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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-02-02
Largest Aggregation Of wlld Animals

Richmond. Va. Feb. 1.-Resi-
dents and visitors of Richmond are
being singularly fortunate this win
ter IN seeing the largest aggregation
of wild animals and world renowned
trainers. men and women. that has
ever been gathered in any city be
fore.
Consul Chimpsnzee. who carries
out the Darwinian theory Of man
descending from an ape. is one of
be latest attractions on exhibitions
q Bostock's wild animal arena. This
human Ike chimpanzee is being ed
icated in putting on and wearing
;lothes like those worn by human
Beings. also in table manners and
long other lines. The education of
his Simian was begun at the early
age Of two years. Although wild in
IS earliest stages, Consul already
shows marked development.
Among the worlds famous tain
IT'S. never before seen in this coun-
ny IS Mons Jovap. who handles
group OF twenty interesting am
nails headed by the worlds renown-
Cd fighting tiger. "Goldie. and in
Guiding the funniest bear in exist
-noe. Doc. Mons. Gaillard. .
also a native Of France. who Is
known al over Europe as Harry
GallaTd." this Frenchman take.
twenty-seven Afro-Kzffarian anc
AlgeIial lions. including that famou.
Old fighter. Baltimore" the NOS
terrible lion in captivity with a recorc
II nearly score OF trainers maimeC
oy his deadly poisoned claws. tn,
list OF trainers, includes Nine No
relli, the leopold queen. known al
over the civilized world for her haz
ardous tactics IN handling a large
group OF leopar6s and jaguars, L
Belle Aurora and her dance with
our honesses. including "Queeny'
and Lizzie" two OF the most VI
cious female lions IN captivity, each
I one OF which has marked this beau.
Gful dancer with It's awful claws. or
numerous occasions.
Every week finds new attraction:
added 10 the collection already her,
by oonsignnents either from Mr.
Bostock's HiPpodrone in Paris O
consignments shipped by his agent
IN Asa. Africa or Polynesia Girec
70 Richmond by New York.
This immense collection OF train
srs. and wild and trained animals i
already the largest ever gathered il
this country under one management
and viii DC many times larger be
fore the opening OF the jamestown
Exposition. and Richmonders WI
see al OF these famous men. womei
and animal actors.
However. before the exposition
opens. their performances VIII b.
one os the features 70 attract crowd
visiting the Exposition from al owe
me world
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-02-02
Holdcroft Happenings


January 81. 1907.
Real first-clasS winter has reached
here at last and our farmers have
but little to do except make fires.
eat. count eggs and make plans for
the future.
Dominoes. which IS the national
game IN old Brass Ankle. has re-
ceived quite boost since the COM
ing OF the beautiful snow.
The numerous victims OF the gip
are slowly recovering and but few
new cases are being reported.
Many OF cur citizers were in Rich
non6 last week m business. among
be number being Messrs. c. II.
GoreoOck. w. (. Woodoock. u. J.
". Bins. DR.. r B. Davis and Mrs.
). =. Eoldcroft.
The remains of Mr.. Henry Chris
SOph, who died in Williamsburg FIJI
dav were inferred at Chapel NJ. E
church Sunday. Mr.. Christoph was
about p years Of age and IS surviv-
&c by his parents and several broth
e-s.
Mr.. D. E. Southsn. a prominen;
young man Of this place. has accept
g a position as motorman on The
-ars in Richmond.
Quite a number OF shad were
>a-ght last week OF the Chickahou-
ny. near Lanexa. Roe shad sold
or ) IS. which IS not bad cons;d-
-ring the fact that they were no, i
season.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Mt Pleasant church. VIII give ar
oyster supper al Dorcss Hall Febru.
sTy l4th.
Miss LOrena Virginia Martin IA.
returned from delightful visit 10 hei
sister. Mrs. Lewis (. Davis. O.
Ruthvillc.
N. 7. NJ. Darlington. OF Rich.
nond. who recently purchased The
Wilcox Neck farm IS improving
same quite extensively.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-02-02
TRANSPORTATION EXHIBITS.
jamestown TTi-ceHteaaId Exhihl.
ti0a will Rave Great Display
Ct Transportation Adjuncts.

