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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-29
Virginia News.

The Roanoke Traction Company, car
itsl stock from $500, 900 to 81, 600, 900,
was chartered at Richmond yesterday.
William F. Asst, one of Stlunton's
oldest business men, died suddenly
yesterday aged rs years.
Gilbert r. Pr ,udfoot, of Norfolk, YES
t,rday fled a petition 10 volunt ry
bankruptcy, asking relief from detti
amounting to $2l, 226.6l.
Ricbsrd E. Byrd, speaker Of the Vir-
ginis House Of Delegates, is prominently
mentioned in connection with the at
t)rney generalship of the State.
a. J. Slifer, general manager OF the
Panama Railroad Company, and Repre-
sentative E. w. Saunders OF the Fifth
district Of Virginia, arrived yesterday oy
steamer from Colon.
The Virginia State Corporation Com
mission is hearing the application of the
Newport News and Old Point Railway
and Electric Company for permission TO
raise lis rates between NeWport News
and Hampton from 5 to 10 cents.
Miss Maud Needhsm, of Lynchburg,
who, lat session, WAS assistant 10 the
treasurer at Sweet Britr Institute, leaves
on Angus, l fer Thomson, Ga, TO be-
come private secretary TO Thomas Z.
Watson, the populist nominee.
n. Crawford Bounds, superintendent
of the Wicomico county schools, and J.
Walter Huntingdon, principal of the WI
comico High School, Md, who recently
resigned, have accepted positions in the
Virginia Stale Training Schools, at Front
Royal.
d. w. Doggett, of Lancaster county,
saw nest of partridge eggs. He CAT
ried them home and placed them under
a hen. Ali except one hstched. The
hen is caring for them and they seem 10
be perfectly coutended. The question
is will they desert their mother and fly
away when grown ?
X. B. Stoner, OF Fincastle, near Ros-
noke, has sold his rights in new wheat
seed which he has developed to wester-
ntrs for quarter of a million dollars.
The first single seed brought forth l2O
stalks of wheat. Seed sent to number
of states for experiment have done
equally as well.
the coptest OF the liquor men grow
ing out OF the local option election last
spring, in which Fredericksburg went
dry, began there yesterday before Judge
Goolrick. After argument by counsel
on beth sides, adjournment was taken
until today when ST. George R. Fitzhugh
will spesk for the "wets" and Speaker
r. E. Byrd, of Winchester, will repre-
sent the "drys."
1t Is The opinion of DR.. s. o. Hatcher,
q member of the State board VI chsr.ties
and corrections, also q former pastor OF
Norfolk, but now of Farmville, that
Indiana will certainly give Bryan and
Kern a handsome msjority in the No
vember election. Dr. Hatcher has just
returned from trip through Indiana,
where he went, accompanied BY
Mr.. P. A. living, IN the interest of the
State board.
John Fl. Merritt, of Charlottesville,
said t. have been the best locomotive
engineer 10 America, was killed by a
train at Clifton Forge yesterday. He
vas on his way to the engine-house to
prepare fer his return trip to Ohsrlct es.
vile. Ga the westbound main track,
jl,t west of Gladys Inn, he stepped from
behind the yard engine directly in front
of No s, which struck and fatally in
jured him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-29
SCHOOL BOOKS.

