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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-06-06
COLLECTING A BILL.

AS debt collectors the sons of
New England early established
a reputation for mastery ingenui-
ty among the towns along Ohio
River. If one plan failed. saws
the author of The Ohio River"
they were Immediately on hand
with another, But only a genius
could have collected a debt from
the following ''hard customer"
The person In question, saws
the Youths Companion, had
been owing sum to his Yankee
friend for nearly a year regularly
failing to take seriously the dun
that we're sent to him. At last
he agreed 70 pay the bill on
given day. Promptly on the day
named the Yankee appeated in
person to collect.
You are very punctual," OBJ
served the debtor.
II generally am in business
matters" assented the visitor,
pleasantly. in this case l had
another reason for being pune
tual."
Indeed" said the host. And
what was that"
Why" replied the affable COL
iector; "ifa person were to set a
day to pay me money and did not
call, it would look as though
| doubted whether he meant
to give it to me, which.
he continued, with monumental
blandness, ''onthe footing
friendship on which you and /
stand, would absolutely be an
insult, don't you think so2"
He opened his eyes and start
ed at me-" said the collector, later
when telling Of his record break
ms achievement. He really
d.dnt quite know whether or not
l was quizzing him. But | was
perfectly seflcns in my manner. |
III 'paid the debt. but l have not
he shadow OF q doubt | should
'sve bad 10 call twenty times
aots fer i i 1 had not hit him So
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-06-06
FOR SALE,
Charles G. $nead,
DEALER IN
Dry Goods, Groceries and
General Merchandise.
soharrop, Virginia.

We have just received a new
Spring line of up-to-date goods
to which we cali the attention of
the public and our patrons. We
have as good Il stock of Drv
Goods, Shoes, Clothing, Hats.
GAGS, &c, as has ever been IN
the county, and we want YOU to
come and examine them before
going elsewhere. We have care
fully selected the stock, and as
we paid cash for everything we
bought we got them at a low
hgHre. Therefore we are able to
give our customers goods at con-
slderably less than were we
dealing with Baltimore merchants
on sixty or ninety-day basis. All
we ask IS that You call and ey-
anime before going elsewhere
he contents of our establish
ment are new and up-to-date
and we are convinced they will
give you satisfaction.
MARTIN BAssErr, Manager.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-06-06

One OF the most pathetic and
touching incidents of the reunion
and one that appeared to make a
deep impression on the minds and
hearts OF the bystanders, occurred
Yesterday morning before the I'M
yeilng q the Davis Monument.
An old gray-hairded Confederate
worn with the weight and care of
OF many years. after asking per-
mission Of the guard at the gate
to allow him to enter the little
plot Of green which surrounds the
statue of the South's greatest
.chieftian. General Robert L. Lee.
knelt down on Virginia's sod, and
with beautiful simplicity, unmind-
tul and totally unconscious of
those around him, lifted up his
soul in prayer
The deep pathos that pervaded
the scend of one of Lees battle
SCARED veterans kreeling and
praying was more than those
gathered around the enclosure
could stand, and many burst into
sobS.
Unfortunately, the name of
the veteran could not be learned,
News-Lea der.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-06-06


WE have always held the view
expressed by the TIrginian- Rizoi
shat owing TO the dey otion which
the Democrats of the South fee
for Mr.. Bryan, the mention of a
Southern man for President does
not meet witk any enthusiastic
endorsement from the Southern
people.
IN common with all Yirgimans
we should be greatly pleased to
have the MQthsr Of Presidents
gain furnish the occupant of the
White House. but we had as we'll
tace the facts and acknowledge
-taat no matter how distinguished
nor how gifted any son of the
Old State may be, he occu-
PIES but small space in the
2ubiic eye as compared with the
great and lofty grandson of the
Ole ;3orninion-William ]. Bryan.
And those people who are not
BRYANITES may as we'll admit
The patent truth that the more
pr Bryan IS seen and heard and
she better he is known, the greater
and more lovable and more pa
.riolc he doth seem to be.
Outside of the fact that Mr.
Bryan's principles are being re-
cognized as essential truths in a
republican form of government.
and not taking into account the
peculiar affection with which
many regard him, recognizing,
too, the opposition witch will
crop out among tile supervise
and ultra conservative, neverthe-
Tess, we are firmly persuaded that,
as a matter of politics. the De
mocracy cannot afford to fail to
OIOi frc IOillilIdtiOf 10 tue lore
most American citizen--a man
who has all the geniu of the
present Executive without his in
consistency all OF his brilIiancy
without his egotism; aEi-Of his
iron without his coarseness and
greater courage with less osten-
fation.
We sincerely trust, and firmly
believe, that the people will not
permit themselves to be hood
winked with favorite son can
didates so that the National Con-
yention will be juggled into
nominating another ossi6ed ice
berg of the Parker variety.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-06-06

