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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-31
interested in Virginia Justice

Clerk T Il. Geddy. has received
the following letter iron New
gentleman VINO was in TINS
-ity when thestrial OF Peyton Ash
.ock. negro. was beng I.eG Tor the
murder OF Andrew Braclugham,
another negro. The clerk viii keep
MIN posted:
Greenwich. Conn, aug. IS.
Dear Sir. was present in your
court about Apnl q. 1907. when a
negro was on trial charged with
shooting the husband Of a woman
with whom ne was intimate.
/ was much impressed with the
administration OF justice in youl
ancient coArIoom and want 10 know
how the case was settled. May
ask the favor OF a reply from YOU
,tsting the ou,come7
Sincerely.
+. II. FOATE.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-31

The historic Old Masonic chair IS
1ow OF exhibition IN the Powder
Horn. Miss Virginia BTzithwalte.
ne Young laoy IL charge OF the
Place. has received a contribution
rom Z northern gentleman 70 be
applied 10 the restoration % tie
Masonic Lodge Building.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-31
Notice.

The annual meeting Of the Chesa
peake Telephone and Telegraph
Company WILL DC he'd al Yorktown
on Friday. Sept. 9th. al 10 q. n.
All stockholders are requested 10 be
present.
GEORGE I. SMITH,
S-3I-4t. Pres.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-31

The banks viii be closed Monday
On account Of Labor day.
Many viii so from mere TO the
Exposition Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-10
The Times Daily Short Story.


The next afternoon I met my CONF
panion Of the evening before on one
Of the residence avenues and received
dead cut.
had thought that there could be no
inconsistency Of womankind that I
was not prepared for, but this went
further than anything had ever ex-
perienced. The girl had taken me up
for a purpose. But what purpose?
Was 1t to pique the naval officer?
did not think so.
have one rule with women-not to
do what they expect The girl who
had used me would doubtless wait for
me to seek an acquaintance, so made
no move in that direction. | met ker
often in society, and, as had presum-
ed, she became central figure. Final
~ at ball was casually presented
to her ] greeted her as perfect
stranger. She put her arm through
mine and drew me away to quiet
corner
IF the mountain won't come to Mo-
manned" she said 'Mohammed must
go to the mountain
(which, being interpreted, means
that you have an explanation to make"
"And / am sure you viii make it
easy for me-"
"That / have done from the first"
"What did you think when spoke
to you at the reception
'srhat you were mistaken in my
Identity
"And when failed to recognize yeu
at meeting you afterwardlp
THAT you had discovered your rnis-
take"
"Nonsensel You needn't make 1t as
easy for me as all that! You knew I
had used you for purpose"
81 am delighted to have been OF
service TO you"
II must make a clean breast Of #.
You win not have good opinion Of
me, ,but / can't help that Anything
win bring me more blame than the
truth You saw Lieutenant Baxter
coming to join me. Well. we had had
an affair.""
"You mean he was then having an
affair"
81 had encouraged him"
"Tiirted him.
II knew he must leave on a midnight
train TO join bis ship and sail the next
day If he joined me l should have to
listen to-
"a proposal"
81 executed a coup d'etat, as the
diplomats here would put It. l must
have some one step in ahead OF him.
! saw you. I did not know you, but
Don't tell me what know; tell me
what don't know"
"You know the rest"
"Not your motive in avoiding the
climax you had been striving to bring
about
That's one of the inconsistencies Of
/ our sex"
(which ! shall add to list Of such
Inconsistencies have stored away in
my memory"
| When / next saw her congratulated
her ON her engagement to q senator
I. ANTHONY TWINING. !
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-10
An Imaginative Pickininy.

The child is universally imaginative,
but the one who tells what he imagines
IS quite rare. Often enough his way IS
rough and dificut, Tor if his people hap
pom to be unimaginative he i considered
Imtruthful, and so treated. To what
heights the imagination Of a child may
90 Is well set forth IN a story BY Lucy
pratt in the May MeClure's--"fhe En-
trance Of Ezekiel which tells Of uni
que small black, boy with a prodious fac
ulty for creating his own makebelieve
world. His guardian feared that because
Of this be would not be admitted to the
Whittier school at Hampton Institute.
lie was allowed to enter q class for a
DAYS trial. lust what q curious mental
makeup he had, comes out in the humor-
Gus history Of that first days session.
Time and tiiac again he interrupted the
TEACHER and scholars, and repeatedly at
tempted TO tell q story which the reading
lesson suggested TO him. FINALLY the
teacher, on leaving the room temporarily,
rave linn permission to tell his tale of q
"big an III dawge Tie story Of Ezekiel"
tells Is a gem Of fairy tale and quite
as unique as anything in the months
fiction.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-10
A Feminine Coup d Etat.
[orIginal.l

