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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-04-20
MARRIED.
Evans-Rlale.

A very pretty wedding took
place Thursday evening, April IL,
at eight O'Clock, when Miss Hen
rietta Riale, daughter of Mrs. Car.
rie E. Riale, recently Of Rising Sun,
and Mr.. Harry Evans, formerly Of
the same place, were united in mar
riage at their new home, 2309
Washington street, Wilmington.
Rev. Edwin Franklin of that city,
performed, the ceremony. The
bridal party entered the parlor,
which was tastefully decorated with
potted and Towering plants, to the
strains of Mendelsshon's Wedding
March, played by Miss Bessie G.
Strickland of Oxford. Miss Strick.
land was accompanied to the piano
by Mr.. George d. Riale of Cham
bersburg.
The bride, handsomely gowned
in white silk timmed in Duchess
lace and carrying Easter lilies, was
given away by her brother, Mr..
Harry G. Riale, of Baltimore. Miss
Lillian NJ. Yerkes, of Nottingham,
was maid of honor, daintily dressed
in white persian lawn trimmed in
lace and also carried Easter lilies.
Mr.. Perry B. Riale, Of Baltimore,
was best man.
After congratulations, the beau
tifully decorated dining room was
the scene of gaiety and pleasure
while refreshments were served.
The bride received many handsome
and useful presents. About thirty
guests were present from Whining
ton, Baltimore, Philada, Cham
bersburg, Rising Sun, Oxford and
Nottingham.
Amid showers of confetti and
good wishes, the bride and groom
left on the eleven O'Clock train for
a trip North. On their return they
were given a reception. Tuesday
evening, by the BRIDES sister, Mrs.
J. G. Warfel, Chambersburg They
will be at home after April 26, in
Wilmington.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-04-20
Mathews-Brown.

Miss NJ. Z. Brown, of Cecilton,
and Mr.. Lee Mathews, of Phiiadel
phia, were married on Monday eve.
ming, 18th inst, in the Cecilton M
E. church. The ceremony was
performed by the pastor, Rev. w.
F. Dawson They will make their
future home in Philadelphia.
Reynolds-Ferguson.
Miss 1. Edna Ferguson and Mr..
Charles T. Reynolds were married
1t II O'Clock noon, Thursday, April
IL, at the home of the BRIDES par
Ants, Mr.. and Mrs. Altman Fergu.
son, near Octoraro, by Rev. w. l..
Eann.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14

Of Almond Creek, two miles away from
! the falls. He says
Soon after Jamestown had been settled
by the adventures to Virginia in 1907,
Newport and Smith, with twenty others,
were sent to discover tho heads OF tho
River Powhatan, which from King James
was afterwards called James River. They
passed by divers small habitations, and in
six days arrived at a town called Powha-
tan. consisting Of about twelve houses.
pleasantly seated on a. hill on the north
side Of the river, with three fertile isles
before 1t. This place / Judge to be either
Mrs Mnyo's or else MARKINGS Plantation,
and 1t was tho principal scat by inlleri-
lance OF Powhatan. emperor OF tho coun-
try" See page 46. williamsburg edition
OF 1747.
No succeeding writer of virginia's his
tory, go far as am informed, has chal-
lenged this unsupported dictum OF Stith.l
Even Burk, usually so careful in sitting
doubtful evidence. assents Mr.. Campbell,
whose little book came out after Burk's
publication. says very gravely, as IL he
had in mind both Mayo's and Marvin's.
The town lay at distance Of two miles
below Richmond!
Charles Campbelrs description Is mere
patchwork OF Smith and Stith, and not
good junkety Junk either. II. as he says,
Powhatan was situated on bold range
OF hills overlooking the river. with three
islets in front and many cornfelds around.
what contradiction IN terms to add the
sentence: This picturesque spot lies
on the north bank OF the river about q
mile below the falls. and stil retains
the same name"-that la. the name given
to Mayo's plantation by It's owners. who
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14

