viewing, some with
amusement. some with CONSERVATION
The nonchalant manner in which she
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he is brought in contact. Deceived,
brooding on his wrongs, young
wealthy and free, he begins a new life,
and the reader wonders what will
happen.
The Grafton Press. publishers, New
York, whose speciality is genealogical
and historical work. announce that
they have undertaken the editing and
compiling of a great mass of manu-
script of The Tyler Family in Amer
lea, originally gathered by the late W.
j. Tyler Brigham who. after many
long years of labor. died leaving the
matter incomplete. The editorial work
of the Grafton Press. Mr.. Frank Ala
ben, who will be glad to hear from
any members Of the family. After the
manuscript has been completed, 1t will
be published in two handsome, illus
trated octave volumes.
Harold MacGrath, whose new story,
Half a Rogue, is being very generally
read, gives the following description OF
the way he writes his novels:
Il map out the first two or three
chapters in my mind and then the end
ing of the story. I don't bother with
on the story itself. I write II out first
in lead pencil on cheap paper-any old
way. While 1 am at work on the story
l make notes about it on backs Of en-
pockets. I tried carrying around for
NAL note book once. but found that BY
the time I got that out and ready to
use my precious thought of the moment
had been frightened away. Afterward /
typewrite the manuscript and correct IL
some more. I find that I can not do as
well by letting some one else copy it
on the machine as by doing 1t myself
because so many new ideas come to me
during that part of the work. With
Half a Rogue 1t was entirely impossible
for a time to do any typewriting, and
some of my manuscript must have CIV
en- the printers a bad quarter of an
hour"
With the January number, 1907
ScrIbner'a Magazine enters upon its
twenty-first year. It's very first issue
was a notable one in the history of
modern periodical literature and es-
tablished its position at once as a
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]. b. Waterman. of WATERFOWL, o.
Rural free delivery, writes: MY daugh-
cured by Dr. Kings New Life Pills. She
has not had an attack for over two
years" Best body cleansers and life Civ
Ing tonic pills on earth. sc at Arnold
drug store.
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81
at their horne <. H,,nnyside, near town.
i Professor 10 I'M II. williams, member
OF the faculty OF the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute. at Blacks burg IS in Licking ton.
visiting Mrs. William N. Patton. III n
N Mr.. and Mrs. Charles o. Shoop, Of
Peoria. ILL., are visiting Mrs. shoop's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j !. ". Engleman,
on Kerr's Creek. Mr.. IL shoop3 is on the
Ireportorial stan OF the Herald Ii transcript,
of PEORIA III s. 3j5 is
Il Professor Elbcrt W. G.. Boogher, a mems
her or tile faculty OF the Georgia School
OF Technology Is IN Lexington. spending.
his vacation with his "a ther, Mr. o. NJ.
5Booghcr. ~ I. 3 81 III iii
~ MI. and Mrs, William 8. Beaman ana
Miss Grace Vandersicc, OF Suffolk. Ya:.
are the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
o. Campbell
MIR. and Mrs. William J. Chandler. OF
Rome. Ga. are In Rockbridge, visiting
Mrs. Chambers mother, Mrs II. 8.
Will of near Licking ton.
VI Rev. and Mrs. II. Ruffner Laird, OF
Millersburg, KY, are the guests Of Capt.
and Mrs. j. Preston Moore.
Mr.. Henry Nfileys is absent on q visit
10 friends In Chicago. ii and will return,
home about the middle OF August. #
Colonel Robert Catlett. A ssistant tAttor-
ney. General OF Virginia, Is spending
few days at his old home. In fLexlng ton.
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Beai, jr., Francis Harris, Blair. and Odcll
White. N. B. q Brown,5 N. IT. sclater, Tut
er Rhedes RyIa1nd FoH Ro % }on ,.
Clements. Of Gloucester; Wlloughby and
Woody Rhodes, and DR.. j.. r.. 8 inson.
refreshments were served during, thu,
evening. and music was furnished lf I. by
Misses Clara Pitts, Marjorie Harris ana
Marjorie Clements. gsi ~
The committee on Invitation were
Messrs Francis Harris and Marion
Miss Edith Pitts, OF Arvonia, has been
the guest OF Miss Virginia Pitts, at8'Bclie
Haven IA for several days. ali sis55 AL
Misses Brownie and Iaerta Fox and
week TO visit the Misses Lynch. who are
Entertaining q house party. b
Mrs. orlo Dickerson, Of Georgia. is q {
Professor ". r. Ellis, OF Buckingham.
disc, "s the guest Of Mr. IT G. llar-
Mr.. james Heath, OF Norwood. is visit
ing his father, Mr., Il. S. Heath. "a. X.
