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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-04
.HONORs ARE GIVEN
TO H0LL.|NS GIRLS
Interesting Exercises Extending
Through the Week Mark
80 Close OF Session.

IfOLLfNS, VA, June 3.--The COM
1nencement exercises at Holllns began
with the senior reception, which was
followed by the burning In eff1gy out
on the campus. under the starlight, by
the seniors, OF the awful" text-books
which had given them so very much
trouble these many months and years.
With songs and college yells the books
were burned.
The next function In tho round Of
the finals was the entertainment
given by the elocution department.
much Ado About Nothing" wus pre-
scented before a packed house, the fol-
lowing young ladies making the cast.
Misses Stella Crowell, Grace Mitchell.
Mabel Woolford Olive Butts. Dora
Campbell. Eudora Ramsay. Louise
Stearnes. Jessie Miller, Halle Moore,
Ruth Simpson. Reivette Miller. Mar
guerite Erhman. Helen Steiner. Wilella
Reiner, Virginia Gilchrist, Henrietta
9aylor.
Sunday night the baccalaureate SER
mon was preached by the Rev. r. Clag-
EFT Skinner. pastor OF the First Baptist
Church, Roanoke, Va. His text was
Phil, III. 10: Forgetting those things
which are behind. and reaching forth
unto those things which are before
The speaker announced as his theme
yesterday and Tomorrow" Mr. Skin
ner is man OF commanding presence.
pleasant voice and graceful manner.
and his words are well chosen and his
sentences striking. His sermon was
listened to with great interest pleas
ure and profit.
Glass Day and Societies.
Monday morning came the class day
1s,hic
trees near the sulphur spring-a most
ideal spot for such a scene. indeed, Ben
Greet Is reported to have said that
this was the most beautiful place for
out Of doors theatricals he had seen IN
America. There are only four who
take the A. 3. degree this year. namely.
Miss Clara Ellen Forbes. Montgomery.
Ala; Miss Mary Owen Barksdale. Hall
fax county. Va; Miss +. Catharine
Bryan. Shanghai China: Miss Lola
crunp, Richmond. Va. The class his
tory was read by Miss Barksdale. the
class prophecy by Miss Crump and the
class poem by Miss Bryan. The class
poem, which was entitled al PART
ing" was very clever.
Monday night the Euepian and Euze-
lian Literary Societies held their final
meeting. Tie salutatory was made
by Miss Sophie TiIlman. OF South
Carolina, and the vaiedictory by Miss
May stone, of Plttsylvanla county. Va.
The other young ladies' who had a
/. place on the program were Miss Eliza
beth Darlington, Washington, .. CT;
Miss Francis Longan, Sedatin. Mo-;
Miss Ellen Linn Motion, Birmingham,
Ala. Miss Gertrude Johnstone. Mont
gomery, Ala: Miss Mabel Woolford,
Cambridge. Nd; Miss Ruby Rae Smith.
Lynehburg. Va.
After these exercises in the chapel
came the aiumnae banquet. Those
present at the banquet were the fac
ulty the graduating class of 1908, and
the visiting alumnae. The company
sat down TO tables arranged in the
shape OF the letter II. and beautifully
decorated with flowers. After an ex-
cellent menu had been discussed. Mrs.
Thomas r. Bagby. OF West Point. Va,
the president OF the Alumnae Assocla-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-04

RALEIGH. N. c., June 3.-The High
School department OF the Raleigh pub
lie schools has just awarded diplomas
to the first graduating class in It's
history. the department. having only
been inaugurated two years ago. The
graduation was under difficulties, In
view Of the fact that the loss of funds
through tho voting out OF the Raleigh
dispensary and other complications in
the city revenues necessitated the clos
ing OF the entire system Of schools a
little more than a month ago, SO that
it was necessary for funds to be raised
by private donations and the payment
of tuition by some Of the patrons to
run the High School department. on
for the remaining month Of the sched-
uled term, so that the sixteen bright
boys and girls might complete the pre-
scribed course and obtain the diplomas
for who. they had striven SO zeal
ously.
The graduates are George Baswell,
Enos Blair, Minnie Broughton. Need
ham Broughton, 1rma Deaton. Jack
Harris. Ina Jones, Ira Jordan, Bessie
King, Lula Parker Virginia Newsom.
Virginia Lickel, Sue Thacker, Arthur
Taylor, Marx Chamberlain and Joseph
Inc Tonnoffski.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-04
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MAIN d iAm 0TRkET0
MAIN q Ia N 0TRkET0

