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Kenna. Holmes, Day and Moody-were
republicans when appointed. while Fuller.
White and Peckham-all Cleveland ap-
pointees-were democrats when they re-
ceived their gowns. Now. If Fuller. Har-
Ian, Brewer, Peckham and Holmes should
all retire during the next administration
and should that regime be democratic
the present composition of the court could
be reversed so as to stand tWo-thlrds
democratic instead of two-thirds republi-
can as now whereas should Mr.. Taft be
elected and all possible retirees go out. he
could rearranse the court to stand eiSht-
nlnths republican. or with one democrat
Justice White) to eight republicans
But campaign orators to the contrary
notwithstanding, it is as unlikely that
any democratic member will retire in a
republican administration, while his
health lasts as 1T is that republican
administration, while he retains his
health. In other words. Chief Justice
Fuller and Justice Peckham are as I'M
likely to retire in a Taft administration
as are Justices Harlan, Brewer and
Holmes in a Bryan administration al
though, in the event of Bryan's success
sion, Harlan and Brewer might retire
between next election day and next in
auguration day, and thus give President
Roosevelt an opportunity to appoint
younger republicans more liable to sur
vive until a possible future republican
regime.
So the remaining question is as to the
probability of these five possible retirees
surviving the next administration. at
whose close Fuller would be eighty. Har-
Ian seventynine, Brewer seventy-five,
Peckham seventy-four and Holmes sew
enty-two.
Judge Taft would not now be a candi-
date for President had Chief Justice Full
Ter retired during the present admins
tration; for it was we'll understood that
President Roosevelt would have appoint
ed him chief justice. whose office many
a lawyer envies more than he does the
presidency itself. Chief Justice Fuller
has not retained this high office for
financial reasons, because, as intimated.
his present salary of $40 800 would con-
tinue as long as he lived after retire
ment.
Some Former Justices.
OF our six former chief justices, three
lived to be older than Chief Justice Full
Ter will be even at the end Of the COM
ing administration. John Jay died at
eighty-four. John Marshall at eighty and
Roger B. fancy at eighty-seven. Mar
shall and fancy remained on the bench
until the years of their deaths. If he
remains on the bench until as old
fancy was when he died in harness. Full
Ter will still be chief justice in 1920,
the year of the election Of the fourth
President after Roosevelt; or, If he
equals John Marshalrs record of thirty
four years in Office he must serve until
1922. or until eighty-nine years of age.
years has been equaled by only two assO-
ciate Justices. Joseph Story of Massachu-
sets and Stephen j. Field Of California,
who served the same number of years.
Two of our chief justices have left the
bench before death. John Jay resigned to
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Solomon-who decreed that every other
year one of the contending companies
should invite the other to a big dinner,
and So even today, II is a toss-up as TO
which company is six and which is seven,
and hence the old phrase, "a matter OF
skies and sevenS.
Cloth for the Officials.
Some of the companies still perpetuate
many curious customs dating back into
the past. For instance, every year the
clothworkers send four and a half yards
of their best black cloth" to the lord
chancellor, the lord chief justice and other
government officials while the clerks Of
the London city corporation receive six
yards of green cloth. This. doubtless.
comes in handy for covering billiard
tables. as few persons have sufficient
courage to wear green suits nowadays
at least, not the billiard green" sup
piled by the city companies to the clerks.
One Of the companies which observe ex-
tremely ceremonious rites is the Worship
numbers among its "freemen" some of
the most distinguished personages Of the
day. 1t is curious in this connection to
note that the first maker of SpectacleS
is said to have been native of Florence.
Italy who first worked some glass into
the form of a lens in the year 1915. On
this gentleman's tomb may be seen today
the significant inscription. Here lies
SAVING degli Armati inventor of spec
tacles. May God forgive his sins" Doubt
less this inscription was composed by
one OF the late Mr.. Armatrs victims. who
evidently did not regard his lenses as ND
to the mark. Be this as 1t may. the Spec
tacle Makers Company of London OBJ
tanned Its charter as far back as 1929, and
now numbers 300 members
Membership In many of the great city
companies is attended with certain very
substantial privileges. Persons claiming
the freedom" of the companies are en-
titled to pensions out of the charts BILE
funds, while 'liverymen" have other hon.
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in the very heart Of the city Of London
proper-that Is, the square mile OF land
surrounding the Bank OF England. This
is the most valuable building land on
earth. 1t Is singular fact that though
this property is Of such great worth. 1t
originally cost the city companies practi-
cally nothing.
For instance, some of the companies by
simply complying with certain antique
matters of form, today get the rents and
mensely valuable property. Each year
there appears before the lord chief JUS
tice a representative of the MERGERS Com
pany, who is required, by the kings re
membrancer'' to do certain services"
Thus formal tribute is paid for several
acres of property controlled by the COM
pany. which owns land just back of the
Bank of England, in what is now Moor
was large swamp or moor" The Mer-
GERS Guild drained it. and each year since
then. an official of the lord chief justices
court. on a certain day. calls out:
Tenants and occupiers of piece of
waste ground called the moors in the
county Of Salop, come forth and do your
service"
Whereupon, lawyer representing the
MERGERS Company steps forward and
chops up two bundles of fagots. one with
antique bill hook" This waste land" to-
day enables the MERGERS Company to ex-
tract $4,000 per annum In the form Of
rent from its lands in London.
Another of the city companies attends
before the kings remembrancer each year
and hands over six horseshoes. This rep
resents the tribute paid for the site of an
old blacksmith's shop in the Strand. The
site today brings in $4,000 a year. An
other company. for a like privilege gives
the kings remembrance. with much for
mality, sixty-one horseshoe nails. where
upon. the remembrance. with equal
pomp and ceremony. notifies the company
that the nails are good count" This
entities the city company to collect the
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marshal to his new seat on the bench.
where he will be received by the other
members standing. After bowling to his
colleagues and receiving bows from them
seated.
Chief Justices Functions.
The chief justice has special functions
not given to his associates on the bench.
He not only presides over the court. but
swears in Presidents on Inauguration day,
and presides at Impeachment trials. Every
Saturday night. during session. the chief
justice sends his messenger TO the homes
of the associate justices to deliver sealed
envelopes containing the cases in which
each is to write opinions: for each, after
hearing the arguments. studies the cases
individually, and on conference day
which is every Saturday-they meet in
the consultation ROOM" in the basement
of the Capitol, to join in discussing them
One justice writes the courts opinion on
each case unless there be dissenting
voices. when another justice writes the
dissenting opinion. The decisions are pre-
pared at the homes of the justice AS
signed, and the decisions are read over
in the consultation room before being
read in open court Those approved by
a majority of the court are then handed
down on Monday, which is always de
cision day" Certain classes of cases are
specialists in that line. Thus one is given
patent cases. another land cases, and so
on. But eventually the opinions of the
whole court are combined and every liti-
CANT, however humble, may rest assured
that his case will receive the opinion of
every one of the justices.
The coming session will be a most i'm
pOrtant one, for the matter of the S29.oOo,
600 fine against the Standard Oil Com
pany will reach the court before Christ
mas, and will probably be decided by that
time. The same session may decide the
constitutionality of the commodity clause
of the Hepburn act.
Senate Must Confirm.
AS to the qualifications which the next
President will deem essential for new
members of the court if the expected va
cancies arise little can be said, save
that an uproar would break out in the
land were any men appointed save at
torneys ranking high in the judiciary or
legal branches of our government. either
state or federal The Senate, however.
will have the last say as to whom shall
receive the honors. 1t will be remem-
bered that Senator David B. Hill held
up in the Senate for two years the ap-
pointment of Wheeler II. Peckham Of
New York. President Cleveland then
withdrew the appointment and chose the
rejected appointee's brother. Rufus w.
Peckham, who was confirmed and who is
one of the few democratic justices re-
manning on the bench. The Senate also
rejected former Associate Justice John
Rutledge when appointed chief justice by
Washington in 1795 What in recent
years has been considered the proper
equipment for membership TO this august
tribunal can best be judged by scanning
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Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
LONDON. October I, 1908.
4: :: !: !;
Company of PLAYING Card Maxi
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To the Credit Of the Motor.
From the Queen.
The motor. with its noise and oil and
smell. has destroyed many a rightful
Measure; but that II had exploded the
stuffy atmosphere of the celebrity crowd.
ed drawing room should be set ~owu to
its credit.
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Own City Real Estate.