CAPT. z. ". Jarvis. for years
the keeper of Wolf Trap Light
House. died very suddenly on
Monday last. Capt. Jarvis had
started to leave his station III his
sailboat and when about two
miles out his craft was seen to be
drifting aimlessly. He was picked
mp by a passing yacht and carried
back to Wolf Trap where he was
seen to be paralyzed. Capt. Mes
sick from Rappahannock River
was signalled, and he took the
sick man aboard TO convey him
70 Cricket Hill, but in a few
minutes Capt. Jarvis expired.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-06-06
Cured fiemotrhages of the Lungs

Several years since my lungs were
SO badly affected that l had MANY
hemorrhages, writes a. NJ. AXE. of
Wood, Ind. Il took treatment with
several physicians without any benefit
than started to take Foley's Honey
and Tar, and my lungs are now as
SOUND as bullet. / recommend il in
advanced stages of lung trouble ,,
Foley's Honey and Tar stops the couch
and heals the lungs, and prevents
serious results from a cold. Rofuse
Sold by all druggists.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-06-06

There will be a joint nleeting of
the MaattAews and Middlesex Dem
ecratic Com 4nittees at Cricket
Hill at II O'Clock A. M. to-
morrow (Friday] for the puryose
Q! fixing the time and manner Of
selecting a candidate for the
House Of Delegates. the Math-
.ews committeemeH are urged to
be present.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-06-06
WILL CURE CONSUMPTION

A. a. Herran, Finch. Ark. writes:
toley's Honey and Tar is the best
preparation for coughs, cold and lung
trouble. l know that it has cured con-
sumption in the first stages, - You
never heard of any one using Folev's
Honey and Tar and not being salts
he'd. Sold by all druggists.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-06-06
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

Following is list Of letters re
manning uncalled for in the Post
Office at Mathews. Va. May 20.
They Will be sent TO Dead Letter
ofce May 3o,ifnot called FOR.
Miss rcy Richardson,
= Annie Williams.
= Bessie Minter,
I" MarthaA. Kced.
fsrs- Rhuooy ToDfn,S
-. }, ". Taylor,
" n. West.
- Wilkilks
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-06-06


THk JoURNAL would be greatly in
ocDted to ats correspondents If they
wiu mail their news letters so as to
reach this office before Wednesdax
morning. A great many items have to
so unpublished or be carried over unit;
ne Following week and he stale read
Office in time. ''' ,.T
Obituaries and resolutions of respect
can emily be inserted as paid matter for
.~nich 2 charge of five ceuts per line is
Som5Imupications advocating candi-
aates for office will be CHARGED f6r ~
REGULAR line rates for ADVERTISING.
Reading notices 10 cents per line.
Contract rates furnished On appli-
All transient advertisements will be
charged for at the rate of so cts. per
Kneb for the first irsertion, IS cts. per
Inch tor each subsequent insertion
when no change fs'made.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-27
COLOMBIAN FORCES AGAIN
INVADE VENEZUELA