ton, acting as toastmistress: 9 number
OF speeches were made. All Of these
speeches save one. bv Mr.. Lucien II.
Cooke. were by ladies'. those by Miss
Brentwitt of Richmond. and Miss Mary
Stone. OF Pittsylvania county. Va, be-
ing especially happy. AS the hands
of the clock pointed to midnight Aud
Lang Syne'' was sung, and this pleas
ant function was at az end.
Cornerstone In Lnld.
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock the
cornerstone OF the new Charles l..
Cooke Memorial Library Building was
laid with Masonic ceremonies brief
address was made by the Rev. T.
Clagett Skinner. OF Roanoke. A large
crowd OF people was present on this
very interesting and important occa-
sion Soon after the death of DR..
Cooke, some seven years ago, a me-
mortal association was organized with
the purpose OF erecting at this place
some suitable memorial of the man
who made HoIlIns what it is, who was
leader and pioneer in the cause of
education, and who has been apt!y
called "Virg!nia's greatest Baptist lay
man." This memorial association has
been at work increasingly. patiently,
earnestly during these seven years,
having the hearty cooperation of the
Alumnae Association. Contributions
have come from former students of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-04
Manoeuvres a Great Success.

StIe'THI 20 NE IInfes'DIspdtCu.J
WILMINGTON. N. c., June 3.--Re-
ports from Fort Caswell are to the
army post at the mouth OF the Cape
Fear River and near this city. ara
proving a big success. The companies
taking part in the manoeuvres went
to the barracks in .flnc shape aud are
being put through the various manoeu-
yres in strict military style and under
the post. The regulars stationed III
the fort are taking part with the
Guard in the nanoeuvres, and are en-
Toying the event hugely.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-04

The Rose may blossom for
England,
The Lily for France un-
fold,
Ireland honors the Sham
rock,
Scotland the Thistle bold.
But the shield Of the Great
Republic
The glory Of the West
Shall bear the bloom Of The
Tasseled Corn;
The Suns supreme be-
quest!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-04

Politencss is an Investment that Is
often overlooked, but It yields big divl.
dends. II you ever get mistreated IN
Fishers store. tile old man would con-
slider 1t favor II you would tell him
about It. There's two things he won't
stand for, Misrepresentation and dis
courtesy. The young statesmen you en-
counter In some stores act as though
they expect customers to chloroform
them while they pick out their own
goods. No salesman here has any oc-
casion to lose his wits or his self-respect.
No matter what he offers a customa"
he can look him squarely in the eye
and tell him the truth. and then know
he Is giving that customer full value
for his money. Our process for strictly
high-class goods are as low as cheap
limitations are sold and far cheaper
than the same class of merchandise
Is sold everywhere. Having an immense
output. we buy as jobbers import all
our own hosiery, handkerchiefs, un>
derwear. etc. SO are in position to
make good any claim we make. II
people only knew how good and cheap
are goods really are, we would have
to establish branch towns all over
town. WILLIE.
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Frclerlck.burg College.

NtPNNIdl W : IIc = IlIIes-I!. tCI'I
FREDERICKSBURG VA, June a.
College came to close to-day. Las
night a celebration of the societies was
held. Mr.. Drury L. Jones presiding. AT
Grafton was delivered by J. Harvey
Wiser. recitation by Miss Marie Barnes
and a defamation by W. T. Hassell
In addition there We're musical mum.
bers. To-day a long list OF distinc.
tons was announced. diplomas awarded
and medals delivered.
The contract for the new school build.
ing in this city has been awarded tc
e. g. Hetiin. at a contract price OF
s35,545
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-04

Pa. and Miss Marcia Field, OF Kansas
City, Mo. The drawings made by these
young ladies were submitted to Mr..
Kenyon Cox, Of New York, and ap-
proved by him. This entities these
young ladies to graduation here and
to enter the fourth year of work I'M
der Mr. Cox In New York.
Tie students left in large numbers
this afternoon. Tonight special
from Hollins carried quite party OF
girls to their homes in the far South
and Southwest.
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-04
Episcopal High School.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
ALEXANDRIA,. VA, June 3,--The
SEVENTEEN annual commencement eSer-
cises of the Episcopal High School of
Virginia will be held at that institu-
tlon June 18th and 18th next,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-04
Death OF DR.. Hunt.