In addition to the valuable site owned
by the Goldsmiths' Company. each of
the twenty-four principal companies
there are seventy-four in all-owns land
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Copyright 1908. by John Elfreth Watkins.)
@1HE Federal Supreme Court.
which on Monday next will con-
vene for its annual session. Is
being made conspicuous
factor in the present campaign
From the hustings political orators, great
and small, are laying stress upon the pre-
diction that the President elected next
month will have the appointment of
enough justices of this august tribunal to
fix it's political complexion for years to
come.
This prediction is not groundless Within
the coming administration a majority OF
the members of the highest court in the
land will have reached or passed retire.
ment age. These are Chief Justice Full
Harlan (republican), Brewer (republican).
Peckham (democraD and Holmes repub-
lican). On next inauguration day Chief
Justice Fuller will be seventy-six and
Justices Harlan, Brewer and Peckham.
respectively, seventy-five. seventy-one
and seventy, and the law states that any
member of the court may, If he desires,
retire on full pay after reaching seventy,
provided that he has already served ten
March g. 1911, in the middle of the next
administration. but he will not have
served out his ten years on the bench
until December 4, 1912. which date will
fall between the election and Inaugural
ton of the next Presidents successor.
officially out of and above politics, 1t may
be said, for convenience. tha+ 1t now
stands two-thirds republican. That is six
of its nine memberS-Harlan, Brewer, NC
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-02-28
Will Not Be a Candidate.

