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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-01-16

Among those at the village who
have been victims of grip re-
Gently are Messrs. Henry and Joe
Sibley and Mrs. Leonard Calls.
Mr.. Blassingham's house was
moved to his place above the
G. II. last week. Mr.. Leonard
Calls will build a new home on
the lot formerly occupied by Mr..
Blassingham.
We. are glad TO hear that Mr..
Arthur Weston. who is with his
brother, Mr.. Julius Weston. is
very much improved in health.
Go to Athertoa's shop at
Blakes. Va, and have your horse
shod by the professional sheer,
Yves Buchannon. Price &c cents.
In the recent run from New
York to the Jamestown Exposition
of the American Power Boat AS
sociation,a foot cruising launch
equipped witha OF h. p. Oriole
engine. gave the best possible
ser vice, and the engine was con
coded to be the smoothest running
engine by the different engine
owners.
Hearn & Miller, carriage paint
ing and repairing. Wagons and
carts of all kinds made in a neat
manner. We pride ourselves on
our work and we solicite your
patronage; also horseshoeiug. and
while we wear no medals. we
claims we do as good work as
ever has been done in Mathews
or elswhere. We are located at
Clements shop at North, Va.
After comparing different makes
of Marine Engines, the Maryland
Oyster Navy has adopted the
Oriole Engine, and has installed
number of them in boats to
guard Maryland Oyster Rocks.
LOST-Between the home of
Mr.. Charles PARROT and the West
vile Baptist Church, on Sunday
morning, Jan. 5, ladies belt and
buckle. Finder will please return
same to the Post Office. Mathews
Court House.
We are glad to report Sands
Smith, Jr.. improving.
Hon. ]. Boyd Sears left Mon
dav on a business trip to Norfolk
and Baltimore.
For Sale-3 mule colts. ~
years old each and two cows.
Apply to DR.. Hoskins or at Spring
Hill,
The Chesapeake Steamship
Company's northbound boats will
hereafter leave Baltimore at 7
A. NJ. arriving at Old Point at 6
p. NJ; leave Old Point at $50
A. NJ. arriving in Norfolk at 7:3o
A. M. Southbound. will leave
Norfolk at 6:3o P. NJ, Old Point
at 1890, arriving in Baltimore at
7:I5. \
Miss Annie Douglas of Norfolk
is visiting her mother. Mrs. Mason
Douglas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lee Sears
and Mrs. John A. Fleet attended
the funeral Of Master Charles L
Siegel. Jr.. at Holy Trinity Church,
Richmond.
Mr.. John ]. Burke returned
Saturday from Richmond.
FOR SALE-Thlee pairs o.
Brazilian ducks; their habits are
; more of a domestic habit; they
do not follow the water and art
, peaceable and quiet and make nC
= noise around the place like Othe
ducks; 81 pair or So a trio. APP
, ply Mrs. l.. w. Hudgins, Por
] Haywood.
Six good mules for sale. cheap
f.. Apply l.. G. GaTnett, Mathew
/ Court House.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-01-16
$500 REWARD,

Will be paid for recovery and
identification of the body of John
Thorpe. supposedly drowned the
night of the I4th Of December,
1907, after II o'clock, p. NJ.
from steamer Florida" bound
for Baltimore.
Beverly w. Mister, Atty,
IIoo-IIIo Calvert Building.
Baltimore, Md.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-01-16

