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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-05
Notice.

The Pension Board will meet
at Mathews Court House on
Wednesday, April IS, at 10
O'Clock a. NJ, for the purpose of
revising the Pension List, and re-
ceiving applications for pensions,
Those who intend to apply for
pension, will please call on Mr..
Sands Smith for blank form, fill
out same according to instructions
therein, and present it to the
Board on the day named above.
w. L. FITCHErT, Chairman.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-05
CARD.

Having sold my drug store |
desire to return my hearty thanks
to the kind people of Mathews
and Gloucester who have SO lib
orally patronized me in the past.
l bespeak for you the confidence
and esteem of my successors.
Always your fellow citizen.
s. L. RICHARDSON.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-05

If you ever bought Il box of Witch
Hazel Salve that failed to give salts
faction the chances are il did not have
the name 'E. G. De Witt & Co
printed on the wrapper and pressed
in the box. The original De Wits
Witch Hazel Salve never fails to give
satisfaction for burns, sores, boils,
letter, cracked hands, &c. For blind
bleeding, itching and protrubing Piles
it affords almost immediate relief. II
stops the pain. Sold by S. +. Rich
ardson.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-05
How to Avoid Appendicitis

Most victims OF appendicitis are those
who are habitually Constipated. Orino
Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic
constipation by stimulating the liver
and bowels and restores the natural
action OF the bowels. Orino Laxative
Fruit Syrup does not nausoate or
grippe and is mild and pleasant TO
take. Refuse substitutes. For sale
by $. +. Richardson.
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NEW YORK WORLD,
ThricesasWeek Edition.
Read Wherever the English
Language is Spoken.

IlSudSS Is spoken.
The Thrice Week World
hopes to be in 1906 better paper
than it has ever been before, and
it has made its arrangements &C
COrdingly. It's news service covers
the entire globe, and it reports
everything fully, promptly and
accurately. 1t is the only paper,
not daily, which is as good as a
daily, and which will keep you as
completely informed of what is
happening throughout the world.
The Thrice-a-Week World is
fair in its political reports. You
can get the truth from its col
umns, whether you are Republi-
can or Democrat, and that is
what you want.
A special feature of the Thrice
a-Week World has always been
It's serial fiction. 1t published
novels by the best authors in the
world, novels which in book form
sell for Sligo apiece, and its high
standard in this respect will be
maintained in the future as in
the past.
The THRICE-A-WEEK WORLDS
regular subscription price is only
$I.Oo per year, and this pays for
$50 papers. We offer this I'M
equalled newspaper and THE
MATHEWS JOURNAL together for
one year for $I.65.
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of the two papers is $500.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-05
A CARD.
TO the Public, My Friends and
Patrons.
Greeting:

l choose this medium to give
notice that l have this day sold
my entire line of merchandise
and the business thereof, which
have been conducting at this
place for the past thirteen years,
TO my son, Wyatt Wolf. and MIR.
Howard Nelson, who will con-
tinue the business along the same
line with an increased stock at
the old stand in the future, under
the firm name and style of
Wolfe & Nelson In retiring
from the field of merchandising /
desire to say that my only reason
Is age and signs of failing health,
and take this opportunity to eX-
press my thanks and high appre-
citation for the liberal patronage
and the confidence reposed in me
by those who have stood by me,
and will always be glad to meet
them and extend a hand of
friendship and brotherly love.
Sincerely, A. G. WOLFFE.
APRIL D, 1906.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-05
A GARD.

This is to certify that all druggists
are authorized TO refund your money ii
FOley's Honey and Tar fails TO cure
your cough or cold. 1t stops the cough,
heals the lungs and prevents serious
results from cold. Cures Ia grippe
coughs and prevents pneumonia and
consumption. Contains no opiateS.
The genuine is in yellow package.
Refuse substitutes. For sale by >. e.
Richardson
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-05

Having sold my drug store l am
anxious TO have all accounts set
tied. Parties owing me are re-
quested to make settlement at
once. $. L. RICHARDSON.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-05
PUBLIC WARNING.

We shall not be responsible if any
person takes any but the genuine
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs
and colds. limitations are worthless
and may contain opiates. The genu-
inc Foley's Honey and Tar in the
yellow package contains no opiates
and is safe and sure. For sale by
S. T.. RichaI dson.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-05
AN INsIOious DANGER.