OXFORD, N. C., June 3.-Dr. ]. G.
Hunt died last night, after inger-
be buried here Thursday morning at
1880 O'Clock. DIR. Hunt was a very
business man, and was much
beloved here and. indeed. all over the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-04
NORTH cARoL1NA MERCHANTS.

Annual Convention of the Retail Assoc
citation Now In Session.
[special 70 The Times -Dispatch.l
CHARLOTTE. N. c., June 3.-The
sixth annual convention of the North
Carolina Retail Merchants Association
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-28

OF importance north OF Paris. and a,
for the petit vim now made a
Surcsncs, It has become the drink only
of the poorer classes
In the middle Of the sixteenth cen
tury Macon was celebrated for It's
muscatcd wines. whereas the muscate
grape at this moment can scarcely be
made to thrive there. Ancient chron
icIes mention the cultivation of the
vine In northern Brittany. where now
even apples are not plentiful. Again,
1t Is to be remarked that trees which
once ilourished in the north of France
are at present found In the extreme
soIth, and considerable number have
disappeared altogether.
Langucdoc no longer grows the
lemon; there is not an orange left in
Rousill0n. The LOmbardy poplar. so
familiar and picturesque in old French
line engavlngs, Is now nowhere to be
found on French soil These are facts
which, putting statistics out OF the
question, serve to illustrate the
changes wrought by temperature in
the great fruit.producing country Of
France.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-28
ECZEMA FOR SIS YEARS.
suffered Torments from Birth-ln
FrghtfuI Condltion-Got No Help
Until Cutieura Cured Him.

Il had an itching. tormenting ecze.
ma ever since | came into the world.
and am now man 55 years old.
/ tried all kinds of medicines / heard
OF, but found no relief was truly
In a frightful condition. At last |
broke out all over with red and white
boils, which kept growing until they
were as big as walnuts. causing great
pain and misery. but ! kept from
scratching as well as | could. was
so run down that | could hardly do
my work. used Cuticura Soap, Oint.
ment, Resolvent, and Pills for about
eight months. and can truthfully say
| am cured. Hale Bordwell Upton,
la, Aug. II. 1907"
Il cheerfully endorse the above tes.
timonial. 1t is the truth. | know Mr.
Bordwell and know the condition he
was in. Nelson r. Burnett Upton. la. d"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-28

hopeless dishonesty. mania for
swindling and gambling all Yield to
! sugCcStiunal treatment
Every mother in the land can make
| her children what she wishes them TO
be- provided she is a woman Of high
moral principle. gentle and patient.
| apprchcnsiyc of the power Of trans.
limina appeal. possessed of COURAGE
to apply It with intelligent persistence.
and having ardent faith in It's effective.
ness"
Asked to state the care of auto.sug.
ton and the process by which a per.
son applies 1t to himself. DR.. Quack.
enbos said;
The transliminal self Of an individ.
ual is as amenable to suggestion by
his own objective mind as By the Oh.
jcctive mind of an outside person.
Self-trcatment of this kind, or auto.
suggestion, is open to all who would
cnnoble their lives by cultivating Il
closer relationship between the supra.
liminal and the transliminal nature.
The state of mental abstraction
called 'rcyerie. Immediately proceed
ing natural sleep. is most appropriate
for sclf.suggestion. As one is about
yielding to slumber for the night. let
him say 20 himself for instance that
he will no longer be a slave of the
imperative conception or the evil habit
that is crIppling his best expression
that he will develop talent along spcci.
fled lines-that he will draw spontanc.
ously upon the resources treasured in
his higher being for creative work In
the normal sphere.
Prerequisite Of Success.
Lapse into sleep with the trans. |
lIminal thus invoked. to employ Itself |
as instructed, is all but equivalent to |
suggestion given by another. The pre-
requisite of success is earnest. intell. |
gent, persistent application OF the self.
given suggestions.
1T is In accordance with psycnoog.
ical law, now well tested and proved.
that If the active intervention OF ones
own richly endowed spirit be honestly
and earnestly invoked, adequate pow.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-28
HOW DO THEY GET iNf
physiological Problem That Nora
Gould Not Solve,