The following is llst OF the principal
text books recently adopted for al the
counties Of Virginia, The prices Of
school books will be much lower than
ever before. Ia most cases old books
can be exchanged for about halt the cost
of the new books.
Plsymstes Primer 16.
sheppe's Word Studies-Primsry IL,
Advanced 10, Teachers Edition 20.
Webst,r's Dictionaries Primary A,
Common School 65.
Resders-Johnson's Graded Classics
L., Baker and OarpsDtsr's Language
Readers 9Th and 9Th 80 and A.
Language and Grsmmsr-Lsngusge
Through Nature, Literature and Art
80, Hyde's Two Book Course rs and
46.
Virginia Histories - MsgiIPs First
Book So, MagilPs History of Virginia
IS.
American RittDries-- Chandler and
Chlt@cod's Makers of American History
40, Lees New School History OF U. 5.
65.
Civil G0vsromept - McBsin's How
We Are Governed 10 Virginia and the
Nation SIS.
G,osrsphies-Fye's First Course 40,
Frees Higher Geography IS.
Arihmt cs -C0lsw, Duke and Pow
ers' EIemept ry "a, Practical AZ.
Physiologies-Comis Introductory 40,
Ritchie's Human Physiology 60 (tor 7th
end Sth grades).
AgricultOre-Duggar's 60.
Copy B oks- Bauen's New VIZ ting,
Brooks ('emi sl'n), Natural System
of Vertical Writiug-to be used only
where already in use.
Drawirg Apgrbnrg Pfang and Webb
and WPrs systems.
Ethics-Gaids R'ght 25, UOnwsy's
Primer OF E hics 80.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-29
GAVE LIFE FOR SON.

w. w. Wotring, aged 9S years, q
Baltimore and Ohio engineer, was
drowned 10 the river, near Cumberland,
Md, yesterday AFTERNOON, while trying
TO save his tie son Osrl from drowning.
Earl ard Carl were swimming, when
Carl got out TO where the water was
over ais depth aud was drowning. Mr..
Wotring, who could net swim, was silt
ting on the bank watching the boys, and
he wsded 10 after his son and went down
in the same place.
II. 5. Wotring. brother OF the man
who was drowned, jumped 10 and saved
Csrl and then went 10 the aid OF The
father, but be had gone under the sur
face, and his body was not recovered IN
t some time later. Mr.. Wotring leaves
widow and FIVE children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-29
Suicide Feared.

Boston, July 29.-"Come t. Boston
when you get Jour vacation and I'll give
you a good time" wrote John II. Meeks
t. his daughter, Clara lola Meeks. The
girl was living with her mother, Mrs.
James Halpin, at Ridge6eld, Conn.,, her
parents having been divorced. She had
not seen her father for II years and she
accepted his invitation only to fiod that
he wanted her to take charge of his body
when he commits ed suicide. Today the
police are dragging for MeeES' body in
the Ohsr.es river, for esieeday afternoon
on bridge over that stream were found
mans hat and shoes and letter ad-
dressed to Mi Meeks, declaring that
her father was out Of work aud despond-
ent and was G Ding to throw himself into
the river. he alked her 10 notify the
rest Of the family.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-29

Mr.. TAFT's speech of scceI lance, n
synopsis of which was published in yes
tsrdsy's Gazette, proclsims the purpose
of his administration if be is elected
president Il will be to "clinch" the
"policies" of President Roosevelt. There
is really little new in his speech, bat it
blasts any hopes of those who have en-
tsrtained them that he would. break
away from the hypnotic influence OF Mr.
Roosevelt, which he has been under 30
long. People have gotten tired of Mr.
Rooseyets "policies" and the best way
fer them to show WEAKNESS is to vote the
democratic ticket.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-29
Women Fight Over Man.

Poltsville, Ps., July 29.-Qusrreling
over man whom each claimed, two
jealous and belligerent young women,
Dora Eberwine and Mary Oswald, we're
srfett d and sent 10 the county Jail.
They fought desperately, clinging to
slch other with such ienacity that 1t
'ook two policemen to part Them.
Finally hose was turned upon them,
which was effective in separating the
pair. One of the lighters had her clothes
torn from her back. Even then, I'M
sbsshed, she made a second attack on
the other woman. She was taken bodily
into house and clothed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-29
CannibaIs Want independence.

Lisbon, July 29 Barely prevented
by the timely arrival Of the French
cruiser Osssarl from achieving liberty
by esting their oppressors, the nstive
csnnibal population of Portuguese Guinea
is negotiating for independence, accord
ing to dispatches today.
The European inhabitants at Bissao,
he provincial capital, were rescued days
after the outside world had given them
up IS dead. Provisions were exhausted
ammunition running low, civilians land
even women were fighting nigh. and day
alongside the military force OF 200 Por
tugese soldiers. Portugal had no MILL
tory force and no wfrship in the vicinity.
The Casssrd, cruising 10 African waters,
visited Bissso largely by accident aud
wi bout any knowledge of the pending
,trvgfle. Under the cruisers guns the
natives we're forced to fall back.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-29
DIED.

