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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-17
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4 N s;TAUNToN. " A., N ovemb Der 16 ISIS
Eleanor " heat, of RI chino ma, Il spend
Ing come time here. Sss siisa
s8 Mrs. a. M. ssVAlz has returned from
Washing ton and alt!mora. .js "
Mrs. VISA. Burke has returned to
the city after an ID bser lce of several
mon tbs, She. spe ant orne. time In Fill
ndelphia, lantic City and sVari Gus
n M tsscs Mary Miller and Elizabeth
inson, have returned from Rich-i
NJ Miss Mabel thing ton has return-
5s 4, TO .Raltimors after ~ visit to MIS-
4. iss E,llse Funston has gone 10 Roa-.
4 n after visit to her aunt Mrs.
!, Mrs: King sand aughter, Miss
they viii spend tn winter With MIS-
,38S Miss IsWcie Whittle%ia visitinTf re las
stlvesS In Maryland.i XII ID VIZ 38s
sir;and MIS-. !, Ere Il! II T; are
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-17
FLOYD Social News.
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Especial to The Times Dispatch.J
a. IL l1- =: Va. November 1s.-1irs..
Dr. and Mrs. William PendIeton.
Hon. p. G. Lester has returned from
an extended trip to Roanoke and other
ness trip for the last two weeks.
Mr.. S. r, Brames and wife left Nom
day for the coal-felds Of West vir.
slnia, and Will be away several weeks.
and Colonel Roge r "A. I'ryor have re-.
turned to New York. after several days
spent In the village, in the Interest OF
he ~, 4, New Nv York and virginia Copper
Mr.. B. s.. Pedigo, clerk. has moved.
from the Mullins property to the old
Matthew Scott property on. Main Street.
has completed a nice storehouse and
dwelling on the old site. and win
move int. the same soon.
S DR.. nj. ID. Dalton has completed his
handsome new esidence on Locust
to mat section Of the village. III IA
h :. y. g. Melton. the new Metho dist
Friday. md preached his first sermon
Sunday morning. n )
MT. Frank Smith q student at Roam
C1lleg1 spent a1d sun
NJ Smith. returning to Roanoke Mon
! ], Captain and Mrs. D. ". Sewers left
the winter wit their ron. rev. 81. Il.
Sewers. 8s IS SY y & essa
AIrs.sDr. Pendl eton5 has returned from
Jamestown and Norfolk, to which lat
Ing 1T the Daug btcrs of the Con-
sederacy. stiS NJ ss 3ss. g gss5 ssIs
Drs. M. L. Dalton and WIFE 1. NJ
IIarman and u. NJ: Graham lc Ct Monday;
to attend the Medical Society. Whicll
meets at Norfolk and wi take In the
exposition before returning. ss4aS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-17
Have al inen Wants ia FIJI?

This stock is tempting indeed--it surpasses
plays. Spotless, immaculate these snowy white
ing feast for Linen swanters The window display /.
Tho fine st 1risl, Cloths lengths
Ing from to ~ yards and and az yards wide. IL
Very fine Hestitched Cloths various lengths
500, e1:S. 3l35 and 91.5O
Napkins be furnished many OF. these at o10o
@16O, sl.76 $500, $3.50 to $500 dozen. 5esS.
line of Mercerzsd Danasks Of the same widths, 900
German Silver Bleached Damask linen a. II comics
sign with lovely natural sheen durabtlity
prices S0c 80 00c and $1OO Napkins with
many Of the better grades -
Turkey Red. and White and Red and Green Damasks
Frnged Doyles. white. with colored bor
ders 6Oc, 60c, 7oc $780, @l25 5000 and
each. Bts 82f,st{
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-17

N variety and DedUty al Previous =
Linens and their prices are alluring. It's tempt
we'll wort1la visit-dont miss it.
Bleached Towels from &c to 5Sc each a spe-
cial value. at each price t5,
Turkish Towes31 800 each In fancy linens
great variety. 5
"reminiscences Squares inches 49, 80 and scarfs
1895, s1Sx64. and lSx72.sE1
Linen Hand Open Work. inches to 81 inches in
Squares. and &c Inches and 81 inches In Scarfs.
machine made article OF neat ap-
from inches to 36 inches IN
Squares, 81 inches to 70 inches In Scarfs
In Kitchen Toweng-cotton Crash, &c and 1-4c, and
Linen, g. 1-3c to 10 2-3c.
and determined keep reputation for keep
easiest draw Prices 4Oc to 80c FOR the
ward wide; rs yards wide; Sac
for yards WIDE s:o and 1880 2 yards
y
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24

