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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-12
FACTS FOX SICK WoMEN

Street. The father of the bride-elect
is an official of the Atlantic Coast
Line. and the groom holds a respon-
sible position under him.
a marriage of interest this week
was that OF Miss Maggie Schrader and
Mr.. Amos Spcigh, of Butterworth. Va.
The ceremony was performed at the
parsonage of the Brooklyn Baptist
Church by Rev. Charles f. Whitlock,
pastor of the church. The bride is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
schrader. OF this city
Next Wednesday, Sheriff S. P. Cowan
members of the Wilmington bar and in
honor of Judge Walter II. Neal. who is
a guest of the sheriff at his handsome
summer home on Greenville Sound.
The party from Wilmington will go
to the Sound on a special trolley car.
The members OF the Improved Order
of Red Men. of this city, are preparing,
to gaily celebrate In annual banquet
the night of April 2lst. The event
will take place at the large new wig
wan of the Red Men, and will be
brilliant affair.
During the present week several
of the Boys Brigade took place. Cap
tain Joseph j. Loughlin resigned and
was succeeded by First Lieutenant
Wilbur Dosher. Second Lieutenant
Francis S. Garrison was promoted 20
first lieutenant. and First Sergeant
j. Fred. Russ was promoted TO
second lieutenant. The brigade is now
arranging To have a formal dedica-
ton of large and fine library re-
Gently made a present TO the brigade
by an ardent admirer.
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ton. His family will join him in :

ton. His family will join him In a
week or two.
Ex-speaker Cardwell. of Ashland
Va, spent a day or two this week with
DR.. j. L. Jarman, of the Normal School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Buchanan, of
Richmond, have been visiting DIR. and
Mrs. Jarman during the week past.
DR.. J. f. Messenger, OF the normal
faculty, addressed the people OF En-
poria last night on educational needs.
He returned to Farmville tonight.
Mr.. McClintc. of Bath county. who
has been extremely III at Hotel West
over. for the past month, was able on
Thursday to leave for his home. Mr..
Mcclintic had pneumonia in bad d, form N.
his recovery. During his illness here
he was attended by his wife and two
daughters
Superintendent Hannah. Of Appomat-
toN county, with about fifteen Of his
countymen, visited the Normal School
on last Monday. They came in the in
terest of the schools of their county,
and visited the class rooms and train
ing school of the normal.
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Ncwbern Social News.
Especial to The TImes-Dispatch. /

NEWBERN. N. c., April 11.-Mr. S.
NJ. Brinsoh. grand regent of the Royal
Arcanum. is in Winston this week, pre-
siding over meeting of the Grand
Council.
Mrs. Eugene Weber and daughter,
Miss Maule,- have. gone to Portland,
Me-. where Mr.. Weber is now sta
toned. Mr.. Weber came here on
the revenue cutter Pamlico, but has
been transferred.
Mr.. L. b. Emmett, county superin-
tendent of schools for Carteret county,
visited his brother, Mr.. G. n Emmett.
on -cdnesday.
sionary :rom China, after delivering
several addresses in the Presbyterian
Church on China, has gone to Knston
and elsewhere on his work
Mr.. Carl Armstrong. who is now liv.
ing in Norfolk, Is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Il. Armstrong, on Han
cock Street.
Mr. f. i. owen is now chief en-
gineer of the cutter Pamlico, having
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-12
Wilmington Social News.
Especial to The r.mes-p.,pa,ch. ]