Norfolk. vs.-The word Trans
Dortsuon" has in late years gained
such a wide significance that under
is caption volumes might De wrluen.
Until recently II referred principally
20 railroad and steamboat service.
but now i reaches from the UPPER
depths OF aerial navigation 10 the
bottom Of the sea where the srbr.s-
rine boats 6iSpo-t with the denizers
OF the deep; fTon the flying ioco
motive 10 the trolley car. the auto
noble O. the arto--yie. Or from
me handsonest equippage IN car
-IaSs O. ;rsp 70 the brosS-1es6 CT
OK cart OF the burden-5esring type.
There was time when the cues
Sion OF rspid transportation was only
discussed n the great centers OF civ
Iizstioa OF between those concerns.
out now Il IS a question OF deep r.
tereSt % everybody. and as the canal
and the National pike have given
way 10 the modem steamer. the rail-
way and the automobile. SO even
the more recent means and modes or
transportation xii give place 70 the
latest motive power that really cor
stitutes the mzster-wheel 10 The
mechanism OF moving passengers
and freight,
Tie incslcuisbie value OF an ex.
hiost a. the jamestown Exposition
IS becoming more manifest evels
day as the call for space continue.
to increase. and more particularly ]:
this tue in the motive power &c
pzTSment OF transportation. Whei
the manufacture OF motive powei
devices or mechanism begins 70 re
alize the vast territory along the AT
lzntic coast that by reason OF the
last few years OF special prosperity,
IS looking for better means OF Trans
pO-tzio1 both on land. river anc
sea. he more readily notes the vast
importance OF properly displaYinl
that for which the people are clam
oring and which they VII have
The car and the sol must give va,
10 a surer and more rapid mode O
propelling.
That the hundreds and thousand
Of people who visit the Expositio,
this year vii have an opportunity :,
compare the various modes Of trans
portzron n the past with TIE per
tected modes OF the present IS cyl
oenoed by the fzct that such vas
concerns as the American Locomo
tive Works, TIE BALDWIN Locomo
tive Works. and the Climax, as We
as other locomotive works. and CON
panlcS Interested n me motive pove
! tor various modes Of trznsosaic,
as vel as me vehicles ard other 40
iuncts vii have complete exhibits .
the Exposition showing the o,C
( tine means OF transportation and {
applied motive power. side by Sc
: with the most modern vehicles =
: no5cs OF propelling them. Not oIl
VII these e0cfreu es. separated b
three hundred years. be On exhib
f;on. but every step taken from iher
J I'll now VIII BE shown ard fully d
4 = oaSusted
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-02-02

tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of
the bladder. or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell
Bladder troubles almost always result
from a arrangement OF the kidneys and
a cure Is obtained quickest by proper
treatment Of the kidneys. II you are feel
ing badly YOU can make no mistake by
taking DR.. Kil1ner's swamp Root, the
great kidney. liver and bladder remedy.
II correctS inability TO hold urine and
scaiding pSin in passing II. and over
comes that unpleasant necessity of being
compelled to go often through the DAY.
and 10 get MP riany tunes during the
night. The mild and the extraordinary
effect OF swamp Root Is soon realized.
!; stands the highest for its wonderful
cures Of the most distressing cases.
Swamp Root Is pleasant TO take and Is
soid by all druggists in hfty-cent and
,ne-doilar size bottles You NAV have
simple bottle Of this wonderful new dis
covery and book that tells all about II,
both sent free by mail Address. DR.. Kill
ner x Co. BingharitOn. y. Y. When
vriting fnenticn reading this generous
ofter IN this paper. Don't make any
mistake. but remember the name. Swamp
Root. DIT. Kilnier's Swanip-Root. and the
lddresS, Binghanton, " Y, on every
1ottle.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-02-02

Delay IS dangerous. II you have
pains II head. back and limbs. Ia
grippe IS hare 10 cure unless taken
Z time No I Cold and Grip Cure
( Poythrass IS a safe and sure relief
ana can always be found IN stock al
Stones Drug Store.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-02-02

Mr.. John Barnes. Of D;sscund.
was here yesterday. add says he
wilI run for Supervisor in Powhatsn.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-02-02

= because so occcp-
tive Many sudden
deaths are caused
BY is-hezrt dis
ease, pneumonia.
heart failure or
apoplexy are often
the result of kid
ney disease. II
kidney trouble is
aliowedtoaivsnce
the kidney poison
ed blood will at
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26
The INDIVIDUAL LIFE