Caracas. March % (Yia Wilemstad.
Island Of Curacoa. March 26.D-It
was officially admitted today that
General Juan Pablo PeualOsa invaded
the Venezuelan province Of TaChira
March 1 &, from Colombia, with about
400 men and cut telegraph wires. Gen
eral Celestino Castro. brother of the
president and governor of Tachira.
was sent with a large body of troops
to engage Penalosa's forces. After
seven days scouting through the
mountains, the official report says the
forces of Penalosa were encountered
at the village of Elseumbador and
were dispersed i'm a demoralized CON
dition. Their leader is now fugi-
tive.
The health Of President Castro con-
tinues to improve.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-27

the statute i'm such cases made and
provided hereby nnnoint Morgan /
O'Brien. Peter r 0jnev ana I.eopold
putzel. NJ ID tbree dieintareeted ner-
sons. commission forthvvitb to OK
amino into The mental condition of
said Harry X. Th9w. and to report TO
the court with an convenient speed
the facts and their oninions MS to
1vhethor, at the tioa az such exan1ina-
tion the said Harry X Thaw was in
such a state of tdiocv imbecilitv and
unacv or INSANITY so as to be incapa-
BILE of rightly understanding his own
conditions. the noture of the charges
pgaiust him ana of conducting his de-
fcnse I'm u ratioual manner
AS Nessrs Hartridge 0'Reillv Pea
body. neImas Gleason and NcPfke
the six Thav ATTORNEYS. left the
Judges chambers one of them was
heard To remark.
ut could moi be worse.
Later. thoWpver the attoruevs seep1-
ed to take a brighter view MIR. Hart
ridge said.
I'VE did MOI avnect a decision Of
any sort todaN. much less the one thar
was rendered We had honed Inc
trial might po an u.fthout further in
rhn commieeion yin
moan coneile,.ahio dotav Nov tbat
Tho dooisio,, bas hoo, rSnderad how
ever If is bard tn soc how Justfce
FITZGERALD copId have done otherwise
OF coursa fho,.a .,,'ae ., copf1ict of q fffz
davits ana bp cannot understand bo,,.
firmly Tbo,,,'s rn,,,,soi hnliaVe in his
sa,,itt."
Nfeeers r4art,iloo ana o,ReilIy wont
win Mrs Eveip Tbow to me
Tonbs ana in no bosnifag ward theV
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-27
BonlIla Ordered surrcndcr.

Managua. Nicaragua, March 26.-
It is stated upon the highest authority
here that President Bonilla of Hon
duras, after his retreat to Amapalla
following the defeat of the Honduran>
Salvadorean forces at Choluteca by
the Nicaraguan army ordered from
Amapana, the surrender of Teguct-
galpa, the capital of Honduras. to the
victorious troops. The city is now in
possession of the Honduran-Nicarag-
uan government iunta.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-27
OPER ATORS MUST BT
REALLY GPOWN MEN

Lincoln. Neb, March 26 The seu-
ate today passed he house bin pro-
hibiting train service 40 night of tele-
graph operators less tban tWcnty-one
years old.
The house today voted 10 accept the
amended anti-pass bill and reported it
for passage. 1t prohibits railroad
passes for practically everybody eX-
cept bona fide emplo, of railroads
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-27
nondnras Rclnkes TrntlIIo.

New Orleans March 26.-A private
cablegram received here today said
that the Hondurans had recaptured
the port of Truillo. This was the
first Caribbean seaport of Honduras
taken by Nicaragua.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-27
To
SHAKE THE
WEST
BIG MEN TO BE CAUGHT
IN LAND FRAUD NET
LBy Morning Journal Special Leased wirs.I

Omaha, Neb.. March 2G.-Spocial
Assistant Attorney General K. $. Rush.
who. with Assistant Attorney General
Burch, viii have charge of the minor
land fraud investigations and prose-
cutions i'm Colorado and Wyoming. are
busily engaged i'm drawing up their
plans of work.
while we cannot now name the
men who viii be caught i'm this net.
they will be big fish. said an official
connected with this work. when the
names of the defendants are known il
Will shake the west with a sensation.
And there viii be no Ten up"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-27

Jesse f. Welboru, vice president
sales and traffic manager Of the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron company was
yesterday elected president Of that
company to- succeed The late Frank D..
Hcarne.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-27
FITZGERALD Decides He Cannot
Determine Prisoners Sanity
Without the HeID of Ex-
pertS,
COUNSEL FOR DEFENSE
BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED



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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-27
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS TO
RELIEVE MONEY MARKET
Millions VIII at Once become NvaiIa-
bic Through Order OF Treasury
Department.

