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The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA

Martinsville, Nov. Mrs. James Aaron.
an aged lady. who was badly burned By a lamp
few days ago died Of her injuries.
Lynchburg Nov. dewey. the nine
year-old son Of Mr., and Mrs. W. q. Taylor, was
accidentally shot by MS brother while rabbit hunt
ing
Richmond, Nov 7.-Grifhn Bagby. col
orvd ffty-one years OIL dropped dead Of apo
pexy while at work in the Cullingworth tobacco
factory.
Staunton. Nov. "A meeting of the
general board and SIpcrintendents Of State hos
pitals will be held at the Western State Hospital
November 20
Bristol, Nov. I'D. f. Nelson and asso-
ciates have completed the purchase Of a hardwood
tract in Southwest Virginia the amount involved be-
ing over $4,000.
Ofiey, Nov while tending her fowls
during a windstorm Mrs Elisha jackson was struck
on the head by falling branch Of a tree and re-
ceived several severe injuries.
Richmond, Nov. THE council CON-
mittee on grounds and buildings has laid on the
table a resolution providing for the erection Of a
battle abbey in Monroe Park.
OnancOck, Nov. 7.-Whila out cunning.
near Wachaprcague. with John w. Nears. IT, FL
mcr Hargis fifteen years cd was INSTANTLY killed
by the accidental discharge Of his gun.
Norfolk. Nov. THE Rev. J. B. Stroup.
seventy years Of age, who had charge Of jefferson
Davis while the latter was a prisoner at Fort Mon
roe, is paying his first visit 10 the fort since that
.mc.
Richmond. Nov. About 1.500 pounds OF
new tobacco brought satisfactory prices in the
local warehouses. Shcckoe warehouse recrived II
cents pound for load and Sl5 hundred
pounds as he highest price.
Norfolk Nov. 7.-R. II. Morris. Of Nor
folk. was elected secretary Of the North Carolina
Pine Association. controlling all tne leading humber
mills in North and South Carolina and Eastern Yr.
ginia and Maryland, TO succeed John r. Walker. re
signed.
Norfolk, Nov. E.-Commonwealtn's At
torney Tilton has drafted bill which he viii MP
sent 10 the members Of the next legislature eror,
Norfolk. providing for msrimum penalty Of 81 O9O
nne and twelve months in jail for the unlawful sell
ing of cocaine.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
LYNcHBURG DOUBLE WEDDING.
Howard sisters Made Brides with
single Ceremony.

Special 20 The Washington Herald.
Lynchburg, Va, Nov. IA brilliant as
semblage filled the auditorium of the
First Presbyterian Church tonight 10
witness a double wedding. the occasion
being the marriage Of Mr. Thomas Ed
ward Murrell and Miss Halle Clark
Howard and Mr.. K1ah Thornton Ford and
Miss Annie Carter Howard The we'd
dings took place at O'Clock, the double
ceremony being performed by Rev. James
A. McMurray. pastor of the Floyd Street
Presbyterian Church.
The brides are the daughters Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Volney f. Howard. OF this city,
while Mr.. Murrell is interested in the
AinslieMartin Hardware Company. and
Mr.. Ford is a member Of the real estate
firm of Venable & Ford. After the we'd
ding reception was rendered 10 the
bridal party at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard. az which a number of intimate
friends and the immediate families of the
contracting partiesNwere present.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
ELECTION ROWS FATAL END.
Attempt to Influence Voter Resented
with shotgun.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
Bristol. Tenn, Nov. 7.-William J. Hop
kins, thirty-four years old, died to-day at
Norton, Va, as the result Of a shooting
ARRAY following an election riot at Wise
Courthouse. Wise County. Tuesday.
Hopkins was shot by William Skeen.
Republican, and well known in Wise
County The trouble started over Hop
kins' attempt 20 persuade voter TO cast
his ballot against Skeens' candidate. The
latter ran from the polls, returning a few
minutes later with a shotgun. Both fred
at the same time. Hopkins fell mortally
wounded. while Skeen, who was also Sc
riously wounded, escaped. and is stiIl at
large
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
QUAKE VICTIMS NUMBER S,4OO.
City of knratagh Totally Destroyed
and Few Residents Escape.

Samarkand. Turkestan. Nov IA local
newspaper man. sent to Karatagh, which
suffered from the earthquake OF October
z, reports from Derbent that. according
TO definite information. Karatagh was
completely destroyed by the earthquake.
that Si00 OF the inhabitants lost their
lives. and that only fifty escaped.
The settlements in the neighborhoOd OF
Karatagh were also destroyed. and many
persons perished there. The village Of
Kafrinagan was destroyed on October 81.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
King Wins senatorship.