Principally once a month, for nearly
twenty years, she had gone through
this little pantomime. But always she
had done it when none was near to
see.
Some friends came in at tea-time,
and soon after tea they left. The fog,
they had told her, was growing denser
still. Later, as she sat alone In her
cosy boudoir, a strange feeling began
to steal over her. She felt uneasy in
her mind. An odd sensation OF rest
lessness took hold of her. She had
never before been like this, she reflect
ed, and the thought was disconcerting.
Twice she rose from her armchair, and
walked swiftly across the room to peer
out into the darkness. The square was
completely shrouded. She gave little
shiver and drew the curtains more
closely. And then she switched on
more lights. A newsboy with raucous
voice passed shouting along the pave
ment, then passed away into the dis
lance For a moment she wondered
what he had been shouting, though
probably, she reflected, the news would
not have interested her.
The footman entered with her even
ing paper She opened it almost list
lessly, and began to glance at the head
lines. The strange sensation possessed
her still, and her thoughts wandered
and were confused. Suddenly she
started, then sat up. Something seem
ed to grip her throat. Her palate grew
dry and sticky. Quickly her bosom
rose and fell. A livid palor spread over
her face, but she did not faint.
Tragic death of the Hon. Auberon
Fitz-Tempest," were the words she had
read in the newspaper.
Eve regret to announce" the para
graph ran. shat the Hon. Auberon
Fitz-Tempest met with an accident this
afternoon which proved fatal.
"A little boy, aged s. the son of a
grocer in Euston Road. while attempt
ing to cross Great Portland street
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
Against His Grain

Amos Carries wife rules him with
rod Of iron" This his friends we'll
know, and one evening lately, when he
joined the circle in Sim Hayward's
grocery and showed no amusement at
Joe Piper's jests, they knew that In
his mind he was retracing certain pain
full domestic incidents of recent occur
renee. On being approached as to the
cause Of his silence, he explained that
he was down on his luck.
"Pr'aps you don't know your luck"
suggested Joe Piper, winking behind
the back Of Amos at the company gem
orally.
There may be thought too much
lemon in her." said Mr.. Hayward, driv-
ing straight to the mark. "But she
has the courage Of the masculine gem
der"
80 have 1, If was let to show It,"
Amos said, with sigh. That's the
mischief Of it
If I'd been weak man, ready to
knock under and play second fiddle
without whimpering, it wouldn't have
mattered But l amt at all that sort
of kind Of man by nature, and it hurts
my feelings like time to be made TO
do IT"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
A Vast Difference.

There was never any haste at Aunt
Euphemia's table, consequently Dor
othy, the youngest of all the nieces and
nephews who gathered at Poplar Hill
In the summer, had learned what to
expect Everything was served by
Aunt Euphemia, and age had strict
precedence.
There came day, however, when
Dorothy, returning to the family din
ing-room after a season spent In her
room with a sore throat, found at her
place a little delectable apple pie, SO
small that 1t seemed as If 1t must hS
meant for her alone. Nevertheless she
determined TO be cautious.
Am I"-she looked anxiously to.
ward the head of the table. where sa,
her awe-inspiring relative-"am l to be
aunty for this pie, or Is 1t all mine
Aunt EuphemiaT'
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
SUDDEN SHOWER.
Cincinnati Post.

Barefooted boys scud up the street.
Or skurry under sheltering sheds;
And schoolgirl faces, pale and sweet,
Clean from the shawls about their
heads.
Doors bang and mother voices call
From alien homes; and rnsty gates
Are slammed; and high above it all
The thunder grim reverberates-
And then abrupt, the rain, the rain!
The earth lies gasping, and the eyes
Behind the steaming window-panes
Smile at the trouble of the skies
The highway smokes, sharp echoes ring /;
The cattle bawl and cow-bells ciank ;
And into town comes gallopins
The farmers horse, with steaming
flank.
The swallow dips beneath the caves,
And firts his plumes and folds his
wings;
And under the cataba leaves
The caterpillar curls and clings.
The humble bee is pelted down
The wet stem Of the hollyhock;
And suddenly, in spattered brown,
The cricket leaps the garden walk.
Within the baby claps his hands
And crows with rapture strange and
vague;
Without, beneath the rose-bush stands
A dripping rooster on one leg.
james Whitcomb Riley.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
FISH OUT OF PLACE.
Four Big Pike Found Under 4
Tree.