=
WILMINGTON, N. c., April lit Is
now practically certain that the Airlie
Dramatic Club which is named In
honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones's
handsome retreat, Airlie-on-the
Sound, and which is headed by Miss
Sadie Jones, will present its annual
event next month. The club last year
was seen in a popular success. giving
the performance in the giant indoor
tennis court t Airlie, which had been
converted into modern theatre for
the time being, and this season some
thing equally as good is promised. OF
course, society Is eagerly awaiting the
announcement. The play Will probably
be costume one and will be directed,
as last year. by Mr.. James II. Cowan.
Other Wilmington society folks who
Will take part will include Major Will
liam T. Robertson. Mr.. Thomas II.
Wright. Mr. Howard McClintock. Mr..
A. S. Williams, Mr., Richard Bradley,
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles z. Tay-
lor.
While North this week, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones were to see about having elab-
crate scenery and costumes sent to
Airlie for the performance.
Mr.. William X, Vanderbilt. Jr.. ar
rived in the city Tuesday afternoon to
join his handsome yacht, Tarantula,
winch had been at this port Tor sew
eral months, being detained here on
count of an accident that happened
soon after the pleasure boat made
this port. Mr. Pembroke Jones eX-
tended an invitation to Mr.. Vanderbilt
to visit him at Airlie, but the Taran-
tula was ready to leave when her
owner arrived, SO Mr.. Vanderbilt went
directly aboard. and the yacht then
left for Florida waters.
Invitations were issued this week to
the marriage of two popular young
society people. Miss Mary Borden,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Bor-
den, and Mr. Oliver Terrill Wallace,
Jr. the event to be celebrated the af-
ternoon of April 21st, at the home of
the BRIDES parents, on North Third
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Farrnville Social News.
Special to The Times Dispatch.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
FAEMVILLE, va, April 11.--pr.
-Laetitia NJ. Snow, Of the Normal School,
has been elected instructor in botany
in Wellesley College. Wellesley, Mass.
Dir. Snow has been member of tie
faculty OF the State Female Normal
will be greatly missed In the school
and the town. Her work in Wellesley
will be in her chosen line, the one in
which she did the greater part of her
research work while in the University
OF Chicago.
The Hampden-S Sidney Glee Club gave
a musical last night In the auditorium
of the Normal School before large
crowd Of students and towns folks,
Mrs. G. b. Crute and Mrs. j. r. Mar
tin spent Thursday in Richmond
The condition OF Rev. Oscar little
ton. who has been extremely III, is re-
ported to he somewhat improved.
Mrs, Jennie Wade has returned home
from brief visit to relatives In Char
Major q q, Vaughan, of Franklin.
Va, Will visit the I0armville Lodge of
Odd lows on next Tuesday night
He Is the State grandmaster of this
order, and his visit here viii be made
the occasion Of much interest to the
local lodge.
Mr.. ", Walden, who succeeds Mr.. John
w long az cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank OF Farmyille, has entered
regularly upon the duties Of his posi-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-12
after spending several weeks

after spending several weeks with
relatives In Wilmington. N. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Witt. of Lynch
burg, who have been the guests of
Mrs. Wits aunt. Mrs. g. F. Kinnear,
have returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs r. o. Chandler are
visiting friends in Richmond and New
Kent county.
Mr.. r. NJ. Spencer. a student at the
Medical College of Virginia. spent sew
eral days with his parents here this
week.
The Wednesday Social Club was en-
tertained this week by Mrs. A. Rosen-
baum at her nome on washington
Avenue.
Miss Gertrude Peyton has returned
from visit to relatives In Lynchburg.
Preparation are, being made for the
production of two comic operas by
local talent here in the near future.
One production will be for the benefit
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. and the Daughters of the Con-
federacy, and the other for the Joseph
Charles Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
Miss Gertrude Richardson has re-
Richmond and Manchester.
Miss jeanette Edwards has returned
home from North Carolina, where she
spent several weeks with relatives.
Mrs w. P. Irving. of Philadelphia, Is
the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence, on West Avenue.
Miss Dollie Rosser has returned
home after visit to friends In Win
ston-Salem, N. c.
Miss Gertrude Peyton has returned
from visit to Lynchburg.
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Newport News Social News.
Special to The mes-Dispatch.

~ SVac1Ir -
NEWPORT Nj US, VA, April IL
Mr. and Mrs William l.. Daughtrey,
of this city have issued invitations TO
the wedding of their daughter, Mrs.
Beatrice Daughtrey Glass, to Mr..
Samuel Harris Plummer. The cere-
mony will be performed at st. Pauls
Episcopal Church on Wednesday, April
ED. at $3.50 A. NJ
Mrs. Glass is widely known and
very popular in social circles. Mr.
Plummer is teller of the First National
Bank, and one of the best known
young business men of the city.
Miss Susie Brett has returned home
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been transferred from the seminole at

Wilmington.
Mrs. 70. III. Mariner. of Edenton, is
the, guest Of Miss Margaret Bryan.
Miss Sarah Meadows is visiting
friends IN Washington, u. c.
Mlss Mary Smallwood, who has been
visiting relatives here, has returned to
her home In Brooklyn, N. Y.
was a visitor in the city on Tues
day
Mrs. S. VI. Crimson and daughter are
visiting relatives In salisbury.
Mrs. Stevens, of Southport. has re-
turned home, after visit to her son,
Editor Stevens, OF the Journal.
Mr.. X. Il. Broaddus has returned from
visit to his old home in Virginia.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-09-11
Would Follow His Example.