Special 20 The Washington Herald.
Clifton Forge. Va, Nov. THE official
vote in the Seventh senatorial district
gives King Den.) 525 majority over Bry-
ant, his Republican opponent. This Is
the first time the district has been car
ried by the Democrats since its formgion.
several years ago In the legislative dis
trict, composed Of Allegheny and Craig.
Spessard (DemD has a majority of 454
over Farrier (Rep). William E. Allen
was elected Commonwealth attorney Of
Allegheny County by 55 majority over
both OF his opponents.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08

The commissioners OF election to-day
eanyassed the vote cast last Tuesday
in the general election in this city The
following figures We're found TO be cor
rect FOR the house % representatives
&c. 6 Carlin, L602; F. l. Howard, A.
For the State senate. r. Ewell Thorn
ton, LOB; J. c. De PutrOn. 69. For the
house OF delegates. James r. Cation. 9l2;
Frank T. Evans. 1s3. and W c. Cole
man. :. The following is The official count
OF the vote cast IN Fairfax county: c. {.
Carlin, 80: l. l. Howard. 2l2. r T..
Thornton. l044: J. c. De Putron. l42. For
the house Of delegates Walter T Oliver.
Democrat. received Sl TO 3G7. cast for
James W. Roberts.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
Exposure Causes Death
The Washington Herald.

oltcltl 70 Inc washington Herald.
Annapolis, Nov. 7.-As-the result OF ex.
posure from being out in the cold rain
all last night. Joseph Dodson. twenty.
hve years old, was found dead near the
home OF Mrs. James Hopkins, near
Brownsville, early this morning. Dod-
son, who was heavy drinker. was on
spree yesterday, and when last seen
was making his way toward home. He
was the son OF the late r. NJ. Dodson.
of Brownsville.
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Democrats Increase Mniorities.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Harrisonburg. Va. Nov. THE official
returns from this county show that the
Democrats have elected their State sena-
tor, two members of the legislature. and
every county officer. The Republicans
elected two of the five supervisors. and
some other magisterial officers. The Dem
ocratic majorities were larger than for
many years
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
BerryviIIe's Postma,tcr Dead

Special TO The Washington Herald
Winchester. Va. Nov. T--Dfr. Alexander
Mccormick. postmaster at Berryvilie, and
one Of the leading business men OF the
town, died last night, after an illness Of
two months, aged sixty years He was
appointed postmaster at Berryvile nine
years ago by President Mckinley He
served continuously since that time Mr.
Mccormick was never married. Four sis
terS survive him.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
Game Law vioIators Fined.

SpecllI % The Washington Herald
Staunton. Va, Nov. Three promi-
nent young men We're indicted here yes
terday b. the grand jury on two counts
shooting quail out Of season and hunt
Ing on Sunday They are Lester Merriken
and Wayt Gibbs. of this city. and their
guest. Mr.. Stout, OF New York They
were fined s67.50 in all.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
Democrats sweep Anne Arundel.

Special to The Washington Herald
Annapolis. Nd, Nov. THE supervisors
Of elections for Anne Arundel County
met this afternoon and canvassed the
returns Of Tuesdays election. Judge
Crothers carried the county by a plural
ity OF g.; the other State candidates were
elected by much larger majorities. and
the candidates on the county ticket in
cluding a senator and four members of
the house Of delegates. were elected by
maiorities ranging from 400 to LOO. Judge
Thomas election is dOubly assured. Anne
Arundel giving him a majority Of ga over
J. Writ Randall Of Annapolis
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
Automobile Marriage mt RocI,viIIe

optcAI % The Washington Hcrald.
Rockville, Nd, Nov. Howard s.
Pitt. of Philadelphia. and Miss Mary NJ.
Mays. Of Alexandria, Va. accompanied
by several friends, arrived here in an au-
tomobile at O'Clock this evening. pro-
cured a license 70 wed. and were mar
ried by Rev. Thomas J. Packard, pastor
OF Christ Episcopal Church. The party
at once returned 70 Washington.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
Ernest Mitchell Killed by Train.

Special 20 The Washington Herald.
Cumberland. Md, Nov. 7.-Ernest
Mitchell. aged twenty-five, was killed last
night at Mountain Lake Park. on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. BY being
struck by a fast freight. His father.
Hamilton Mitchell. was accidentally killed
eighteen months ago.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
Bernard-Grim.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Winchester. Va, Nov. Miss Harriet
Elizabeth Grim, daughter of Mr. Charles
Grim. was married here last night 10
George A. Bernard. of Westernport, Md,
the Rev. <. z. Northen officiating
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
Train Amputntes BOYS, Legs.