William Dunn, who conducts sum-
mer resort on the shores of Lake Liz
zie, in the northern part of this coun-
try, has brought to the city fish
story that is out of the ordinary, in
that it is true. On Wednesday of
this week Mr.. Dunn was attracted by
the barking of dog in the woods,
and on going to the place, found one
of his neighbors taking a mink from
a hollow log. He split the log, and
on examining the animals nest, found
four large pickerel, the largest weigh
ing seven and one-quarter pounds. The
fish had been secured from a fish
trap which had been constructed in a
ditch between two small lakes and
the mink had captured them and drag
ged them a distance of about twelve
feet to its nest. The mink was one
of the largest ever seen in this part
of the State, and its pelt will be quite
valuable. The fish were fresh, and
the farmer who captured the animal
took them home and, with his family,
ate them. Mr.. Dunn says this is the
first time he has ever known of fish
being caught in a hollow tree.
have been a guest at the house
of William Dunn, who vouches for the
particulars of this fish story, and have
hunted and fished with him, and feel
confident that his word is to be re.
lied upon in all particulars. / regret
that / was not on the ground at the
time when the fish were disposed of,
as eating fried pickerel cooked by
Mrs. Dunn is something to be enjoyed
and never forgotten.-St. Paul Pioneer
Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
PLAIN TALKS WITH WOMEN.
Life Is to Many Persons Matter of
Sacrifice.

Life Is to Many Persons n Matter OF
Sacrifice.
Is life a matter of sacrifice, asks
Louise Satterthwaite in the Philadel-
phia Telegraph.
Many very worthy people, having
gone through life and endured their
share Of its trials and misfortunes, at
tune their minds to the sombre key.
and go softly the rest Of their days ;
subdued and depressed, they dare not
lift their eyes above the earth level
of their sorrows; patient it is true,
but undeniably mcurnful, they round
out the years of their pilgrimage.
Not that they are altogether to be
blamed for this frame Of mind When
one has been beaten and buffeted and
used despitefully it Is not to be won
dered at that one comes to be very
much afraid Of what the next day
shall bring forth.
But bounding youth knows naught
of this submission, and to make its
kiss the rod, so to speak, when to it
no rod is visible, far or near is to
breed rp a spirit of impotence, not
to say revolt.
We often behold an elderly aunt or
perhaps q patient and devoted father
or mother trying to make various
young hopefuls see that they are prison
ers in a vale of tears and that under
all chastenings they must try to be
quiet and humble; but young hopeful
finds 1t all very much Of a bore, longs
to be away to kick free heels in a very
good and joyous world of green fields
and still waters, and will have none
ol It
To preach that life is a matter OF
eternal sacrifice to the exuberant one
of youth and health is to shake their
faith in or doctrine as well as sanity.
Religion, it is true, helps US to bear
sorrow; but to speak only of this side
of It is to make of it a matter of gloom,
which is easily an injustice to the sub
feet and thing which will do 1t more
harm than good.
Youth should hear rather Of the doc
trine of that love which showers joy
and happiness. Let the matter Of sor-
row be left always In the background
until the sad inevitable time comes
when it must needs be inevitably faced.
Too sadly often Is 1t true that life
comes to be matter of sacrifice sooner
or later: but when it comes it is time
enough to think Of it or speak of it or
preach resignation to 1t.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24