IOriginail
In Washington, where the society is
transient, one constantly meets people
who appear under the disadvantage Of
being unknown While attending a re-
ception there held by the wife Of a
cabinet officer saw a young lady sit
ting by herself who seemed to me to
fall under this category. could not
but feel that II she remained in the
swim for any considerable time in
stead Of being a walltiower she would
become center Of attraction was
wondering whom / could get to intro
duce me to her when she surprised me
by bowling to me.
My first thought was that had met
her somewhere, my second that she
had mistaken me for some other per-
son. She looked an invitation for me
to join her, and l started TO do SO
when | saw young man in naval uni
form also going toward her. ! hest
tated. but she kept her eyes on me,
and interpreted her look to mean that
/ was her choice. The naval officer
evidently saw the same thing, for he
turned in another direction. So join
ed the lady. Following conventional
lines, | concealed the fact that ! did
not remember her, though l felt quite
sure she had erred in my identity.
spoke OF the notables present and, as
Stunning that she was a stranger, point
ed many Of them out to her. / con-
fess did most of the talking. for the
girl seemed distract and, to tell the
truth. did not seem especially inter
ested. Indeed. several times she made
remarks entirely irrelevant to the sub
ject Of conversation. She said nothing
to show that she supposed me to be
some one else, made no blunder In
speaking Of my position, family or
friends.
Presently we arose and strolled
through the rooms, passing senators.
supreme court judges. cabinet officers,
members OF the diplomatic corps and
other distinguished people, Ny com
nanion seemed to be unimpressed by
them. but there was one person who
produced quite inherent eHect.
THAT was the young naval officer who
had started TO join her when | had
done SO. Whenever he passed us
could feel her hand tighten on my
arm. He always looked at her intent
". wistfully and thought reproach-
fully. | would have given way to him.
but my companion gave me no oppor-
tunity 10 do so. gave her chances TO
drop me. but she did not avail herself
OF them. Toward the close she drew
me to q room where she could see the
guests passing out. I was standing
looking in another direction when l
heard her give sight seemed to me
\ aigh OF rclief-and she asked me to
take her to her mother. She led me
toward an elderly lady, but before we
reached her bid me a formal good
evening and hastened on alone.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-10
sen Giyes up Is wealth.

@Californians have solved the problem
Of the alchemists and are making gold
out Of sea water says William Briggs,
writing in The Technical World Magazine
for May, THE Golden state has taken
golden treasure out Of her mountains,
has made her valleys yield millions of
dollars worth of golden fruit, has aulas-
sed tourist gold in exchange from her
sunshine, and now, turns to the great
lazy Pacific and ransacss its Golfers.
"There is no rush Of prospectOrs 60
the new field, however, Is the gold j.
coming out OF the sea in the form OF
salts of potassium, magnesium and bro
mide, which would elude the pan and
the rocker Of the prospector.
"Of several diggings of this nature,
one at least is active and prosperous
and one Is approaching activity. The
San Pedro salt company, which recently
entered into the field. has succeeded in
manufacturing a quantity Of quality Of
salt which has found a ready market and
has already assumed a place among the
exports OF the port Of San Pedro. Tie
fact chat San Pedro is a lively and thriv-
ing port, with almost no outgoing car
goes. makes the development of this
trade both easy and important. Since
the first of last year the coastlng
schooners returning to the northern coast
have taken away over a thousand tons
OF this sea salt
The writer describes the new indus.
try IN an interesting article which is Of
some length.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-10
PARALYSIS CURED
PATIENT GIVES ALL THE CREDIT
70 DR.. WILLIAMS. PINK PILLS.
GcFely AFFLICTED, He Was Cured After
Ordinary Methods Failed Even to
Give HelleE