Mrs. SARAH r. BROWN, widow of the
late Alex. Brown, died at the res denee Of
her niece, Mrs. N. r. Haddox, at ten clock
a. m. on July 2sIh. in the 10th yesr of Der age.
Death has entered ia our home,
A voice we loved is stilled.
place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filed.
Then cease ye weeping friends,
And rest 10 Ged's decree,
For hath not Christ declared OF such
as- His kingdom was to be.
The funeral will be held from her late resi-
denee Thursday evening at three O'Clock.
Friends of the family are invited TO attend
{ 30 fillmore papers please copy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-29

Mr.. HEARsTs psrly, the indepen-
dence party, at their convention in Chi
cago last night put nst'onal ticket in
the field and adopted a platform tf prin-
ciples. Thomas Hisgeu, Of New York,
was nominated for president and John
Temple Graves was nominated for vice
PRECEDENT. The tiCk't WIS put 10 the
field tor spite by Mr. Hearst and his uo
more chance of winning than had any Of
the 'third parties" that LIS preceded it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-29

The day after the nomination of Mr..
Bryan the republicans sent out report
that a former democratic United States
Senator had declared that he would net
vote for Bryan, but would support Taft.
Since that cay nothing further has been
heard from this worthy. Was he a myth
or if not the republicans are evidently ss
much ashamed of him as the democrats
would be.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-29

THAT republican policies have pro-
duced business panic and depression is
shown by BrsdstreePs report of 1860
failures in the FIRST half of this year
with total liabilities of more than double
any year since 1897.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-29

CHAIRMAN LLOYD, of The democratic
congressional committee, who has just
returned from a Trip through the west
claims that the next House will be demo-
cratic by "a majority. Indications GER
tainly point that wfy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-29

The banks have discovered that if
they join one Of the currency sssOcis-
tious the law makes no provision for
voluntary withdrawal from such asso-
citation and some of the big bankers,
therefore, refuse to participate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-29

Kodol will without doubt help anyone who
has stomach disorders or stomach tronbles
Take ktdol TODAY and continue it for the
short time that is necessary 10 give you
complete relief. KodOl is soId By W. r.
Creighton d Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-29

Nh. TAFT is no longer in ignorance
of the fsct thft he has been nominated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-29
Balloon Ascension.

Baltimore, Nd, July 29.-The bal
loon in which Howard Warield Gill,
his cousin, Ernest Gill, and hillary
Beschey, expected to make trip from
Baltimore to New York, assembled 81
Electric Park st l:l6 p. m.
Under the big bag we're Ernest Gill,
Lincoln Beichey, the daring young in
ventor and aerial navigator, ami his
brother Hillery Beachey. Howard Gill
did net reach the starting point in time
to make the ascension. The wind Is
brisk from the northeast, the weather
heavy and the balloon, after soaring high
In the air, is travelling 10 southwest
erly direction, which is directly contrary
to the direction which they would have
10 sail 10 reach New York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-29
LEAGUE BASEBALL GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays RESULTS.

T n uKRD1N I Q IsH5N19Io'
Philadelphia. 2; Chicago. 0.
Washington, 2; u. Louis, /.
Cleveland. 5; Boston, 3.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-29

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
l; st. Louis, O.
st. Louis, 8; Philadelphia, l.
ChicsgO, 4; Brooklyn, 2.
New York, 2; Pittsburg, 2.
Cincinnati, 4; Rozton, 2.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-29

Thousands are sick every year with some
form Cf Bowel Complaint. Thousands are
cured by taking DR.. SETH ARNoLD's BAL
SAM. Warranted to give satisfaction by
Frank Warfeld and Henry Callan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-29
The Market.