After the battle of Prestonpans
witty Scottish farmer amused himself
by writing a ballad upon it. which so
stung one of the English officers, who
had behaved very basely on the occa-
sion, that he sent the poet challenge
to meet him at III. for mortal COM
bat
The second found the farmer busy
with his hayfork and at once delivered
the challenge of the redoubtable hero.
The good natured farmer, turning to-
ward him with the agricultural imDle
ment. coolly said:
"Gang ava back to Mester Smith
and tell him / haze nae time to come to
H to gle him satisfaction, but that il
he likes to come here I'll TAX look
at him, and if / think | can fecht
fight) him III fecht him, and If |
think Gamma fecht him I'll just do as
he did-I'll run away"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-09-11
FOUR BURNED TO DEATH
Was 1t Because They We're Working
Overtime That the Incendiary
Fire Was Started

New York, Sept S.-Four pers rs,
believed to have been members of a
group of employees working overtime,
were burned to death in a fire, sup
posedly incendiary, which destroyed a
seven-story factory, building on Water
street. The bodies. burned beyond
recognition, were found after the fire
had been extinguished. Three of the
victims We're men and the fourth wo-
man. Up to this writing none has
been identified.
Incident to the fire were rescues of
nearly score of workers who were re-
moved from the fifth floor by means
of ladders after flames had cut off their
escape, and the collapse Of the sixth
floor, carrying with it and slightly IN
juring two firemen. The financial loss
is about 100000
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-09-11
Easy Way to Be Generous.

In a church of New England VII
lage was an old man who had all the
Christian graces save one. and that
was the grace Of liberality. He would
do anything in the world for the cause
Of religion but give up his money. At
the close of the financial year 1869
tie church found itself $40O in debt.
4 church meeting was called, and it
was voted to circulate a subscription
paper on the spot and endeavor to thus
raise the sum needed. This was done,
and the old gentleman did not put his
name on the paper. The result was
rather disheartening, $500 only having
been pledged. Silence reigned for a
moment. when one of the most gen
erous men in the church moved that
1--WE double our subscriptions In
stantly the old gentleman was on his
feet and with extraordinary fervor
cried. II second the motion"
He evidently felt that he was thus
doing his part in Fastening a most de-
sirable result.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-09-11
An Inspired ScuIptress.

As a mere girl Miss Winnie Ream. the
sculptress. visited Rome, her soul filled
with enthusiasm for music and art.
On one occasion she was taken to one
of LISTS concerts and was fortunate
enough to obtain a seat near enough
to have touched him with her hand.
As the great master played she lis
tened rapturously to the wonderful
music. entranced and forgetful of ev-
erything save the glorious sounds pro-
-duced by his inspired touch.
At a pause List turned and looked
at her, and quietly, without word. he
leaned and overlaid one hand over
hers and gently pressed it in silent
recognition of the appreciation which
glowed in her large black eyes and
filed her whole being. At the close of
the concert he turned to her and said,
my child, we need no introduction
At her earnest request that he would
sit for her he readily consented. and
she modelled the bust from life, putting
in the work the true artists inspiration
and power, which alone can give to it
the touch of strength and life.-Balti-
more Sun.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-09-11
- = - - 80 :
He Told the LAWYER.

Lawyer s. is well known for his I'M
comely habits. He cuts his hair about
four times a year and the rest of the
time looks decidedly ragged about the
ears. He was making witness de-
scribe a barn which figured in his last
case.
"How long had the barn been
built?"
"Oh, L don't know-about year
mebby, about nine months p'r'aps."
sBut just how long? Tell the jury
how long it had been built"
''Well, / don't know exactly quite
awhile
ssNow, Mr.. B., you pass for an intel
ligent farmers and yet you can't tell
me how old this barn is, and you
have lived on the next farm for ten
years. Can you tell me how old your
own barn is? Come, now, tell us how
old your own house is, if you think
you know"
Quick as lightning the old farmer
replied:
.You want to know how old my
house is, do We? Well, it's just about
as old as you be, and the roof needs
seeing to about as bad"
In the roar that followed the witness
stepped down, and Lawyer S. didn't
call him back.-London Globe.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-09-11
Negroes Are Buying Firearms