After considering the matter for
some time, and consulting with friend,
throughout the whole district, Judge
A. ID. Watkins has decided definitely
not 10 be candidate for Congress.
Judge Watkins had received much
encouragement from every county in
The district, and while no public an-
nOuucement had been made by him 10
was generally believed that he would
make The run. At present there are
two candidates who have announced
themselves for the honor They are
Hon. Francis Riyes Lassiier, the pre-
sent able representatives, the diItrict,
aud Hon Robert rurnbull of Buns-
wick county.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-02-28
HE FarmrIlle DIspensarg.

L,hor Hr1f5. Permit me through
your columns to submit to The peo-
pie of the town of farmf'iie some Inc
quirie, as to Che conduct of the dispen-
sary. First. Has the law been COM
piled with BOO the appointment of the
board2 IS, understand the law the
dispeusary board was to bee appointed
on the first Tuesday boo April. 1901,
composed Of three citizen, of the town,
whose term Of office should begin on
the 18th day OF April, lol and one
member should be appointed for one
year, one member for two year, and
one member for three years. After
this date the council should each year
appoint a member fora term OF three
years. Has thi, iaw been complied
with?
Another matter frequently
discussed publicly and privately, is
a. TO the character OF the ardent spir-
its sold 100 the d.-pen,ary Has the
di.pen,ary board ever called for an in-
,pection and analysis of the stock
kept on hand by competent chemist?
Has the dI,pen-ary board caused
package, Of whiskey brought into
the dispensary 90 be Immediately
bottled or jagged? And has there at
any time been allowed 90 be kept in
the dispen-ary broken or un,eaied
packages.
Has there ever been empIoyi any
agents or detective. 90 assist and aid
in the detection and prosecution Of
any violation of the law
Who is The purchasing agent of the
d.spen-ary board. and from whom
doe, be buy What provision is
made for compensation OF the pur-
chasing agent. lf one-ourih of The
.umor, be- true the di,pensary ha, not
been conducted according Co Jaw. 10
would be well for the town council TO
appoint a committee of 10, body Go IA
miliarize itself with the Jaw and " no
shall make inquiries and report 90 The
council whether the law is being COME
piled with. Let this report bee made
public. and 10 injustice ha, been done
los the rumor- afoat there ought tO be
a correction. and o. the di,persary has
not been nun properly it would he
better 90 change the board. The loose
management OF public matter, has
caused a good deal of scandal 100 the
state. and such inquiries as suggested
above would be of interest boz yieg Of
the fact that there is soon to be re-
election of members Of the Town
Council ENQriRER.
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Dismiss Your fears.