Mr.. Sam Daniel, 8of Roanoke. who has
been visiting his brother, Rev. J. r. Dan
TEL, returned home Monday, leaving his
wife and daughters here. IA Il
Rev Mr.. lSincaid.E OF Hatton, visited
sf nrsR th r. shepberd and daughtsr,
Miss Louise Shepherd have returned
to Richmond after spending two weeks
heIe VIII 81 bnG Mrs nttenanE
the summer law school at tho ,Univer-
Sly Of Virginia, visited friends ends here
Mesdames il. r.. and y. NJ. Cornell, OF
Richmond, have been visitors at the home
OF the Misses Pitts. 4
Misses Mamie =: and y. H. y. Davis I, and
Monday in charlottesville. 3.s4 sG;
tending ths school e Methods, returned sr "a
Miss Mabel Pitts. q Arvona, has been
Fleming Burgess a e len sRa nd
mother Mrs. NJ +, Briggs,
Mr., Ben jamin Jones, Of Richmond has
beenyIsiting HIS sister Miss ISABEL ,aaad Jones &c
Normal Daniel, at the Baptist parson-a
Mise Misses Grace and Miriam Briggs, Of
B Miss Marie, Leahy, Of Richmond, Is SUM
merIng al I"The Terrace,
d Miss Minnie Hrhacker. OF carter's
Bridge, visited theShome OF Mrs, D, p \
for aen buaao ha l SPRINGS SOW here ne
vii spend several WaGa w V ;chmond snent
Sunday in scottsyille. d
Miss Annie Dunn. of Midway Mills,
is at Mrs. J. G, 1Dll's. 3l5t
Miss Lizzie Briggs is visiting friends
Mr5,W. S. Wright. an empIoye OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company,
where he has lived for several years. %
Huntington. w. Va. Ills family VIII
follow shortly.
Miss Mae,# Real Is Visiting the Misses
Mr.. Nathan sclater Of Cartersyille. ID
visiting his son, Mr., NJ, i. selater,
Mr., Milton Patterson, Of Buckingham.
NJ iss ella Mccarthy, of Richmond, Is
Wishing IAliss Elizabeth Tompkins, MT
locust Shade"
Mrs. Blhnkensh!p are guests at tho Roy
.C. IL. Blanknnshlp's,
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5iNo.%sss.
@6 Bride Beautiful, Body and Soul.
.(Fronl "The Epithalnmium."
BY EDMUND sP11NsER.


kech have already
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during the coming winter are much
brighter, however. and nearly every fac-
tory in the i've coun tics has either begun
op pe orwlll DO 80 " dew G as
vices, held by the various churches Of
this section. will beEl IN about n week.
" Considered from social stand point t. TINS
country. thousands OF people assemble
at these meetings for the purpose OF
Worship and friends that meet at no
Joined together for a short time. Usually
large numbers u OF visitors from RICH
mond, fredericksburg and Washington
spend the time fatl$ the camps. and Ito
ygcther It Is the Il gayest season in tic
year. rs 3 $ " "a 555 #
considerable excitement Will probably
make against the&usual large crowds.
Go9ss GamP August asa5
there has been much talk of postponing
Marvin Grove camp meeting. but, SO fa.,
no official steps have been taken: This
day. Il
Henry Thompson, an aged negro, work,
Ing at the marine railway Of " oodhull
and Company, at EFairport. was thrown IN
and sc. badly Injured that he died al hall
hour later. s5I III III 375l n. KS i5,s "a
" Mrs. q, Palmer. OF Baltimore, is spend
Ing the summer with her sister. MIS-.
Miss Margaret Barry, Of Norfolk. and
Miss Helen JOY. OF Leonardtown.. Md,
were guests at the home OF the Misses
Misses Chloe and Linda snow, who
have been visiting At 'rappahannock, re-.
turned to their home here Monday. l
Messrs, Howard and septemus lTignor,
of Washing ton. a e spending the summer
at their old home here. " &
81 Rev. j. r. Tyler, Of Ashland, held SER
vices In the Episcopal Church Sunday. ,
#8 Miss Irene n elmsS ot Misplace, Is visit
ing relatives In Westmoreland
Miss Maggie Rice, of Baltimore Is
spending the summer at the Shirley Hos
elf Sltti 1tts 800 { az
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Northumberland County.

3f Especial to The Tlmes- DAspatch) 5if.
HrSATHSYII.III, VA, July 2S,-The
farmers OF. this section have about TN.
Iished shipping tomatoes Although the
hiaus, been f, made oft Of the, crop, tho mar
Vet prices having been very low. So low
were hey, In fact that about ten, days
sfops shipping In consequence OF this
tie canning factories have started and
are getting all the goods they can handle,
The largo double factory. owned by w.
operations about q week ago, and Is now
running. full blast, \
TX The. cannerles are the chief manufacr
turing Industry Of the Northern Neck
but for the past two years the majority
or the factories have been Idle on &C,
count be the SLUMP In he prices Of canned
goods. The prospects for the prices