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 8.-Since
the ..illing of white man by negro
here last Saturday there has been
growing alarm of race war among
the colored population, and the police
have learned that many of them are
purchasing firearms. A pawnbroker
in East Eighteenth street reported
that the negroes had purchased all the
shotguns. rifles and revolvers in his
store besides large amount of am
munition.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-09-11
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
PAPKE KNOCKED HIM OUT
Ketchel Defeated by the Illinois Fight
er-Moran and Attell Fight
a Draw

Los Angeles, Sept. S.-Stanley Ket-
chel of Michigan. exmiddlewe ght
champion of the world was knocked
out in the twelfth round at .Ieffrles'
Vernon Arena by Billy Papke, of Illi-
nols, who is now middleweight cham
pion OF the world.
1t was case of the Illinois 'sthun-
derbolt' against Michigan killer, and
the thunderbolt won. Papke at the
end was almost as strong as when he
entered the ring. Ketchel had to be
carried out.
San Francisco, Sept. S.-Abe Attell,
the champion featherweight of the
United States, and Owen Moran, Eng
lands premier boxer in the same divi-
sion, fought draw battle at the
arena. The battle lasted twenty three
rounds and at its conclusion Referee
Jack WEIGH called it draw and the
crowd Endorsed the decision. Moran
said he broke his right hand in the
second round, and Attell disjointed the
knuckle of the middle finger of his
right hand.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-09-11
What Killed the Adiutant?

A good story from the regimental
journal of the Fighting Fifth con-
Germs Colonel Ghen Captain) FitzRoy
and dates back to 1860 FitzRoy was
possessed of an air gun. and one after
noon he took a shot at an adjutant. a
bird which, being an excellent scaven-
ger, is protected from injury by fine
Of 100 rupees. Several people saw the
bird fall, but heard no report. There
was, of course, hubbub, and a court
of inquiry was ordered to investigate
the birds death.
AS luck would have it, FitzRoy was
appointed president Of the court, the
finding of which was duly recorded as
follows: ssThe court, having carefully
investigated all the evidence brought
before it, have come to the conclusion
that the bird died of sunstroke. -
(Signed) Phil FitzRoy, Captain and
President "-Allahabad Pioneer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-09-11
, When Women Admired whiskers.

For ages boards were the delight Of
ancient beauties. The sight of a shaved
chin excited sentiments of horror and
aversion. To obey the injunctions Of
his bishops Louis VII. Of France crop
ped his hair la pompadour and shaved
off his luxuriant whiskers. Eleanor
Aquitane, his consort, found him with
this uncommon appearance very ridic-
ulous and very contemplate. She re-
venged herself by becoming something
more than a coquette. The king OBJ
tanned a divorce She then married
the Count of Anjou. who shortly aft
erward ascended the English throne.
and gave him as her marriage dover
the rich provinces Of Potion and Gut
enne. And this was the origin of
those wars which for 800 years raw
aged France and which cost the
French nation 100000 men. all Of
which probably had never taken place
if Louis VII. had not been SO rash as
to shave off his whiSkers. by which
he made himself SO disgusting to the
fair Eleanor. New York Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-09-11
SPECIAL AGENTS


England had a famous poison mys-
terry in the last century. Two mems
bers OF great club in Manchester,
both men Of position and keen politi-.
clans, each received, apparently as a
New Years gift, small boxes contain
Ing a few cigars of the very highest
quality apparently. Both were taken
fearfully i'll after smoking, and one OF
them subsequently died. The cigars
were found to be loaded with poison
and it was said that the man who
recovered only did so because he used
cigar holder. The facts were at first
hushed up, because, as was said, the
suspected sender, whose motive was
revenge on account of lady, was a
man of wealth and power. But this
subject was cleared. and the mystery
was deepened by the following cir
cumstances: A rich Manchester mer-
chant, travelling one day in railway
car about the time of the incident re-
lated, got into conversation with a
most agreeably and highly cultivated
stranger. who finally offered his cigar
case. The Manchester man was found
at Leeds almost unconscious and the
only occupant of the carriage. He
grasped in one Of his convulsed hands
the cigar he had been smoking. and aft
er analysis showed it to be Identical
with the others. He recovered. but
the stranger was never discovered.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-09-11
An Acceptable Clock.