A Philadelphia physician tells Of an
amusing conversation between two
Irish girls In domestic service who.
while on the board walk at Atlantic
City one day not long ago, were ex.
changing Views as 10 their various
physical ailments.
It's sthrange thing, amt IT,,
Norah," asked one OF the girls, how
NANNY new koinds OF diseases people
get these days, Only this mor.rnin' /
were readin an advertisement OF q
new midicine. 1t said It were wonder
rful for n sluggish liver"
"GwaD!' exclaimed the other girl
scornfully. Liver trouble ant no
new dIsase. Me own grandfather was
havin' liver trouble whin were not
moren tin years old"
Maybe" was the laconlc response.
But" added Norah. what | want 10
know is how do thin sugs get inside
the liver Observation-Disclosures Sun.
day Magazine.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-28
or will always be forthcoming to TO-

or will always be forthcoming to re.
sist temptation, to destroy unworthy
motives and impulses, to flood the
rarlh.liie with currents of prompting
to sublime action. The unprincipled
man IS he who never defers to his
translIminal self.
inspiration comes from the inner
self, the spiritual personality. in re.
Spouse 20 spoken commands uttered
in the a<roaches of sleep. and the
propulsion Of supernormal faculty
grows easier with practice.
by auto.suggestion before slccr
Robert Louis Stevenson obtained
material, through immediate cream
representation for his most imprcs.
siyc romanccs.
For centuries" said Dr. Quackcn.
Dos, In conclusion, Science has been
seeking 10 iathom the real connection
between mind and matter. It has but
just reached an explanation in the
philosophy Of a transliminal control
Of the material by the immaterlal man.
for the good of the human complex"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-28
EUROPE 10 GROWING COLDER.
Temperature Of the Continent Con
stantly Becoming Lower.

Some months ago there appeared In
these columns some tables worked un
by Camille Flammariun to show
changes Of meteorological character
which seem to have taken place in
Europe, says the Philadelphia Record
Writing again. he states that from
actual figures obtained within the
past six years he has become certain
That the temperature of Europe has
been falling. France has been suf.
f"ring for a long time from an excess
Of cold weather, the thermometrIcal
readings at Paris having been one
degree below the normal height.
Other readings show even less favor.
abb" results. The fall Is more notice
able during the spring than during
other periods of the year. Similar
Phenomena are recorded In Great
Britain, Belgium. Spain. Italy. Austria
and Germany. In the days of Philip
Augusta, in the thirteenth century, the
wines of Etampcs and Bcauvais were
the favOrite beverages at court Henry
w. pronounced bon vivant. frequent.
ly expressed his fondncss for the
product Of the Suresnes grape. At the
present day there is not n vineyard
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-28
W0MAN'S
BACkACHE

The back is the handspring of
woman's organism. 1t quickly calls
attention to trouble by aching. It
tells, with other symptoms, such as
nervousness, headache, pains in the
loins, weight in the lower part of
the body, that q woman's feminine
organism needs immediate attention.
In such cases the one sure remedy
which speedily removes the cause.
and restores the feminine organism
to a healthy, normal condition ia
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-28

subjects, in that they yield readily IA
the hypnotic Influence nnt accept I'm.
conditionally the suggestions com.
muncatcd by the operator
Morphine Habit Cured
An the great suggcsriOniSts have
successfully treated morphinomania
by inducing hypnosis and implantins
a fixed idea against the use Of the drug
in question either by hypodcrmic
syringe or mouth. Morphine cannot DO
suddenly cut of from the patient, as
there Is danger OF collapse in such
hereof treatment It must be- gradually
Withdrawn. Hypnotic suggestion rem.
d"rS such reduction absolutely pain.
less to the subject
tn" method pursued with con.
iirmod cigarette smokers mas been 10
deprive them gradually Of the dele.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-28
HOW TO CURE YOURSELF OF
DRUNKENNESS,