We sometimes wonder at the state of
society and politics-how immoral and
selfish they are, and how it all comes
to be so. 1t is plain proposition. A
particle Of indigo tinges a barrel of
clear water; several drops deepen the
taint. Each individual is toward So
ciety and the community what that
indigo is toward the barrel of water.
Each individual act affects all the peo-
pie. Whenever a person violates a
law of God or man. that little. taint
runs through the whole body polite.
1t pulls down public sentiment. 1t
makes crime universal There are men
who do more harm to the world by
their profanity than they do good by
their charity. There are men who do
more harm by getting mad and hating
their neighbors than they do good by
their religious convictions. There are
men who are constantly breaking the
laws who do more harm than they do
good by displays of a public spirit.
If the disordered state of society,
politics, business or religion could be
disintegrated into atoms, each atom
would be found to be some individual
otherwise good man. People do not
seem to recognize this fact very much.
There are men who will add their drops
of poison to the social status, and then
turn around and abuse you if you don't
stand up when THE Star Spangled
Banner" is sung. All of which is mere
ly to say, that true patriotism is
decent, honorable, law-abiding life, and
that treas"1 may be good many other
things besides tearing down the flag
Ohio State Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26
An Art Sale

Two young artists were talking the
other day of the state of the market
for their wares and the temptations
which beset them to forsake their high
ideals and hopes for the sake of maxi
ing money. Both came to the con-
clusion that the prosperous year just
closed had done very little in the way
of encouraging art.
"I haven't painted a pot-boiler this
year." said one. Into everything I've
done I've put my best efforts and my
most conscientious work, and haven't
sold a thing"
The other considered for while and
then said:
"Well, it's pretty bad, but it might
be worse. You know Jones never paints
anything but his best, and l hear he
made a good sale during the holidays"
Just then Jones happened to come in.
Jones'" said the first speaker, did
you sell anything during the holidays?"
Jones' hesitation was manifest.
YES" he said at last, II sold my
overcoat and my crush har."--Phila-
delphia Record.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26
GOVERNMENT BY IMPULSE

Government by impulse is closer to
Inauguration now than at any time
since the Indians left Massachusetts.
1t has taken civil Government more
than 1000 years to build up the system
OF government that IS the safety and
pride of the world. That system recog-
nizes first of all the principle of delib-
crate action on all measures. 1t pro-
vides that individuals of any standing
above the criminal may submit any
measure to the legislative bodies, and
insures it's consideration through the
.es of bodies, with their checks and
balances, that have been established
for the purpose. That is the right way
to get at the same idease of people The
wrong way is the one provided for In
this bill: ITO authorize the submission
| to voters, on official ballots at state
elections, of questions of public policy"
The wisest men, as well as the i5-
norant, are dangerous when acting
without having fully and deliberately
reflected upon public measures pro-
posed. Experience has time and again
shown that the wise as well as the
foolish need the restraint that accom-
panies the deliberate and full consid-
Grafton of public measures that can be
had only by legislative bodies and their
committees, supplemented or checked
by the independent deliberation of an
executive. Legislation in any degree
by public opinion" is legislation by
brain storm, by impulse, ending in ut
ter contempt for proportion, coherency
or consistency. Such a system would
transform even the wisest men in the
state into a mob and make conditions
like those around the tower of Babel
comparatively peaceful and attractive.
Worcester Telegram.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26
THE "sINs" OF THE CITIES

In one of the current magazines
writer dilates upon the exceeding wick
edness of Chicago presenting many sta
tistlcs to show how much money is spent
in that city for drink and dissipation,
and pointing out the frequency of crimes
of violence within its borders. 1t is un-
deniable that the western metropolis has
gained-rightly or wrongly-a marked
reputation for certain sorts of criminal
ity. Yet even If this indictment against
1t is a just one, there are various con-
siderations pertaining to all great centers
of population which should not be over
looked. One of these is the fact that 1t
Is comparatively easy by collating and
tabulatlng the statistics of crime and
drunkenness in any large city. to present
showing which tends to appall good
people who do not pause to reflect that
this exhibit has to do with the life of a
multitude of human beings grouped to-
gether where their misdeeds can be made
to stand out conspicuously-and that 1t
takes no account whatever of the over
Whelming majority of decent men and
women whose orderly existence attracts
no attention. All the big American cities
have been written up" as hotbeds of
crime and corruption in this fashion, and
the process has become rather tiresome.
There are plenty of evils in each of them
which need to be resisted by the forces
of clean and enlightened citizenship. But
the practice of describing them as sinks
of iniquity which are infinitely worse
than similar municipalities in other parts
of the world is as foolish as 1T is false
Philadelphia Bulletin
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26
Too Wet