A well known professor sometimes
became so much interested in his lee
ture that when the noon bell rang he
kept the class five or ten minutes over
the hour. Certain restless spirits
among the students thought they would
give him gentle hint, SO they bought
an alarm clock, set it to go off precise
" at noon and placed it on the profess
or'S desk when they came in to the
next lecture. They knew that he was
a little absentminded and expected
that he would not notice it. AS the
noon hour struck the alarm went off
with a crash, and those of the class
not in the secret started and took in
the joke at once. There was round
OF applause. The professor waited I'M
til the alarm and the applause were
over and then said: Young gentle
men, thank you for this little gift. l
had forgotten it was my birthday. An
alarm clock is something my wife has
needed for our servant for some time
1t is a very kind remembrance on your
part" The professor then went on to
finish a demonstration interrupted by
the arm.-London Tit-Bits.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-09-11
Brief, but Crushing.

He was very badly in love indeed
and had sat up till the ''wee sma'
hours" composing the following Lines:
Beautiful one, with eyes so blue,
Oh, how my fond heart signs for you!
Sweet spirit listen to me now;
Hear once again my ardent VOW.
He turned out about three yards of
this soul inspiring verse and sent it to
the object Of his alteration with re-
quest that she would express an opin-
ion on its merits. This is what he re-
ceived:
'Dear Mr.. Hopkins she wrote, II
do not like to hurt your feelings, but
If you will read the initial letters of
your first four lines downward may
say that they express my sentiments
exactly"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-09-11
Ry the Name of Hx.n

In France, where great care Is taken
shat men shall have no other name
than that to which they are lawfully
entitled and where every citizens
name, profession, social condition and
history are carefully recorded and his
goings and comings are officially kept
track of, some very curious incidents
take place.
On one occasion a young man was
arrested in Constantine, Algeria, on a
charge of stealing money belonging to
his employer. When it was sought to
make a record of his name, it was
found that he had no lawful name at
all.
He had been inscribed" at Bordeaux
at the date of his birth, but his father
and mother were not known, and the
name of Lafonde, under which he had
been inscribed without authority, be
had since been forbidden by court of
justice to bear because it was not
rightfully his. After having been for
hidden the name of Lafonde he took
that of Bruyton and was refused per-
mission to bear that.
Nevertheless he managed to exist in
some way without any name at all.
but when, having been accused of TAX
ing some money that had disappeared,
the law was obliged to take cognizance
of him in some way he was entered on
the lists of the court as one az" And
it was as TX" that he was sent to
prison.-New York Tribune.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-09-11
Hotel Fire Fatal to Five.

Denver, Sept. 8.-Five men lost
their lives and score Of persons were
injured. several of them severely, in a
fire which destroyed the Belmont Ho-
TEL three-story building on Stout
street, early in the morning. The
dead:
Edward Moore fifty-five years old,
real estate agent, Philadelphia, killed
by jumping; George Burtell, Pullman
conductor suffocated; John d. Kane,
Colorado Springs, suffocated; George
Bode. Middletown, II. Y. died at no
pital Of injuries sustained by jumpin
George OFT, Dodge City, Kan, died y
hospital of injuries sustained by jump
ing
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-09-11
His lnspiration.

The negro brass band connected with
the travelling troupe was batting a
tune in its characteristic slap bang
style in front of the theater when a
dusky cornet player who had been
sulking all day suddenly quit blowing
and did not resume.
''Say, Nose" demanded the leader in
the ensuing pause, saint yo' workin'
any NOR"
'Ah is Wen All gifts de inspiration"
retorted the sulky musician, throwing
the whites of his eyes across at the
leader.
wen am dat?"
Ven All gifts NAH las weeks pay"
Kansas City Independent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-09-11

Burlington, Vt, Sept. 8.-The Sec
ond practice mounted march for Off
GERS Of the regular army above the
rank Of captain, stationed in the de-
partment of the east. has begun Eff
teen officers three colonies, three
lieutenant colonies and eight majors
are participating. Thirty miles day
for three days have been prescribed
and on two of the days the distance
must be covered in seven hours and
a half
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-09-11
orioifi of Cemeteries.

In ancient times burials were always
outside the walls Of city or town.
Indeed, before the time Of Christianity
it was not lawful to bury the dead
within the limits. About the end of
the sixth century ST. Augustine obtain
ed of King Ethelbert temple of idols
used by the king before his CONVEX
sion-and made a burying place of it.
and st. Cuthbert afterward obtained
leave of the pope ca. D. 752) to have
yards made to the churches suitable
for the burial of the dead