One of the worst features of kidney
trouble is that it is AZ insidious dis
ease and before the victim realizes his
danger he may have a fatal malady.
Take Foley's Kidney Cure at the first
sign of trouble as it corrects irregu-
larities and prevents Bright's disease
and diabetes. For sale by S. L. Rich
ardSon.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-05

Living indoors so much during the
winter months creates a sort of stuffy,
want-of-ozone condition in the blood
and system generally. Clean up and
get ready for spring. Take a few
Early Risers. These famous little
pills cleanse the liver, stomach and
bowels and give the blood Il chance to
purify itself. They relieve headache.
sallow complexion, sc. Sold by $. f.
Richardson.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-05

retained. We are sure we voice
the sentiment of his patrons. who
are his friends. when we wish
that he may live long and prosper.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-05
LOCAL OPTION IN ROAD-MAKING

Among the enaCtments of the
last General assembly were two
road laws of general interest, OF
which Judge Sims, of Louisa, was
author.
One provides for dividing roads
of counties. whose boards of sup
ervisors choose so to do, into di-
visions containing not less than
ten or more than thirty miles Of
roads. Each subsection en-
braces in its territory those prop
erty owners who chiefly use the
roads therein, and the act gives
them the right to select for each
subsection a practical road sur
veyOr, who shall discharge GER
tain duties with respect to fire.
quent repair work, as a section
foreman does on a railroad.
These duties are set forth in the
act and include the use of a drag
or rut scraper over all the roads
of clay soil, er other than sand,
in his road sub-district on an av-
erage Of one per month after the
thaw i'll the Spring and after each
heavy rain. Each road surveyor
may be paid by contract or other
wise, as may be determined by
by the Board of Supervisors, with
respect to such work as may
be determined by the sub-district
road taxpayers with respect to
work done for them,
The act also allows taxpayers in
each subsection to vote annually
an extra road tax for the eXclu-
sive benefit of the roads in their
section. This is optional and in
any event only freehOlders are al
lowed to vote.
This statute is designed to have
purely repair work on roads done
frequently and Systematically by
local man selected by the tax
payers and .road-users of each
neighborhood, and it gives the
freehOlders the option CT taxing
themselves for that purpose.
The other statue modifies the
general road law so as to give
the State highway engineer gen
eral supervisory and advisory
jurisdiction over boards of SUI
pervisors so as to coordinate
the whole road system and pre-
vent the waste of a great deal of
the $500, 900 now being raised by
localroad taxation throughout the
State. 1t enables counties oper-
ating under the general road law
to use money thus raised by local
taxation, to get the provisions of
the Lassiter-Whithers law. which
provides for the use of Convicts.
1t also provides a less expensive
and more expeditions method of
the acquisition Of rights of way for
new roads and change of location
Of allkoads; and further, allows
boards of~snpervisors to appoint
superintendants. use
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-05
THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1906.
THE ROADS.

THE Journal is gratified to re-
ceive the communication from
Mr.. Byron Sutherland on the
subject of our roads which will be
found elsewhere. We agree with
him entirely in his reasoning,
and we will gladly give space to
the plan which he promises to
outline. THE JOURNAL has never
more sincerely nor heartily advo-
Gated any scheme than that of
road improvement. We are every
day brought face to face with the
needs of this section along this
line, the roads in many places
being so execrable as to be
a risk to life or limb to travel
them. Our miserable public
highways seriously reflect upon
our progressiveness as people.
and prove the poorest kind of an
introduction TO the visitor and
the investor. The reasons for
road improvement are simply
innumerable, as the benefits are
incalculable.
The last Legislature passed
bill known as the Lassiter@
Withers bill. providing for
State Highway Commission and
for the employment of convict
labor on the public roads-a
measure of which the people of
Mathews ought be among the
very first TO avail themselves.
Briefly, the law provides that
where a county desires to per-
manently build or repair main
thoroughfare. the local road au-
thorities may apply to the State
Highway Commission setting
forth the scheme for such work.
The Commission (Which is to
be under the supervision Of
skilled engineer andrea builder)
will then view the road and pre-
pare plans and specifications. If
the county shall then agree to
build the road according to said
plans. &C., and will furnish teams,
tools and materials, and pay the
engineer in charge at the rate of
$Ioo per month, the Commission
will supervise the work and the
State will furnish conviCts for the
labor and will feed, clothe and
guard them and furnish them
with portable quarters. The
county of Mathews should ar
range to permanently improve
the main road leading from New
Point to the Gloucester line, or
certainly the most frequently
used portion of it, as soon as
practicable and the other roads
in due time.
THE JOURNAL proposes to keep
up the fight, even if it has to go
it alone, but we hope 10 get the
sympathy of all progressive Citi-
zens, and our columns are open
for discussion.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-05