Washington. March 5G.-Under in
structions recently issued by the secre-
tary of the treasury. collectors OF cus-
toms throughout the country were dl-
rected to deposit their customs re-
eetpts i'm regular repositories This.
however did not embrace the so>
called sub-treasuly cities. Themstruc-
iou- have been today enlarged bv
the secretary SO thatthe publicdcpusits
with national bank repositories IN
New York city WiE at once be IN
customs receipts under the provisions
of the act of March 4. 1907 This ac-
tiou i7 taken with q NicW tu faciltat-
ing The redemption OF the 4 per cent
bonds of 1901 ana also 90 render
additional funds for the Us.
ual disbursements occurring ON Aprl
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20

A peculiar fatality is reported from
Skogomo, N. d., where Albert Bak
ken, Is years old, was found lying
dead in bed with a small cord fasten-
ed about his neck. He had been
strangled to death.
The boy had received a package oi
books by express and had taken them
to his ROOM He lay down on the
bed and started to read a book, but
becoming tired of holding the vol
ume he took the cord with which
the package was tied and with il
made loop which he fastened to the
top of the bed and thrust the arm
holding the book through this loop,
so that it might be supported. A
younger brother reports having seen
tn boy reading in this position. When
however, he did not come down to
supper, his father went to call him
and found him dead with the cord
about his neck.
How the cord came to be about the
boys neck can only be surmsed, but
it supposed that he had slipped the
moose over his head to support his
neck and perhaps fell asleep. The
slip-knot became loosened and al
lowed the cord to tighten until stran-
gulation ensued.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20
Hartman Out of Alton.

Carrying the bag" for E. II. Har-
riman in the operation of the Altor
railroad, as the financier described
the position of the Rock Island sys-
tenn in his testimony before the in
terstate commerce commission a
New York, finally grew so tiresoms
that B. +. Yoakum and other domin-
ating spirits of the Rock Island rail
road notified Mr. Hartman a month
ago that they would in the future car
ry the bag for themselves.
Mr.. Hartman was not prepared for
this and pondered over the matter
for a month. Friday he sent word
to the Rock Island stronghold that
he would make no fight to keep MS
partial control OF the railroad which
he exploited
Whether or not the Rock Island
will go out of its way to make re
prisals on the Hartman lines is not
known. 1t is said that Mr. Yoakum
Judge Moore, and Daniel c. Reid
were openly in favor of war to the
finish, but that others of the rail
roads counsel advocated less strenu-
GUS measures.
The story of how Hartman bought
the Chicago and Alton railroad, when
its bonded debt per mile was as low
as that OF any road in the country,
and how he soon burdened the road
with bonds and watered stock, was
all brought out in the interstate COM
merce inquiry.
1t appears that Hartman realized
the road would be an important linl,
in the Rock Islands growing SYSTEM
soon after the latter had passed into
the control of the Moore Reid Leeds
syndicate, and while they were ab-
sorbing the Frisco railroad they also
were quietly picking up blocks of Al
ton stock in the hands of the public.
When Hartman opened negotiations
TO seh the road to the Rock Island
he found that that concern owned
more of the stock than he lid, hat
not quite enough to contral.
He could not get fancy orice for
his holdings, but utilized their ro,.
session for the forcing OF an agree
ment whereby the Rock Island and
Union Pacific alternated in the man
agement of the Alton. The contract
now cancelled was to run until i:'l4.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20