shortly after o'clock, in the thick fog
which still prevails. was upon the point
of being knocked down by motor car
when q gentleman who has since been
identified as the Hon. Auberon Fitz-
Tempest, and who was standing on the
kerb, seeing the peril the child was IN,
sprang out into the roadway to try to
save him. This he succeeded in doing,
but at the cost of his own life, for, slip
ping upon the further side of the car.
he fell upon his back and was struck
on the head by the hoof of a horse at
tached to an omnibus which was com
ing from the opposite direction, and
which. owing TO the fog, he had proba-
bly, not noticed. The blow fractured
the base OF the skull. and the unfor-
tunate gentleman died while being con-
veyed 10 the hospital.
'Born In 1854. the Hon. Auberon
Fitz-Tempest was the third son of the
late Baron waterheld. of latham Tow
ers. Derbyshire. ard Fedbury Hall,
Northumberland
went on TO touch briefly upon an Incl
dent which a quarter of s. century be-
fore had created colossal scandal and
had led TO the man now dead being sen
fenced TO serve a term of penal servi-
tude. 1t had been an affair of a pecu-
liarly distressing nature, and from that
time Onward tha name OF Auberon Fitz-
Tempest had been but rarely mention
ed. How, ostra.ized by society and by
all his former friends. and known to be
almost destitute. he had. since his re
lease, succeeded in obtaining the neces
sary means OF support. none knew, and
probably few cared
The latter part OF the report. how.
ever. the Little Old Maid had left un
read The paper. tightly clutched in
both her hands. lay across her lap. Her
face had turned slowly ashen. Hel
eyes. strained snd fearless, stared IN
seeing into vacancy.
The doctor attributed death to hear
failure. for the Little Old Maid had
been known to be suffering from a weak
heart.
There was nothing, be said. TO lead
him to conjecture that death coult
have been brought on or FASTENED b.
any sort OF shock
At tie inquest held on the body oi
the Hon Aubsron Fin-Tsmpets Il VA
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
OF More Importance.

A considerable number of years ago
a young man went to Marshall Fields
great dry goods store TO apply for a
position, and was fortunate enough to
be shown into the office of Mr.. Field
himself, to whom he stated the object
of his CALL
The merchant was favorably i'm
pressed with his appearance and adj
dress, and after asking him few ques-
lions relative to his business expert
ence, promised him a place in his en-
ploy. But the caller, who evidently
had expected to be more vigorously
catechized, thought it best to volunteer
some more information.
IF you WISH" he began, ito know
something Of my antecedents-"
II don't care to know anything about
your antecedents, young man." inter-
rupted Mr.. Field, with a smile. IF
your subsequents are all right, you'll
do. You may report to Mr. Hitchcock
next Monday"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
PIesiosaurian Pebble Eaters.

The occurrence in connection with
the remains of Plesiosaurian reptiles
of Dolitic and Cretaceous age of pc
culiarly smoothed and polished peb-
bles led biologists to conclude that
these ancient animals possessed gia-
yards, in which such hard bodies were
utilized as they are in the gizzards of
gallinaceous birds. The smoothing and
polishing of these stones is distinct
from that produced by the action of
wind and running water. and reveals
to the practiced eye the purpose for
which they were used. The reptiles,
that is to say, had swallowed the
stones to assist in the grinding up of
their probably hard food More re-
Gently it has been found that the colos-
sal brontosaurus and diplodocus had a
similar habit. Pebbles with the char
acteristic polish above referred to
have been found in America in connec-
ton with the skeletons of these two
species of extinct reptiles. 1t is in
teresting to learn that these pebbles
were mostly brightly-colored jaspers.
London Globe.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
The Punctilion. West.

eat the garden party that King Ed
ward gave at Windsor" said a Chicago
an, SHARK Twain was undoubtedly the
lion. AS he strolled through the beau
tiful gardens, with their fine view Of
Elton in the distance, peeresses besieged
him for his autograph, and dukes clam
ored to be introduced. Our great hui
morist was In high spirits. He was
much impressed with the mems ele-
gance-ths cut Of their frock coats, the
luster Of their silk hats. the shapeli-
ness Of their glossy, pale-topped boots
heard him say that the punctilious OBJ
seryance of the rules Of fashion that
the mems dress showed made him think
Of the West.
Entering mining town In the West
one night, he said to miner whom he
knew:
"'And do you still shoot men here for
wearing silk hats?'
"The miner frowned and shook his
head
"'Not unless they wear 'em with sack
coats he said"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24