The advertising columns of THE
JOURNAL will announce the for
NATION of the new firm of Wolfe
& Nelson. composed of Mr..
Wyatt Wolfe and Mr.. Howard
Nelson, and the retirement from
business of Mr.. A. {. Wolfe.
We welcome the energy. the in
dustry and ability of these young
gentlemen in the mercantile life
of our thriving little town, and
we extend to their retiring pre-
decessor our best wishes for a
long life and still useful career.
Mr.. A. c. Wolfe has for over
thirteen years been identified
with the business world of Math-
ews Court House. where his
courtesy. business tact and
knowledge had won for him a
goodly share of the patronage of
the county, Which his fair dealing
aud satisfactory goods have easily
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-05
F. Office to Taxpayers.

| am at my office every Thurs
day and Saturday, and will be
glad for all who have not settled
their taxes to call and do so.
Mr.. w. F. JARVIS. Deputy Treas
nTer. wall be at my Office every
Saturday afternoon to meet the
taxpayers Of the Chesapeake
District. J. ]. BURKE,
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-05
A PLEA For BETTER ROADS.

DEAR EDITOR: Your recent
utterances upon the subject of
good roads in Mathews county
have been of great interest to me.
Let me beg of YOU not to grow
weary in the good fight!
You could select no one topic
of more Importance to ali the
people of the county than that
of the roads.
Having had some little expert
ence In road making myself
having built and kept up for
years over a mile of country road,
in a different situation running
through all sorts of soils l am
not exactly a tyro in the art Of
highway improvements much
as an excuse for butting in"
Let me make five declarations
which perhaps will not be dis
puted:
First, This is n horse loving
community, 4 horse breeding
county to some eXtent-all the
people love or seem to love a
fast horse. You can't breed and
raise fast stock when there are
none but heavy tracks! When
training a colt if he has to draw
load it ruins his gait and he fails
to develop the speed he would if
he had an easy track for exercise.
Drawing a sull.y in these roads
is like drawing a buggy on the
good roads we might have. All
of this in spite of the fact that
some speedy colts are bred here.
Were the roads better the colts
would be better.
Second, Good roads in this
county would add one-third to
real estate values! 1t would
make each mans farm worth
one-third more than it now is
not only intrinsic value, but
market value. Strangers come
here, allured by the natural
beauty of the water fronts, the
mild climate, salt air and hospi-
tality Of the people, and go away
again because Of the measly char
acter of the highways.
Third, Good roads promote So
liability, help education, enhance
our pleasures. encourage the
churches and push business.
People can visit more easily,
children get to school, the pa
rents to church, and farmers their
produce to town and the wharves
more readily with better roads.
F0Urth, We have the material
to make the roads Of. Talbot
county, Md, with exactly the
same topography and soil, has
the best roads anywhere in the
South, and some of them the
best in the whole country. Math-
ews county may have quite as
good ones if the people only
will to.
rim, This may all be accom-
plished with a slightly larger
initial outlay, at no larger annual
expense than the present.
l beg you Mr.. Editor to con-
tinue the argument until the end
sought is accomplished. With
your permission, at another time,
| will lay before your readers a
plan of procedure.
BYRON SUTHERLAND.
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THE SERPENT'S TOOTH.