Upwards of a quarter of century ago,
whilst exploring tho many historic fields
that lie about Richmond, l made discov-
cries Of an antiquarian and archaeological
character, which I trust will not be
deemed uninportant as O. contribution to
our local history Not content with s11ch
delightful work in the open air, busted
myself for hours with those venerable
records, which are still extant In the
Capitol and the several courts Of Rich-
mond and Manchester. An Elusive tradi-
ton, commonly found In ell countries. has
evidently distorted many facts OF our
locale that will BIO presented truly and I
hope, clearly. In this paper and others
that will follow It
Tradition has seen WITH its own eyes
the very rock, near William Mayo's house
still standing. to which Smith was
dragged before his rescue by Pocahontas;
It has talked with persons of the olden
time, whose grandfathers fought with the
rebel Bacon at Bloody Pun. It has never
looked into the pages of Captain John
Smith, who tells the story OF his capture
and his march under guard to Werowo-
comoco, where the dramatic scene ended
SO happily for him. Neither has II ever
heard of one Colonel Edward Hill, some
time Speaker OF the House Of Burgesses
who encountered ut Gillie's Run since
known as Bloody Run, Six or seven hun
bred Ricaheorians. strongly entrenchcd
behind palisades. who soundly thrashed
him and his auxiliaries, under Totopoto-
moi. C
This Totopotomoi, chief OF the old
Panunkey tribe. is probably better known
by name and heroic action to lettered
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14

town or Powhatan It may be we'll to
mako n survey of it's ancien. bounds
and physical characteristics. Long before
its conversion into a. park It had be.n
isolated from tho mainland by those three
affluents OF tho James, namely: Bloody
Run, on the west: Cowardin's Glen. on the
northwest. and Gillie's Creek on the
southwest. These had undermined its
bases to such an extent as to make land
slides recurrent and frequent. AT the
lower reaches OF Cowardin's Glen may
be seen on either side of that pretty
riyerlet a landslide that Is older than the
settlement at Jamestown. / have taken
indian relics from the superficial soil
paleoltihfc Of type positively Indicative Of
the antiquity OF the wearing process
which has had so much to do
in shaping Chimborazo. the heads OF the
two smaller streams aforementioned
lie close to each other In King Powha-
tan's time. a narrow isthmus Intervening
to keep them apart whilst the peninsular
contour of the unihue eminence d.
rected them to contrary courses. II
formerly contained ono hundred acres Of
land, more, or less. and measured In
grth along its base about two miles.
Powhatan, which strikes even now with
charm the beholder who approaches 1t
from the southslde. may be said without
unduly magnifying Its Importance, to
have been from time immemorial a van
foreground OF the tribes who had the
ability to possess and hold It. It may
seem to persons who shall underestimate
the historic value of Its redscovery, q
waste of words to enlarge this paper with
Its discussion. but admirers OF tho heroic
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14
The Rule By Graft.

And SO with graft, This Is no graft
hunt Oh. shall look a. raft. II graft
looks at mo. bur Where did he get it?"
where no got It. What want to know Is,
what did he do to get TT For graft. you
know graft isn't merely graft. II the
away ike The sh'svss that they are. We
should be all right. They cannot get
away With the country. But they don't
run they hey run us Isl. They STAY BY ths,r
more graft And since the graft 0; the
political grafters is to cell out the COM
mon interests OF all OF US to the special
, nIe5sis rs Q, fey Q, u.s. why the eo Tsay
corruption Is not that II is bad In itself,
but that 1t transforms our government
from democracies representative of all of
US into sordid nasty olisarchies represent
with br!bes In their hands asking favors.
There is no bribery at Washington"
Many men have told me that and 90
not expect to find any; not cash bribery.
But cash bribery is crude ard unuec-
sary; cash bribery Is the least dangerous
form OF political corruption. Offices. pro-
motion, committee. stock tips, business.
dinners,-these and such as these. are the
higher, subrler, more respectable and,
therefore. the more really dangerous
are the menace OF the future to the fut-
ure OF American institutions. And this
kind of corruption cannot always be trac-
ed and proven. So we shall have to Judge
In Washington very largely as business
men Judge. by results; by the speeches,
the action. the votes of our representa-
tiyes. For these letters are to be stud les
OF government. not of constitutions. forms
and laws. but the actual living. human
organism which men call the United
States. And I am asking. not whether il
Is good government or bad, but simply
whether 1t represents me-you, TOD, IL
YOU please, bit since 40 T have - ~ =
don't know exactly what you expect of
your government. I shall remand to know
only If, and how, mine represents me-
LINCOLN STEPHENS
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What Good Men Are Doing.