eaten, or perhaps thrown at az onend-
ing actor later on.
Scattered here and there are ap-
in front stands a sleek merchant in
his fine broadcloth, quite willing to
pay out his shilling for better COM
pany; there portly goodwife in her
green homespun clumsily shaped to a
pointed bodice that proves none too
much to her comfort after these two
hours of jostling; here an innkeeper,
goodly sprinkling of beggars and
yonder that thin faced, watchful fell
, low with his hand in another mans
pocket, and in his own a false beard
and mask.
Around and above this motley,
shifting pit run the galleries, rooted
above with tiles-a mosaic of color
now with rich velvets and many col
ored furs Here and there men are
playing at cards; at one table wine
and dice; and over all the scene rises
the blue mist of the tobacco, lately
come into fashion.
Higher still is another gallery, and
here another class of women. On
the stage young dandy saunters in,
followed by scraping Prologus with
his three-legged stool. He stares de-.
liberately over the gallery, nodding
Familiarity here and there, then, with
quicker glance at the gallery above,
lights his pipe and seats himself
wherever he will be most in the way.
Beside him, edging off their stools
to play mumbletypeg, a row of little
pages, each in feathered cap and tiny
mantle fastened on the shoulder with
a silver coat of arms, all waiting for
their masters. who swagser in later
as the play progresses, clanking their
rapiers and passing loud words with
the actors.
Now and again players peep out
from behind the curtain, curious
boys, half in costume and half out
sal for glance at the crowds below
or familiar face in the gallery, their
heads jerked quickly in at cue.
Suddenly the door above the stage
opens and a loud trumpet blast is
heard; the crowds in the pit edge for
ward, the mobiles throw down their
cards and dice, the vendors cry their
goods Justify for a minute and are
still.
Another blast, more jostling and
crowding, all faces turned toward the
stage now; then a third blast, the
curtain is pulled aside Prologus, all
in black steps forth, The citizens
wife is hoisted up from the pit and
the play is on.
"The present revival is in the Uni
versity Chapel %, at the door OF
which is paid the old entrance fee,
fourpence-ha' penny. inside, the old
fruit vendors are handing out apples
and oranges to astonished spectators
On the stage sit the groups of handles,
not creatures of the imagination now,
but flesh and blood realities.
"Only the blue mists of tobacco
smoke are wanting to make the scene
as London saw it in 1613-and this
because the Boys of the Kings Re-
yels' have given place to the girls of
Professor Packs Modern Drama
Glass. The trumpet is blown, boy
hangs up The London Merchant Pro-
LOCUS in black steps forth, the citi-
zen's wife is hoisted over the foot
lights and once more the play is on"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
BLACK GIRL A NOVELTY THERE
Why One Family VIII Not Take q
CoIored Maid to France Again.

Why One Family VIII Not Take a
CoIored Maid to France Again.
my wife and I went to France not
long ago to see her parents, who live
In that country, and we took along my
wIfes maid, an extremely efficient col
ored girl, who has been in the family
q long time" said ]. T. Lenert Of
New Orleans at the New Willard, &C
cording to the Washington Herald.
'sPhis girl, besides being an excellent
creature, is about the complexion of
the ace Of spades, the deepest of blacks,
for she is the direct descendant of
slaves Of unauthorized African blood
Next year we may 90 again TO France,
but we will leave the maid at home.
what for? Well, that colored girf
created sensation that we never
dreamed Of. 1t seems that in many
parts Of France no colored person had
ever before been seen and this one was
a novelty that whenever she appeared
crowds gathered 10 look at the urac-
customed sight. This was carried to
such an extent as to prove very en-
farrassing to rs and It also worried
the maid greatly, for she was not used
to being stared at - great throngs Of
people One day abs neat % church,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
Copper Idol Found with skeleton.

copper AuOI roma WIN SkeletOns.
Skeletons are being found in a
gravel pit from which the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad Com
pany is obtaining ballast for its extern
sion through western South Dakota
from Missouri river to the Black Hills.
The gravel pit Is situated on the east
ern end Of the extension, near the
town Of Oacoma, and but q short dis
lance from Missouri river. In the
neighborohod Of fifty human skeletons
have thus far been unearthed-
Most Of them were found at a depth
of from four to eight feet beneath the
surface of the ground and all were
buried in either a standing or sitting
posture. The majority of the skeletons
are those of people OF small stature,
much below the ordinary or average
height Of the present North American
Indians.
One skeleton, however, is that of a
man who in life must have been fully
seven feet in height In close proxim-
ity to the skeleton of this giant were
found implements of copper and bone,
these being found in each of the graves
near that of the giant, while in another
grave was discovered copper idol
about eight inches in length.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
ROYAL spat..

We read In an ancient chronicle that
when a letter not altogether courteous
was sent to the Emperor OF Japan by
the Emperor of China, the Mlkado
opened his answer thus: "The Emperor
of the land where the sun rises nd
dresses himself to the Emperor OF the
Land where the sun sets" On another
occasion. when the Chinese Emperor
had the audaclty TO demand the sub
mission of Japan, that spirited country
chopped OF the heads of the luckless
ambassadors Mexican Herald.