Little Mary was experiencing
all the poignant suffering which
manifest ingratitude always bring
in its train. Her listle brother,
only now Convalesent from an at
tack of measles, was sitting up in
bed munching at a sponge cake.
Wont you give your little Sis
ter piece?" she asked coaxingly.
No; l won't" said Arthur,
with uncOmpromising decision.
And he ate on steadily till the
last mouthful was disposed of.
Then Mary could stand it 10
longer.
Mother" she cried, "Arthur's
a wicked, greedy boy! He won't
give me the tlniest piece of his
cake, and all the time it was me
that gave him the measles. -
Times-Dispatch.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-05

Mr.. S. L. Bowen of Wayne, w. Va.
writes: Il was sufferer from kidney
disease, so that at times / could not
get out of bed, ami when / did I could
not stand straight. / took Foley's
Kidney Cure. One dollar bottle and
part of the second cured me entirely -
Foley's Kidney kture works wonders
where others an total failures. Hpr
sale by $. t.. R3harslSon
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For attractive and artistic Job
Printing bring your order to the
Journal office.
Read the j ucnal.
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All transient advertisements will be
charged for at the rate of 50 cts. per
inch for the first insertion, Is cts. per
inch COR each subsequent insertion
when no change is made
Obituaries and resolutions of respect
can only be inserted as paid matter for
which a charge of five cents per line is
made.
Communications advocating candi-
dates for Office will be charged for at
regular line rates for advertising.
Reading notices 10 cents per line.
Contract rates furnished on appli-
cation.
THE JOURNAL would be greatly in
debted to its correspondents if they
will mail their news letters SO as to
reach this office before "Wednesday
Inorning. n great many items have ia
go unpublished or be carried over until
tAe following week and I've stale read
ing because they do not reach this
once in time.
No notice will be taken of anony'
NOUS communications. Whatever is in.
tended for publication must be sigued
with the writer's 0ame.
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This May Interest You.

No one is immune from Kidney
trouble, SO just remember that Foley's
Kidney Cure will stop the irregulari-
ties and cure any case of kidney and
bladder trouble that is not beyond the
reach of medicine. For sale by S. K.
Richardson.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-02-22
Bunker Talk.

Everybodies watermelons are
looking fine and the people are
commencing to work them,
There has been another land
deal in Bunker John M Bates
has purchased the Anderson Or
ange grove.
John F Bates, has been spend
ing few nights with his father
He lives so far off and he doesn't
see him very often.
Mr. Joel Hand and family and
Mrs. Sallie Plat and family, from
Fruitalle, are visiting friends and
relatives in Bunker this week.
Mr. Henry Futch has got a fine
bean patch, and when It gets to
bearing it had better look out on
moonlight nights for you know
rabbits like beans.
FLAP JACK.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-02-22
Notes From Gardner.

We are having pleasant weather
Quite a lot Of building going on
here.
G Mccorquodale has about 30
acres in truck,
Johnathan coker is building q
dwelling just south Of the depot
w, Z. Daniels, Of Arcadia was
doing business in Gardner Sat
last
DR. Moore is having quite a little
ditcfing and fencing done on his
property
Messrs Emory Johnsoil and
Henry Bullock were in Gardner
Sunday eve.
Mrs. Dan Worth is very poorly,
yet we hope She will soon be able
to be out again
I. +. Fielder has planted about
so acres in truck Irish potatoes
cukes ard melons
Misses Daisy and Mittie Har-
ward and Miss sallie Mcconnell,
81 Nashville, Tenn also Guy Har-
ward spent = pleasant evening az
tie home Of Nj and Ms 5. n
Harvard Friday last
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-02-22
Concrete Machinery Here.

The Florida Cement and Con
struction Co., N. A. Faulkner,
Mgr. have this week received the
machinery for their cement manu-
factory. It has been put in
position on land near the site Of
the new school house OH Quality
Hill, and the first stone msnu-
featured will be put into the
$4,000 building for that purpose,
work on which will commence
early next week.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-02-22

Saturday Justice Coker tried and
convicted a negro for larceny.
Deputy Bassett carried him to Jail.
The Baptist church is being
built They have the foundation
completed It is hear the school
house
The orange work was finished
here last Friday There were
about 10000 crates shipped from
here.
MI Bassett, DeSoto's able dep
uty sheriff, was ii Gardner Sat,
He was after another boarder for
the county hotel
There has been number Of
people gone from here to the east
coast. but they are like the cat,
they come back just as soon as
possible They say the east coast
doesn't come up with old Desoto.
Yours evermore till death,
Doc.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-02-22
OUR NEIGHBORS
INTERESTING NEWS OF NEAR
BY COMMUNITIES.
Sap shots From Lily.