The crew of certain life saving sta
tion on the New England coast has had
little to do of late because of the rarity
of wrecks in that immediate vicinity.
Nevertheless, the crew had in the past
frequently proved its bravery and eff
cheney.
The practice drills of the crew last
summer drew much satirical comment
from the people at the summer resorts
near by, who looked upon such practice
as an entertainment devised for their
special amusement.
One rainy day at the appointed time
the crew failed to appear at practice.
The summer .boarders on the veranda of
the hotel waited in vain for the exhi-
bition which would vary the monotony
of dull day. Finally, one of them went
over to the quarters of the crew to learn
the reason.
AREN'T you going to practice today?"
asked he.
'"Not today, sir"
why not?"
Then the brave life saver, hero of
many rough seas in the past, made an
explanatory gesture toward the sky,
and said:
what. in this ?"-Harper's
Weekly.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26
Doubling Willie

Many a teacher has found iimself
repeating year after year some favor
lite story without considering the logic
Of it until called to halt by a small
boy listener. So it wcs with Mr.. Fris-
bic when he told his pupils this year
as usual of a certain Roman athlete
who every morning swan the Tiber
three times.
AS the detail of this achievement
burst upon him little Willie Barnes
nudged his next neighbor and sniek-
cred audibly. The professor undertook
to rebuke him.
Willie" said he, ''you seem to see
something very humorous in this
Will you explain to the class what it
is? Do you doubt that lie could swim
the river three times?"
mo. sir, it amt that!" gasped little
Willie. But was wondering why he
didn't make it four times, so as to get
back to the side where his clo'es We're. .
New York Mail.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26
SCIENCE VICTORIOUS
OVER THE MAD DOG

and today the so-called mad stone II
applied to some victims, even IN THIS
country. Jut Pasteur, after the Gus
tomary discouragements, succeeded
where all his predecessors had faiieo.
There was no longer any excuse for
smothering victims, as they used TO do
in the old days, nor for nurses In nos
pitals to refuse to attend hydrophobia
patients because they feared they
would be bitten.
The only difficulty that remained
when Pasteur died was that due to the
absence of any sound method Of dag
nosis: even Pasteur himself did not
know the cause of rabies. Now, thanks
in a large measure to the efforts Of
American students, this final difficulty
has gratudally been removed, until
today, by means of the discoveries
made in the laboratory at Brown, an
accurate means of diagnosis is offered
to the medical world through research
work done in the ordinary course of
preparation for advance degrees in the
department of biology. Mr.. Hadley,
the discoverer Of the improved smear"
method, comes from Shelburne Falls,
Mass. He received his degree of
Phi. B. at Brown four years agoY since
which he has done special work in
comparative anatomy and bacteriology
as a candidate for the degree of Phi. D.
Through him Browns biological de-
partment has added considerably to it's
list of marked achievements.
The preventive treatment of Pasteur
and the recent smear" method of
diagnosis are positive facts in the life
saving revolution which has been ac-
by applied bacteriology in
recent times. But there are other posi-
tive facts not so we'll known. One is
that stray dogs are the chief carriers
Of the disease. Therefore no mongrel
cur can be above suspicion. Beware
the dog when rabies is prevalent in
the community, and particularly the
dog that nobody owns. He is the
animal that does the most damage, for
se !s the one that is usually seen run
ming around biting and swapping. The
dog more often gets
rabies in the paralytic form. But in
any case the disease cannot, so far as
Is known, be communicated except by
biting, for the germ, which is peculiar
and belongs in the lowest forms of ami
nal life, the protozoa, does not arise
spontaneously, nor does it, like the
bacteria which produce diphtheria,
Uphold fever, scarlet fever and tuber-
,ulosis, and which are low forms of
plant life, haunt the air we breathe,
he water we drink and the food we
,at. Indeed, if all the rabid animals
,ould be exterminated, it is probable
hat the disease would never be heard |
# again.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26
Money No Object