Georgetown DC, July 20 Whsarsc-ei.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-29

Masked robbers held up Clifford Cakes,
ticket agent of the New York Central, early
today and escaped with about 500. Cakes
was 10 the depot when the robbers entered
and. pokiDg gun in his face, forced him to
open the safe No sooner had they secured
the cash and fed than Cakes gave the alarm
aud within an hour detectives from Utica and
posses from the county near here took up the
chase
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-09-09
A Smile From a Stranger.

Most Of us owe debts of gratitude
to strangers whose kindly smile has
sent sunshine into our aching hearts,
and has given us courage when we
we're disheartened.
1t is a thing to go through life with
a smiling face. 1t costs little, but
who can ever estimate its value?
Think how the pleasure of life
would be increased if we met smiling
faces everywhere-faces which radi-
ate hope, sunshine and cheer! What
a JOY it would be to travel in a gal
lery of living pictures, rSiiating
hope and courage!
Who can estimate what beautiful,
smiling faces mean to the wretched
and the downcast--those whose life
burdens are crushing them?
Many of US carry precious memo
ries of smiling faces which we
glimpsed but once, but whose sweet,
uplifting expression will remain with
us forever.-Success Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-09-09
Steel Betting.

Consul Frank S. Hannah, of Mag
deburg, writes that in a recent issue
of a German technical paper, the use
Of steel bands to take the place of
leather betting for the transmission
of power is stated to have proved
practicable after repeated tests by
a firm in Charlottenburg, its advan-
tages being given as follows:
The points Of superiority claimed
for this new method for the trans
mission of power are the following:
On account Of it's solidity a much
narrower band can be used, me
sixth of the width of the use of
leather band being sufficient; as a
result of this the steel band is not
so heavy as the usual band, and, as
it can be very tightly adjusted, the
distance between the engine and the
machine is not a matter of impor-
lance, as is the case with the leather
betting, where the transmission of
power is dependent upon the weight
of the hanging belt; by a unique con-
tact, the slipping is much reduced,
experiments showing not over one
tenth of one per cent. The entire
loss of power is very small, about n
per cent. BY the lightness of weight
of the steel betting, the influence of
the centrifugal force is not so great,
allowing increased velocity.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-09-09
Amoosin' Lecture by A. Ward.

II haven't distinguished myself as
an artist" Artemus Ward said, but
have always been mixed up in art. 1
have an uncle who takes photographs
in his sane moments, and I have a
servant who takes everything he can
lay his hands on at any moment.
"At a very tender age I could draw
ON wood. When a mere child l once
drew a small cart-load of raw tur-
nips over a wooden bridge. 1t was
a raw morning. The people of the
village recognized me. They said it
was a raw-turnip drawing. That
shows how faithfully I had copied
nature. 1 drew their attention to 1t,
so you see there was a lot of drawing
in it.
The villagers. with the wonderful
discernment peculiar to villagers, said
I had a future before me. AS 1 was
walking backward when I made my
drawing, l replied that l thought my
future must be behind me."-Youth's
Companion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-09-09
A Village Power,

A Columbus firm had an account
against a man in a small country
town in Ohio, and after Intellectual
attempts to collect determined TO do
something radical. So they wrote a
letter to the postmaster of the town
and asked information concerning the
merchant; what his reputation was,
whether he paid his bills and what
kind of a mar he was generally, and
said If he Was no good to give the
bill, which they enclosed, to the JUS
tice Of the peace for collection. The
answer they got from the postmaster
took their breath away. 1t read
something like this:
Gentlemen, 1 am the John Smith
about whom you are seeking infor-
nation. l am also John Smith, post
master, and l am John Smith, justice
u the peace. Yours very truly,
John Smith"
Columbus Dispatch.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-09-09
WashinSton's New Station
By BAXTER.