9OtEaS eAtbifCtIAF hlG WAS tShE0A fffkGt
Ordinary Methods Failed Even TO
Give Rellef.
There are still people who say that
partial paralysis cannot be cured.
If you have partial paralysis or some
other severe nervous disorder, do you
think it is better to be treated by
some one who insists that you are incur
able, or TO take treatment that grateful
patients throughout the United States
testify has cured thems
"A recent case where a cure was effect
ed was that Of Mr.. Charles H. Gilden Of
Portland, Ionia Co., Mich. Mr.. Gilden
is a veteran Of the civil war, and fought
with the Eighth New York Heavy Artil-
Iery. The story Of his affection told In
his own words is as follows:
elm 1893 was attacked with terrible
twitching sensations and numbness oil
over my body, which my physician said
was paralysis and which he attributed
to bullet wound received during the
war.
II seemed TO be getting paralyzed all
over and finally could hardly walk. My
eyes became weak and had to get
stronger glasses. / could not move the
lid Of one Of my eyes and my face and
mouth were drawn over tothe right side
to such an extent that could not speak
distinctly. was also troubled with
palpitation Of the heart
"Tn the fall Of 1898 after having been
under the treatment of several doctors
and having tried electricity without
help, thought six boxes Of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills and got some relief. After
taking six boxes more, / could stand q
hard days tramp and another six boxes
cured me- !"
This case, like numerous others, bears
witness to the wonderful curative prop
critics Of DR.. Williams Pink Pills in
nervous disorders.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills cure general
and nervous debility because they make
new blood. They strike at the root of
these and other blood diseases, such as
rheumatism, anRmia, indigestion and
nervous troubles, such as neuralgia, ner-
sousness and spinal weakness
A valuable boolrlet, Nervous Disor-
ders,n viii be sent free on request.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or sent, postpaid, on re-
ceipt Of price, 80 cents per box, six boxes
for ~. 30, by the Or. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, N. X.
I
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-10
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.

The silk industry Of the United States
now employs 10000 operatives and is
using Si0055G.G21 capital. a few years
ago the United States did not have any
sill; industry.
There were produced in the United
States during 1906 l435o,0oo pounds Of
aluminium, an Increase Of 4,350,000
pounds, or nearly 30 per cent over the
previous years output
All the paper for the millions Of post
age stamps used ID the United States
Is manufactured at Mechanic Falls
Me. Once a month the firm receives q
requisition for 100000 sheets of the
papes, and each sheet VIII make s1i
stamps.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-10

casional inserting of a heavy lace, such
rs Irish crochet and crochet lace but.
tons, enrlches some of the gowns.
AS in gay colors there ever turks
the element Of coduetry how irresisti-
BILE will be the maidens who carry those
quaint conceits, the cretonne or chintz
parasols!
Where skirts are made plain the best
materials to use are the glossy ones,
as they carry a certain dressiness with
them. The new and very brilliant silks
are The proper ones for the purpose,
and the new satins make up admirably
into the plain skirtel suits. The skirts
must be rather full and must have an
elegant sweep, without which all style
Is lost
An auto bag Of dark green leather Is
lined with silk and fitted with brushes
and combs and mirrors
The illustration shows n charming
blouse FOR a young girl In the cut It
Is checked blue and white silk trim.
med with blue velvet ana chemisette
of white lace. The way the bands Of
velvet are arranged IS decidedly chic
and novel JUDO CliOLLEI.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-10


can Review. The subject Of Mr.. How
ellis essay Is the late e. II. Godkin, the
famoue editor of the New York Evening
Post. Mr.. Howells tells:
"a closer knowledge of him than the
knowledge his biographer has shared
with all, began for me with our person
al acquaintance in the first year Of
The Nation, when he had already &C.
hieved high place in New York Jour
nalism. He had then definitely relin-
qnished the law, and had been for some
years writer Of leaders III the New
York Times, where / came upon his
traces when ! also aspired to write for
the Times believe he had not quite
ceased to write there when + began to
offer literary papers to him as the edi-
tor of The Nation He was one of
several editors to whom | was then Of
fering such papers, and one day he asked
me what my aggregate gains from them
came to; then he struck an average
in his proposal for my entire literary
output, and the next day came down
to the Office Of the Nation, where every
day for three months after | wrote ait
a desk in his room, and in his constant
companionship. This was one OF the
most charming passages of a life which
Ia sometimes think has been unduly
favored In that way, for we were not
SO far apart in age that we could not
meet on the common ground of young
manhood, and we were OF like tenn
permanent in the willingness to laugh
and make laugh, The world was not
50 serious then but that we could find
something amusing in each days events,
and we shared our pleasures in these as
we went over the mornings papers res
pectiyely, and came on the suggestions
for our days work"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-10
MAGAZINE REVIEW
Workingmen,s colonies ii Germany.