T Ottawa, Ont, June 17.-Percy Tres
slider is anxious to clear up any mis-
conception in the matter of the iden-
tity of the man Seymour held under
sentence of death at Clayton, Mo.
He has written to his mother today
reiterating that the man is not Lord
Edward Seymour. He states that he
is the son of Lady Mary Barring
ton of Brighton. England about
whom nothing is apparently known.
He writes:
According to telegram received
at Clayton the people of Ottawa are
under misunderstanding. They
think this Englishman is Lord Sey-
mour, but he is not He is plain
Frederick Darlington Seymour. son
of the late Lady Mary harrington.
who married gentleman by the
name of Seymour.
HE was born in India, but brought
up in Brighton, England. He served
as a war correspondent in South Af-
RIGA He is not the Lord Seymour,
who served in the Strachcona Horse"
His sister is Lady Hastings of
Brighton, but, although she knows
all about it. her husband does not so
we want to keep him from knowing
all.
Please let the people of Ottawa
know of the mistake they are under
for we don't want him or any one
else to be misrepresented by any
means. He did visit Ottawa, but only
for short time. l think it was IN
1892 or 1903. then he went to Wash
ington. D. c., where one of his sis
ters died He is perfect gentleman
in every way"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20
Fear Anglo-Gearman Clash Will
Wreck Work at Hague

With the names of the delegates of
a half dozen of the smaller states
still missing, the list of delegates and
attaches on file at the Dutch foreign
office Thursday evening numbered
1s9
Although no actual news develop
ments are anticipated until the con-
ference gets under way and the pow
ers begin to show their hands, it is
increasingly apparent from the pre-
vailing gossip that the chief interest,
if not the chief importance. of the
conference will revolve about the
jealousy and antagonism between
Great Britain and Germany, and
there are plenty of pessimists who
predict an open clash which will
jeopardize if not wreck, the work
of the conference.
Thursday afternoon number OF
countries deposited formally their ad-
herence TO the findings of the con-
vention of 1899 in order to make
themselves eligible and Friday the
plenipotentiaries of the powers which
participated in the first conference
will sign a protocol admitting the
newcomers. This is mere formal
ity, as the parties to the original
conventions already have agreed to
receive the countries invited to this
years conference and the ceremony
will be informal
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-06-20
A Guaranty of Peace.

In one of his recent speeches at
the Jamestown exposition the Presi
dent turned aside from his mali
theme to make plea for the suppor
of the navy. He declared that "th,
navy is our surest guaranty of peace
and if war should ever come it will
be the greatest safeguard for our
honor and our interest"
This idea has been repeated SO of
ten that it seems almost common
place. The threadbare phrase, 'Tr
time of peace prepare for war;" has
been attributed to several statesmen
including Washington and Jefferson;
but it was never uttered in exactly
that form by either of them; nor by
anybody else, though the idea has
been put in different phrase by va
rious authors, ancients as we'll As
modern But Washington embodied
the idea in language very similar to
that used by the President at Nor
folk. In his fifth annual message to
Congress, delivered in December,
1893, Washington said:
II can now recommend to your no.
tice measures for the fulfillment of
our duties to the rest of the world
without again pressing upon you the
necessity of placing ourselves in a
condition of complete defense and of
exacting from them the ful6llmenf
of their duties toward us. The Unit
ed States ought not to indulge per-
suasion that, contrary to the order of
human events, they will forever keep
at distance those painful appeals
to aims with which the history OF
every other nation abounds There IS
a rank due. to the United States
among nations which will be with
held, if not absolutely lost, by the
reputation of weakness. If we desire
to avoid insult, we must be able to
repel it; if we desire to secure peace,
one of the most powerful instru-
ments of our rising posperity, it
must be known that we are at all
times ready for war;
Washington did not make any di-
rect reference to naval preparations.
He referred only to the supply OF
hand and said "an addition to these
arms and military stores then on
hand and said "an addition to these
supplies can not with prudence be
neglected, as it would leave nothing
to the uncertainty of procuring war
like apparatus in the moment of pub
lie danger" The great changes in
the naval ornaments of nations and
in the methods of modern warfare
have shown that our main reliance
in any future war, whether aggrcs-
sive or defensive, must be on the
navy. and no doubt it is the part OF
wisdom to be prepared for war if it
should come. The great reinforce
ment of the navy in recent years
shows practical unanimity of opin-
ion among our law makers on this
subject.-Indianapolis News.