NO one leei feel concern NJ % lhe
healih-recori Of Farmsille. True, we
have been recently passing through an
universal and unprecedented epidemic
Of measels. and III has cast dark
shadow, bat for more than "a century
We have been blessed with a freedom
from such ,i.itai.ons that is without
a parallel iu the history of towns. Our
neghbor llampden-Siduey, i. now in
the laard year of iis marvellous life
history. and the death angel, clad in
The roae Of sickness has bat twice iu
all those years, hoyeredo,er the classic
spot And FamNille can boast of O
record well nigh a- good.
Mea.el- d., the most treacherou- Of
human DDS. Innocent in 10, incipi-
eucy ti- true, but dreaded foe in
It's aferelect.. And may We not
say. without fear of ceu,ure. that the
mid-winter method OF dressing on the
part of our girls has been prolific
source of our recent troubles: The
Thin. white waist lDW shoes. no wraps
and no covering for lhe head have been
defiant of ail diseases, and the wonder
is that The strongest survive. This is
not written Zoo criticism, bat in kind
ness. Perhaps 90 would be well 20
adopt aud enforce uniform dre-, for
our girls at school, and ou having re-
gard Co health rather than 90 the
pleasing OF individual tastes. We be-
leve there f., mother-care Boz the con-
duct of tue home-depariment of our
Normal tui mother care is imroieni
in the presence of summer wear iu
mid-wnter The white waist is beau
uful 90 look upon, but 10 so often is
prophetic OF the white shroud.
Famyilie'- hcalth-ecod is peerless
but The goide,, of health mus, be
wo.ei and NOT made war on-
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Death Of Yrs. LeStnrqeOn.

Mrs. Elizabeth Lesturgeon, widow
of the late Frederick G.. Lesiurgeon.
passed into her eternal rest, saturday
afternoon at o'clock, at her home in
Cumberland county. after an iilue-,
Of two weeks Of pneumonia. Age 5i
years.
Her physician. Dr. W f.. Anderson,
assisted by Dr. x. l.. Hudgins, did aii
that human skill could DO TO save her
life.
She vasa devoted nmter of
Johns Memorial Episcopal Church, of
Farm1ille, and a consistent Christian.
rs a friend she was always true and
in her relations as a mother no one
was more fond and faithful She
leaves four sons and three daughters,
besides many friends and relatives 90
mourn their loss.
Funeral services took place Monday
afternoon at O'Clock from Blown,
Church. conducted by Rev. Mr.. Ian
caster assisted by Rev. j. II. Davis.
and the remains were laid 10 rest boz
tie church cemetery by the side OF
her devoted husband who preceded
her four years ago.
Weep not, loved ones, she is like "a
flower taken from this world and
transplanted i'm the garden Of Eden,
there 10 live and bloom forever in the
light Of Gods presence
81 D.
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Weak. Weary Women.
Learn the Cause Of Daily Woes and
End Them

When the back aches and throDs.
When hOuseWOrk Is torture.
When night brings no rest nor
sleep.
When urinary disorders set 100.
Women 5 lot is weary one.
There is u way to escape these Woes.
Doan's Kidney Pills cdre such ills.
Have cured women here in Farm
vile.
This is one of Farmyille women r
testimony.
Mis-, Agnes Dowdy, living on Main
St. Famyille. Va, says: ~ suffered
quite severely for number Of years
from pairs across the small of my
back and often felt miserable aud
little like performing my household
duties. / had a feeling Of langor and
but little ambition. / finally decided
10 try DOan sKidney Pills and pr0cur-
ed a box at II. G.. Crute d Cos drug
store. ] received such great relief
that procured further supply and
from the result received can only
speak in the highest terms of praise
OF Doan's Kidney Pills. / sincerely
hope that Others suffering from kidney
trouble will give them a trial a.
know they can be depended upon.
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's- and
take no OtheT
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RedHou>e.