And we must not anticipate. have
crossed. In the cities and States, the
tracks OF good men, also, who have gone
on up 10 Washington. And there are
more, no doubt, of whom never heard
The President told me once-before he
was Pres!dent-that the character OF the
House OF Representatives. for example.
WAS high. very high: and that there were
IN that body OF surprisingly large NUM-
ber of able. courageous men. Good
What are they doing there? How are
they doing it2 II IL sometimes hard for
good men to do good work in public
once; what difficulties do good men en-
counter in Washington? i must seek
out these men and ask them. They will
tell me the truth. and will tell you
the truth. And II the President is right
about tho House. and II the scandals
exposed In the departments are excep-
tional and If the Senate has been mis-
represented as much as IL is accused of
disappearing US. then-the truth
about Washington will be interesting and
pleasant for a private citizen to know
of his own knowledge
And / shall know. have right to
know what is going on. and 80 have you,
and mean to know; know, too. OF my
own knowledge, and mean to make that
knowledge yours. How? shall ask
questions and shall report those ques-
tons OF you. When / get answers. I
shall report those answers to you. And
If / get no answers. shall report that
10 you.' But If get no answers. shall
20 out and answer my own questions
myself. This may take time. but have
plenty of time. 1t may be necessary to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14
The Retort Courteous.

husband discovered one day that his
wife's beautiful couture was not all her
own-a few puffs OF false hair had been
added to heighten effect. He reproached
her thus: Mary. why do you put the
hair Of somebody else on your head -
His wife was equal to the occasion She
replied: Why. may ask. do you put the
skin Of another calf on your feet?" AZ
ter that there was slence.-London News.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14

20 back into tho States and districts
whence "our'' representatives come, but
am free to travel. You see, toT.fig no
news to watch for, can pursue the truth
Z, ,,l-.t1nIl IL L--- " n ".
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Important Discovery.

Chimborazo Park is the true site of
King Powhatan's town, so clearly de-
scribed by Smith in the London edition
of his we'll known work. and subsequently,
In the Richmond reprint OF 1919. and not the
old river terrace, at the upper end OF
which lies the thriving suburb of Fulton.
The painstaking stth appears to have
given color to an error of Judgment which
placed the town at Alayo.s. near the mouth
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14

folks than either Hill or Bacon. A. creek
In Hanover county Is named after him,
and Butler deigns to give him an earthly
Immortality insIIudibras:
Tho mighty Tottipotinoy
Sent TO our elders an envoy,
Complaining sorely OF the breach
OF league held forth by brother Patch''
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14