Special 70 The Washington Herald
Richmond, Va, Nov Percy Will
amson. fifteen years old while on his
way to work at the plant of the Rich
mond Cedar Works. tried 70 iump a
freight train for a ride OF half a mile He
fell. the wheels passing over both legs
and one Land. completely amputating
them.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
Cumberland Market Master Dead.

Special TO The Washington Herald.
Cumberland, Md. Nov. William II.
Haller, market master Of Cumberland for
ten years. died to-day. aged -eighty-nine
years. He was a locomotive fireman be-
tween Sandy Hook and Cumberland when
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was
completed.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
PREACHER AGAIN HIT
Lincoln Post, G. A. r., Criti-
ciSeS Rev. Van Schaick.
CONDEMNS EULoGY OF GEN. LEE
Doesn't Think Southern Commander
Should BE Proclaimed "A Great Man,
"IOu Can't Hold Back Historic
Truth with Resolutions" Says the
Minister, IN Defense.

Again has the Grand Army of the Re
public passed resolutions condemning
Rev. John Van Schaick, jr.. for his public
eulogy Of Gen. Robert z. Lee. the famous
Southern commander And again has
Rev. John Van Schaick. jr., responded.
with his former forbearance not forget
ting 20 repeat the eulogy, and TO reiterate
The greatness Of Lee The resolutions.
which were adopted recently, by Lincoln
Post, No 3 of Washington. are as fol-
lows:
Whereas II IS credlbly reported that.
nj the Eastern High School exercises on
the anniversary OF Lincoln's birthday.
February y, 1907, in an address. speak
Ing of Gen Robert Z. Lee. Rev. John
Van Schaick. ir.. said: Great as We're
Lees achievements as general. splendid
his victories on the field of battle the
greatest thing about Lee was his spirit.
When defeat came down upon him. he
was a man. He refused TO expatriate
himself. lie took up life again among
his people. and Iabored to make the
union real. strong. and permanent and
Whereas the reverend gentleman has
since asserted that the majority OF the
comrades of the Grand Army OF the
Republic are with him: therefore, be Il
Resolved by the comrades of Lincoln
Post No. 8, That while We have conf
dence in the honor and patriotism OF
the reverend gentleman, we regret such
utJerances as in our minds hold Gen.
Lee up as an ideal man 70 the youth Of
the land. in view Of the fact that he
after being nurtured and educated by
the government Of the United States, and
more than thrice had held his hand to
heaven and sworn to protect and de-
fend ii. should spend four wears OF his
lie in an effort TO destroy il by force of
arms; and therefore be il further
Resolved That such sentiments IN
such an occasion do not meet with the
Endorsement Of the comrades of this
Post"
Rev. Van Schaick Replies.
Mr.. Van Schaick. jr.. said last nipbt.
The Confederate veterans the other
day cheered Grant and Roosevelt The
Army Of the Tennessee meets this week
at Nicksburg. guests of the Confederate
Army Of the Tennessee. Every year
there Is new evidence Of the reconcilia-
ton of the North and the South.
regret that any body Of Northern
men look upon Gen. Lee as a traitor. and
Ieel 1t necessary 10 emphasize the fact
regret this particular action the more
since know the honest. sincere. pa
ulouc men back Of the resolutions. They
are entitled 20 their opinions | do not
question in the slightest their motive,
or spirit.
The friends OF Lee, however, ike the
Trends OF Grant, have nothing to fear.
No man need rush 70 the defense OF any
OF the great leaders Of the civil war.
We might as well try TO dam Niagara
with rushes. as to hold back the truth
or history with resolutions
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
Runavays Married Mt Hagerstown

Special To The Washington Herald.
Hagerstown, Nd, Nov. Miss Nettie
NJ Bruce and James II. Bruce, second
cousins, a runaway couple from Boon
vile, Va, came to Hagerstown, procured
license. and were married by Rev DR.
Conrad Clever, Of Christ Reformed
Church.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
PIow Factory for Staunton.

SPECIAL 70 Tho Washingt0n Herald.
Staunton, Va. Nov. 7.-Messrs. PAYNE
& Goodall have just completed the trans
fer OF the Leader P!ow Works from
Bridgewater to this city. The factory was
moved TO Staunton on account of better
freight facilities.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08

All advertising contracts made by The
Washington Herald are based upon it's
sworn circUlation-a circulation in Wash
ington larger by thousands than was ever
before attained by any morning news
paper at the Capital. Its books are open.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
Jacob Brubaker Dead.