1uSIS VIII DC preaching SCI
vice at the Westville Baptist
Church next Sunday morning
and night. ~-
1t is rumored that tne% Presi-
dent has under consideration the
appointment of fofmer Gov. A.
j. Montague to the Federal
bench. There is a bill now be-
fore Congress for creating a new
U. S Circuit court. and it is to
the proposed Virginia Circuit
that Gov. Montague may be APP
pointed.
Mrs. Letitia Tyler Semple,
neice of President John Tyler
and mistress of the White House
during President Tyler's term.
died at the Louise Home, Wash
ington. Sunday, Jan. 5, aged 81
years. The body was taken to
Williamsburg, Va, for interment.
For many years Mrs. SempIe had
lived at the Louise Home.
FOR SALE - Sound seven
vear-old. 100 pound horse, kind
and true. Price SIPS. Barred
Plymouth Rock Cockrels, fit for
breeding, no finer birds any
where. S. each. Byron Suther-
land, near Cardinal. p. O.
Hicks Wharf.
The missionary service of ST.
Johns Sunday School will be
held on Sunday, January 10, be-
gining at 1880 P. Nj. Parents
will please have their children at
the Rectory bv 7 o'clock. Offer
ings will be for missions. II
stormy will be held the following
Sunday evening at the same hour
Wanted-5o additional lady
operators in our overall factory at
Urbanna, Va. Present force
earning from $40 to $40 a month.
Light work, refined association.
Board paid while learning.
Urbanna Manufacturing Co.,
Urbanna. Va,
Frank Diggs. colored. was shot
and killed by shot from a re-
volver in the hands of Willie Cal
lis. white, near Diggs. last even
ing about shutdown.
Next Monday is Court Day.
Don't forget to bring your sub
scription money for this paper
along with you when you como
to the Court House.
The Rev Mr.. RemageI viii
preach at the Westville Disciple
Church on Sunday morning next.
FOR RENT-My stOrehouse
dwelling and about IS acres OF
land at Dutton Post Office, Glou'
cester county, virginia, where MI
Mitchell now keeps store. Ihl:
is good stand, convenient tC
schools. churches and steamboat
landings. Will rent cheap; dwell
ing needs some repairs. Party
wishing to rent this property cal
make satisfactory terms with me
Address DR. II G. Bradford, 80:
Main street. Norfolk.
The family of Mr.. Arthur Slo
cum, of Tasting. Neb., are loca
ted in their new home on Queen
Creek. They recently purchase
Waveland. the old home of Judg
Christian from Mr.. +. M. Max
we'll Mr.. Slocum has a grow
family. and with two sturd
grown sons ought to do we'll /
his new home.
Mr.. Larch. OF Minneapolis
MINI. has purchased the oil
home of Mr.. Edwards. on Gwynr
Ridge Road. lie has not as Ye
located there. but will Probabl
do so within a week.
4 Ernest w. Browne, Souvenir
Tobacco and Cigars. 27o and 81
Main ST.. Norfolk. Va.
E. b. Marchant, Contract
and Builder, Gwynns, Va Est
mates furnished. Also slatir
and timing. All orders prompt
and Cheerfully attended t
Phone Powells Hotel. ms
Miss Gertrude Hall of Pc
Haywood is visiting Miss Sus
Lily this week.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-01-16
APPOINTMENTS, MATHEWS CIRCUIT

Salem, Ist Sunday II A. NJ.
4th Bpm.
Central, I'd Sunday III P. M.
cd " III A. M.
4th II a. NJ.
Gwynns Is, Ist Sunday 3 P. NJ
Sd 3 P. M
Crab Neck
School House, I'd Sun, 3 PM
RICHARD FERGUSON. p. G.
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Sunday School Lesson and
Young Peoples Meetings
What the Church Folks Are Thinking About
and Doing Religious News From Every
where.

ing men, who, like himself, had sew
cred the ties that bound them to So
ciety. These he welded into COM
pact fighting force and used them for
the protection of life and property.
This company of David's during his
exile strikingly resembles in some
particulars, Robin Hoods band of mer-
ry men, when selfish and unpatriot-
ic king sat on the throne of England.
When the outlaw becomes the pa
triot is not easily determined David
in the Businesses seems to have been
more of q patriot and a defender of
the nation than Saul in the palace.
Similarly the young Turkish party,
just now risen. to power, has been
more patriotic than Sultan Abdul Ha-
mid Likewise, the young China"
party of revolutionists have more zeal
for Chinas welfare than most of the
mandarins in Picking. Although for
time beyond the pale of official favor.
David held fast to his love for Israel,
to his love for his family and friends
Gas witness the stolen interview with
Jonathan in the woods) and to his
love for Jehovah, in whom his trust
could not be shaken. And as long rs
these great anchors of life hold fast,
it matters little what storms of cir
cumstances may rage.
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THE "RILLn WHITE VIEW.