One of the finest: instances OF re-
cent railway progress in the apprecia-
ton of the traffic promoting value Of
beauty is furnished by the history of
the movement for the establishment
Of the national capital. The chief
feature of the plans, the magnificent
mall, would have been impossible had
the railway line which until lately
has had it's station On Pennsylvania
avenue continued to occupy that loca-
ton. The enlightened and public
spirited president Of the company,
however, the late A. j. Cassatt, de-
clared himself heartily in agreement
with the project. He looked at the
question from the point of view of
an American citizen, approaching that
if Congress intended to make Of the
mall what the founders Of Washing
ton intended it to be, no railway
should be allowed to cross it. His
consent to a new location was also
justified from a strictly railway point
Of view. With the carrying out Of
these plans, Washington will be made
the most beautiful capital city in the
world, and will correspondingly at
tract increased travel thitner, greatly
to the profit Of the railways. In
architecture and in site the new sta
ton Is one of the finest eTer erected,
even surprising the splendid ter
minals that characterize the large
cities in Germany. 1t stands on Mas
sachusetts avenue. facing the Capitol,
and yet not too near it. Fronting
upon a semi-circular plaza coo feet
wide, the building is nearly fifty feet
wider than the Capitol. 1t is con-
structed Of white marble, with a
facade of classical style. The plaza
before it is a fine feature in itself.
and provides a place where bodies of
troops or large organizations can be
formed for inauguration ceremonies
or on other occasions. The railway
station thus forms the great yestibule
Of Washington, a fitting Introduction
to it's attractions.
The monumental treatment or rail-
way terminals to express their func-
tions as the modern gateways Of a
great city has received a remarkable
impetus from the example set at
Washington. Direct consequences are
the two magnificent stations now un-
der construction in New York, the
Union station in Cleveland and the
beautiful Atlanta terminal built in
the style of the Spanish renaissance.
From The Century.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-09-09
A Lucrative Nose.

Mile. Lubia Behrend, Il OF st.
Petersburg's most popular actresses,
adds els a week to her income by de-
voting an hour Or two a day to SMELL
ing the perfumes manufactured by a
leading firm of Russian scent makers.
Mile. Behrend is gifted with an ex-
ceedingly delicate sense of smell,
which renders her assistance inralu-
able when determining the proper
proportions of the various ingredients
in a new nerfume.
Much of Queen AleEandra's favor
lite scent-yiClet-is distilled in R.is-
STA. 1t costs SO per ounce bottle,
and it has to run the gauntlet OF Mile.
Behrend's nostrils as we'll as those Of
four subordinate professional smell
ers'' before it is passed as being cor
rectly blended and ready for her use.
-Tatler.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-09-09

you through this ordeal, and I'm go
ing TO keep my word
AS the cab finally reached the
house the men stepped out and were
ushered into the room where the min
lister was waiting for them.
No word of explanation vas uttered
and the men took their places by the
! minister who was to pronounce them
man and wife. The wedding march
was played, and as Eleanor, in her
gorgeous robes, came forth to meet
the man of her choice, Jack Winston
stepped forth and offered her his
arm.
Eleanor was speeches., but too
happy to resent, and before the gap
ing crowd the minister tied the knot
that made them one "till death do
them part"
Then Jack began his explanations:
Simplest thing in the world" he
said. You see, Tom ordered the in
vitations, and, of course, the printer
took it for granted that it was his
wedding-merely Typographical
error, nothing more"
Eleanor's mother stepped in at this
moment, and with a naughty manner
inquired:
Then, may I ask why Tom gave
the bachelor dinner - why Tom
bought the ring?"
"Yes, mother" said Jack, with a
very proprietary manner, "you see 1
was broke at the time, and Tom, as
you all know, Is just loaded with
money, so I gave him carte blanche
to go ahead as if it was his own we'd
ding, and I'd pay him back in good
time. You see I only came into my
inheritance yesterday, and that would
have been too late to order invita-
lions, give dinners, etc. Anyway,
how could you ever think that Tom
was going to marry Eleanor? Why,
he's engaged to marry Edna, and II
you don't believe me, ask them for
Yourself. I tell you it was a typo
graphical error, nothing more"
The color that suffused Edna's face
and the smile that glorifed Jacks
verified the statement, and the guests
were in a flutter of pleasureable ex-
element, while, in the corner, Jack
was shaking Tom by the hand and
saying:
Didn't I tell you Id see you
through it, old man?"-J. H. Wads-
worth, in the Brooklyn Times.