70 back into tho States and districts
whence "our' representative come, but
/ nm free to travel. You see, To Zig no
nows To watch for, can pursue the truth
and--naii 1t.
The One Great Question.
But there should be no obstacles In
the way of my quest, since all that /
have TO ask may be summed UP In ono
short sentence. what do you repro
sent2"
THAT Is the question to put to repre-
sentative democracy, and surely that Is
a proper question for representative to
answer. Whether he be the President
or Justice OF the Supreme Court, u
United States Senator or member Of
the House, or u clerk, he should repre-
sent you and me--we being citizens who
want nothing but a Square deal" And
II our representative does not represent
us, who or what does he REPRESENT
Pertinent, penetrating, this Is PUBLIC
question.
This seems to me to be the public Dues.
ton OF the day in these United states OF
America. Not tho regulation Of railroad
rates; not tariff revision: not graf, SO
far as my present purpose ~ consei NV Il =
atnte axes the rate on freight. But DO
care a great deal who rules the unl, q
Sfntes. The railroads rule some OF ths
states OF the United States. and the splrlt
in which my Congress discusses rate iesl o.
lntion, and the votes OF my Representa-
lives on such measure. is. 70 me, only q
chance to see for myself whether the rai u
roads are better repreasnssd t nan - am nno, ",
:. So with tarirf revision. To the extent
that this Is q purely ecouoHic question, I
does not concern me now. My interesl Is
political and moral. II 1t - good Tor pusi-
ness to be protected from foreign COM
petition, lot business be protected. But |
have seen and talked with business mel
who, because their business was projected
to take part IN municipal reform. Thougn
the condition of their city was horr;o,
they have hung back from fighting the
boss whom they despised, lest his over
throw might leopard re their blessed tariff
The character OF q people is more mi
portant than the business OF nation,
and II the protection that is good for
business Is bad for business men: Y 1t
makes towards Of good citizens: II they
have "theirs''. they are willing to let graf
tiers rule and rob their cities, why then
think protection Is bad. And I want to
see this winter Il they and our represent
at!ves do regard the tariff as graft and
Just how far protected fnterests' make
return for the special concessions we
grant them by running our government
All talk of tariff revision, therefore. will
be simply a chance to learn for myself
whether the special interests are better
represented at Washington than the com
mon interests OF all of us. II special In
terests rule my country, I'd like TO know
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corruption were all one system OF corrup-
ton.
Pessimisticy Not bit OF 1t. believe
that when we Americans once understand
our corruption we will throttle the beast
to death.
But found that couldn't grasp tho
beast in the cities and States. Wherever
i followed the trail OF municipal COR
ruption UP into State, / met evidence
OF Federal corruption, and have seen
citizens who. having beaten the beas,
In their city, have proceeded against IT
IN the State. only to encounter there
what looked like sympathetic national
system. What did that mean? What
does 1t mean that wherever ! have tray-
ellcd the broad main highway OF our
commercial political corruption. whether
In a city or in State, always the foot
prints OF tho big, successful political
grafters have pointed or towards WASH
ington? What arc they doing in WASH
ington? Did they como here to retire
and reform7 Recent disclosures con-
corning certain departments and men
suggest that tho lessons learned at home
have been applied here--oniy with tfNe
improved Skill OF the prncttced expert
Is that so? Is Washington to politics
what New York Is to business-the Mecca
OF the finished rascals: or is 1t more
like Newport--st sort OF Valhalla for the
grafters that are done grating?
No? Neither? Well. that Is what
want TO settle for myself That Ia why.
having turned from cities to States. j
am going now from the States into the
United States Since our bad city gov
ernments and our bad State govern
ments are all one bad system. I'd like TO
know II these are but parts OF a national
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-03-08
IN THE CHURCHES
assssss,s;ss'.s,ss'';ss;s';s'';sa;'';''s

The Ladies' Aid Society of the Metho-
dist church held a social at the home
of Mrs Cunningham, corner of Grand
and Chestnut on Thursday evening.
A short program was rendered, after
which ice cream and cake were served.
A large number was present, from
which the ladies realized neat sum.
The cabinet of the Junior Epworth
League was entertained last Friday
evening by Clare Alling Hills, literary
and social vice-president.
The usual routine of League busi-
ness and reports. was attended to and
a pleasant hour enjoyed There were
present Lewis Devol, Edith MCGOWAN
Birdie Batchelor, Leora Corrin, Alert
and Fay Thomas, Valera Oyerman,
Harry McClanahan, Stewart Worrelli
Mamie Devol and Lena Hodgin.
= 4 4
Rev. A. w Jameson of Loveland,
will preach at the United Presbyterian
church Friday evening at 1:3O, Satur-
day afternoon at 2:30 and Sabbath
morning and evening.
The quarterly communion services
will be observed Sabbath morning.
You are invited TO these services.
The Young Peoples Christian Union
of the United Presbyterian church has
chosen the following officers for the
coming year: President, Belmont
Preston; vice president, Phebe Pax
ton: secretary. Bessie Moyle; treas
urer. Ora Kirkton: organist. Mamie
Preston.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-03-08
Safety of Fishermen