The Emporia Kas., Gazette, con-
tributes the following paragraph on
the presidential situation, which is
worthy of reproduction:
"Some folks say it Is my duty, for
the Peerless One TO vote; if he ISM
chosen captain, our ship won't stay
afloat; but chap gets tired Of voting
for the chap without peer; 1 can
always vote for Bryan, so I'll vote for
Taft this year. Change is sometimes
necessary, if this life we would enjoy,
and, although our sweetest boon Is
voting for the Peerless Boy, yet some
little variation makes the landscape
seem less drear; / can always vote
for Bryan, so III vote for Taft this
year. Even though our childrens chill
dren hang their heads in deepest
shame, blushing for their rude fore
fathers, who at one time jumped the
game who in gloomy desperation
voted down the peerless dear; we can
vote for Bryan always, so We'll vote
for Taft this year."
AS William Allen White is the ed
itor of the Gazette, 1t is very probable
that this poetic view of the case is the
Bill" White view.
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and Pleasantville people went to Des
Moines to hear w. j. Bryan Friday
evening.
E, 7. London has gone to South
Dakota
Alice Phelps has returned from her
visit at Lake Minnetonka, Mimi. where
she stayed couple of weeks with her
friend, Miss Edith Moody.
Misses Bernice and aIltherne Pow
ers of Bussey, have been visiting this
week at the ]. B. Elliott home.
Mrs. Belle Parsons spent portion
OF the week at the home of her daugh-
Ter. Mrs. George Reel, in Abba.
Mrs. NJ c. Gebhardt. who has been
visiting her son George in Texas. has
returned home.
a. Is. Culver is away visiting various
points in the east on q stock pur-
chasing trip. He will visit New York
AMI Cleveland and also Chicago and
other points before returning home.
Miss F'lossie Palmer has returned
from her trip to the west.
Miss June Jackson cashier at the
Chamberlain hotel in Des Moines and
a former Knoxville girl spent a few
days with her friends in this city and
returned home the first of the week.
Mrs. Howard Cunningham and
grandson Howard, returned from Dem
yer Monday evening after visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. p N. Donley and other
relatives and friends.
Mrs. w. N. Kellum has returned
home from Madison, Mo, where she
spent some time visiting with her
daughter Mrs. G. NJ. Robinson and
family.
Miss Charlene Sperry will leave next
week for Baltimore from which place
she will sail for Europe. Miss Sperry
VIII spend about year studying In
Berlin. Germany.
Miss Eva Cory is spending the week
visiting relatives and friends in Des
Moines, Newton, New Sharon and Os-
kaloosa.
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TILLMAN AND CORN PoNE.

The lovers of home cooking can
appreciate the situation which Senator
Tillman of South Carolina found him
self in while stopping in London. The
senator inquired diligently at the
hotels for corn meal, but could not get
the order filled. When a friend told
him where his wants could be supplied
he was ELUSIVE in his thanks, and
went on to explain:
I've had hard 1me TO get some
ching to eat over here. You know a
man used all his life TO our southern
cooking just naturally Graves for some
thing that has corn in it. l don't eat
beef, and have the hardest time ev-
erywhere I've been trying to explain
what l meant by breakfast bacon, but
as for corn bread, hominy ad grits,
why, sir, haven't been able to find a
trace of them anywhere, SO Il just
thought if l could only find somebody
to tell me where l could find some
corn meal would take II to my stop
ping place and show the cook how to
make nice yellow pone of corn bread
Or ash cake.
Aside from the gastronomic enjoy
ment of his corn bread, hominy and
grlts, Senator Tillman had the salts
faction of knowing that he was stor-
Ing up some political capital "back
home' by his loyalty to the delicacies
Of the table down SOUTH
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BATAVIA.

Batavia.-Mrs. Peter Nelson, Mrs. 7.
%. Copeland, Mrs. r. j. Armstrong,
Mrs. Lille Frescoln and Mrs. Harve
Henderson were at the Old Settlers
picnic at Agency Wednesday.
Mrs. Clifford Cole and children are
visiting Mrs Coles parents. Mrs. g,
Z. Gilbert. of near Agency.
Mrs. Clara Stafford, of Fairfield, was
visiting relatives in this city Wesnes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs George Williams, of Mt.
Vernon, visited the first of the week
with Mr. and Mrs. w. d. Shaw and
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. w. Shaw.
Sam Arthur. of Primrose, has re-
turned home after several days visit
with relatives in this vicinity
HI d. Kreigh, w. A. Lewis, Ed Rob-
inson. Clifford Cole, Ed Moss. Ed
Afford, George Blosser, Ed Moss. RI. II.
Scott, r. J. Armstrong, l.. e. Copeland.
Dave Fishel, r. e. Byers, VIM. Speei-
man, Ross Gatlin and C. w. Whiternore
attended ball game in Ottumwa re-
Gently.
w. g. Yeager and family visited over
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Thompson, of near Otumwa.
Several from here attended church
services at Eldon Sunday.
John Copeland and daughter I.ottie.
or Hlllsboro, are visiting relatives here,
Joe Wagner and S. Ellis were OF.
tumWa callers recently. :
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THE CANDIDATES..