Special 20 The Washington Herald
Harrisonburg. Va, Nov. Jacob Bru-
baker. fifty-two years old. a farmer. liv-
ing at McGaheysville. died this morning
at o'clock. after a short illness. He is
survived by his wife, three sons, and one
daughter.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
Several Inches of snow Fails.

Special to The Washington Herald
Cumberland. Nd, Nov. THE first
snow Of the season fell at Oakland this
morning. covering the ground to depth
of several inches.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08

Special 70 The Washington Herald
Richmond Va, Nov. IA son of Col.
Fleet. superintendent Of Culver Military
Institute. went suddenly insane here and
was arrested. He thought Richmond nm
der martial law and himself in command.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
Death of John c. staIlIng.

nItt-lA4 % The NashinYton EeraIds
Harrisonburg. Va, Nov. John c.
Stalling. aged thirty-siX. was buried here
this afternoon. He is survived by his
wife. mother, four sisters, and one
brother
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
Engagement Announcement Made

oDtciai 70 The Washington Herald
Asheville, n. c.. Nov. Announcement
has been made Of the engagement of Miss
Sara Coleman and William Sidney Por-
ter. OF New York, who is known In the
literary world as o. Henry.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08

Argument viii be heard tomorrow
morning in the Circuit Court for this
city in the case OF the Winchester Memo
rial Hospital against the Handley Board
OF Trustees The suit involves the pos
session Of large sum Of money claimed
by the hospital as endowment. Attor-
neys John NJ. Johnson and ". Rov Steph-
enson viii represent the plaintif hospi-
tai while the defendant board will be
represented by Mai Holmes Conrad and
Attorney R g. Byrd. The case was re-
moved last year from the Circuit Court
Of Winchester
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08

The funeral OF Mrs. EIvira Hill. whose
death occurred Tuesday. viii take place
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock from St.
Mary's Catholic Church. The interment
VIII be in St. Marys cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08
SPIRITUALTSM.

MRS. WHITE WILL HOLD MEETINGS on
Sunday and Friday evenings at o'clock: Neines-
day. al J. Private interviews daily. DeEelOping
class for mediumship on Tuesday evening. sio sth
st, nv, 1o5,s
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08

The funeral Of Charles z. Cuney, whose
death occurred last night after a long
Illness. will take place at O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon from his late residence.
2l7 South Royal street. The services will
be attended by Alexandria Washington
Lodge Of Masons. OF which the deceased
was a member
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08

BENZ II. COles0& Co., UphOiatertnE of
all kinds. Slip covers. 900 9th NV, II. e5ls.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08

Mrs. Elmira King died yesterday eve
ming at the home OF her husband. Harry
King. 2i2 South Payne street Her hus-
band and one child survive her. She was
a daughter Of William Dobson Funeral
arrangements will be made later.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08

At auction to-day, Capt. Robert G. Knox
sold for William J. West, trustee, a lot
Of ground with buildings and other I'm
provements thereon. lying partly in Alex
andria County and partly on Oronoco
street IN this city. 10 Aaron Odell for
s. 500 in cash payment.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-08

Rev. William J. Morton. rector OF Christ
Church. will deliver an address at the
mems meeting 10 be held Sunday after
noon next in the lecture room OF the
NJ E Church South. He will discuss the
question is the World Outgrowing Chris
tianity?" A Solo Will be rendered by Ken
meth Ogden.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-10-30

has a thicl crown Of fohaye and
that the leaves hang on late.
Another thing: avoid Bringing
into your home g,opnds the
kinds of trees that have inzZ on
the underside OF the leaves "a
make convent Mt mes ing and
breeding places tor guat-iike e,
pests Of var Gus kind. And in
selecting your fruit trees and
flowers and vines, get the larger
sizes and take unusual care to
make hem live. They cost Ii =
tle more than the Younger speci-
mems, but by The extra outlay
81 five cents or twenty-five cents
per plant you may gal a whole
ar, or two vears, Of roses and
doe fTuit.-Progress We Far
mFr.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-10-30

weak stomach causing dyspepsia. a
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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-10-30
Not Forgetting Your Trees.