BY Or. John D. Quackenbos.
An alcoholic addict, actuated by
sincere desire 10 break the
shaekies Of the despotism and 90
forth with capacity for the higher
Joys Of life. is urged to think per.
5istently as he is falling asleep in
lines like these:
whisky is unnecessary TO nv
physlca well.beins; it is creating
structural changes in vital organs;
II is destroying my mentality and
bunting my moral sensibIity. |
do not need I, and shall no onaer
use It either in mere bravado or
to hide from my vision conditions
that are insuferabIe. | shall de.
pend absolutely on the units OF
energy legitimateIy manufactured
out OF nutritious food. good air,
exercise, and sleep. am done
with alcohol once and forever.
The appetite for 1t is DESTROYED in
my being. and no longer admit
capacity for temptation. From
this hour It shall be impossible
for me either to desire or TO take
a drink for any conceivable rea.
son. do not want Il. do not
need It. shall not miss IT,"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-28
Modus Viyendi

The handsome but impecunIous
young cha who had married the rich
and elderly widow began to hint that
1t was time TO give him the control OF
hor funds and tho management of her
estate.
"Larncelot," she said, Il shall allow
you a sufficient income for the supply
OF your wants. but | expect to keep
my business affairs in my own hands.
This Is not consolidation. This is q
limited partnership"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-28


J'hylI by the same means
Eminent scientists to-day are expert
mcutiug with roIg"nt for which the,
claim the power 10 perform rh,
miracle Of converting Mi HYDE in',
DR. l"kyil by this mysterious uuwr.
they are making bad men good. w,af
men powerful mcdiorr" men talented
And III" beautiful thing about this
rcas"nt, they say, Is that every ON,
has It IN his own possession jo &. m
mand at will Only when he lack. the
will 10 use It, after learning the sim
pie processes Of its application. need
he employ others, skilled m the art
OF handling It, TO administer b. To him.
This Is the claim now made lp.
hypnotic suggestion, that IT is the one
reagent by which man can transform
himself into the ideal of what in his
best moments h. aspire, to be-
For % years Dr John D. QuacRon.
hos, former professor Of psychology in
Columbia university has been study
ing and practicing The art Of curing
and r.fp.ruino .tnt.,r,.. ne tbt. t.,.,,.,...s,
He b,. ,r,o,,5 - ana ,,.,. a.. ..,,.,.,...
ton given during hypnotic sleep
What b" has accomplished. often
SEEMING 20 approach the miraculous.
and tlo nygr, nrorcs.,. tr vrirh no.
and other skilled suggo-ruui-ts opor
at" Dr. Quachcubos is now IN make
public in book to br i4sueI tr,r
the press Of IIarprr A Bro.
Dr. Ouackcnbps give. f., ia. Nov.
York Sunday World in ,Y,ioip,ii,n rr
his forrrcnmirr nyro.t,inp tho ,,,,l
alton of his discoyrri.s and r.r,,rl
ahIa evueri.ncoe
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Edward VII. and rr, ylousIy had ror.
trnved many nthcr rnyol r,renroo,s
owes the inspirntion in de- the w,rr
that has made her romnus to .ug,...
ton given to her durinr a low snssio,s
OF hypnotic slcpp.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-28
Life in Kentucky,

Drummer tat Moonshinevlle. KY
GOOD morning, Mr.. Crossroads /;
how's business?
Storckeepcr ,disconsolatelyl -
Mighty poor. mighty poor. You see, a
new store started up In opposition to
me. and of course couldn't stand
that. so | jest gave my frien's tn
wink. and they commenced KILN OF
his customers; but he had more trade
than ! kalkerlated on, an wen his
customers began to shoot back It
made a purity even fight. an both
sides killed each other off so fast that
now there amt either of us got any
customers.-N. Y Weekly.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-28

FERROUS gas Suggestions are first
given to smoke fewer cigarettes each
dag; secondly. 10 dotcst tobacco and
drop tho practice.
'kleptumaria, habitual falsehood,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-28

No man is measured by his failures;
limitations show the way to attain.
ment; nor by his successes: the best
Is capable of infinite expansion
Steele.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-28
TOO MUCH.

Eddie don't mind so much dat I
quit smokin' cause you asst me ter, but
ter be refused after I'd gone an
washed me handsome face fer n week
straight-well, honest, | didn't think It
OF yer