Workingmen's Colonies in Germany.
All Berlin, although was, unofiicialiy,
still a student in the university, ! had
taken vacation and secluded myself
yin the Arbeiter Colonie, on the outskirts
Of the city, near Tegel, Humboldt's old
home. There are two woTkingmen's coli
onies in Berlin, one in Che city proper,
the other at TegeI, chose residence IN
the Tege resort because the superinten-
dent OF the city colony was afraid that
some Of the eolonists there might have
recognized me during my various visits
and would know me when | applied for
admission as an -of-work.
Ny purpose in becoming q colonist was
To see from personal observations what
good the Arbeiter- Colonie were accom-
plishing as asylnms for bona fifc out-of-
works, and also as corrective institutions
for Migrants. All told, there are now
over fifty OF these places in Germany
Their aim is to furnish temporary shell
ter to the worthy unemployed men who
apply for admission and are willing to
remain a month under the strict regime.
The colonists work at such industries as
the different colonies take up, and re-
ceive about eighteen cents day for
their labor. Each colony keeps in close
touch with the labor market, and tries
to secure outside positions for the IN
mates as far as possible. IN winter,
OF course, they are much more heavily
patronized than in summer, but they
are open the year round. ! think they
do good in 50 far as they winnow the
willing from the unwilling, Che genuine
worker from the tramp. They also help
an honest man over temporary difficult
ties, which, without the assistance Of
the colonies, might make him a yaga.
bond. But / hardly think they are ne
cessary in the United States, except pos
sibIy as places where the professional
unemployed could be made to support
themselves From Autobiography Of the
late Josiah Flint in Success Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-10
MEDICAL NOTES.

William q. Hoffman, a student in the
Mcdico- Chirurgical hospital Of Phlla-
delpAia, ii demonstrating the use Of
hypnotism instead Of gas for extracting
teeth.
If antitoxin Is given On the FIRST day
or an attack OF diphtherla the mortall-
ty is only half per cent, and this
mortality increases in exact proportion
to the delay IN is administration.
An important medical discovery Of
last year was that Malta fever was
found to be due 70 q specific microbe,
propagated by the milk Of infected
goats Nearly half the goats in the Is
land were found to be affected
Dir. Eastwood an eminent English
authority connected with the royal
commission on tuberculosis, says that
clearly one Of the most important
steps in lighting the scourge OF con-
sumption Is to keep a watchful eye on
the milk supply.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-10

An examination Of the conditions
which prevailed in virgin soils or in
any soil that has just been cleared Of
its forest growth soon makes promi-
nent the fact thatsnature has filed that
soil with organic matter. This organic
matter not only gives the soil dark
color and fine physical appearance, but
It also performs functions in producing
chemical changes that cannot take
place in that same soil were 1t desti-
tute of organic matter. Again, we End
that a virgin soil will produce satlsfac-
tory crops for a number Of years with.
out the Intervention Of commercial fer
tillzers, but about as soon as the or
ganic matter has been worked out the
soil fails to produce satisfactory crops,
and the use Of phosphates is resorted
toll. ]. Patterson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-10
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.
Griffith Bonner, Grandson Of Robert, 3
Benedict For Two Weeks.

New York, May IO,--A romance
il real life such as his good old grand
father used to print in his story paper,
with characters drawn from fiction,
came TO light today when Griffith Bon.
lcr, son Of Mr. and Mrs Robert 4.
Bonner and a grandson OF the late Rob
crt Bonner. announced his secret mar.
rage to Mrs. Helen o. Edwards
The ceremony was performed at the
Church OF the Holy Communion by the
Rev, r. w. Woodroofe on Thursday,
april %.
Mrs. Edwards is a daughter OF the
late Cornelius Williams Of Richmond
Va, and lived at that town with her
mother She was widow There was
absolutely no objection to the match
By either family and Robert +. Bonner
said it was simply ease Of the impet-
uosity Of youth.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-10

hotel the distinguished visitors made an
INFORMAL sightseeing tour Of the city.
The first official function here in honor
Of Gen. Kuroki viii occur tonigi.l when
he and his party win be given dinner
by Secretary Of War Taft.
Ambassador Aoki presented Kuroki
and his fellow officers 70 Secretary of
War Taft, who recognized several mem.
bers Of the party whom he had met in
Japan.
Among the elaborate entertainments
will BE a dinner at the White House
Saturday night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-10
COLORADO LUMBERMEN ARE
ACCUSED OF CONSPIRACY
Federal Government Sues to Gust Them
From Timber Land.