Through note addressed by tho
French embassy In Washington to l..
I. Chamberlain. commissioner of navl-
cation OF the department Of commerce
and labor. France has asked the CO
operation OF the United States. In tli',
name of humanity. in establishing the
ocean routes pursued by mail steamers
on the Atlantic in such manner as to
assure the safety Of fishermen on the
banks near Newfoundland. says the
Washington correspondent OF the New
York Herald NJ. Charles de Cham
brun, secretary Of the French embassy.
had a conversation with Mr.. Chamber
lain upon the matter few weeks ago.
The question Of routes was first de-
bated ut the maritime conference held
in Washington In October. November
and December. 1880. but In the opinion
Of the French nation its conclusions
were not wholly satisfactory In that
they did not thoroughly safeguard the
lives OF the fishermen, OF whom the
note says there are each year about
10000, one-half Freuchmen and the
other half divided between Americans
and English
The French ports In Newfoundland
have insisted upon France taking the
initiative in proposing to the govern
ments an agreement tending TO forbid
the fast mail steamers crossing the
banks of Newfoundland during the
cod fishing season, which Is from April
10 to Oct. IL. independently OF any
action which the American English.
German and Dutch nations may take,
France has in its extension OF the mall
contract to the Compagnic Generate
Transatlantique Inserted In the new
contra I This provision:
The distance taken as basis OF com
putation is the average fixed at 31Ti nau-
tical miles of actual course, corresponding
to tho various trips effected In tho year
between Havre and New York meridian
OF Sandy Iook), provided that the mail
steamers shall refrain from crossing the
Newfoundland banks between the 18th of
April and the 18th OF October. except
when compelled to do by causes OF Wis
major. which shall he established by pro-
ducing the log book. With tho exception
OF cases Of Wis major, every crossing OF
steamer between the 18th OF April and the
18th of October will make tho conccssion-
naire liable to fine OF 1000 francs
at appears from the marine notices
published by the British administra-
ton in 1891" says the French note.
'sthat the English companies Of Liver
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-03-08
TO WORK THE PENITENTIARY INMATES
ON the STREETS OF THE CITY

ordinances of the city and remove
their old wagons from the streets.
Councilman HyssOng asked that the
ordinance relating to the height of
signs be more strictly enforced. He
said they had been gradually growing
lower during the last few years and
some of them were now SO low that
they were annoying to the passerby.
Alderman Arthur called the atten-
ton of the council to the possibilities
of park at the mouth OF the Gorge.
There is plot of about four acres
between the railroad right of way and
the granite cliff that In Mr.. Arthurs
opinion would make an ideal park. 1t
is now much used for picnics and II
graded and watered would make an
ideal spot. The city clerk was in
structed to question the owners as
to the value they placed on the plot.
City Clerk Cooper was authorized
to procure new typewriter for the
use of the city.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-03-08

pool and tho North German Lloyd have
already adopted the routes. according
to which their ships must from Jan.
to July Il of ench year clear the south.
ern prong OF the great bank OF New.
foundlsnd at q distance of about eight
miles and cannot go thence northwnrd
beyond line running from that point
TO the western end OF Sable island.
THE way to accomplish serious prog
ress toward the solution OF the problem
would then be to secure from the sew.
eral American companies engaged In
the fast mail service between Europe
and the northern United States or
southern Canada renewed declnra-
ton that they accept the above dc.
scribed routes. with the amendment
that instead OF causing them 10 be FOL.
lowed by their ships until July IA In
elusive they should promise to do 81
until Oct 1. or. at the very least. until
Sept. /.
I'm order to make quite sure that
the route would be followed It would
be distinctly advisable to specify the
selection OF that route as one Of the
causes OF the contracts let by the postal
service OF the United States for the
transportation of its mali bags to des-
tim ton on board the ships OF those
companies
'If the measure that France hns nj
ready taken and now proposes to the
Interested powers should fail to meet
with their approval or. in their opiu-
lon. to meet In an adequate manner
the interests involved. the government
Of the republic would feel inclined to
lay before the maritime powers prop
osition looking to the calling Of an In
ternationai conference Mt Paris for the
purpose OF discussing the rules that
should be formed for the protection OF
the fishermen following their occupa-
ton near the banks Of Newfoundland
against the risk Of collision with steam
ships
The routes prescribci 10y the Com
pagnie Generate Tran-.. antique by
France and which by inference that
country desires 10 have adopted by
other countries controlling lines OF fast
mail steamers are thus given
Westward. an are or great circle.
starting from either Fastnet rock or
Bishop rock and ending at the foot Of
the bank. in about q: degrees 10 niu-
utes north and - degrees 20 minutes
west. thence n ioxodromic line ms far
as Sandy Hook Eastward. loxo-
dromic hne 10 - point some sixty miles
south OF the point above Indicated.
thence the are OF great circle from
TINT point to Fasnc, rock or Bishop
rock"