Another heavy rain has fallen
which will considerably delay crop
planting
j r Raulerson finished moving
the last Of his orange crop the
week last past
On last Saturday morning
Grandma Wrede left for Mulberry
tovisit her daughter Mrs Hays Of
that place. She was accompanied
by her daughter Mrs. M A.
Raulerson and two Of her grand
children ] i. Kaulerson and Miss
Edith HENDERSON,
We are due our neighbor and
friend Lotus d, Dupree a sincere
apology Something more than
"a month ago he was married to
Miss Ida Mcleod, OF Duette we
intended at the time to give the
item while new with a reserve Of
our best superlatives One reason
we we're uncertain at the time Of
the fact being certain for runors
were flying thick and fast that he
was to marry and had married etc.
until we did not know what 20 do
or say about it But we wish to
assure Mr. and Mrs Duptee that
we wish them all the Joy and
happiness that their hearts desire.
KODAK.
Lily, Fla, 2 p. 1906
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-02-22
An Early Primary.

Chairman d. U. Fletcher, of
the State Democratic Executive
Committee, has issued a call for
the State Democratic Committee to
meet in Jacksonville on Saturday,
February oath, to fix date for
holding the primary elections for
nomination Of state and county
officers.
This is taken by many politicians
to mean early primaries, but this
is not positive, as the committee,
il is thought, will not call them
earlier than June 1st
The primary two years ago had
to determine nearly all state
officers, and was held very early,
the first one being on May 10th,
and the second on June 2 These
dates were opposed by many news
papers, who claimed that they were
very inconvenient to the farmers
of the state.
This coming meeting however,
will have the tendency to bring
out the candidates for county
offices state senators and repre-
sentatives
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-02-22
A Big SawmlIl Deal.

The Nocatee Welles Saw Mil
and its timber land and other APP
purtenances were sold this week to
a syndicate of well known gentle
men, who will do business under
the firm name of the King Lumber
and Manufacturing Company
The following are the officials Of
the new firm viz J. G. King, Of
Arcadia, PRESIDENT Alex. M. Pace,
Of Jacksonville, General Manager;
Directors, j. G. King, Walter
Graham J H and, +. D. Treadwell,
The purchase price is given as
S22s, 900, We understand that
it is the intention Of the company
to operate the mill at Nocatee for
the present, altho' eventually Ar
cadia may be the site.
This is big deal and as Ar
cadia business men are largely
interested in it we expect our city
will derive much benefit from the
same.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-02-22

Governor Broward this week
visited TT. Lauderdale, where he
is having two large dredges built
for use in his Everglade drainage
project. He was accompanied by
r. H. Neles, of Chicago, a member
of the company that furnished the
machinery for the dredges.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-02-22

Miss Alice Roosevelt, daughter
of the president and Hon. Nicholas
Longworth were married in the
White House on February II. It
is stated by the daily papers that
the young couple are enroute to
Florida by the Southern Railway,
and that they may go to West
Palm Beach and later to Havana.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-02-22

A letter from Pensacola says that
the timber market there is now
higher than it has ever been in the
history of the port. Sawn timber
of thirty feet now averages at "a
and Is cents per foot, while shorter
averages are desirable for 20 and
"a cents, which is fully 10 cents
Der foot higher than what it was
sold for at the same period La t
year Jacksonville Metropolis
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-02-22

John B. stetson, founder Of
Stetson University at DeLand,
died at his home near that city on
February 1s. He was stricken
with apoplexy Sunday morning
and died without regaining con-
seriousness. He was 7o years Of
age. end a very rich man, son Of a
halter, and an employer OF $500
persons who now work in his bat
manufactures His gifts TO-
DeLand have made his name
famous in Florida He leaves q
widow. two sons and a daughter
His body was taken to Philadelphia
for burial .-..-..
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-02-22

Hon. Randall Pope, of Madison,
has been appointed by the governor
as member Of the Board Of Control,
to succeed Nathaniel Adams, who
resigned because he was not IN
sympathy with the most of the
Board.