Winston Churchill, the novelist, de-
scribed at dinner in New York the
difference between realism and roman
ticism in fiction.
ITO make my meaning clearer" Mr..
Churchill ended, "I will take the case
of young man and girl-sweet-
hearts,"
THE young man a romanticist, said
passionately to his girl:
Darling, it shall be my lifes one
purpose to surround you with every
comfort and to anticipate and crafty
your every wish
1.-THE girl, realist, smiled family as
she answered:
oh. Jack, how good of you. and all
OH 80 a week, too '"-PhladeIphia Bull
letin.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26

Stung

Oyerclrewd lawyers often FURNISH
their adversaries with weapons.
"Did YOU. So this>tree that has been
mentioned, by the roadside" an aoVo-
cate inquired.
eyes sir; saw it very plainly"
1T was conspicuous, them
The witness seemed puzzleu Wy ene
new word He repeated his former as
sertion. 80 .ho
10 wver "between plain and oa1splcu-
B,,t he was hoist on his own petard.
THE witness innocently answered:
"I can see you pl1inly, sir, among the
other lawyers, though you are not plI
conspicuous" s"--London Tit-Bits.
Raron r. (who has been explaining
the mechanism of his new motor car to
one of his tenants for over an hour)-
hone YOU understand 1t now.
Enthusiastically; all except one
thing. 4.+o
Tenant-Hov it goes without horse.
Bon Vivant.
Gunner-Yes, the women mobbed old
Foggman. W., 4hh4
he was a suffrage advocate, and said he
would like to see women in plain offices,
Gunner-That's what he intended to
say, but he made mistake, and said
he would like to see plain women in
offices.-Chicago News.
"Here, Willie cried the boys father,
..vou mustn't behave in that way! Every
body will be calling you a little gluttonl
M YOU know what that is?'
II suppose" replied Willie, "it's a big
glutton's little boy!'-Philadelphia In;
quirerS
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26
A Great sYstem

Master-What is the date of the bat
tie of Waterloo?
Pupil don't know, sir.
Master-It is a simple matter, if you
haven't a good memory, to employ
some mechanical method to aid you.
In this case. for instance, take the
twelve apostles, add the half to their
number, which makes eighteen. Null
tiply them by 100; that makes 1900.
Now, take the twelve apostles again
and add a quarter to their number,
which makes fifteen. Add 1t all up to-
gether, which makes 1915, the date you
want. Quite simple, you see, and you
can always remember dates by using
that system.-Nos Loisirs
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26
No Gloves Bio Enouah

A large motherly looking woman in
department store said to a shop girl.
II want a>pair of gloves for my Jim.
He's going to ball." Eyes, madam .
said the girl, producing white kid
gloves. This is the kind. I suppose" I"
"Them!" cried the woman. Goodness,
no! They'd be too good. My Jim's
got a hand like a shoulder of mutton.
Besides, they're too dear. Haven't you
got something like the policemen wear
at about Is cents?" The clerk smil-
ingly regretted that they did not keep
that kind. "Oh, very WELL" said the
old lady. There's no help for it,
Jim'll have to wash his hands, after
all. l."-EXchange.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26
only poino His Duty

O'Hagan--Oi have found the man
that hit me wild a brick as OF was
passin' the alley Mr.. Murphy.
Mr.. Murphy-And what did you do
with him?
'Hagan-Nothin. Twas all mis-
take--the man was only doing his duty.
He thought Oi was constable in plain
clotheS-Smiles
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26
The Laroer Glass

"Of course" said the seeker after
knowledge, 1--WE seldom hear thee and
thou nowadays They're used mostly
by poets, aren't they?"
mo" replied the editor, they're
used mostly by people who think they
are poets,"-Catholic Standard and
Times
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26
So sudden

"Now, by all known rules, Miss
Spritely, a girl like you. refined. witty,
and educated ought TO marry her
direct opposite"
Am to consider that a proposal,
Mr.. Softy ?"-Houston Post
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26
The LImit

He could live on 80 cents week.
And dwelt upon this, in book;
But he couldn't live on any less
No not by hook, not yet by crook;
And dwelt on this, without avail
Then Sociology forsook.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26
The Reason

Shea-How long have you been sick?
Ryan--Five days.
sRea-Glory be! An why don't We
git doctor?
Ryan-Shure. got to go to wur-ruk
Monday marnin'.-Puck.