Feb. -, 1905
Miss Bessie Burkley of Rough Creek
spent Friday and saturday last witt
Miss Annie Andrews.
Nrs. Hamlet Deauer of pauget w.
Va. returned home Monday after
spending some iime with friends and
relatives.
Mr. Oscar Baker of jacksonville wa
the guest of his cunt. Mrs. samuel
Thackston last Sunday aud Monday.
Mr.. Henry Andrews, who has been
spending several days 100 Lynchburg
i, expected home to-day.
Mr. samuel lhacks,on is on the -ick
list this week
Miss Annie Andrews and Bessie
Hancock, are The guests of Mrs.. nor
man Pugh this week
The young people of this neighbour
hood bal a most enjoyable time al the
ho,pitable home of Mr. ID. a. Han
cock. on Friday the llth. music was
rendered by Mes~rs Chiidress and
paulett, and dancing continued until
wee small hours. All were sorry
when the time came 10 leave.
Miss Matte l.. Baker of Madison.
vile is spending this week with hen
aunt. Mr.. samuel Thackston.
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cu.-t. lHN
The entertainment at the hgl
school last Friday night was a grea.
success and a nice sum was realized.
We are sorry 20 know that Miss Mat
tie Carter has pneumonia. We wish
her spec iy recovery.
Missd, Helen Sewer, and Bernics
Harland of Creve, and Mr.. Edgar
Wootton Of Jennings. Ordinary were
the guest, Of Miss Matte Hubbard
from Friday until sunday.
Misses Bessie Motley and E,,ie Wi
son spent Friday night with Mrs. 81
j. ~hipman.
Misses Bessie and lia Bondumnt wer,
the guests at MrJ. r.. Viewers Friday
afternoon.
Sir and Mrs j. ID. Wilson, Messr,
II. q. Watthall, D. ". Wilson. and :.
:. Price visited at stony Brook on
sunday.
Miss Mary Morton and Mt Richard
MatihaIl were pleasant guests at
Ayondale last sunday.
Messrs. Anderson Hubbard aud
James Wilson visited Mr. Percy Brad
shaw last Wednesday night.
Mr.. sam Bondurant spent Thurs
day night with Mr. james Wilson.
Mrs. +. ". >eay Of Norfolk is Visit.
Ing in her old home near Rice.
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Cures Blood, Skin Diseases, Ecz ema
Greatest Blood Purifier Free.

Ifyour blood b, impure, thin, ID 'seas'
Ell, hot or luII of humor-. DO You have
blood poison. cancer. caIuuncles, eat
ing sores. scrOiu.a, eczema. itching
ri-in-s and bumps, swelllng- on up
Grating sores. ,caoby. pimply skin
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especially advised for chronic, deep
seated cases of blood OF skin diseases
as b cures after ail else fails.
Nov. ---l-yr
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Sanco

Feb. -, 1905
40 one from thi, neighborhood al.
tended preaching Sharon last sun
day ON account Of rough roads.
We are sorry 10 report Mr.. J. Y.
Foster as having a sick family at thi,
time. Most of his children, with the
exception Of the youngest which is a
few days old. i, IN bed with measles
Miss Geneva. the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Alfred Barber, has also
broken out with the measles We
hope for her a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Ellie Wilson spent last Mon
day with her aunt, Mrs. Leila Foster.
Mr. ". II. Morton, who has been
sick for some time i- out again.
Mr. and Mrs Jasper Wilson visited
their sister, Mrs. sam Hughes, Of Eice,
on last sunday.
Miss Augusta >ammous. who has
spent several months with her sister,
Mrs. j. z. Bamwell of Eiler,on, j,
haeh 20 home again.
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Doctors Prescribe Sulphur.
But su phur Should BE Used in Liquid
Form Oily.

"HANCOCk'- LILO I'D 81 H.
PHURis the most wonderful remedy
for Eczema ] have ever known,
writes Dr. IS. ". Leake. of Orlando
Fla. who wa. cured ( a case of years
standing.
~. WA. Heard. of Maitland, Fla
was cured of Eczema after he had -ul-
fered for thirty years, and Us. HAN
COCKS LIQUID LPHlk is the
finest remedy for all Skin trouble
he ha, ever used OBJ prescribed.
Doctors eteryW here prescribe 10 but
they say sulphur should be- used on
liuuid form only. as 10 is boz HAN
COCKS LIQUID ~ILPiER.
Druggists self TO- Booklet free DO you
write 90 HANCOCK LIQUID ~ L.
PHUR co., Baltimore Md.
TO cures OBJ skin and scalp disease, u
used bon connection with the wonder.
ful HANCOCk- LlQJ I'D 81 j.
PHUR OINTMENT
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on sunday night Many are express
ing the mselyes as greatly helped by
this series.
\ delightful reception was rendered
the missionary societies by Mrs. R. III.
Paulett on last Friday from TO O..
Prof ~chemmel will give a recital
tor the benefit OF the Methodist organ
on March -. This promises 10 he one
of The finest musicals ever given in
farmNille.
Rev. G.. T.. Gilmore, OF Crewe, who
was TO have preached at the Method
list Church on Wednesday night was
detained IN Crewe 10 perform mar
rage ceremony.