You've been linking a good
deal ABOUT fed Sc ectiou Of corn
ard cot on, but What about IN
t" RS? You wiz want to pla t
some tnis f,ll shade trees. per.
bay, end irui ,r es. II amemb ~
wDat Mrs. Gines suggested
about trar s%rTiag native trees
arl vine, f,om ,ue WOODS ana
II ds 10 tho nome sounds? They
Ni! do uuoh 10 make shs farm
home hein,ilnl, il it is not al.
eady ~.
b ore he 'ea~es fall, select
you de tees in the woods
near by. On, it will be IA fine
October stroll you'll have, t., j..
You will select tee of good
sze, so you will not have 10
wait for il 70 grow. See that il
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-10-30

Stomach trcublss. Heart and kidney an
ments, can be quickly corr cted with q pre
scription bDown to druggists everywhere
az DIR. Shoops Restorative. Tho prorrrt
and snrpl ising relief which This remed
immediuely brings is entirely dne To IL.
Restorative action rpon the controlling
nerves of the stomach etc.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-10-30
Agricultural Department.
What to do with the Rocks
on Your Farm.
Progressive Farmer.

iOSi SSoiFo Tai IuST.
The fail is a splendid time to-
make repairs and clear up things
on the farm. In fact, any
time of the year is firsi-rate
time for the ceapiug-up busi-
ness.
The fall season is generally
dry and large loads of rock, ETC.. -,
may be moved without doing
damage to teams, wagons or
land. have been around among
the farmers OF our territory
good deal during the past three
years and have noticed that on
the farms OF Piedmont and Wet
ern North Carolina especially,
loose rocks are very plenty and,
the getting rid of them is quite
a problem. So in this talk we
want to tell our people of several
uses to which we have put these
broken rocks whereby they are
now working for us, where for
merly We worked for them. But
frs, let me tell you of an easy
way to pick these loose rocks of
the fields. Picking up rock by
h md Is very injur Gus 10 the
average mans spinal coiumn,
you know. Ii you don't know,
just try it for dav aud then
you will know. So number
of years ago we went to using
the long handle five tine manure
fork for handling all small-sized
rocks, and il is a great help; try
il.
Have YOU any low wet places
IN your farm roads where, dur
ing the winter and spring, the
wagons will bury themselves to
The axle? We had such a place
two years ago, but in the fall Of
that year we began to haul rock
on to that road, using the dump |
cart for the purpose Last ia
we finished H. strip and now
have thirty rods OF road on v h ch
the rock is from one to two feet
deep, rolled down hard and GOV
cred with a sprinkle of gravel.
We will never get lost in the
mud on that piece again, and it
Is certainly a gre a. pleasure to be
able to losd tie manure right
over that bad place with two
tom, where the empty WAGON
nude a far load iefore the work
was done. We we're obliged I
gel I'd OF he rocks some way
so why not make permanent
Improvements of tLem ana have
them out o. our way forever?
A. l.. French.
X. f. d 2, Byrdvjlc, Va.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-10-30
Symptom of Disease Among
Your Poultry.

-
II is far easier to prevent 1t than
it is TO combat it when it obtains
a foothold. Often q person will
employ more time and medicine
than bird is worth. The follow
ing will help most poultry men
to locate difficulty and will
also suggest treatment.
When the excrement secieteG
by the kidneys, which is normal
ly white, appears yellow, though
the droppiugs are SOLD and the
bird appears perfectly healthy,
look out tor bowel trouble.
When he crop is hard, dis
tended and unyielding there is
danger of the bird becoming
crop bound
When the discharges are
streaked with blood il rs time to
give preventives for diarrhoea.
When the joints aIe hot and
swollen and the lowl is disin-
clined to stand, rheumatism has
taken hold.
When the nostrils are clogged
with dirt and the eyes water
ward off possible cases of roup
by timely treatment. If the case
is bad, apply the batchet.
When the bird is lame in one
foot and small swelling is OBJ
served, remove it 10 place
where there is no roosts and
compel it 10 roost on some straw
or other material. 1t is humble
foot and is cured in this manner.
When hen drops down be.
hind, goes TO the nest often, but
does not lay, she is suffering
from disorder of the oviduct and
might as we'll be killed ana
eaten.
When a bird is "going light"
has a good appe lite, bul passes
food from he bowels undigested,
1t is The early stages # consumr-
ton and treatment is useless.
When d bird has leg weskDess
with no disorder of the liver,
feed lighter and give plenty of
bone forming food.
When new fowls are bought
they shou q be quarautlned until
one is assured that they have no
disease that is communicative to
the dock.
When a birl has difficulty in
breathing il IS we'll to look ont
for pneumonia.
When a fowl j. daoae onsh
sick With any o%anic disease 81
is worse nan u elass t. use ! Us
breeder "a il viii Communicate
the same ten 2encies 20 it's young
and thus weak flocks are estao-
lished.
When a fow' sneeze., wster
slightly ao 1he eyes and nostril
and the face puff ur, il j. a
common cold. When acc compan-
led by rafting ! is bronchitis.
Difficult btea.hing, pnouncu;a.
G nker ~ ne mouth, dip,h-
iberia.
When 'ie discharges fr m nc