For the benefit of a great many
newspaper readers who find it diff.
cult to keep up with the party organ.
izations, some historian has gone to
the trouble Of preparing list Of the
party nominees for president and
vice president. The result is the fol.
lowing list:
Republican-For president, William
H. Taft Of Ohio; for vice president,
James S, Sherman of New York.
Demonstration president, William
]. Bryan of Nebraska; for vice presi-
dent, John w. Kern Of Indiana.
Prohibitionist-For president, Eu-
gene w. Chain of Illinois; for vice
president, Aaron S. Watkins of Ohio.
Independence-For president Thorn
as I. Hisgen of Massachusetts; for
vice president, John T. Graves of
Georgia.
Populist-For president Thomas E.
Watson Of Georgia; for vice president
Samuel Williams of Indiana.
Socialist-For president, Eugene v.
Debs Of Indiana; for vice president,
Benjamin Hanford Of New York.
Socialist-Labor-For president, Au-
gust Gilhaus of New York; for vice
president, Donald L. Munroe of Vir-
ginia.
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formed pure, upright and industrious
habits which marked the whole course
OF his earthly existence. Ha united
with the Christian church role than
30 years ago and lived a life consistent
with his professi1d. lie had been a
member of the Davis Street Christian
church Tor numGer Of ycals past and
ranked as one of liz nlosL faithful and
devout Of the congregation.
Funeral services were conducted
from the residence at y m. Satur.
day, S. Isaac Elder, pastor Of the Davis
Street Christian church, officiating
Interment in the Shaul cemetery.
Mr. Sharp in his earthly pilgrimage
has gathered about him wide circle
Of friends, large numoer of whom
were present at the last sad rites to
pay their tributes of respect.
Contributed.
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WHAT KENTUCKY NEEDS.

Governor Wilson Of Kentucky is to
be commended for his refusal to with
draw the state troops from the dis
trlct terrorized by the might riders"
and for his courage in rebuking the
officials of this district TOR their mac
tivity. Since troops have been sent
into the locality the depredations
have ceased and order has been re-
stored In spite of this, however, the
county Judge and the sheriff of Trigg
county, where the greatest number
OF outrages was committed, signed a
petition drafted by 500 citizens at a
mass meeting in which the governor
was asked to withdraw the troops be-
cause their presence was not desired
In that county, The petition closed
with the statement that the Trigg
county people desired to assure your
eXcellency that we can do all or more
than soldiers can"
In his reply to the signers of the
that the officials of Trigg county could
restore order if they were disposed to
do so, but after their past inactivity
he did not give much weight to the
pledge. The governor made this plain
when in replying to the petition he
said:
IF such a pledge had been taken
at the outset Of the depreciation,
eighteen months ago, and carried out
there would now be no need Of sol
diers in the county.
But, during that eighteen months
hundreds of people have been intimi-
dated by secret, oath-bound league,
brutal assaults and arson have been
committed and long list of crimes
recorded. And during all this time
not one of you who offer this pledge
has caused the arrest of anybody, al
though many Of the crimes were so
open and shameless that many Of you
who sign these resolutions not only
knew Of the outraSes, but knew where
officers could have laid their hands on
the perpetrators. You have not made
a single affidavit caused single ar
rest, or even asked for warrant. The
people of your county were made to
feel that they could not rely for help
on either yourselves or the peace Off
GERS. And while you did nothing your
self, you never asked aid of the state
government, but showed hostility to
the state governments measures to
protect life and property"
Governor Wilson is undoubtedly
right and he should have the support
of the law abiding element of Ken
lucky in the courageous stand he has
taken. With the proper support the
Wilson brand of courage may be sue
cessful in ending the era of feuds and
murders in Kentucky.
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KNOXVILLE.