Denver, May 10.--That there was a
conspiracy to wrongfully obtain several
thousand acres of valuable timber land
from the government; that titles were
acquired through false filing were induced
to settle on the claims and make mock
attempts at cultivation and other inn
provements are the chief allegations
which form the basis Of two bills Of
equity filed in the federal court here
Wednesday
These bills seek to set aside the pa
tents to land titles held by the New Mex
leo Lumber company and the Pagosa
Lumber company An injunction also
is asked to restrain the defendant com
panies from further destruction Of the
forests which cover most of the lands.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-10

Here is recipe FOR old fashioneh
German mustard: One-half cup Of four,
one-half cup of sugar. five tablespoon.
fuls Of mustard, one scent tablespoons
ful Of turnleFic. butter large as a wal
nut. one tablespoonful Of salt vinegar
enough 70 make amooth paste; then
add one cup vinegar Boil until Il
thlckens: then add vinegar until as
thin as liked
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-10
snrdeaux For Foliage.

When the trees, are IN leaf. the fol-
lowing four.sIx-ffty formula is used
Copper sulphate, four pounds; quick
lime, six pounds; water, fifty gallons.
For spraying peach foliage and othef
tender plants 1t Is best to use the stili
weaker three-six.ffty formula: Copper
sulpuate, three pounds; quicklime, six
pounds; water, fifty gallons. Oregon
Experiment Station.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-10
silks In Ancient creecs.

In Greece in the third century B. c.
the wearing of silk was forbidden to
women the husbands Of those who
violated this law being heavily fined.
on the theory that a husband ought to
be able to control bis wife's taste for
iinery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-10
FRIBBLEs or FASHION.
Exquisite French Fans---crochst But
tons on Piuue Suits,

Exquisite little French fans Of green,
reddish brown, blue and other colored
silks with an Inserted band Of cloth
Of gold are works Of art. These dainty
and artistic breeze makers are span.
gled with golden sequlns in wreath
and feather designs and the sticks are
OF sandalwood
Pique and duck coat ana skirt suits
are braided In fine soutache. An &C.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-10

Henry jenkins. Yorkshire Usher
man. died III 1870 al tlle aso Of lG9
years. He was diaseeted By the famous
Harvey. who found 20 appearance Of
deeay In any organ.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-10
One Of aroms Reed,s sharp Moves.

III the NAY American Magazine Ida
n. Taibcl tells OF "Tomp Reeds first
appearance IN Congress as the inventor
Of ingenious rules. This was in 1883.
After describing the particular clever
rule which Reed devised during the great
tariff fight Of 1883 Miss 1afbell addsi
.It was rule which allowed the House
to declare disagreement but not an
agreement. It allowed majority to
non-coucur but forbade II to coneurl A
Now York Hogald correspondent char
oete,ized Me-. Reeds rule perfectly when
he declared That il realized Che irish
mans dream Of . gun which should fire
50 a= To lit TIE object ii ii was a deer
and mics il if it was a cow"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-10
ANOTHER NEAR CLUE
TO THE Hampstead ELOPERS
Postal Card Says They Are Hiding at
Lake Bomoseen.

Mineola, R. J.. May i0---Another Of
the fifty-seyen varieties Of rumors Of the
missing Jere 4. Cooke and Floretta VIVA.
ley was received yesterday on postal
card by District Attorney FranlSlyn A,
Coles OF Nassau county II came from
Rutland, VT, and said that the unfrocked
clergyman who held forth in the pulpit
at Hampstead until he eloped with his
ward, was near Rutland with The young
woman. The postal said they answered
the description sent ont, pnd that they
were stopping at Lake Bomoseen, Cas-
Teton, VI The postal said that an inyes-
tigation is in progress.
Rutland, May lo.--The police have