Knoxvill e.-Mrs. Ed Quigley, of Des
Moines has been visiting Mrs. G. C.
Inflow, Mrs. 7. l.. RiseWick and other
friends.
Miss Lillian Paulson, of Des Moines.
has been visiting her friend, Miss
Aletta Cunningham OF this city. In
her honor Miss Clara Gamble enter
tanned at a 6 o'clock dinner on Fri
day Of last week. and Miss Cleaves
Mentzer at dinner at $3.50 on Satur-
day.
Hermann Toom of Centralia, Mo-, is
visiting his father, John Toom, of
Rousseau.
Mrs. Hattie KamericS entertained
the Young Mothers club Thursday
afternoon
miner named Inbody, who re-
sides in Flagler and works at the
Hawkey mine had his hand badly
pinched the first Of the week while
working in the mine. Dr. Finarty at
tended him.
Mrs. Lou Woodruff son Dick and
daughter Ruth were visiting Knox
vile relatives and friends last week.
Mrs. w. j. Casey and son John, have
returned from their trip to Agency
Mrs. Will Waechter has been visiting
her sister Mrs. II. w. Mann, in Pella
Carl Gamble has gone for couple
of weeks to New York and other points
on business.
John Erzinger has left for Doodland,
Ind, his old home where he expects to
visit for couple of weeks.
A. V. Orr, of Nome, Texas, is visiting
Miss Jennie Burnett, John Snyder and
other relatives.
Ed Rinehart accompanied his father
to Shenandoah last week and spent a
few days at the races.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Gradwohl and
daughter Jessie, are visiting Mrs
Gradwohl's mother. Mrs. Seligman, at
the home of her daughter, Mrs Morris
Loeb, of Oelwein
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. vermeer enter
tanned their sister, Miss Nina and Mrs.
r. B. Huckeberry, of Colorado on
Wednesday of last week
Company d. l. N. g., have arrived
home from their camping trip to
Clarinda where they spent about ten
days.
Ray Allen was in Des Moines the
first part Of the week.
Miss Aletta Cunningham Is visiting
the Jake Bayliss family in Harvey this
week.
T. G. ellison was in Des MONIES the
first part Of the week.
Postmaster Mentzer was a caller in
Pleasantville the first of the week.
Mike Cotter has gone to Excelsior
Springs. Mo-, where he will spend three
or four weeks
Mrs j. w. Manhardt and children
are at Anamosa this week visiting
relatives and friends.
a great number Of Knoxville neonla
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the bad scare of 1900. Instead CT
working as reporter he owns his
own paper. The mortgage has dis
appeared from his little home, and, in
stead, he owns a fine large country
house with many acres of rich land
surrounding it. He has Travelled far
and wide. He has talked and dined
with kings and emperors. He has fine
stained glass windows instead of or
binary ones. His house is filed with
beautiful trophies from distant lands
His income is $1,000 a week or
more.
Has Republican rule benefited him ?
We ask to know.
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M'cUTcHEoN,s LESSON.

McCutcheon in a cartoon under the
heading, Has Republican Rule Been
Beneficial to the People?' furnishes
an object lesson to which MI. Bryan
might well give consideration. The
cartoon shows two pictures of Bryan.
The first is taken in 1896 and Bryan
is seated on rickety stool at plain
pine table. There are patches on the
wall paper and patches on his clothes,
and through the window is a view of
Bryan's house sagging in the center
from the weight of a mortgage. The
second picture shows the Bryan of
1908, and more prosperous Bryan
He is in an upholstered chair at a
mahogany desk. There is a safe beside
him and stained glass in the windows
In the background is Bryan's home,
which Is much more magnificent than
the mortgage plastered house of 1896.
Ihen follows this explanation of the
two charts:
In our lesson today we will consider
the workingman.
Has he prospered under Republican
rule? Let us see.
Here we have two pictures.
In chart No. we find the working
man as he was in 1896, during a Demo-
cratic administration.
He is working as reporter for s25
per week. A mortgage is on his little
home. Prosperity is a stranger to
him. 1t is a struggle to make both
ends meet. sometimes he has to re-
sort to patches to accomplish the de-
sired result
In the next picture, chart No. 2, the
same wcrkingman is seen after twelve
years of Republican rule He is sleek
and fat. He has prospered in spite of
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THE DENOMINATION OF HUGHES.

The failure of the efforts to defeat
Gov. Hughes, of New York, for renom-
nation will be gratifying to the great
majority of western republicans. At
the present time it appears that the
opposition to Hughes has been with
drawn, and the open support given
Hughes by the president and the adj
ministration makes his nomination al
most a certainty
Under ordinary circumstances the
west would not be greatly concerned
in a New York gubernatorial nomina-
ton. But in the case of Hughes it is
different There are a great many
people in the west who have grown to
admire Hughes. They have been in
sympathy with his movement to en-
force the laws against race track
gambling, and with the other honest
reforms he demanded from legisla-
ture that openly opposed him.
This is a presidential year. 1t is
generally felt that in New York
Hughes stands for the same policies
to which Judge Taft, the republican
presidential nominee, is pledged To
refuse denomination to Hughes
would be taken by the friends of
Hughes and the friends of the Roose-
velt-Taft-Hughes policies to indicate in
effect reputation of or compro-
mise with these policies.
The nomination OF Hughes will be
the equivalent of an election and it
will mean big majority for Taft and
Sherman in New York.